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FROM: Mark Finucane, Health Services Director
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By: Elizabeth A. Spooner, Contracts Administra ftaCosta
DATE: October 22, 1992 County
SUBJECT: Approve Standard Agreement #29-203-49 with the State
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, Board of Supervisors, to execute
on behalf of the County, Standard Agreement #29-203-49 (State # ,92-
15270) , with the State Department of Health Services in the amount
of $883 , 813 for the period October 1, 1992 through September 30,
1993 for continuation of the Supplemental Food Program for Women,
Infants and Children.
II. FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Approval of this agreement will result in $883 ,813 of federal
funding through the State for the WIC program. No County funds are
required.
The County received $852 , 069 of funding for this program during
fiscal year 1991-92.
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 #29-203-49 will
provide $883 ,813 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 (including
Certification Regarding Lobbying) , eight of which should be
returned to the Contracts and Grants Unit for submission to the
State Department of Health Services.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMEN ATI N OF BOARD OMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S)
ACTION OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED _ OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) 1 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
Contact: Wendel Brunner, M.D. (313-6712) OF SUPERVISO ON THE DATE SHOWN.
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Auditor-Controller (Claims)
State Dept. of Health Services Phil Batchelor, Clerk of the Board of
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