DATE: June 21, 2022
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Kirk Haynes, Chief Probation Officer
SUBJECT: Agreement with The Counseling and Psychotherapy Center of Greater
Boston, Inc.
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute an Agreement with The Counseling and Psychotherapy Center of Greater Boston, Inc. for the provision of juvenile sexual offending treatment programming for probation-involved youth, effective July 1, 2022, not to exceed five consecutive years, which includes a three-year base contract and two optional one-year extensions, total not to exceed $ 2,244,157.
REPORT
There is no additional Net County Cost associated with the recommended action, as costs for the recommended agreement will be funded with the ongoing California Division of Justice (DJJ) allocation funds. The funding is allocated in accordance with SB 823, which stopped the intake of youth to DJJ custodial facilities and transferred responsibility for the custody, care, and supervision of high-risk youth to the local county jurisdiction. Approval of the recommended action will allow The Counseling and Psychotherapy Center of Greater Boston, Inc. (CPC) to provide juvenile sexual offending treatment programming for probation-involved youth both in and out of custody. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
If the recommended action is not approved, the County may have to complete another request for proposal, which will result in a delay in the provision of these services to probation-involved youth in and out of custody, until such time that a new vendor is selected.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended action, which will be funded by the ongoing DJJ Allocation Funding. The maximum annual compensation for the recommended agreement is $421,401 for FY 2022-23, $427,368 for FY 2023-24, $448,306 for FY 2024-25, $465,205 for FY 2025-26, $481,877 for FY 2026-27. The maximum compensation for the potential five-year term is $2,244,157. Sufficient appropriations and estimated revenue will be included in the FY 2022-23 Probation Org 3440 Recommended Budget and future budget requests.
DISCUSSION:
On September 30, 2020, SB 823 was signed into law, which stopped the intake of youth to the DJJ custodial facilities on July 1, 2021. The DJJ is planned for permanent closure on June 30, 2023. The closure of the DJJ transfers responsibility for the custody, care, and supervision of high-risk youth from the DJJ to the local county jurisdiction. As a result, the County created a subcommittee of the multiagency Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council to develop a plan that described the facilities, programs, placements, services, supervision, and reentry strategies that are needed to provide appropriate rehabilitation and supervision services for the DJJ realigned target population and other probation-involved youth.
The Fresno County Juvenile Justice Realignment Plan was created in accordance with SB 823 and based on the requirements outlined in Welfare and Institutions Code (WIC) 1995. The Plan describes the facilities, programs, placements, services, supervision, and reentry strategies needed to provide appropriate rehabilitation and supervision services for the DJJ realigned target population. SB 823 also established the Office of Youth and Community Restoration (OYCR) to oversee the implementation of DJJ realignment to include review of the Juvenile Justice Realignment Block Grant Plan. On April 27, 2021, the Juvenile Justice Realignment Block Grant Plan was initially brought before your Board for review consistent with the funding eligibility requirements provided in WIC 1995. In keeping with funding eligibility requirements, the Plan will be submitted to the OYCR and to your Board for review on an annual basis. On June 7, 2022, the updated Plan was brought before your Board. In accordance with the Plan, the recommended agreement will provide group interventions and case management programming. The programming to be provided by CPC is designed to help the youth become more responsible young adults, to understand their problematic sexual behavior, and to learn new skills for both addressing problem areas, such as self-management, as well as for pursuing positive life goals.
On March 4, 2022, the Purchasing Division of the Department of Internal Services issued Request for Proposal (RFP) Number 22-048, soliciting proposals from qualified agencies to provide services that address all components of juvenile sexual offending treatment programming for probation-involved youth. The RFP included one addendum, issued March 17, 2022, with a closing date of April 1, 2022. The RFP stated that services would be provided to youth in-custody, youth in the community, and youth being released from the Juvenile Justice Campus (JJC) facility. The RFP indicated that the intention of the Department was to select a single vendor to provide the requested services.
The RFP was posted to the Public Purchase website, and two responsive proposals were received by Purchasing. A five-member Review Committee was assembled, including members from the Probation Department, the Department of Behavioral Health, the Department of Social Services, and the Law Offices of the Fresno County Public Defender. The Review Committee evaluated and ranked the proposals in accordance with the award criteria outlined in the RFP. They found CPC’s proposal to be the most cost-effective, well thought-out and organized, showing that the vendor understood the County’s needs and requested services as identified in the RFP, and demonstrated their ability to provide the services requested in the RFP. The proposal indicated that the organization has familiarity working with individuals in-custody and provided supporting documentation and data to demonstrate the vendor is equipped to deliver treatment to youth in-custody. Therefore, the Review Committee unanimously ranked CPC the most responsive and recommended awarding the agreement to CPC.
The services to be provided pursuant to the recommended agreement are based on evidence-based cognitive behavioral therapies and juvenile sexual offending specific treatment programming. The proposed programming to be provided by CPC includes assessment, case planning, individual treatment, group intervention, and family intervention services for probation-involved youth. If the recommended agreement is approved, CPC will provide juvenile sexual offending treatment programming to youth in-custody, youth in the community, and youth being released from the JJC facility. As part of the recommended agreement, CPC will use approximately 143 square feet of office space at the JJC to provide these services, at no cost. CPC will also be required to maintain local office space, at which the proposed services will be provided to youth in the community, with supplemental services provided virtually, as needed.
REFERENCE MATERIAL:
BAI # 54, June 7, 2022
BAI # 7, April 27, 2022
ATTACHMENTS INCLUDED AND/OR ON FILE:
On file with Clerk - Agreement with The Counseling and Psychotherapy Center, Inc.
CAO ANALYST:
Samantha Buck