HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 02082011 - C.32RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee (Wendel Brunner,
M.D.), to execute, on behalf of the County, Grant Award Agreement #28-787-3 with the
Center for Human Development, to pay the County an amount not to exceed $103,000, for
the continuation of the Public Health East County Environmental Justice Action
Collaborative Project, for the period from November 1, 2009 through October 31, 2011.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this grant award agreement will result in an amount not to exceed $103,000
from Center for Human Development through the San Francisco Foundation, for the East
County Environmental Justice Action Collaborative Project. No County funds required.
BACKGROUND:
Located along Contra Costa County’s industrial corridor and dissected by Highway 4, the
low income, ethnically diverse Bay Point/Pittsburg community is exposed to a variety of
toxic pollutants that potentially impact residents’ health. The East County Environmental
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 02/08/2011 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
Karen Mitchoff, 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: February 8, 2011
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc: J Pigg, B Borbon
C.32
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:February 8, 2011
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Grant Award Agreement #28 787-3 with Center for Human Development
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
Justice Action Collaborative Project builds on current efforts to establish an Environmental
Justice Collaborative that will work to increase the ability of residents, Community Based
Organizations and businesses to identify local environmental hazards and develop solutions
to protect the community’s health. The goal of the project is to continue establishing an
effective collaborative, including resident leaders, that will educate the broader community
about local environmental hazards and develop and implement action plans to address
community-identified toxic hazards, through October 31, 2011, including mutual
indemnification to hold harmless both parties for any claims arising out of the performance
of this Contract.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this contract is not approved, the County will not receive adequate funding for the East
County Environmental Justice Action Collaborative Project.