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C. 63

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	September 15, 2015

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract #74–491 with The Tides Center

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 09/15/2015

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor

ABSENT:

Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Cynthia Belon, (925) 957-5201
cc:	D Morgan 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: September 15, 2015
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Contract #74–491 with The Tides Center, a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $198,494, to provide Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Prevention and Early Intervention (PEI) services 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 $99,247.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This Contract is funded 100% MHSA

BACKGROUND:

This Contract meets the social needs of County’s population by providing improved access to health care, education, mental health and suicide prevention to more than 1,000 residents from diverse households in the Iron Triangle neighborhood of Richmond.

Under Contract #74–491 Contractor will provide Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Prevention and Early Intervention (PEI) services through May 31, 2016. This contract includes modification to County’s Standard Paragraph 18, Indemnification.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this contract is not approved, Residents of Richmond’s Iron Triangle will not receive the PEI services to influence factors that bear upon the healthy development and education of children from the community and improve community participation in education and health promotion, health protection, and violence prevention efforts.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

This MHSA-PEI program supports the following Board of Supervisors’ community outcomes: “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 increases in social connectedness, communication skills, parenting skills, and knowledge of the human service system in Contra Costa County.