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To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	August 15, 2023

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract #72-190 with The Regents of the University of California, on behalf of University of California, Berkeley

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 08/15/2023

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Ken Carlson, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Anna M. Roth RN, MS, MPH, 925-957-5267
cc:	f carroll Laura Bright

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: August 15, 2023
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Contract #72-190 with The Regents of the University of California, on behalf of University of California, Berkeley, a state educational institution, in an amount not to exceed $400,000, to provide research, evaluation, and technical support for projects maintained by Contra Costa Health Services for the period from September 1, 2023 through August 31, 2028.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This contract will result in contractual service expenditures of up to $400,000 over a 5-year period and will be funded by 51% Measure X ($202,532) and 49% California Department of Public Health funds ($197,468) .

BACKGROUND:

This contract and data use agreement allows The Regents of the University of California, on behalf of its Berkeley campus, to support the Health Services Department with research and evaluation projects. Under this contract, Contra Costa Health Services (CCHS) will provide the University with data with which the University will conduct various projects, including evaluations of Public Health programs such as behavioral health crisis response services,the CalAIM program, and CommunityConnect. These evaluations will aid the county in its efforts to improve outcomes for Californians who utilize public services and have issues related to poverty, education, social programs, health, employment, or criminal justice.

Under contract #72-190, the parties will execute a Data Use Agreement (DUA) providing University with the right to use County data for academic literature and publications for use by CCHS and the wider academic community. Under the DUA, the University disclaims all representations and warranties concerning the research and publications, including (without) limitation warranties of noninfringement and intellectual property rights and a provision providing that neither party shall use or register the other party's name in a press release or publicity concerning this contract or any product or service resulting from this contract except as expressly provided under the DUA.

This contract includes a limitation of liability limiting the University's liability to, in no event, shall it be liable for any damages arising from a breach of the terms.

Approval of Contract #72-190 allows the county to provide data to the University and allows the University to provide evaluation services through August 31, 2028.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this contract is not approved, the County Health department will have no rigorous evaluation strategy or product for a number of high priority programs.