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TO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS fir'
Mark Finucane , Health Services Directors
FROM: By : Elizabeth A. Spooner , Contracts Administrator Contra
Costa
DATE: March 17, 1988 County
Approval of Contract #29- 651 with West Contra Costa Community
SUBJECT: Health Care Corporation
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I . RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute on behalf of the
County, Contract #29-651 with West Contra Costa Community Health
Care Corporation in the amount of $78 , 755 for the period
March 11 , 1988 -• February 28 , 1989 for County ' s participation in
Contractor ' s Healthcare for the Homeless Program.
II . FINANCIAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded by a Federal Grant received by the
Martin Luther King Health Center . The County will receive,
$78 , 755 during the term of this contract to provide manpower for
the Contractor ' s Healthcare for the Homeless Program. No County
funds are required .
III . REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS/BACKGROUND :
Martin Luther King Health Center in Richmond has been awarded a
federal grant to provide health care to the homeless in Contra
Costa County for one year . Under the terms of Contract 429-•651 ,
the Health Services Department will be working cooperatively
with Martin Luther King Health Center to provide services .
Contingent upon additional federal funding for this program, the
agreement includes provision for automatic year-to-year renewal
upon each anniversary of the effective date .
Health Services will be participating by providing an outreach
team to serve East and Central County and providing staff to
complement the West County outreach team which is provided by
Martin Luther King . The outreach teams will consist of a mid-
level practitioner (Family Nurse Practitioner , Public Health
Nurse , or Physicians Assistant ) , Financial Counselor , Substance
Abuse Specialist , and a clerk. The teams will go into homeless
shelters and/or food pantries and provide medical , mental
health, and financial screening services . This is the first
outreach program of this type in Contra Costa County.
This document has been approved by the County Counsel ' s Office .
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: __ YES SIGNATURE: Q
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDAT N OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON MAR 2 9 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED �/ - OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
X_ UNANIMOUS (ABSENT _ __ ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES:_ AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
MAR 2 9 1988
cc: Health Services (Contracts) ATTESTED
Risk Management PHIL BATCHELOR. CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Auditor-Controller SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Contractor
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