To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract Amendment/Extension #74-058-42 with Seneca Family of Agencies
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Contract Amendment/Extension #74-058-42 with Seneca Family of Agencies, a non-profit corporation, effective May 1, 2026, to amend Contract #74-058-41, to increase the payment limit by $4,331,265, from $7,553,817 to a new payment limit of $11,885,082, and to extend the termination date from June 30, 2026 to December 31, 2026, for additional school and community-based Medi-Cal specialty mental health services for Seriously Emotionally Disturbed (SED) children and their families in Contra Costa County.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Amendment/Extension will result in additional expenditures of up to $4,331,265 and will be funded 100% by Federal Medi-Cal revenues. (Rate increase)
BACKGROUND:
This Contract meets the social needs of County’s population by providing community-based Medi-Cal specialty mental health services for SED children, adolescents and their families which will result in positive social and emotional development at home, in the community and greater school success. This Contractor has been providing these services to County since April 2000.
This Contract is entered into under and subject to the following legal authorities: Welfare and Institution Code, §5600 et seq. (The Bronzan McCorquodale Act); California Code of Regulations (“CCR”), Title 9, § 523 et seq. (Community Mental Health Services) and California Government Code §§ 26227 and 31000. Health Services Personnel approved this Contract to ensure no conflicts with labor relations. Contractor currently cooperates and participates in BHSD’s Quality Management Program which consists of quality improvement activities to improve the quality of care, services and member experience. Per Administrative Bulletin 600.3 the Department has posted a continuous Request for Qualifications (RFQ) and maintains a current qualified list of vendors at all times.
On July 22, 2025, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #74-058-41 with Seneca Family of Agencies, in an amount not to exceed $7,553,817, for the provision of school and community-based Medi-Cal specialty mental health services for SED children and their families in Contra Costa County, for the period July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.
Approval of Contract Amendment/Extension #74-058-42 will allow the Contractor to provide additional school and community-based Medi-Cal specialty mental health services through December 31, 2026.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Contract Amendment/Extension is not approved, SED children in Contra Costa County will have reduced access to Contractor’s school and community-based Medi-Cal specialty mental health services.
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).