DATE: December 14, 2021
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: David Luchini, RN, PHN, Director, Department of Public Health
SUBJECT: Retroactive Agreement with Fresno Economic Opportunities Commission
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a retroactive Agreement with Fresno Economic Opportunities Commission for a fatherhood initiative program, effective October 1, 2021 through June 30, 2024, with one optional fifteen-month extension, total not to exceed $828,000.
REPORT
There is no additional Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. Approval of the recommended action will allow the Department of Public Health (Department) to contract with Fresno Economic Opportunities Commission (EOC) to provide fatherhood involvement services to expectant, new and non-custodial fathers or partners of African American mothers. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
There are no viable alternative actions. Should your Board not approve the recommended action, the Department would be unable to implement a fatherhood initiative program, which is one requirement under the Perinatal Equity Initiative (PEI) funds that the County received from California Department of Public Health (CDPH). The Department would be unable to fulfill the requirements of the funding agreement with CDPH for implementation of the PEI.
RETROACTIVE AGREEMENT:
The recommended agreement is retroactive to October 1, 2021. Following the competitive bidding process completed in March 2021, services were to start July 1, 2021 as described in the Request for Proposal (RFP) #21-027 but the time required to prepare and review the recommended agreement did not allow presentation to your Board at an earlier date. The Department worked closely with EOC to negotiate the recommended agreement, which was finalized on October 1, 2021.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. The maximum amount...
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