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C. 52

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	May 18, 2021

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Costa

County

Subject:

Contract #72-102-2 with Bay Area Legal Aid

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 05/18/2021

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:	Daniel Peddycord, 925-313-6712
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: May 18, 2021
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 #72-102-2 with Bay Area Legal Aid, a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $300,000, to provide legal services to County residents participating in the County’s Community Connect Program, for the period from March 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Approval of this contract will result in budgeted expenditures of up to $300,000 and will be funded 100% by Federal Whole Person Care Grant revenues.

BACKGROUND:

The Public Health Department has been contracting with Bay Area Legal Aid to provide civil legal assistance to the County’s Community Connect Program participants with an overall goal to address legal needs that are impacting their health care and health outcomes since July 2017. Expected program outcomes include an increase in positive social and emotional development as measured by the Child and Adolescent Functional Assessment Scale (CAFAS).

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

On July 11, 2017, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #72-102 with Bay Area Legal Aid to provide legal services to County Residents participating in the County’s Community Connect Program for the period July 1, 2017 through December 31, 2020.

On December 8, 2020, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract Extension Agreement #72-102-1, to extend the termination date from December 31, 2020 to February 28, 2021 with no change in the original payment limit of $1,050,000, to continue to provide legal services to County residents participating in the County’s Community Connect Program.

Approval of Contract #72-102-2 will allow this contractor to continue providing legal services through December 31, 2021.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this contract is not approved, Community Connect participants will not receive legal services for multiple legal needs which will negatively impact health outcomes.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

This program supports the following Board of Supervisors’ community outcome: (5) Communities that are Safe and Provide a High Quality of Life for Children and Families.