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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 02252014 - C.74RECOMMENDATION(S): Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Amendment Agreement #28-700-19 (State #EPO 12-08) with the California Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 2013, to amend Agreement #28-700-18, to increase the total payment to County by $180,591 from $1,374,298 to a new total Payment Limit of $1,554,889, with no change in the original term of July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014. FISCAL IMPACT: Approval of this Amendment Agreement will result in an increase of $180,591 to a new total of $1,554,889 of funding from the California Department of Public Health Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for the Public Health Emergency Preparedness, and Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP) & Comprehensive Program through June 30, 2014. No County funds are required. BACKGROUND: The California Department of Public Health has agreed to fund multiple Public Health Emergency Preparedness activities including, but not limited to, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) preparedness activities, the Cities Readiness Initiative (CRI) activities, State General Fund Pandemic Influenza preparedness and Hospital Preparedness Program activities, for the County’s Public Health Emergency Preparedness Response Program. Contra Costa Health Services (CCHS) will utilize these funds to respond to any disease outbreaks in Contra Costa County. APPROVE OTHER RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE Action of Board On: 02/25/2014 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 ABSENT:Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor Contact: WENDELL 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 25, 2014 David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors By: Chris Heck, Deputy cc: D Morgan, C Rucker C. 74 To:Board of Supervisors From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director Date:February 25, 2014 Contra Costa County Subject:Amendment Agreement #28-700-19 with the California Department of Public Health On August 13, 2013, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #28-700-18 with the California Department of Public Health for the provision of maintaining County’s Public Health Emergency Preparedness Response Program for the period July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014 BACKGROUND: (CONT'D) Approval of this Amendment Agreement #28-700-19 will allow County funding for continuation of the Public Health Emergency Response Program, through June 30, 2014. CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION: If this amendment is not approved, County will not be able to continue to develop and test all hazards health emergency preparedness activities and hospital preparedness in response to any disease outbreaks in Contra Costa County. CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT: Not Applicable