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C. 51

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Kathy Gallagher, Employment & Human Services Director
Date:	April 25, 2017

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Costa

County

Subject:

Contract with Aspiranet for East County Receiving Center Services

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 04/25/2017

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:

V. Kaplan, 3-1514

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: April 25, 2017
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with Aspiranet in an amount not to exceed $410,000, to provide emergency shelter receiving center services in the eastern region of the county for children taken into protective custody or transitioning through foster placements for the period May 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018. (70% State; 30% County)

FISCAL IMPACT:

$410,000: 70% State; 30% County

BACKGROUND:

The Receiving Center serves as the hub of the Employment and Human Services Department (EHSD) emergency shelter system. It provides temporary care to children who have been taken into protective custody and children and youth who are transitioning into foster placements. The Receiving Center offers a homelike setting and is designed to promote stability in placement, focus on the needs of the individual child, minimize move, and supports permanency at the early stages of EHSD intervention.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

This contract is to add a second Receiving Center in the eastern region of the county.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

Emergency shelter will not be available to temporarily care for children taken into protective custody.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

This contract supports all 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 a homelike environment for children entering the Child Welfare System.