To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Novation Contract #74-363-14 with La Clinica de La Raza, Inc.
☒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 Novation Contract #74-363-14 containing mutual indemnification with La Clinica de La Raza, Inc., a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $318,837, to provide Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Prevention and Early Intervention (PEI) services for the period from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this contract will result in annual expenditure of up to $318,837 for FY 2023-24 and will be funded 100% by MHSA funds. (Rate increase)
BACKGROUND:
This contractor has been providing MHSA PEI services to the county since July 1, 2009. This contract meets the social needs of county’s population by providing MHSA PEI services to families of Native American heritage and 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 Mental Health Services Act 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 2, 2022, the Board of Supervisors approved Novation Contract #74-363-13 with La Clinica de La Raza, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $306,574, to provide MHSA PEI services for the period from July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023, which included a six-month automatic extension through December 31, 2023, in an amount not to exceed $153,287.
Approval of Novation Contract #74-363-14 replaces the automatic extension under the prior contract and allows the contractor to continue providing services through June 30, 2024. This contract includes mutual indemnification to hold harmless both parties for any claims arising out of the performance of this contract.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this contract is not approved, county recipients will not have access to contractor’s PEI program.
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 an increase in positive social and emotional development as measured by the Child and Adolescent Functional Assessment Scale (CAFAS).