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FROM: Perfecto Villarreal, Director
Social Service -!Deartment Costa
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January 3, 1994
County
DATE:
SUBJECT: APPROVAL AND AUTHORIZATION TO SIGN BUDGET PROPOSAL AND CONTRACT
FOR OFFICE ON AGING'S HEALTH INSURANCE COUNSELING AND ADVOCACY
PROGRAM
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I. RECOMMENDED ACTION
APPROVE AND AUTHORIZE the Director, Office on Aging to submit
the Plan and Budget Summary for the Information, Counseling
and Assistance (ICA) Grant (County #29-503-01) in the amount
of $17, 233 for the period December 28, 1993 through September
30, 1994 to the California Department of Aging.
AUTHORIZE ' the Director, Office on Aging, or designee to
EXECUTE the ICA Contract (# 29-503-01) subject to approval by
County Counsel or the Social Service Department Contract
Administrator as to legal form.
AUTHORIZE the Director, Office on Aging, to SIGN and SUBMIT
future State ICA Contract Amendments that only reflect an
adjustment in line items or increased revenues where the
amendments do not result in additional County cost or
decrease in grant revenue.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE: V
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COM TTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURES
ACTION OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
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Contact: Lennis Lyon 313-1731
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
-..,,/-/UNANIMOUS(ABSENT ► AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: ATTESTED
P I BATCHELOR, ERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
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II. FINANCIAL ,IMPACT
The total budget for the ICA Grant (#29-503-01) is $17,233 .
It is entirely funded by the California Department of Aging.
No county funds are budgeted for this contract. The basic
ICA grant is for $12, 531 for Outreach activities, with a
supplemental ICA grant for $4,702 to provide Coordinated Care
activities for a total award of $17,233 .
III. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION/BACKGROUND
Mandated under AB2419, the Health Insurance Counseling and
Advocacy Program (HICAP) has been operated by the County's
Office on ;Aging for the past eight years. The ICA Grant will
bring additional revenue to the HICAP Program. This grant is
designed to increase health insurance counseling to the
underserved citizens of Contra Costa County including ethnic
minorities, the disabled on Medicare and the frail elderly.
It will educate citizens regarding the new Medicare HMO
health plans.