To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #74-696 with Community Initiatives
☒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 #74-696 with Community Initiatives, a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $249,740, to implement the Familia after-school program for high school students in Contra Costa County, for the period January 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this contract will result in budgeted expenditures of up to $249,740 for this 18-month contract and will be funded 100% by Mental Health Services Act (MHSA).
BACKGROUND:
This contract meets the social needs of county’s population by implementing the MHSA Innovation Program for Community Defined Practices to support community defined practices throughout the county and target ethnic and cultural groups that may not otherwise engage in services, including but not limited to: non-English speakers, recent immigrants and others who have been impacted by institutional racism, xenophobia and trauma. These services are non-stigmatizing and are culturally and linguistically relevant to the community. 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 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.
Under new Contract #74-696, contractor will facilitate the implementation of the Familia after-school program to at least 120 high school students in Contra Costa County, focused on building LatinX values such as, respect, emotional regulation, treating others with dignity, knowing self-worth and the importance of having a future vision for themselves, for the period January 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025. This contract is late due to the lengthy selection process which took longer than the Division anticipated.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this contract is not approved, high school students will not have access to contractor’s Familia after-school program, leading to reduced levels of service to the community and potential placement in higher levels of care.