HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 06251991 - 1.5 (2) TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS r_ 1-050
FROM: Mark Finucane, Health services Director -4Mk
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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.
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RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMM7'al
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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
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