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C.126

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	July 13, 2021

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract #24-243-73 with R.E.A.C.H. Project

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 07/13/2021

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:	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: July 13, 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 #24-243-73 with R.E.A.C.H. Project, a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $1,274,284 to provide drug abuse prevention and treatment services to youth and adults in East County, for the period from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Approval of this contract will result in budgeted expenditures of up to $1,274,284 and will be funded by 80% Drug Medi-Cal ($1,014,423), 15% Federal Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Set-Aside Grants ($199,861); 5% Probation Department ($60,000) revenues. (Rate increase)

BACKGROUND:

The Behavioral Health Services Department 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 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. Expected program outcomes include addicted youth being provided an opportunity to prevent or recover from the effects of alcohol or other drug use, become self-sufficient, and return to their families as productive individuals.

On July 28, 2020, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #24-243-71 with R.E.A.C.H. Project to provide drug abuse prevention and treatment services at Contractor’s facilities throughout East County, in the amount of $1,041,092 ,for the period from July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021.

On June 8, 2021, the Board of Supervisors approved Amendment Agreement #24-243-72 to increase the payment limit from $1,041,092 to a new payment limit of $1,281,621, with no change in the original term of July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021.

Approval of Contract #24-243-73 will allow the contractor to continue providing services through June 30, 2022.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

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

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

This prevention and treatment program supports the following Board of Supervisors’ community outcomes: 1, 4 & 5.