To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Ori Tzvieli, Interim Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #74-301-17 with Desarrollo Familiar, Inc. (dba Familias Unidas)
☒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 #74-301-17 with Desarrollo Familiar, Inc. (dba Familias Unidas), a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $209,032, to provide a full range of community based and mental health services to eligible adult clients in West Contra Costa County under the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Community Services and Supports Program, for the period from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Contract will result in annual expenditures of up to $209,032 for FY 2025-26 and will be funded 100% by MHSA revenues.
BACKGROUND:
This Contract meets the social needs of county’s population by providing a full-service partnership for the MHSA Community Services and Supports Program, including providing community-based services, personal services coordination, medication support, crisis intervention, and other mental health services to eligible adult clients in West Contra Costa County. The Behavioral Health Services Department has been contracting with Desarrollo Familiar since April 2007. This Contract is entered into under and subject to the following legal authorities: Welfare and Institutions Code §§ 5600, et seq. (The Bronzan-McCorquodale Act); California Code of Regulations (“CCR”), Title 9, §§ 523, et seq. (Community Mental Health Services), California Government Codes §§ 26227 and 31000, and has a direct impact on the health and safety of our community. 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 which was approved on the following schedule and 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.
In December 2024, the Purchasing Services Manager executed Contract #74-301-16 with Desarrollo Familiar, Inc. (dba Familias Unidas), in an amount not to exceed $199,077, for the provision of a full range of community based and mental health services to eligible adult clients in West Contra Costa County under the MHSA Community Services and Supports Program, for the period July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025.
Approval of Contract #74-301-17 will allow the Contractor to continue providing services through June 30, 2026.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Contract is not approved, there will be fewer services provided to eligible adult clients in West Contra Costa County through the MHSA Community Services and Support Program, resulting in an adverse effect on the community.