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To: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Mark Finucane, Health Services Director Contra
FROM:
By: Elizabeth A. Spooner, Contracts Administrat
Costa
DATE: October 24, 1991 vtlJun
SUBJECT: Approve Standard Agreement #29-203-46 with the State v
Department of Health Services for the Supplemental Food Program for
Women, Infants and Children (WIC)
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I. RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve and authorize the Chair to execute on behalf of the County,
Standard Agreement #29-203-46 with the State Department of Health
Services in the amount of $852, 069 for the period October 1, 1991
through , September 30, 1992 for continuation of the Supplemental
Food Program for Women, Infants and Children.
II. FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Approval of this agreement will result in $852, 069 of federal
funding through the State for the WIC program. There is a County
In-Kind (space) contribution of $13,577. !
The County received $1,245,853 of funding for this program during
fiscal year 1990-91.
III. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS/BACKGROUND:
For over fourteen years the County has participated in the WIC
Program with the State. This is a mandated program under the
Community Health Services Division of the State Department of
Health Services. Approval of Standard Agreement #29-203-46 will:: .
provide $852 , 069 of federal funding through the State for continua-
tion of the program during the next federal . fiscal year.
WIC is a nutrition education, counseling and food supplement
program for low-income, pregnant, postpartum and breast-feeding
women, infants and children at nutritional risk. Approximately
8,750 clients are served by this program.
The Board Chair should sign nine copies of the agreement, eight of
which should be returned to the Contracts and Grants Unit for
submission to the State Department of Health Services.
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CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMME A ION OF BOAR COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S)
ACTION OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED _ OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AYES: NOES: AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
NOV 5 1991
CC: Health Services (Contracts) ATTESTED
Auditor-Controller (Claims) Phil Batchelor,Clerk of the Board of;°s
State Dept. of Health Services �ryj�(gltyaQlOtOL�fBfOt.`I' -T ,
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