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C. 72

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	August 6, 2019

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Costa

County

Subject:

Amendment #23-384-13 with Language Line Services, Inc.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 08/06/2019

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:	Anna Roth, 925-957-5403
cc:	Marcy 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 6, 2019
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 #23-384-13 with Language Line Services, Inc., a corporation, effective August 1, 2019, to amend Contract #23-384-11 (as amended by #23-384-12), to increase the payment limit by $1,410,000, from $5,400,000 to a new payment limit of $6,810,000, with no change in the term of May 1, 2015 through April 30, 2020.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This amendment is funded 100% by Hospital Enterprise Fund I budget. (No rate increase)

BACKGROUND:

This Contract allows County to meet Title VI language access regulations and Limited English Proficient (LEP) patient/client needs for the County.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

On July 7, 2015, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #23-384-11 (as amended by Amendment Agreement #23-384-12) with Language Line Services, Inc., for the provision of mandated over-the-phone interpretation, testing of our in-house healthcare interpreters, and translation services for the Health Services Department including, but not limited to recruiting, screening, training and supervising qualified interpreters to translate over 100 languages, for the period from May 1, 2015 through April 30, 2020.

Approval of Contract Amendment Agreement #23-384-13 will allow the Contractor to provide additional Federal and State mandated services and back-up telephonic services to the County’s Health Services Department, through April 30, 2020.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this amendment is not approved, the Contractor will not be able to provide translation services required by State and Federal mandates.