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C. 31

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Kathy Gallagher, Employment & Human Services Director
Date:	November 17, 2020

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Costa

County

Subject:

Contract Reduction with Uplift Family Services

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 11/17/2020

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:	Lisa Gonzales 608-4968
cc:	Lisa Gonzales

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: November 17, 2020
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract amendment effective December 1, 2020 with Uplift Family Services, to decrease the payment limit by $56,000 to a new payment limit of $504,001 to provide family preservation support services, including ongoing case management that engage and establish a positive rapport with families who have been referred from existing child welfare cases and/or County Probation Department and who are experiencing multiple stressors impacting their ability to parent effectively and consequently are at risk of having their children placed in out-of-home care, with no change to term of July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This contract decrease results from the 2020-21 budget reductions and will decrease department expenditures by $55,999.56 for a total department expenditure of $504,000.44. This contract is funded 70% with State 2011 Realignment funds and 30% with County funds.

BACKGROUND:

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the California State 2011 Realignment budget and County Department budget decreased significantly which required EHSD Children and Family Services (CFS) to seek reductions in contracts where the corresponding funding is being utilized. The Uplift Family Services contract is funded 70% with State funds and provides family preservation support services.

The reduction in budget represents reduced services and personnel that the Contractor is targeting to perform during the Fiscal Year while still ensuring needed supportive services are being provided.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

The EHSD budget will not reflect the decreased budget/contract values.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

This contract supports all five of the community outcomes established in the Children's Report Card: 1) "Children Ready for and Succeeding in School"; 2) "Children and Youth Healthy and Preparing for Productive Adulthood"; 3) "Families that are Economically Self Sufficient"; 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" by providing training to CFS staff to support these outcomes.