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C. 40

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Marla Stuart, Employment and Human Services Director
Date:	May 16, 2023

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Costa

County

Subject:

Contract with Aspiranet for Services at Receiving Centers 23-24

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 05/16/2023

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
Ken Carlson, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

L. Pacheco (925) 608-4963

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 16, 2023
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with Aspiranet, a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $2,330,000, to provide emergency shelter receiving center services for children taken into protective custody or transitioning through foster placements for the period July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This contract is funded by 70% by 2011 State Realignment and 30% by County General Fund, all of which is budgeted in FY 2023-2024.

BACKGROUND:

The Receiving Centers serve as the hub of the Employment and Human Services Department (EHSD) Children and Family Services (CFS) emergency shelter system. Aspiranet provides temporary care at the Receiving Centers to children who have been taken into protective custody and children and youth who are transitioning into resource family (foster) placements. The Receiving Centers offer a homelike setting and are designed to promote stability in placement, focus on the needs of the individual child, minimize move, and support permanence at the early stages of EHSD intervention.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

This is a renewal contract; the previous contract with this Contractor for these services was authorized by the Board of Supervisors on June 21, 2022 (C.89).

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 five 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.

CLERK'S ADDENDUM

Speaker: Caller 6770