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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