To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Ori Tzvieli, Interim Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #74-360-16 with Jewish Family and Community Services East Bay
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Interim Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Contract #74-360-16 with Jewish Family and Community Services East Bay, a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $210,226 to provide Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Prevention and Early Intervention (PEI) services underserved communities for the period July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Contract will result in an annual expenditure of up to $210,226 for FY 2025-26 and will be funded 100% MHSA PEI revenues.
BACKGROUND:
This Contract meets the social needs of County’s population by providing MHSA PEI services to the underserved communities in Contra Costa County. These services are aimed at supporting adults and their families by strengthening their communication and positively impacting the health and mental health of program participants. The Contractor has been providing these services since July 2009.
This Contract is entered into under and subject to the following legal authorities: California Government Code §§ 26227 and 31000. The Behavioral Health’s Quality Management, Utilization Management and Contract Monitor Staff meet on a regular basis to ensure monitoring and performance measures in the contract are upheld. This Contract was approved by Health Services Personnel to ensure there is no conflict with labor relations.
This provider was selected in collaboration with community stakeholder advisory bodies and was approved as part of the comprehensive MHSA Three-Year Plan as required by State regulation. Providers interested in providing specialized services were invited proactively to participate in program development and offered the opportunity to submit interest at dozens of publicly noticed meetings. The services and vendors were identified in the formal Three-Year plan was approved on the following schedule that was noticed to the public and approved by the Board on August 1, 2023. The Three-Year Plan was posted for public comment from June 5, 2023 through July 5, 2023, there was a Public Hearing at the Mental Health Commission meeting on July 5, 2023, and it was approved by the Board of Supervisors on August 1, 2023.
On August 13, 2024, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #74-360-15 with Jewish Family and Community Services East Bay, in an amount not to exceed $200,216, to provide MHSA PEI services for the period July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025.
Approval of Contract #74-360-16 will allow the Contractor to continue providing MHSA PEI services through June 30, 2026.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Contract is not approved, the necessary MHSA PEI services and support programs needed for patient care will not be available or will create increased wait times.