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C. 65

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Kathy Gallagher, Employment & Human Services Director
Date:	July 27, 2021

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Interagency agreement with the Regents of the University of California, Davis

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 07/27/2021

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:

C. Youngblood, (925) 608-4964

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 27, 2021
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to execute an agreement with the Regents of the University of California, Davis, in an amount not to exceed $37,754 to provide consultation and facilitation of the mandated California Children and Family Services Review (C-CFSR) County Self-Assessment and Peer Review for the period July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This budgeted department expenditure of $37,754 is funded 53% State 2011 Realignment Funds, 25% Federal Title IV-E and 22% County.

BACKGROUND:

Per the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) Manual, County Welfare Department’s Children and Family Services (CFS) Divisions are required to complete a County Self-Assessment (CSA) (formerly called the Peer Quality Case Review) process every five years. Contra Costa is undergoing its CSA this year. The CSA is the analytic vehicle by which County Child Welfare Agencies determine the effectiveness of current practice, programs and resources across the continuum of child welfare and probation placement services, and identifies areas for targeted system improvement. The CSA Peer Review process is expected to solicit unbiased community, staff and peer feedback and analysis through a series of stakeholder focus groups, which ultimately will result in the CSA Report to be incorporated into the EHSD CFS Five Year System Improvement Plan. It is encouraged to have an unbiased third party perform the CSA Peer Review process. For those Counties with a CSA due to the State between March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2022, Counties are permitted to perform the CSA information gathering processes through virtual methods due to the COVID-19 State of Emergency.

The University of California, Davis, Continuing and Professional Education, Health Services Division provides CSA facilitation and consultation services that meet the CDSS requirements.

The Regents of the University of California, Davis, require Special Conditions to the General Conditions, including the inclusion of a mutual indemnification clause, self-insurance, modified cancellation, termination and copyright language.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

Contra Costa Child Welfare Services will be noncompliant with the State Mandated County Self-Assessment requirements.