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C. 48

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	December 15, 2015

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Costa

County

Subject:

Novation Contract #74–317-11 with Alternative Family Services, Inc.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 12/15/2015

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, 957-5201
cc:	E Suisala 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: December 15, 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 #74–317-11 with Alternative Family Services, Inc., a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $722,437, to provide Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care (MTFC) services to Seriously Emotionally Disturbed (SED) youth and their families, 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 $361,219.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This Contract is funded 50% Federal Financial Participation; 50% County Mental Health Realignment. (No rate increase)

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.

On October 21, 2014, the Board of Supervisors approved Novation Contract #74-317-10 with Alternative Family Services, Inc., for the period from July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015, with a six-month automatic extension through December 31, 2015, for the provision of a MTFC program for SED adolescents.

Approval of Novation Contract #74-317-11 replaces the automatic extension under the prior Contract and allows the Contractor to continue providing services through June 30, 2016.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this contract is not approved, multidimensional treatment foster care services for seriously emotionally disturbed 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).