RESOLUTION NO. _____________

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA

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RESOLUTION: 1) WAIVING THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) PROCESS; AND 2) AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE SAN MATEO COMMUNITY HEALTH AUTHORITY TO ADMINISTER THE HEALTHY KIDS PROGRAM FOR A COVERAGE RATE OF $74.47 PER-MEMBER PER MONTH EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2010 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2012 AND UP TO $200,675 FOR RETENTION EFFORTS

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RESOLVED, by the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo, State of California, that

WHEREAS, Ordinance Code Section 2.83.170 authorizes the Board of Supervisors to waive the Request for Proposals (RFP) process in any situation where the Board of Supervisors determines that the best interest of the County could be served without the necessity of proposals; and

WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the County to waive the RFP process due to the San Mateo Health Authority being a sole-source provider of the Healthy Kids program administration; and

WHEREAS, on May 24, 2005, the Board of Supervisors approved an Agreement for the period February 12, 2005 through February 11, 2008, whereby the San Mateo Health Authority will support the Children’s Health Initiative by administering health insurance, medical, dental, and vision benefits for Healthy Kids (HK) eligible children; and

WHEREAS, on October 17, 2006, the Board of Supervisors approved an Amendment to the Agreement effective February 12, 2006 to add funding for retention efforts and to include an “at-risk” premium arrangement through which the Authority receives a payment rate of $91.45 per-member per-month; and

WHEREAS, on June 26, 2007, the Board of Supervisors approved an Amendment to the Agreement effective February 12, 2007 to add funding for retention efforts and to include an “at-risk” premium arrangement through which the Authority receives a payment rate of $92.13 per-member per-month; and

WHEREAS, on March 11, 2008, the Board of Supervisors approved an Amendment to the Agreement lowering the Healthy Kids per-member per-month rate to $74.47 effective February 12, 2008; and

WHEREAS, both parties now wish to enter in a new Agreement to administer the Healthy Kids coverage program at rate of $74.47 per-member per-month effective January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2012 and up to $200,675 in retention efforts; and

WHEREAS, this Board has been presented with a form of the Agreement and has examined and approved it both form and content and desires to enter into the Amendment to the Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY DETERMINED AND ORDERED that the Request for Proposals process is hereby waived;

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the President of this Board of Supervisors be and is hereby authorized to execute said Amendment to the Agreement with The San Mateo Community Health Authority for and on the behalf of the County of San Mateo, and the Clerk of this Board shall attest to the President’s signature thereto.

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