REPORT TO SHASTA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

BOARD MEETING DATE:  May  22, 2018
CATEGORY:  Consent - Law and Justice-4.

SUBJECT:

Second Amendment to the Agreement with Northern Valley Catholic Social Service, Inc. to provide Counseling Programs and Services

Supervisorial District No. :  ALL

DEPARTMENT CONTACT:  Tracie Neal, Chief Probation Officer (530) 245-6200

STAFF REPORT APPROVED BY:  Tracie Neal, Chief Probation Officer

RECOMMENDATION

Approve and authorize the Chairman to sign an amendment to the agreement with Northern Valley Catholic Social Service, Inc. (NVCSS) to increase the maximum compensation by $15,000 to $55,000 for Fiscal Year 2017-18 with a new contract maximum of $135,000 to provide counseling programs and services, retaining the term of the agreement through June 30, 2016, with two automatic one-year renewals.

SUMMARY

NVCSS was chosen through a competitive procurement process to provide evidence-based and best practice counseling programs and services. This amendment will allow the Probation department to continue to utilize these services until the agreement terminates June 30, 2018.

DISCUSSION

On March 17, 2015, the Probation Department issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for group and individual counseling programs and services for adult and juvenile offenders referred by Shasta County Probation. Through this process, NVCSS was selected to provide Positive Parenting Program (Triple P), Council on Boys and Young Men, and Girls Circle to offenders.

The first amendment expanded the scope of services to include Project TND, an effective drug prevention program.

At the current rate of spending, the agreement will require an additional $15,000 in order to fund programming to the end of the current fiscal year. This amendment will allow for the Probation Department to continue to utilize the services that NVCSS provides to the end of the current fiscal year.

Evidence-based and best practice programming is critical to the success of adult and juvenile offenders as they develop into self-disciplined, self-governing individuals who respect themselves, respect others, respect their community, and who are capable of making decisions that are personally and socially responsible. The programs provided by NVCSS help these individuals achieve these goals. As of the end of March 2018, NVCSS has served 91 individuals through Triple P (15 successfully completed the program), 25 youth through Girls Circle (who completed an average of 9.66 hours of treatment), 53 youth through Council on Boys and Young Men (who completed an average of 7.84 hours of treatment), and 72 youth through Project TND (16 have completed the program). The Probation Department will continue to track referrals and completions of the programs.

ALTERNATIVES

The Board could decide not to approve the amendment or could request changes to the terms and conditions of the amendment.

OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT

The County Administrative Office has reviewed the recommendation. County Counsel has approved the amendment as to form. There are no modifications to insurance or indemnification; therefore Risk Management review is not applicable.

FINANCING

The Probation Department’s Fiscal Year 2017/18 Adopted Budget includes funds appropriated for this amendment. The amendment is funded with Juvenile Justice, Juvenile Probation, 2011 Public Safety Realignment, and state grant funds. There is no additional General Fund impact associated with this recommendation.