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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES - 12062005 - C123-C126 (2) daft -Amok 4W jr wrlt Too. BOARD OF SuIrERVISORS .w A.:*�_ � . COMMA COSTA +I€ ��. ��. «� ' -1-y COUT" i! From, William B. Walker,M.D. " � Health Services Director Date: December 6, 200 Subject: E to sio of Emergency Declaration Regarding Homelessness SPECIFIC I E aT OR RECOMMENDATION(S) BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION ATIO Recommendation, CONTINUE with the emergency action originally taken by the Board on November 1 6, 1999 regarding the issue of homelessness in Contra Costa County. BacUround.- allllMll MIS/! Government Code Section 8630 required that, for a body that meets weekly that the need to continue the emergency declaration be reviewed at least every 14 days until the local emergency is terminated. In no event is the review to tare place more than 21 days after the previous review. With the continuing inclement weather and no additional resources having leen able to be placed o line to assist in sheltering homeless individu is and families, it 'i's appropriate for the Board to continue the declaration of a local emergency regarding homelessness. On November 16, 1999, the Beard. of Supervisors declared a local emergency, pursuant to the provisions of Government Code Section 8630, on homelessness 'in Contra osta County. This local emergency was extended on December 6, 20050 CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: NO SIGNATURE _ ECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE tw000IAPPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE JRE S ACTION OF D A ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS:,IS A TRUE UNANII" S (ABSENT AND CORRECT ECT CC PD OF AN ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD ALES: DOES. OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. ABSENT: ABSTAIN: Contact Person: Wendel Brunner,M.D.313-6712 ATTESTED CC: Health Services Administration JOHN SWEETEN CLERK OF THE BOARD F'u lic Health tl A ministration SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR ,DEPUTY T BOARD OF SUPERVISORS t;ontr FR M. William B. Walker, M.D., Director Costa M Contra Costa Health Services Count y DATE: December 6, 2005 SUBJECT: EXTENSION OF EMERGENCY D'EC'LARATION AND AUTHORIZATION.:OF THE C OUNTY HEALTR DEPARTMENT IN ,SUPPORT OR NEEDLE EXCHANGE PROGRAMS SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)ETDA' IONS + BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION Re mefldg, ton: C2M ONTINI�E with the emergency action ori, i .ally take.by the:heard n: ece ber 1 , 1999 .cin the increasing/ ider is number �" ,�� Hepatitis cases �+ � injection d� users � Centra Costa County. Ecnd Continued Needfor Emergency The spread of disease,particularly HIS" and Hepatitis C, though the sharing of needles continues to be a grave concern in Contra Costa County, 30% of all people living with.AIDS in Contra Costa were infected by injec- tion n' c- t n drug use with the highest number r f AIDS cases in West County. As of December 1997,Richmond had the highest cumulative incidence of AIDS (4.8 per 1,000 oulation) among Contra Costa cities with at least cases. Injection drug use was the estimated mode of infection among 40% of all individuals diagnosed with AIDS in.Richmond. mon. Atr.c n Americans diagnosed with.AIDS in Richmond between 1982 1998 %were most likely infected through injection car use. Contra Costa Health Services does not currently provide needle exchange services it is prohibited from doinor so absent a declared public health emergency). C CHS does provide services focused a►n injection drug users including: i-H.!V AIDS Outreach and Education, 2 HIV an ibodtestin ; 3-Substance Abuse Treatment 4-Health on Wheels Van; and 5-Substance Abuse Counseling elin and.Treatment for HIV-in.fe+cted clients. Exchange Works, a community-based needle exchange service current1v in operation in Contra Costa cur- rently distributes clean needles on a one-t -Wcine basis. Their volunteer staff currently exchanges 5,000 needles per weed at two sites. There are no established needle