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FROM: Joseph P. Valentine, Director o!
s
Employment and Human Services
County
DATE: June 6, 2007
SUBJECT: Amendment to Increase Funding to Language Line Services, Inc., for Telephone-
based Interpretation and Documentation Translation
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 Language Line Service, Inc., to increase the payment limit by$30,000 to a new payment limit
of$270,000 for telephone-based interpretation and documentation translation services with no change in the
term of July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007.
(##21-800-11)
FISCAL IMPACT:
$270,000 Budgeted, Administrative Overhead Costs, 20% County, 40% State, 40% Federal
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
This contract supports all five of the community outcomes established in the Children's Report Card: 1)"Children
Readyfor and Succeeding in School"; 2)"Children and Youth Healthy and Preparing for Productive Adulthood";3)
"Families that are Economically Self Sufficient"; 4) "Families that are Safe, Stable and Nurturing"; and 5)
"Communities that are Safe and Provide a High Quality of Life fo7Chi,1 andFamilies," by providing translation
services to assist the multi-lingual population.CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: X YES SIGNATURE:
^,�ECOMMENDATIONOFCOUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OFF�BOARD LICOMMITTEE
;APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOA V
N J U h O APPROVE AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS (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
JOHN CULLEN,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Contact: MICHAEL ROETZER 3-1582
WENDYTHERRIAN,EHSD
EHSD CONTRACTS UNIT(EB)
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
AUDITOR-CONTROLLER BY:
CONTRACTOR
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(Contract Amendment with Language Line Services, Inc., continued)
BACKGROUND:
Language Line Services, Inc., provides telephone-based language interpreter services in multiple languages
such as Spanish, Chinese (Mandarin & Cantonese), French, Japanese, Russian, Korean, Vietnamese,
Armenian, Cambodian, Haitian Creole, Tagalog, Farsi, Thai, Croatian, and other languages.
Services include a one-touch access dual handset phone for three-way interpreter call that is now being used in
six different County offices. Language Line Services, Inc., provides document translation services, a much
needed service to multi-lingual clients.
EHSD has increased the level of services provided by Language Line Services, Inc., to address the ongoing,
additional demand for interpreter services by Limited English Proficient clients. EHSD staff continues to
provide comprehensive and multi-lingual social services to clients.