HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 04212009 - C.55RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee (Wendel Brunner, M.D.), to execute, on behalf
of the County, Grant Agreement #28-800 with the City of Concord, to pay the County an amount not to exceed
$114,000, for the Lead Hazard Control Program, for the period from November 15, 2007 through October 31, 2010,
including agreeing to indemnify and hold the City harmless for any claims arising out of the performance of this
agreement.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This agreement will result in an amount not to exceed $114,000 from the City of Concord, Housing and Urban
Development (HUD) Lead Hazard Reduction Program funds for the Lead Hazard Control Program. No County
Funds required.
BACKGROUND:
Children with elevated blood lead levels are found in all parts of Contra Costa County with the highest concentrations
in Richmond, San Pablo, Concord, and Pittsburg. The City of Concord, HUD Lead Hazard Reduction Program
targets the Monument Corridor, and other low-income areas with pre-
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD
COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 04/21/2009 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYES 5 NOES ____
ABSENT ____ ABSTAIN ____
RECUSE ____
Contact: Wendel Brunner, M.D.
313-6712
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes
of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: April 21, 2009
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Celicia Nelson, Deputy
cc: Jacqueline Pigg, Barbara Borbon
C.55
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:April 21, 2009
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Approve Grant Agreement #28-800 with the City of Concord
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
1978 houses, in Concord. Contra Costa Health Services Community Wellness and Prevention Program, Lead
Poisoning Prevention Project staff will provide technical assistance, training, case management, community
education, and outreach services to medical providers and Monument corridor community residents. The County will
also identify and refer eligible participants to the City’s Lead Hazard Control Program. The goal of the project is to
decrease exposure of children to lead and the incident of increased childhood blood lead levels, develop a network
for referral for families eligible for the new HUD Program in Concord, manage lead exposed children to meet
standards of care, and eliminate lead hazards.
Three certified and sealed copies of this Board Order should be returned to the Contracts and Grants Unit.