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To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Kathy Gallagher, Employment & Human Services Director
Date:	January 15, 2019

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Costa

County

Subject:

Issuance of Request for Proposal #1166 for Respite Services

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 01/15/2019

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
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

Elaine Burres 608-4960

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 15, 2019
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to issue Request for Proposal #1166 for Respite Services in an amount not to exceed $350,000 for the period July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Request for Proposal #1166 would solicit a $350,000 contract for Respite Services. Funding for these service would consist of 79% State 2011 Realignment, and 21% County.

BACKGROUND:

The Employment and Human Services Department, Children and Family Services Bureau, requests issuance of a Request for Proposal (RFP) for Respite Services. Respite care is defined as support services intended to provide an interval of rest or relief for caregivers (resource parents, relative or non-relative extended family members) who are caring for program eligible children.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

These services are necessary to provide comprehensive high quality in-home, out-of-home and site based respite services to support the relative caregivers and foster parents in their full-time role as caregivers. This program will support foster caregivers throughout the County. Most of these caregivers are with drug-exposed and medically fragile children. Respite services are available 24-hours a day, seven days a week.

In addition, the services are designed to: improve the safety, permanence, and well-being of the children receiving services; allow the primary caregiver(s) time for necessary self-care and to keep medical and other personal appointment; reduce stress; improve family stability; and, ensure families are able to access a range of resources that support permanence, stability, and self-sufficiency.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

Caregivers will not have the opportunity to receive services for the children in their care, including those who are drug-exposed and medically fragile.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

Contracts resulting from this Request for Proposal for Respite Services will support four of the community outcomes in the Children's Report Card: 1) "Children Ready for and Succeeding in School"; 2) "Children and Youth Healthy and Preparing for Productive Adulthood"; 4) "Families that are Safe, Stable and Nurturing"; and, 5) "Communities that are Safe and Provide a High Quality of Life for Children and Families". Respite services may be used during times of crisis when a caregiver needs to be away from the home or when relative caregivers must pursue other activities that temporarily take them away from children whose special needs require ongoing care.