HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 08041992 - 1.38 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS . 3 8 �lqq
FROM: Mark Finucane, Health Services Director Contra
By: Elizabeth'`'A. Spooner, Contracts Administrat Costa
DATE: July 23, 1992 County
SUBJECT: Approve submission of Funding Application #29-203-48 to the State
Department of Health Services for the Supplemental Food Program for
Women, Infants `, and Children (WIC)
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I. RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve and authorize the Chair to execute on behalf of the County,
Funding Application #29-203-48 for submission to the State Depart-
ment of Health, Services in the amount of $883,813 for the period
October 1, 1992 through September 30, 1993 for continuation of the
Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants and Children.
II. FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Approval of this agreement will result in $883 , 813 of federal
funding through the State for the WIC program.
The County received $852, 069 of funding for this program during
fiscal year 19`91-92.
III. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS/BACKGROUND:
For over fourteen years the County has participated in the WIC
Program with the State. This is a mandated program under the
Community Health Services Division of the State Department of
Health Services. Funding Application #29-203-48 is required for
continuation of the program during the next federal fiscal year.
WIC is a nutrition education, counseling and food supplement
program for low-income, pregnant, postpartum and breast-feeding
women, infants and children at nutritional risk. Approximately
8,750 clients are served by this program.
In order to meet the deadline for submission, a draft copy of the
application ha!s been forwarded to the State, but subject to Board
approval. The Board Chair should sign four copies of the agree-
ment, three of which should then be returned to the Contracts and
Grants Unit for submission to the State Department of Health
Services.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEJE/=
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S)
ACTION OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED _� OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
55,
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) 1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AYES: NOES: AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: Health Services (Contracts) ATTESTED
Auditor-Controller (Claims)
State Dept. of Health Services Phil Bathed, Clerk of the Board of
SupeivWrs aW GQ1 1y Admin&atosi
M382/7-83 BY �% �� DEPUTY