To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Ori Tzvieli, Interim Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #74-405-15 with Lao Family Community Development Inc.
☒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 #74-405-15 with Lao Family Community Development Inc., a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $236,304, to provide Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Prevention and Early Intervention (PEI) services for diverse refugee, immigrant, limited English and low income U.S. born community members in Contra Costa County for the period from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Contract will result in budgeted expenditures of up to $236,304 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 MHSA PEI services to the underserved Asian and Southeast Asian immigrant and refugee population in Contra Costa County. These services are aimed to help support older 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 MHSA PEI services since July 2010.
This Contract is entered into under and subject to the following legal authorities: California Government Code §§ 26227 and 31000. This Contract was approved by Health Services Personnel to ensure there is no conflict with labor relations. 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 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 that was approved on the following schedule that was noticed to the public. 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 July 23, 2024, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #74-405-14 with Lao Family Community Development Inc., in an amount not to exceed $225,051, for the provision of MHSA PEI services to underserved Asian and Southeast Asian older adults and families in Contra Costa County for the period from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025.
Approval of Contract #74-405-15 will allow the Contractor to continue providing MHSA PEI services through June 30, 2026.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Contract is not approved, MHSA PEI services and support programs will be delayed leading to reduced level of services for County’s mental health clients.