REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
January 28, 2025
FROM
ARLENE MOLINA, Director, Preschool Services Department
SUBJECT
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Amendment to Contract with Loma Linda University, Department of Occupational Therapy, for Occupational Therapy Consultation Services
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve Amendment No. 1 to Contract No. 23-524 with Loma Linda University, Department of Occupational Therapy, to provide occupational therapy consultation services, increasing the contract amount by $1,096,000 from $274,000 to $1,370,000, and extending the contract period by an additional two years, for a total contract period of July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2028.
(Presenter: Arlene Molina, Director, 383-2078)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
This item does not impact on Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The contract amount of $1,370,000 for occupational therapy consultation services is funded by the Mental Health Services Act through an existing Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Department of Behavioral Health. Adequate appropriation and revenue have been included in the Preschool Services Department's (PSD) 2024-25 budget and will be included in future recommended budgets.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
PSD operates the Early Head Start, Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership, Head Start, State General Child Care and Development, and State Preschool programs. These programs provide education, health, nutrition, cognitive, social/emotional, physical growth and development, and parent involvement services for children ages 0 to 5 with the overall goal of increasing family engagement and the school readiness of young children in economically disadvantaged families.
On June 8, 2021 (Item No. 51), the Board of Supervisors (Board) approved non-finan...
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