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C. 98

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	January 5, 2021

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Costa

County

Subject:

Contract #74–317-20 with Alternative Family Services, Inc.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 01/05/2021

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:	Suzanne Tavano, Ph.D., 925-957-5212
cc:	L Walker M Wilhelm

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 5, 2021
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 #74–317-20 with Alternative Family Services, Inc., a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $653,267, to provide Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care (MTFC) services to Seriously Emotionally Disturbed (SED) youth and their families for the period from January 1, 2021 through June 30, 2021, which includes a six-month automatic extension through December 31, 2021, in an amount not to exceed $653,267.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This contract is budgeted 50% by Federal Medi-Cal and 50% by Mental Health Realignment funding.

BACKGROUND:

This contract meets the social needs of County’s population in that it provides MTFC services to SED youth who are in foster care or in intensive treatment foster care homes, and their families, including mental health services, medication support, and crisis intervention.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

On September 10, 2019, the Board of Supervisors approved Novation Contract #74-317-16 with Alternative Family Services, Inc. for the provision of a MTFC program for SED adolescents for the period from July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020, with a six-month automatic extension through December 31, 2020.

On March 10, 2020, the Board of Supervisors approved Amendment Agreement #74-317-17 to increase the payment limit by $33,936 to a new Payment Limit of $1,306,532 with no change to the term. On April 28, 2020, the Board of Supervisors approved Amendment Agreement #74-317-18 to increase rates due to Covid-19 with no change to the Payment Limit or term. On July 28, 2020, the Board of Supervisors approved Amendment Agreement #74-317-19 increase rates due to Covid-19 with no change to the Payment Limit or term.

Approval of Contract #74-317-20 will allow the Contractor to continue providing services through June 30, 2021.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this contract is not approved, multidimensional treatment foster care services for SED youth and their families will not be provided.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

This program supports the following Board of Supervisors’ community outcomes: “Children Ready For and Succeeding in School”; “Families that are Safe, Stable, and Nurturing”; 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).