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...
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