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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 01132015 - C.20RECOMMENDATION(S): Approve and authorize the Health Services Director or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Grant Award #28-869 from the California Department of Public Health, Office of Health Equity, a government agency, to pay the County an amount not to exceed $9,400, for the Public Health CalBRACE Climate Change Project, for the period from July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2015. FISCAL IMPACT: Approval of this Grant Award will result in an amount not to exceed $9,400 from the California Department of Public Health, Office of Health Equity for the CalBRACE Climate Change Project. No County funds required. BACKGROUND: The CalBRACE funding will support the work of the Public Health Climate Change Working Committee by focusing on identifying vulnerabilities to climate change in the County, and providing program linkages to leverage existing programs to improve climate change resilience APPROVE OTHER RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE Action of Board On: 01/13/2015 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: January 13, 2015 David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors By: Chris Heck, Deputy cc: J Pigg , C Rucker C. 20 To:Board of Supervisors From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director Date:January 13, 2015 Contra Costa County Subject:Grant Award #28-869 from the California Department of Public Health, Office of Health Equity BACKGROUND: (CONT'D) for County residents. The goal of this Project will be to conduct and complete a heat vulnerability study related to health risk and disseminate findings. Approval of Grant Award #28-869 will support the Public Health CalBRACE Climate Change Project through June 30, 2015. CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION: If this Award is not approved, the County’s Public Health Division will not receive funding to support the CalBRACE Climate Change Project. CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT: Not Applicable.