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C. 85

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	January 10, 2012

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract #23-363-13 with Taryk Rouchdy (dba International Effectiveness Center)

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 01/10/2012

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

ABSENT:

Gayle B. Uilkema, District II Supervisor

Contact:	William Walker, MD, 957-5403
cc:	Tasha Scott Demetria Gary

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 10, 2012
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, to execute on behalf of the County, Contract #23-363-13 with Taryk Rouchdy, (DBA International Effectiveness Center), a sole proprietorship, in an amount not to exceed $200,000, to provide interpreting and translation services to the Health Services Department, for the period from December 1, 2011 through November 30, 2012.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This Contract is funded 100% by the Department’s Enterprise Fund I.

BACKGROUND:

Approval of this Contract will meet Title VI language access regulations and Limited English Proficient (LEP) patient/client needs for the County.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

On December 1, 2009, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #23-363-10 (as Amendment Agreement #23-363-11 and #23-363-12) with Taryk Rouchdy (dba International Effectiveness Center), for the provision of interpreting and translation services including Spanish, Vietnamese, Farsi, Laotian and other languages, for the period from December 1, 2009 through November 30, 2011.

Approval of Contract #23-363-13, will allow the Contractor to continue providing interpretation and translation services in various languages for Limited English Proficient (LEP) patients/clients including, but not limited to, over the phone and in-person interpreting and translation of written materials, through November 30, 2012.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this contract is not approved, the Health Services Department would need to contract with another contractor in order to meet Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. Section 2000d, et.seq. language access policy and Limited English Proficient (LEP) patient/client needs.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

Not applicable.