HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 05052009 - C.23RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee (Wendel Brunner,
M.D.), to execute, on behalf of the County, Contract #28-706-6 with Public Health
Foundation Enterprises, Inc. to pay the County an amount not to exceed $15,283, for the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Emerging Infections Program - Retail
Foods Project, for the period from December 30, 2008 through December 29, 2009. In
accordance with the terms of the Agreement, County agrees to indemnify and hold harmless
Contractor from and against any and all liability, loss, expense (including reasonable
attorneys’ fees), or claims for injury or damages arising out of the performance of this
Agreement.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 100% by a CDC cooperative agreement for the Emerging Infections
Program through the Public Health Foundation Enterprises, Inc. No County cost is included.
BACKGROUND:
The national Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS) for Enteric
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 05/05/2009 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Gayle B. Uilkema, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Susan A. Bonilla, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
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: May 5, 2009
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Celicia Nelson, Deputy
cc: Jacqueline Pigg, Barbara Borbon
C.23
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:May 5, 2009
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Contract with Public Health Foundation Enterprises, Inc.
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
Bacteria was established in 1996 to monitor resistance, specifically, Salonella and other
enteric bacteria. The 17 participating state health departments forward every tenth human
Salmonella isolate to CDC for antimicrobial susceptibility testing. CDC is requesting that
additional Emerging Infections Program (EIP) sites participate in the study of foodborne
bacteria this is not uncommon and often is associated with the use of antimicrobial agents in
food animals, especially in retail food. This study will assist in generating a database that
may be utilized to augment the development of intervention programs to stem the high
prevalence of antimicrobial resistance in the meal and poultry food supply. The goal of the
study is to determine the prevalence of antimicrobial resistance among Salmonella and
Campylobacter, E.coli and enterococci isolated from a convenience sample of chicken,
ground turkey, ground beef and pork chops purchased from selected grocery stores in the
catchment area of the California EIP FooodNet site. This will include samples collected
from Contra Costa, Alameda and San Francisco County retail grocery stores.
Approval of Contract #28-706-6 will allow Public Health Foundation Enterprises, Inc. to
pay the County on a fee for service basis for laboratory microbiological testing services,
including, but not limited to, personnel time, supplies, and food samples utilized in the
testing, through December 29, 2009.