HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 06242014 - C.41RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Agreement
#28-706-14 with Public Health Foundation Enterprises, Inc. to pay the County an amount not to exceed $7,727 for
continuation of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Emerging Infections Program - Retail Foods
Project, for the period from January 1, 2014 through March 31, 2014.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Agreement will result in an amount not to exceed $7,727 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 Infections Program (EIP) sites participate
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD
COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 06/24/2014 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
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ABSENT ____ ABSTAIN ____
RECUSE ____
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: June 24, 2014
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Chris Heck, Deputy
cc: Tasha Scott, C Rucker
C. 41
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:June 24, 2014
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Agreement #28-706-14 with Public Health Foundation Enterprises, Inc.
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
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.
Approval of Agreement #28-706-14 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 March 31, 2014, 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 County will not be able to continue the CDC's Emerging Infections Program-
Retail Foods Project.