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C. 85

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	April 18, 2023

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Amendment #24-243-78 with R.E.A.C.H. Project

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 04/18/2023

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Ken Carlson, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

ABSENT:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor

Contact:	Suzanne Tavano, Ph.D., 925-957-5169
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: April 18, 2023
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Contract Amendment Agreement #24-243-78 with R.E.A.C.H. Project, a non-profit corporation, effective April 1, 2023, to amend Contract #24-243-77, to increase the payment limit by $299,867, from $1,817,153 to a new payment limit of $2,117,020, with no change in the original term of July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Approval of this amendment will result in additional annual expenditures of up to $299,867 and will be funded 100% by Drug Medi-Cal revenues. (No rate increase)

BACKGROUND:

The County has been contracting with R.E.A.C.H. Project, since July 1981 to provide drug abuse prevention and treatment services. This contract meets the social needs of the county’s population by providing specialized substance abuse treatment and prevention programs to help clients to achieve and maintain sobriety and to experience the associated benefits of self-sufficiency, family reunification, cessation of criminal activity and productive engagement in the community.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

On August 16, 2022, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #24-243-77 with R.E.A.C.H. Project, in amount not to exceed $1,817,153, to provide drug abuse prevention and treatment services at the contractor’s facilities throughout East County, for the period from July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023.

Approval of Contract Amendment Agreement #24-259-78 will allow this contractor to provide additional drug abuse prevention and treatment services through June 30, 2023.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this amendment is not approved, clients in Contra Costa County will not receive substance abuse treatment from this contractor, resulting in an overall reduction of services to a community at risk for incarceration.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

This Alcohol and Drug Abuse prevention program supports the Board of Supervisors’ “Families that are Safe, Stable, and Nurturing” and “Communities that are Safe and Provide a High Quality of Life for Children and Families” community outcomes by providing individual, group, and family counseling; substance abuse education; rehabilitation support services; and substance abuse prevention services. Expected outcomes include increased knowledge about the impact of addiction; decreased use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs; increased use of community-based resources; and increased school and community support for youth and parents in recovery.