Agenda

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C.166

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	June 26, 2018

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Amendment #24-960-27 with Touchstone Counseling Services, Inc.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 06/26/2018

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:	Matthew White, M.D., 925-957-5201
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: June 26, 2018
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County, Contract Amendment Agreement #24-960-27 with Touchstone Counseling Services, Inc., a non-profit corporation, effective June 7, 2018, to amend Contract #24-960-26, to increase the payment limit by $6,480, from $165,000 to a new payment limit of $171,480, with no change in the original term of July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018, and no change in the six-month automatic extension amount of $85,740 through December 31, 2018.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This contract is funded 100% by State CalWORKS Program funding. (Rate increase)

BACKGROUND:

On July 18, 2017, the Board of Supervisors approved Novation Contract #24-960-26 with Touchstone Counseling Services, Inc. for the provision of mental health services to recipients of the CalWORKs Program, for the period of July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018, which included a six-month automatic extension through December 31, 2018.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

Approval of Contract Amendment Agreement #24-960-27 will allow the contractor to provide additional mental health services through June 30, 2018.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this contract is not approved, CalWORKs recipients will not have access to the contractor’s services.