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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 03062007 - C.57 Contra TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS `-- FROM: Joseph P. Valentine, Director o' :1� ,: = _ `., Costa Employment and Human Services Department } COU���°P~ County DATE: March 2007 SUBJECT: Amend Contract with IKON Office Solutions for Case Stored Text `(� ' Automated Retrieval Project (CaseSTAR) Services. SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with IKON Office Solutions, Inc., effective March 31, 2007 to increase the payment limit by $627,000 to a new payment limit of $2,802,200 and extend the term from March 31, 2007 to March 31, 2008 for the provision of Case Stored Automated Retrieval Project (CaseSTAR) services. FISCAL IMPACT: $2,802,200: Administrative Overhead: 20% County; 40% State; 40% Federal CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT:__YES SIGNATURE: _j�RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR ECOMMENDATTII LON OF BOARD COMMITTEE =ZAPPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE(S): ACTION OF BOA N I D I APPROVE AS RECOMMENDED OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE D�IUNANIMOUS (ABSENT) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD AYES: NOES: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. ABSENT: ABSTAIN: ATTESTED M JOHN CULLEN,CLERK OF THE BOA D OF SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR Contact Person: CC: MICHAEL ROETZER EHSD CONTRACTS UNIT-EM COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR AUDITOR-CONTROLLER CONTRACTOR BY: DEPUTY ` ,SUBJECT: Amend Contract with IKON Office Solutions for Case Stored Text Automated Retrieval Project (CaseSTAR) Services. BACKGROUND: In April of 2005, the Employment and Human Services Department (EHSD) contracted with IKON Office Solutions to provide Case Stored Automated Retrieval (CaseSTAR), a process for automating the existing paper case records to maximize staff resources and improve client services. CaseSTAR has enabled access to client case records by all caseworkers in the Client Service Centers and has resulted in increased staff efficiency and a reduction in costs currently associated with record maintenance and service delivery. This amendment will permit IKON Office Solutions to provide ongoing maintenance of the CaseSTAR systems. 21-349-2 C.57/C.40/47 THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Date: March 6, 2007 Public Comment On this date, the following Consent Items were removed for discussion by: 1. Sue Lembert, AFSCME 512, made reference to Consent Item 57 and said the County is spending millions of dollars scanning sending documents out from Employment and Human Services which involves no specialized skill and said this should be done by County Employees and asked the Board to tell the Department Heads that wasteful contracts should not be tolerated and that they must be terminated. She went on to say the implied threat last week for the next contract negotiations would be much difficult than those just settled and employees and retirees would have their health benefits cut. She explained the Board is doing these employees a huge disservice by allowing wasting corruption on one hand and then trying to balance that out by slashing health care benefits. She referred to recent contract negotiations where an agreement was signed with the County wherein the Board approved the County Human Resources would meet with the Labor Coalition to discuss the use of temporaries and contract employees. She said despite repeated efforts by the Labor Coalition, County Human Resources has failed to schedule discussions as per their written agreements which were to begin no later than January 31, 2007. Ms. Lembert requested the Board to direct Human Resources to fulfill their obligations. Ms. Lembert made reference to Consent Item 44 on implementing which was supposed to be January 31, 2007 and requested the Board to direct an implementation date on getting the benefits out to members. • Regarding Consent Item 57 Supervisor Gioia suggested directing staff to return with proper information. He noted the county should continue this contract arrangement only if it believes if it is more cost-effective than doing it internally. • Regarding Consent Item 44 Supervisor Piepho asked Ms. Lembert to return with information on"bogus" and "corrupt" contracts referred to and give these to her direct. She said she would hand these to the Internal Operations Committee. 2. Roland Katz, Public Employees Union, Local 1 spoke on the issue of retiree healthcare costs and said it is important for all to realize the only reason this number is of such concern because healthcare costs in this country have far exceeded the increase in wages and in general inflation. He said the problem he sees is not because public employees contribute to members of the Board of Supervisors,just as they contribute to County Tax Collector and others but because healthcare inflation has increased in such an uncontrollable rate. He said the solution is not slicing benefits. He said the only solution to this is a national solution that addresses healthcare costs and universal healthcare. Roland Katz, Public Employees Union, Local 1 spoke regarding Consent Item 40 and said these positions are needed and requested the Board to make these permanent positions rather than project positions. 3. Clinton Benton, spoke on Consent Item 47 and said he supported this item. THIS IS A MATTER FOR RECORD PURPOSES ONLY NO ACTION WAS TAKEN REQUEST TO SPEAK .FORM (3 Minute Limit) I wish to speak on Agenda Item #: � �v Complete this form and place it in the upright box near the Date: speaker's podium, and wait to be called by the Chair. Personal information is optional. This speaker's carol will be My comments will be: El General incorporated into the public record of this meeting. ❑ For I , Name: El Against �Ul�� lti�� Z—' ❑ I wish to speak on the subject of: Address: `—o C-C-,\- I City: Lk(D Phone: I am speaking for: ❑ Myself ❑ Organization: ❑ I do not want to speak but would like to leave comments for the Board to consider (use the back of'this form)