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C.107

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	February 7, 2017

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Memorandum of Understanding #74-537 with Family Justice Center

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 02/07/2017

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:	Tasha Scott Marcy 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: February 7, 2017
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Memorandum of Understanding #74-537 with Family Justice Center, a non-financial agreement, to allow the Behavioral Health Services Division to provide Older Adult Senior Peer Counseling services at the Family Justice Center, for the period from January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This is a non-financial agreement.

BACKGROUND:

The Behavioral Health Services Division’s (BHSD) Older Adult Mental Health Program’s Senior Peer Counseling Program trains and supervises older adult volunteers to work with seniors throughout Contra Costa County.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

Approval of this Memorandum of Understanding will allow BHSD to conduct its Older Adult Senior Peer Counseling Program services at the Family Justice Center sites in West and Central Contra Costa County, through December 31, 2017. This agreement includes mutual indemnification.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this agreement is not approved, the seniors will not have access to these services at Family Justice Center sites in Concord and Richmond.