DATE: December 14, 2021
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: David Luchini, PHN, RN, Director, Department of Public Health
SUBJECT: Approve Agreement with Fresno Metropolitan Ministry
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Make a finding that it is in the best interest of the County to suspend the competitive bidding process consistent with Administrative Policy No. 34 in an emergency when goods or services are immediately necessary for the continued Community Based Organization COVID Response and creation of a Community Health Worker Network Hub as Fresno Community Health Improvement Partnership under the fiscal management of Fresno Metropolitan Ministry; and
2. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute an Agreement with Fresno Metropolitan Ministry to work with Fresno Community Health Improvement Partnership (FCHIP) to continue Community Based Organization COVID response and develop a Community Health Worker Network Hub to continue utilizing community health workers to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, effective December 14, 2021 to July 31, 2023, with the option to extend two additional 12-month periods, total not to exceed $7,212,976.
REPORT
There is no additional Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions. Approval of the recommended actions will allow the County to partner with the Fresno Metropolitan Ministry (Metro) to allow them to act as the fiscal sponsor for Fresno Community Health Improvement Partnership (FCHIP). Waiving of the competitive bidding process will allow FCHIP to contract with as many existing and interested Community Based Organizations (CBOs) to continue critical COVID response activities beyond December 31, 2021, when County contracts with CBO are expected to terminate. Concurrently FCHIP will develop a community health worker (CHW) Network Hub to covert the reimbursement process into a fee for service consistent with a national evidence based CHW Hub Pathways Model. FCHIP is the only organization in the Central Val...
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