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District Attorney's Office recommending the Board consider the following:
1) Make a finding in accordance with Procurement Policy C-17, Sections 3.4.2, 3.4.3, and 3.4.5, in which competitive bidding would produce no benefit to the County for the requested Psychotherapy Services;
2) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute Agreement 8197 with Wendy Barillas, Marriage & Family Therapy, A Professional Corporation in the not-to-exceed amount of $160,440 for the service period of January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024; and
3) Approve and authorize the Purchasing Agent to execute any future amendments to agreement 8197, which do not increase the amount or the term of the agreement, contingent upon County Counsel approval.
FUNDING: California Governor's Office of Emergency Services Victims of Crime Act Victim Assistant Formula Grant Program funds.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
On October 10, 2023, with Legistar item 23-1546, the Board approved the District Attorney’s acceptance of the California Office of Emergency Services (CalOES) Child Abuse Treatment (AT) Program in the amount of $321,875 for grant period January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024.
This will be the department’s fourth consecutive year participating in the AT Program. The program will continue to fund psychotherapy services to children victimized by abuse and/or neglect as one of its primary objectives. Over the past three years, the department has contracted Healthy Outcomes for Personal Enrichment Counseling Center (HOPE) to provide dedicated psychotherapy services. Since the program’s inception, HOPE’s clinical staff has been consistent in meeting with child victims and their families. Maintaining consistency and trust between clients and their therapists is crucial in the process of healing from victimization.
In September 2023, HOPE had informed the District Attorney’s Office of their projected dissolvement as an agency beginning January 1, 2024. As a solution to avoid any...
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