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DATE: March 26, 1984 r C"rly
SUBJECT: Evaluation of Rubicon Garden Center Vocational Program
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1 . Acknowledge receipt of evaluation report from Rubicon Programs Community Task
Force of the Rubicon Garden Center Vocational Service Program.
2. Direct the Acting Health Services Director to report his evaluation of the
Rubicon Garden Center Vocational Program to the Finance Committee not later
than April 30, 1984.
3. Request the Finance Committee to review the Health Services Department's evaluation
report and make recommendation to the Board of Supervisors not later than
May 22, 1984.
BACKGROUND:
In approving on November 8, 1983 an augmentation to the Rubicon contract for 1983-84
to maintain the Garden Center Program for the 1983,84 fiscal year, the Board
specifically directed that the Garden Center Program not be funded beyond June 30,
1984 and directed the Health Services Department to discuss with staff from Rubicon
alternative ways in which appropriate vocational training activities can be undertaken
beginning with the 1984-85 fiscal year.
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In the meantime, Rubicon has undertaken their own internal evaluation of their program.
This evaluation was presented to the Finance Committee by Rubicon staff on March 26,
1984 along with the following recommendations from the Rubicon Board of Directors:
1 . that the Garden Center Vocational Service Program which is the only
vocational services for the disabled population in West Contra Costa
County be continued and supported;
2. that the level of funding be increased from its current base to include
the addition of another work supervisor and another vocational counselor
for FY 1984-85;
3. that the Finance Committee recommend to the Board of Supervisors that the
Rubicon Programs FY 1983-84 contract be amended to include the GCVS in its
automatic novation clause.
The cost of the increased funding being requested for 1984-85 is an additional $25,947.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: X YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF C Y NISTRATOR X RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
X APPROVE
SIGNATURES) R Sunne W. McPeak
ACTION OF BOARD ON April 3, 1984 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT > I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AYES: NOES: AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
County Administrator OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: Acting Health Services Director ATTESTED �y C
Stuart McCullough, Mental Health Div.
Assistant Health Svcs. Director J.R. OLSSON, COUNTY CLERK
Mona Reeva, Exec. Dir. , Rubicon AND EX OFFICIO CLERK OF THE BOARD
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M3e2/7-e3 BY �• �'��`��/' DEPUTY
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Stuart McCullough, Assistant Health Services Director--Mental Health, indicated
the Department's evaluation would be completed by the end of April , 1984. Our
Committee will be prepared to consider this matter again -in May and make final..
recommendations to the Board before the end of May since the Rubicon contract
expires June 30, 1984.
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