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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 09242013 - C.22RECOMMENDATION(S): Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Agreement #28-706-12 with Public Health Foundation Enterprises, Inc. to pay the County an amount not to exceed $18,032 for continuation of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Emerging Infections Program - Retail Foods Project, for the period from January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013. FISCAL IMPACT: The Agreement will result in an amount not to exceed $18,032 funded 100% by a CDC cooperative agreement for the Emerging Infections Program through the Public Health Foundation Enterprises, Inc. (No County match required) BACKGROUND: The National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS) for Enteric Bacteria was established in 1996 to monitor bacterial resistance, specifically, the resistance among Salmonella and other enteric bacteria. The 17 participating state health departments forward every tenth human Salmonella isolate to CDC for antimicrobial susceptibility testing. The CDC is requesting that additional Emerging APPROVE OTHER RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE Action of Board On: 09/24/2013 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER Clerks Notes: VOTE OF SUPERVISORS AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor Contact: Wendel Brunner, MD, 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: September 24, 2013 David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors By: Chris Heck, Deputy cc: T Scott, D Gary C. 22 To:Board of Supervisors From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director Date:September 24, 2013 Contra Costa County Subject:Agreement #28-706-12 with Public Health Foundation Enterprises, Inc. BACKGROUND: (CONT'D) Infections Program (EIP) sites participate in the study of foodborne bacteria. Such bacteria 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, Campylobacter, E.coli and enterococci isolated from a sample of chicken, ground turkey, ground beef and pork chops purchased from selected grocery stores in the catchment area of the California EIP FoodNet site. This will include samples collected from Contra Costa, Alameda and San Francisco County retail grocery stores. On June 26, 2012, the Board of Supervisors approved Agreement #28-706-11 with Public Health Foundation Enterprise, Inc. for the period from January 1, 2012 through December 31, 2012. Approval of Agreement #28-706-12 will allow County to continue to be paid 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 31, 2013, including mutual indemnification to hold harmless both parties for any claims arising out of the performance of this Agreement. CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION: If this Agreement is not approved, the microbiological tsting services would not be provided by the County. CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT: Not applicable.