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C. 90

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	January 11, 2011

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Subject:

Novation Contract #74–287–6 with FamiliesFirst, Inc.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 01/11/2011

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Gayle B. Uilkema, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Donna Wigand 957-5111
cc:	L Smith B Borbon

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: January 11, 2011
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Novation Contract #74–287–6 with FamiliesFirst, Inc., a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $269,910, to provide school-based mental health services to seriously emotionally disturbed students in the Mount Diablo Unified School District, for the period from July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011. This Contract includes a six-month automatic extension through December 31, 2011, in an amount not to exceed $134,955.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This Contract is funded 26% by Federal FFP Medi-Cal, 14% by State Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT), 3% by the Mount Diablo Unified School District, and 57% by County Subsidy. (No rate increase)

BACKGROUND:

This Contract meets the social needs of County’s population by providing state-mandated school-based mental health services to seriously emotionally disturbed Mount Diablo Unified School District students, and their families.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

On December 1, 2009, the Board of Supervisors approved Novation Contract #74–287–5 with FamilesFirst, Inc. for the period from July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010, which included a six-month automatic extension through December 31, 2010, for the provision of school based mental health services for seriously emotionally disturbed students in the Mt. Diablo Unified School District and their families. Approval of Novation Contract #74–287–6 replaces the automatic extension under the prior Contract and allows the Contractor to continue providing services through June 30, 2011.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this contract is not approved, County will be out of legal compliance with federal IDEA law that mandates a free and appropriate education for seriously and emotionally disturbed children.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

This IDEA program supports the following Board of Supervisors’ community outcomes: “Children Ready For and Succeeding in School” and “Communities that are Safe and Provide a High Quality of Life for Children and Families”. Expected program outcomes include an increase in positive social and emotional development as measured by the Child and Adolescent Functional Assessment Scale (CAFAS).