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C. 58

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	October 6, 2015

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Costa

County

Subject:

Novation Contract #24-960-24 with Touchstone Counseling Services, Inc.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 10/06/2015

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

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

Contact:	Cynthia Belon, 925-957-5201
cc:	K Cyr N Rios

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: October 6, 2015
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 #24-960-24 with Touchstone Counseling Services, Inc., a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $200,000, to provide mental health services to recipients of the CalWORKS Program for the period from July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016. This Contract includes a six-month automatic extension through December 31, 2016, in an amount not to exceed $100,000.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This Contract is funded 100% State Cal-WORKS Program fund. (No rate increase)

BACKGROUND:

In March 2015, the County Administrator approved and the Purchasing Services Manager executed Contract #24-960-24 with Touchstone Counseling Services Inc., for the provision of mental health services to recipients of the Cal-WORKS Program, for the period of January 1, 2015 through June 30, 2015, which included a six-month automatic extension through December 31, 2015. Approval of Novation Contract #24-960-24 replaces the automatic extension under the prior Contract and allows the Contractor to continue providing mental health services through June 30, 2016.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this contract is not approved, Cal-WORKS recipients will not have access to Contractor’s services.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

Not applicable.