HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 12102013 - C.23RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Amendment
Agreement #28-706-13 with Public Health Foundation Enterprises, Inc., effective October 7, 2013, to amend
Agreement #28-706-12, to increase payment to the County by $10,772 from $18,032, to a new payment limit of
$28,804, for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Emerging Infections Program - Retail Foods
Project, with no change in the original term through December 31, 2013.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Amendment will result in an increase of $10,772 for a new total of $28,804, 100% funded by a CDC cooperative
agreement for the Emerging Infections Program through the Public Health Foundation Enterprises, Inc. (No County
funds 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.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 12/10/2013 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: December 10, 2013
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc: T Scott, C Rucker
C.23
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:December 10, 2013
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Amendment Agreement #28-706-13 with Public Health Foundation Enterprises, Inc.
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
The CDC is requesting that additional Emerging 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 September 24, 2013, the Board of Supervisors approved Agreement #28-706-12 with Public Health Foundation
Enterprise, Inc., for Contra Costa Public Health Laboratory to provide microbiological testing of samples of chicken,
pork, ground turkey, and ground beef purchased from grocery stores in Contra Costa, Alameda and San Franciso
counties, through December 31, 2013.
Approval of Amendment Agreement (Amendment) #28-706-13 will provide additional funds to support the Emerging
Infections Program - Retail Foods Project, through December 31, 2013.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this amendment is not approved, The County will not receive additional funding to continue providing services for
the Emerging Infections Program - Retail Foods Project.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
Not applicable.