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C.56

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Joe Valentine, Employment & Human Services Director
Date:	March 31, 2009

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Issuance of Request for Proposal for a Receiving Center

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 03/31/2009

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Gayle B. Uilkema, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Susan A. Bonilla, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	925.313.1648
cc:	Rhonda Smith Valerie Earley Earl Maciel

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: March 31, 2009
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to issue Request for Proposal (RFP) #1110 for a Receiving Center to provide shelter, food, clothing, and medical services to children who have been removed from their homes in an amount not to exceed $200,000.

FISCAL IMPACT:

$200,000: 100% County Funds

BACKGROUND:

The Employment and Human Services Department (EHSD), Children and Family Services Bureau (CFS), will be soliciting competitive bids to establish a Receiving Center in Contra Costa County to provide food, shelter, clothing, and medical care to children who have been removed from their homes. The Receiving Center will enable EHSD CFS to increase the number of children who can safely return to their families or relatives without going into emergency foster care. By providing time for family assessment, the center reduces the number of disruptive placements to which a child is subjected.