exchange programs in East or Central County. ;0,0 Yes ,. ...No SIGNATURE. A -tewkECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR ISTRATOR RE.0 MMENDATION OF ROARED COMMITTEE OTHER SGNATURE( ); ACTION OF N OTHER APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED "VOTE OF SUPERVISORS UNANIMOUS(ABSENT I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE AND AYES: NOES. CORRECT COPY N ACTION TAKEN ABSENT: ABSTAIN: ENTERED N THE , UTES OF THE 8 ARD OF SUPERVISORS F OATS SHOWN. ATTESTED Contact ac Person: William Walker,M.D. , JOH 1 JZ;ZTEN,CLERK OF THE BOARD S RVISORSAND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR cc: Health Services'Department Admin.(20 Allen St.,Martinez Public'Health Admin.(sw Center Ave.,Martinez) EUTY DoaN o Supervisors Emergency Dee aratio for Support of Needle Exchange Programs Page 2 Progress zan a Emergency Declar tion on December 1 1999 At the hoard of Supervisors isors rn.+eetin on December 14, 1999, CCHS w .s directed to tale four ac- tions. As of January 7, 2000 the following has been completed: CIHS has entered into discussions with Exchange Words in West County. Supplies for the ongoing ri ion of the services have been identified. • CHS staff have been identified to assist with the provision of information and referrals. Documentation forms are being reviewed and revised as necessary to ensure that specific in- formation is available to the Board. PlanninR four an rest County process will begin later this quarter after the preliminary process in West County is completed. Addie ar al Backgroundfor Continuous Emergency De+Tatar for Support of Needle Ex � t + Pro rams (Public He lth Divisib�, ISS Program;,Contact: Chr st ne t eiuerrr ann - � February 11 2003 —Board order submitted to recommend and accept"The Status of HIV Prevention:efforts in Contra Costa.County"report to the Board of Supervisors. February� � 2003 -Report submitted to the Family and Human Services Committee, "Op tions for Continuing Needle Exchange for HIV Prevention." ■ March 3, 2003 ---Report submitted to the Family and Human Services Committee "Needle Exchange Follow-up ort— Strategies to Support the Non-Direct Costs of Needle Ex change." ■ April 1 2003--Report submitted to the Family and Human Services Committee,"Activi- ties to Maintain Threshold:needle Exchange Services in Centra Costa County"(4/21/03). July 28, 20 .....Report submitted»>to the Family and Human Services Committee,mittee, "Further Options for Continuing Needle Exchange for HIV Prevention." ■ September 9. 2003 —Board.of Supervisors accepted Health Services reports of April 16 and July 28, and.approved a.one-year contract with Conn 11un1ty:health Empowerment(CHE)to provide needle exchange and HIV prevention services; Contract#22877 with Opportunity West(fiscal agent for CHE); contract term 9/1/03—8/31/04-0 As of December 22, 2004,27% of the 957 individuals living with,AIDS in Contra Costa County attribute their infection to injection drug use. This figure is inclusive of men who have sex with men and also inject drugs (approximately 4% of the total). Among women living with AILS, 44% identify injection drug use as their anode of infection. Approxi- mately 4%of men living with.AIDS and '4%of women living with AIDS who identify .� in Ie tion drug use as the cause of thit infection are Aftican American. Regionally, 38% of pe I o le living with AIDS reside in West County, %in Central County my and 24%in East �' County.t . rook BOARD OF Su ERVISORS TO Co. r �-�, WEETEN FROM: JOHN S COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR cobtcl DATE: December 6 200coulity SUBJECT, CONTINUATION. OF EMERGENCY RELATIVE TO JUVENILE FALL ADDITION PROJECT WH228F SPECIF EQUEST OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECQLMMT11 DETERMINE there is a reed to..continue with the emergency ton originally taken by the Board on November 18, 2003 n the Juvenile Hall Addition Pry' . Fl§gAL:]]�lEACT: The financial,ars l impa t remains as stated to the Board on November 1:8, 2:003. gACKQRQ:yND: On 11/1,8/03 the Board acknowledged that aneme rgency existsrelated to the completion of the Juvenile Hal[ Addition Project (WH228F) anthat the emergency viii not permit a deli r d ti � from c rnetit + r -s � it ti r of bids, and delegated the c�d�r t Admi ir tr or designee, the authority to,proceed in the mostpeditic�us manner to complete th r ' t and t + r t into one or more. retract therefor without the reed to re-solicit competitive bids. Pursuant to Public Contract, Cade Section 22050 and the authority delegated by the Board� d� the County driritrtr ordered the follo wing actions: enteredinto wrifteletters of intra with Flintco, Inc. dated October 29, 2004 and March 1 2005 t provide for completion t � the pt andpayment , fr ct bills yr n full withheld her Travelers* The act* on; were necessary to respond: to theemergency, r d the emergency did not permit del �r r �uit�r� fr+dr� �� tot v solicitation fir bids in that failure # r ter into the letters of intent rind have led to a,prolonged work st ppaNowt the project would have jeopardizedtml of the project and the Board of Corrections fund nfor the project, C&ff fmT: SEs SIGNATURE: .as.rwnwwwrrr«w_ww_rww _-----ri ----w.rrM.ww+_wrs_+tr_.----wawwwwn--------..wre .----_rn+. wari rs_rwerrrr. w w__w_r�w_w_irw_wF BOARD....w.w_ ...._r..,._.._w w.rw_w...___rCOM EN ATION OF C�IIT�ADMINISTRATOR �Ccr��E�� PROVE OTHER �ON c ITTEE SI NATI'RE(s w_wrw_rw_.w_rwr+ww.rrw ..ww.rr www_w__wr_w_w w_irrJMwrw_rw.rww_w r__w ww_wrwrwrrrrrrrrww.rrawwwrr.wwwwrrwrwwwr_wrwrr_wwr.ywr..r._wr.r_rwrrr«r_rw rACTIONOF BOAA,RDIONIAPPROVE AS RECOMMENDED >r OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN L�A�IC)IS(ABSENT._. AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE .AYES. NOES: SHO ABSENT: -ABSTAIN: Al ATTESTED CONTACT:TACT: J.Craps JOHN SWEETEN;CLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR CC: County Administrator/Capital Facilities County Probation Officer C6unty Counsel URS(via CACI BY ,DEPUTY yk Tt : BOARD OF SUPERVISORS nifra FROM. MAURICE M SHIU, CHIEF ENGINEER �, . ,�� Costa s st„ DATE: December County SUBJECT: TERMINATE the emergency action originally taken by the Board.of Supervisors on August 9 2005 regarding the storm drain repair in Drainage Area 2.9G, as recommended by the Chief Engineer, Flood Control and mater Conservatio n DistrictAntioch area. (Drainage Area 29G Fund) (District'.... ) Project No. 7568-6D84,68-04 SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR. ,ECOMMENDAT O S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDED ACTION: TERMINATE the emergency action taken by the Board of Supervisors on August 9, 2005. FISCAL IMPACT: The total estimated contract cast is $700,000, funded by Flood.Control DA 29G Funds. Continued on Attachment: Z SIGNATURE: a'RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE r�iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiAPPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE(S): le Ar ACTION of B+C ONJ;'J,4 Ile APPROVED AS COMMENDED OTHER �] VOTE OF SUPERVISORS UNANIMOUS(ABSENT I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action AYES: NOES::, taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on ABSENT: ABSTAIN: the date shown. 1VCab G:\GrpData\Const\BO\:2005\F ergeneyActionDA29G-TerminationB+O►I2-6- ATTESTED: 4 5.doc JOHN SWEETEN,Clerk of the Board.of Supervisors and County .Administrator j Orig.Div:Public Warks(Construction Division) Contact: Mike Carlson(313-232 cc: M.Hollingsworth,Design M.Halle,Flood Control' By .: Deputy ,$UBJECT. TERMINATE the emergency action originally taken:by the Board of Supervisors on August 2005 regarding the storms drain repair on Drainage Area 29G as recommended by the Chief Engineer,Flood Control and Water Conservation Dist ict, Antioch area. (Drainage area 2 funds)(District V Project No.-. 7568-6D8468-04. TE December , 2005 PAGEO 2 of REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS AND BACKGROUND: A. On August 9,2005,the Board of Supervisors declared an emergency and authorized the Chief Engineer to proceed in the most expeditious manner to repair the Storm Drain. B. Repair status: Thep pro`ect vas awarded to Mountain Cascade,Inc. of Livermore.ore. The construction was completed on October 10, 2005. C NS: ENICES OF NEGATIVE ACTIO None