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C. 48

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	December 12, 2017

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Novation Contract #24-213-54 with Desarollo Familiar, Inc., (dba Familias Unidas)

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 12/12/2017

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:	Cynthia Belon, 925-957-5201
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 12, 2017
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 #24–213–54 with Desarrollo Familiar, Inc. (dba Familias Unidas), a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $281,417 to provide mental health services in West County for the period from July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018, which includes a six-month automatic extension through December 31, 2018, in an amount not to exceed $140,709.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This contract is funded 18% by Federal Medi-Cal, 40% by Substance Abuse/Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Grant and 42% by Mental Health Realignment. (Rate increase)

BACKGROUND:

This contract meets the social needs of County’s population by providing information and referrals, consultation and education, and outpatient mental health services for Spanish-speaking, mentally ill clients in West Contra Costa County at Familias Unidas Counseling Center.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

On December 20, 2016, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #24–213–53 with Desarrollo Familiar, Inc., for the provision of mental health services in West County for the period from July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017, which included a six-month automatic extension through December 31, 2017.
Approval of Novation Contract #24–213–54 replaces the automatic extension under the prior contract and allows the contractor to continue providing services through June 30, 2018.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this contract is not approved, a significant number of County’s mentally ill, Spanish-speaking adult clients in West County will experience reduced access to the information, referrals, consultation, education, and outpatient mental health services that they need.