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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 06251991 - 1.5 (2) TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS r_ 1-050 FROM: Mark Finucane, Health services Director -4Mk AV Cmtra By: Elizabeth A. Spooner, Contracts AdministratoCosta DATE: June 14, 199110 County SUBJECT: Approval of Contract Amendment Agreement #24-353-9 with Center for New Americans SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATIONS) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION , I. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve and authorize the Health Services Director or his designee (Patricia Roach) to execute on behalf of the County, Contract Amendment Agreement #24-353-9 with Center for New Americans, effective May 1, 1991, to amend Standard Contract #24-353-6 (as amended by Contract Amendment Agreements #24-353-7 and #24-353-8) , to increase the Fiscal Year 1990-91 Contract Payment Limit by $2,700, from $10, 391 to a new total two year Contract Payment Limit of $21, 190. This Contract contains provision for a six-month automatic extension through December 31, 1992, and there is no increase in the automatic extension payment limit of $5,195. II. FINANCIAL IMPACT: This contract for multilingual mental health interpretation services is included in the Health Services Department budget for Fiscal Year 1990-91 and will be included in the Department's Fiscal Year 1991-92 budget. Sources of funding are 90% Short-Doyle Mental Health and 10% County (Org. # 5942) . III. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS/BACKGROUND: This contractor trains and administers a pool of multilingual mental health interpreters, who are available on request to aid County staff in the provision of mental health services to non-English speaking immigrants in the central and eastern regions of the County. These interpreters are also available to mental health staff at Merrithew Memorial Hospital to assure required advisement of rights to non- English speaking patients who are involuntarily hospitalized. Contract #24-353-6 with Center for New Americans, effective July 1, 1989 through June 30, 1991, was approved by the County Administrator and executed by the Purchasing Agent in December 1989. Subsequently, your Board approved Cost-of-Living Adjustments, and Administrative Amendments #24-353-7 and #24-353-8 were executed by the County Administrator. Approval of Contract Amendment Agreement #24-353-9 will allow the Contractor to provide additional hours of interpreter services. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT:_ YES SIGNATURE RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMM7'al APPROVE OTHER (!��ION OF )AR COMMITTEE 7 SIGNATURE(S) ACTION OF BOARD ON 2 5 JILM APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS X 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 OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. CC: Health Services (Contracts) ATTESTED JUN 25 891 Risk Management Phil Batchelor,Clerk of the Board of Auditor-Controller Supervisors and County Admiristrator Contractor M382/7-83 BY DEPUTY