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a. Approve and authorize the Director of Health or Assistant Director of Health to execute a three (3) year Agreement with Alliance on Aging for the provision of bilingual and bicultural Senior Peer Counseling services in the amount of $237,324 for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021-22, $237,324 for FY 2022-23, and $237,324 for FY 2023-24, for a total Agreement not to exceed $711,972 for the term of July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2024; and
b. Approve and authorize the Director of Health or Assistant Director of Health to approve up to three (3) future amendments that do not exceed ten percent (10%) ($34,000) of the original amount and do not significantly change the scope of work.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve and authorize the Director of Health or Assistant Director of Health to execute a three (3) year Agreement with Alliance on Aging for the provision of bilingual and bicultural Senior Peer Counseling services in the amount of $237,324 for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021-22, $237,324 for FY 2022-23, and $237,324 for FY 2023-24, for a total Agreement not to exceed $711,972 for the term of July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2024; and
b. Approve and authorize the Director of Health or Assistant Director of Health to approve up to three (3) future amendments that do not exceed ten percent (10%) ($34,000) of the original amount and do not significantly change the scope of work.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The County currently has Agreement A-14788 with The Alliance on Aging which will expire on June 30, 2021. Alliance on Aging in Salinas, CA provides bilingual and bicultural Senior Peer Counseling services that consists of prevention and early mental health intervention support to older adults (age 55 and older) suffering from depression, anxiety, grief, loss, isolation, adjustment to chronic illness, and other stressors that can occur in the latter third of life. Peer Counselors provide short term one-on-one counseling to older adults im...
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