HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 08182015 - C.109RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, as follows:
A. Grant Award (County #29-393-24), from the California Department of Public Health, Tuberculosis Control
Branch, to pay the County, an amount not to exceed $291,142, for the period from July 1, 2015 through June 30,
2016, for the Tuberculosis (TB) Control Program, and
B. Authorize the Purchasing Agent to issue payments(s) in the amount not to exceed $16,599, to be used for food,
shelter, incentives and enablers (FSIE). The FSIE allotment will be used for taxi vouchers and rent subsidies.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Acceptance of this Award will result in up to $291,142 in funding from the California Department of Public Health,
Tuberculosis Control Branch, for fiscal year 2015-2016. No County match required
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 08/18/2015 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
ABSENT:Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Dan Peddycord 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 18, 2015
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Chris Heck, Deputy
cc: D Morgan, N Rios
C.109
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:August 18, 2015
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Grant Award #29-393-24 from the California Department of Public Health, Tuberculosis Control Branch
BACKGROUND:
The Contra Costa County, Public Health Department maintains a TB Control Program, which serves all reported TB
patients and their contacts in Contra Costa County. Outreach services are provided to reach the “Hard-to Reach”
people with TB and those at high risk. The TB control staff work within the Communicable Disease Section in
collaboration with the HIV/AIDS Program, Substance Abuse Programs, Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and
Health Centers, and providers throughout the County.
Approval of Grant Award #29-393-24 will allow the Department to continue to expand its prevention and control
activities which are essential to decreasing TB transmission, prevent the development of drug resistance, and cure TB
patients, through June 30, 2016.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this grant is not approved, the County will not receive funds to continue identifying and treating Contra Costa
County residents who have active TB and ensure that they complete appropriate therapy.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
Not Applicable