To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #74-304-17 with Fred Finch Youth Center
☒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 #74-304-17 with Fred Finch Youth Center, a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $477,861, to provide a full-service partnership (FSP) program under the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) and mental health services for Transitional Age Youth (TAY), for the period July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Contract will result in annual budgeted expenditures of up to $477,861 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 implementation of MHSA Community Services and FSP Supports Program, including providing community-based services, personal services coordination, medication support, crisis intervention, and other mental health services to eligible young adults ages sixteen (16) to twenty-five (25) with serious mental illness (SMI) in Contra Costa County. The Contractor has been providing these services and fostering a deep understanding of our organization’s mission, value, and long-term objectives since March 1, 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) and 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, and a Public Hearing was held at the Mental Health Commission meeting on July 5, 2023. The Plan was approved by the Board of Supervisors on August 1, 2023.
On September 24, 2024, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #74-304-16 with Fred Finch Youth Center, in an amount not to exceed $365,254, to provide mental health services to TAY under the MHSA for the period July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025.
Approval of Contract #74-304-17 will allow the Contractor to continue providing services through June 30, 2026. Contract delay was due to extended negotiation of Contract terms between Division and Contractor.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Contract is not approved, MHSA TAY services and FSP support programs will be delayed leading to reduced level of services for County’s mental health clients.
CHILDREN’S IMPACT STATEMENT:
This 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).