To: Board of Supervisors
From: Marla Stuart, Employment and Human Services Director
Report Title: Approve contract amendment with Jewish Family and Community Services East Bay, # 40-537-1 (AAS)
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with Jewish Family and Community Services East Bay to increase the payment limit by $20,063 to an amount not to exceed $200,823, for Title III-E Caregiver Support Program services, with no change to the term July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$20,063: Funded 76% Federal funds, 24% State funds, all of which is budgeted in FY 23-24.
BACKGROUND:
The Department executed a contract with Jewish Family and Community Services East Bay for a term July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024 for the Older Americans Act, Title III-E Family Caregiver Support Program. The contract was procured via Request for Proposal (RFP) 1198 which followed the protocol outlined in Administrative Bulletin 600.3. This amendment is to apply one-time-only funds from the California Department of Aging for additional services.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Should the proposed action not be approved by the Board of Supervisors, the County will not be able to provide family caregivers with the additional support they need to continue to provide caregiving for the older adults they care for.
CHILDREN’S IMPACT STATEMENT:
This contract supports one of Contra Costa County’s community outcomes of the Children’s Report Card”: (4) "Families that are Safe, Stable and Nurturing".