COUNTY OF SAN MATEO

Inter-Departmental Correspondence

Health Services Agency

DATE:

June 10, 2002

BOARD MEETING DATE:

June 25, 2002

TO:

Honorable Board of Supervisors

FROM:

Margaret Taylor, Director of Health Services
Charlene A. Silva, Director of Aging and Adult Services

SUBJECT:

Agreement with Urban Wildlife Management

Recommendation

Adopt a resolution authorizing the President of the Board of Supervisors to execute an Agreement with Urban Wildlife Management

Background

Aging and Adult Services (AAS) provides protective and supportive services, case management, and conservatorship services to functionally impaired adults and seniors. Supportive services provided by AAS include the Public Guardian/Conservatorship Program, which serves frail elderly, physically and/or mentally disabled residents who are substantially unable to provide for their own personal needs of health, food, clothing, or shelter and/or are unable to manage their financial resources or resist fraud or undue influence.

Conservatorships are primarily set up for adults who cannot handle their own finances or care for themselves, who are often older with limitations caused by aging, but they may also be younger people who have been seriously impaired. For each type of conservatorship, the Public Guardian, acting under the authority and direction of the Superior Court, may be appointed for the person, for the estate, or for both. The general duties of a Conservator of the Person include arranging for the person's care and protection, deciding where the person will live, making arrangements for health care, meals, clothing, personal care, housekeeping, transportation, and recreation. The general duties of a Conservator of the Estate include managing the person's finances, marshalling and protecting the assets, collecting all income due to the person, paying all just debts, making investments as appropriate, and representing or arranging representation in all legal matters.

Discussion

Specialized clean-up services provide residential clean-up services that includes removal of animal and human waste; rodent abatement; gross (major) scrubbing, washing and cleaning; hauling of debris and elements deemed hazardous to the community; searching for specific items of value; inventorying items removed; and assessing any possible necessary repairs. Urban Wildlife Management participated in and was selected through a Request for Proposals process for specialized clean-up services released in October 2000 for a four-year period ending June 30, 2004.

The influx of conservatees with properties and significant assets increased appreciably during the past year, making the amount we contracted for these services insufficient to meet the service demands for fiscal year 2001-02. The new agreement with Urban Wildlife Management increases the maximum amount payable in the current year as well as extends the term and increases the funds available for next fiscal year.

County Counsel has reviewed and approved this agreement as to form and content.

Vision Alignment

An agreement with Urban Wildlife Management keeps the commitment of ensuring basic health and safety for all and goal number 8: People - Help vulnerable people - the aged, disabled, mentally ill, at-risk youth and others - achieve a better quality of life. Services provided by the contractor will contribute to this commitment and goal by assisting conservators to optimize management of Public Guardian clients' assets.

Fiscal Impact

The term of the agreement with Urban Wildlife Management, which supersedes the original, will be from July 1, 2001 to June 30, 2004. The amount of the original agreement was $75,000. This amount will be increased by $125,000, bringing the total amount of the new agreement to $200,000. Funds for this agreement are reimbursed directly from clients' personal assets. There is no impact on the county General Fund.