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C.108

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	April 12, 2022

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Memorandum of Understanding #74-537-5 with Contra Costa Family Justice Alliance

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 04/12/2022

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:	Suzanne Tavano, Ph.D., 925-957-5212
cc:	L Walker 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: April 12, 2022
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Memorandum of Understanding #74-537-5 with Contra Costa Family Justice Alliance (dba Family Justice Center), a nonfinancial agreement, to allow the Behavioral Health Services Division (BHSD) to provide older adult senior peer counseling services at the Family Justice Center, for the period from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This is a nonfinancial agreement.

BACKGROUND:

BHSD will collaborate with The Contra Costa Family Justice Alliance to create, lead and coordinate the collective effort to support Older Adult Mental Health Program’s Senior Peer Counseling Program, which works with seniors who may have experienced traumas of interpersonal violence (IPV), including domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse, elder abuse and human trafficking. The County has been collaborating with this contractor under this MOU since January 1, 2017.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

On December 28, 2020, the Board of Supervisors approved Memorandum of Understanding #74-537-4 for the implementation of the BHSD’s Older Adult Mental Health Program’s Senior Peer Counseling Program which trains and supervises older adult volunteers to work with seniors throughout Contra Costa County, for the period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021.

Approval of Memorandum of Understanding #74-537-5 will allow BHSD to continue to provide its peer counseling services through December 31, 2022. This agreement includes mutual indemnification to hold harmless both parties for any claims arising out of the performance of this contract. This request is late due to the contractor not meeting the County's request for the MOU document in a timely manner.

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.