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FROM: William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
By: Jacqueline Pigg, Contracts Administrator WA Costa
DATE: March 18 2008 v Count
SUBJECT: Approval of Contract#22411-20 with New Connections
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee (Wendel Brunner, MD) to
execute on behalf of the County, Contract #22-611-20 with New Connections, a non-profit
corporation, in an amount not to exceed $106,350, to provide services to County residents with
HIV disease for the period from March 1, 2008 through June 30, 2008.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is 100% Federally funded, by the State, through the Ryan White CARE Act, through
an intergovernmental agreement with Alameda County, who is the Grantee of these funds. No
County funds are required.
BACKGROUND/REASON(S) FOR RECOMMENDATION(S):
This Contract meets the social needs of County's population in that it provides substance-abuse
related counseling, advocacy, referral and placement service to County residents living with
HIV/AIDS disease who are also substance abusers to decrease their substance abuse, improve and/or
maintain their health status, and promote stability in their lives.
On February 28, 2006, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #22-611-18 (as amended by
Contract Amendment/Extension Agreement #22-611-19), with New Connections, for the period
from March 1, 2007 through February 28, 2008, for the provision of support services to County
residents with HIV disease.
Approval of Contract #22-6611-20 will allow the Contractor to continue providing services through
June 30, 2008.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE: c
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APPROVE HER
SIGNATURES .
ACTION OF BOARD APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVIS S I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
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.
Contact Person: Wendel Brunner, M.D. 313-6712 ATTESTED
JOHrj CULLEN, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
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