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C.118

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	August 18, 2015

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Novation Contract # 24-725-1 with Counseling Options & Parent Education, Inc. (C.O.P.E.)

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 08/18/2015

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor

ABSENT:

Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Cynthia Belon, 957-5201
cc:	A Floyd N Rios

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: August 18, 2015
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Novation Contract #24-725-1 with Counseling Options & Parent Education, Inc. (C.O.P.E.), a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $225,000, to provide Triple-P parent education classes and practitioner trainings for the period from July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016. This Contract includes a six-month automatic extension through December 31, 2016, in an amount not to exceed $112,500.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This Contract is funded 100% by Mental Health Service Act. (No Rate Increase)

BACKGROUND:

This Contract meets the social needs of County’s population by providing Triple P parent education programming to at-risk families in order to help parents develop better coping skills and improve family communication. Contractor shall also provide trainings and certification services to maintain a qualified pool of practitioners within Contra Costa County. On July 8, 2014, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #24-725, with Counseling Options & Parent Education, Inc. (C.O.P.E.), for the provision of Triple-P parent education classes and practitioner trainings, for the period from July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015, which included a six-month automatic extension through December 31, 2015.

Approval of Novation Contract #24-725-1 replaces the automatic extension under the prior Contract and allows the Contractor to continue providing services through June 30, 2016.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this contract is not approved, at-risk families will have reduced access to parent education programming and qualified Triple-P practitioners, resulting in reduced levels of service to the community.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

This program supports the following Board of Supervisors’ community outcomes: “Children Ready For and Succeeding in School”; “Families that are Safe, Stable, and Nurturing”; and “Communities that are Safe and Provide a High Quality of Life for Children and Families”. Expected program outcomes include an increase in positive social and emotional development as measured by the Child and Adolescent Functional Assessment Scale (CAFAS).