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C. 64

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	August 14, 2018

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Novation Contract #24-960-28 with Touchstone Counseling Services, Inc.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 08/14/2018

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

ABSENT:

John Gioia, District I 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: August 14, 2018
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County, Novation Contract #24-960-28 with Touchstone Counseling Services, Inc., a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $169,950, to provide mental health services to recipients of the CalWORKS Program for the period from July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019, which includes a six-month automatic extension through December 31, 2019, in an amount not to exceed $84,975.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This contract is funded 100% by State Cal-WORKS Program funds. (Rate increase)

BACKGROUND:

On July 18, 2017, the Board of Supervisors approved Novation Contract #24-960-26 (as amended by Amendment Agreement #24-960-27) with Touchstone Counseling Services, Inc. to provide 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 Novation Contract #24-960-28 replaces the automatic extension under the prior contract and allows the contractor to continue providing mental health services through June 30, 2019.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

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