REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
AND RECORD OF ACTION
July 23, 2020
FROM
MARLENE HAGEN, Director, Children and Family Services
SUBJECT
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Amendment to Contracts for the Kinship Support Services Program
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve Amendment No. 1, effective July 1, 2020, to contracts with the following agencies to provide Kinship Support Services Program services, updating the contract language, increasing the total combined contract amount by $475,000, from $1,425,000 to $1,900,000, and extend the contract period by one-year, for the total contract period of July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2021:
1. Mental Health Systems, Inc., Contract No. 17-375, increasing the contract amount by $297,189, from $891,567 to $1,188,756.
2. Westside Christian Center, Contract No. 17-376, increasing the contract amount by $177,811, from $533,433 to $711,244.
(Presenter: Marlene Hagen, Director, 388-0242)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
Pursue County Goals and Objectives by Working with Other Agencies.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
This item does not impact Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The total cost of the Kinship Support Services Program (KSSP) services will not exceed $1,900,000. Funding is 53% ($1,007,000) Wraparound Reinvestment and 47% ($893,000) Realignment. Adequate appropriation and revenue have been included in the Human Services (HS) Administrative Claim 2020-21 budget.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
KSSP provides an array of community-based family support services to kinship families as a way to increase the placement stability and safety of children who are in the care of relatives. Research suggests extended family members have had an informal role in the upbringing of related children, and in most cases, kinship care took place without the involvement or knowledge of child welfare agencies. The formal use of kinship care providers by child welfare agencies has rapidly increased over the last several years. Kinship uses suitable relative care providers rather than removing children from their families, while maintaining child safety and security. Services include, but are not limited to, individual and group counseling; tutoring; mentoring; support groups; recreational activities; information and referral services; day care; legal services; respite care; transportation; and housing information. Children and Family Services (CFS) has provided KSSP services for relative caregivers and their families through contracted providers since 2002.
The recommended amendments will allow CFS to continue to contract with KSSP services providers. Contractor performance will continue to be monitored by review of monthly reports and an annual site visit to ensure compliance with the administrative, program, and fiscal terms and conditions of the contract.
PROCUREMENT
On June 13, 2017 (Item No. 36), as the result of a formal procurement, the Board of Supervisors (Board) approved contracts with the agencies listed in the Recommendation, in the total combined contract amount of $1,425,000, for the period of July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2020.
REVIEW BY OTHERS
This item has been reviewed by Human Services Contracts (Jennifer Mulhall-Daudel, Contracts Manager, 388-0241) on June 9, 2020; County Counsel (Michael Markel, Principal Assistant County Counsel, 387-5455) on June 15, 2020; Finance (John Hallen, Administrative Analyst, 388-0208) on June 15, 2020; and County Finance and Administration (Tanya Bratton, Deputy Executive Officer, 388-0332) on June 15, 2020.