HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 08122014 - C.43RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Standard
Agreement #28-596-11 (State #14-1006) from the California Department of Public Health, to pay the County an
amount not to exceed $676,243, for continuation of the Public Health Division’s Childhood Lead Poisoning
Prevention Project, for the period from July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2017.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this agreement will result in funding amounts not to exceed $238,501 for the first year, $218,871 for the
second year and third year, for a total of $676,243 for Fiscal Years 2014 through 2017 from the State Department of
Public Health. No County match required.
BACKGROUND:
On May 8, 2012, the Board of Supervisors approved Standard Agreement #28-596-11
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 08/12/2014 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
Federal D. Glover, District V
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: August 12, 2014
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Chris Heck, Deputy
cc: J Pigg, C Rucker
C. 43
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:August 12, 2014
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Standard Agreement #28-596-11 with California Department of Public Health
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
from the California Department of Public Health, for continuation of the Childhood Lead Poising Prevention Project
for fiscal years 2011 through 2014.
In Contra Costa County, over 60 % of the housing units were build before 1978, the year consumer product safety
commission banned lead paint. Lead paint is a recognized source of lead poisoning in children. Over 5,000 children
live in these types of units. Since 1992, over 800 children have been identified in Contra Costa County with lead
poisoning, and many more are likely to have lead although they have not been tested. 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 #28-596-11 will allow the County’s Public Health Division to continue receiving
funding for the Childhood Lead Poising Prevention Project, through June 30, 2017, 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