HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 05082012 - C.45RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Standard
Agreement #28-596-10 (State #11-10535) from the California Department of Public Health, to pay the County an
amount not to exceed $748,961, for the continuation of the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Project, for the
period from July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2014.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this agreement will result in funding in an amount not to exceed $748,961 for the Fiscal Years 2011
through 2014. No County match required.
BACKGROUND:
On June 21, 2011, the Board of Supervisors approved submission of Application #28-596-9 from the California
Department of Public Health, for the continuation of the Childhood Lead Poising Prevention Project for fiscal years
2011 through 2014.
The California Department of Public Health, Childhood Lead
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 05/08/2012 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
ABSENT:Gayle B. Uilkema, District II
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 8, 2012
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc: J Pigg, D Gary
C. 45
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:May 8, 2012
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Standard Agreement #28-596-10 with California Department of Public Health
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
Poisoning Prevention Branch (CLPPB), invited Contra Costa County to participate in the application process for
Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program funding. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) identifies lead
poisoning as the principal environmental health problem affecting children in the United States and emphasizes that
this is a problem, which is entirely preventable. In Contra Costa County, over 500 residents have been diagnosed
with a lead level of over 10 mcg/dl and approximately, 75 children each year have low levels of lead between 5-10
mcg/dl. The only way to know if a child has been poisoned by lead is to test the child. This Project is the sole source
of funding for case management and follow-up care for children identified as lead-poisoned. The goal of the Project
is to decrease the exposure of children to lead and the incidence of increased childhood blood lead levels.
Approval of this Agreement #28-596-10 will allow the County’s Public Health Division to continue receiving
funding for the Childhood Lead Poising Prevention Project, through June 30, 2014, including agreeing to indemnify
and hold the State harmless for claims arising out of the County’s performance under this Agreement.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this contract is not approved, children and residents of Contra Costa County will not be treated nor receive the
necessary information with regard to exposure to lead poisoning.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
NOT APPLICABLE