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C. 51

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	September 20, 2022

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Novation Contract #74-058-37 with Seneca Family of Agencies

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 09/20/2022

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
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

ABSENT:

Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor

Contact:	Suzanne Tavano, Ph.D., 925-957-5201
cc:	L Walker 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: September 20, 2022
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Novation Contract #74-058-37 with Seneca Family of Agencies, a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $7,655,806, to provide school and community-based wraparound specialty mental health services and Therapeutic Behavioral Services (TBS) for Seriously Emotionally Disturbed (SED) children and their families in Contra Costa County for the period from July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023, which includes a six-month automatic extension through December 31, 2023, in an amount not to exceed $3,827,903.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Approval of this contract will result in budgeted expenditures of up to $7,655,806 for FY 2022-2023 and will be funded 50% by Federal Medi-Cal ($3,827,903), 41.5% Mental Health Realignment ($3,180,517), 4.7% Measure X Funds ($356,473), 2.4% Martinez Unified School District Grant ($181,538), .3% West Contra Costa Unified School District Grant ($20,000), and 1.2% Probation Department Wrap Match ($89,375) revenues. (Rate increase)

BACKGROUND:

This contract meets the social needs of the County’s population by providing community-based mental health services focusing on SED children, adolescents and their families which will result in positive social and emotional development at home, in the community and greater school success. The contractor has been providing these services since April 2000.

On December 14, 2021, the Board of Supervisors approved Novation Contract #74-058-34 with Seneca Family of Agencies, in an amount not to exceed $6,709,094 for the provision of school and community-based wraparound specialty mental health services and TBS for SED children and their families in Contra Costa County, for the period July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022, which included a six-month automatic extension through December 31, 2022 in an amount not to exceed $3,354,547.

On February 1, 2022, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract Amendment Agreement #74-058-35 to increase the per minute billing rates due to COVID-19, with no change to the original payment limit of $6,709,094 or term of July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022 and no change in the automatic extension amount through December 31, 2022 in an amount not to exceed $3,354,547.

On April 12, 2022, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract Amendment Agreement #74-058-36 to increase the payment limit by $12,902 to a new payment limit of $6,721,996 with no change in the term July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022, and to increase the automatic extension amount by $6,451 to a new amount of $3,360,998 through December 31, 2022.

Approval of Novation Contract #74-058-37 replaces the automatic extension under the prior contract and allows the contractor to continue providing specialty mental health services through June 30, 2023.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this contract is not approved, there will be fewer mental health services available for SED children in Contra Costa County as the county solicits and engages an alternative contractor.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

This Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment (EPSDT) 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).