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FROM: Phil Batchelor, County Administrator �.�ttra
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DATE: February 27, 1986 Co^
SUBJECT: APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL NEEDS AND PRIORITIES FUNDS
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Approve the application submitted on February 24, 1986 by the Health Services
Department to the State Department of Health Services for $540,540 in State
funding for AB 8 Special Needs and Priorities Funds (SNAP) grants for the
1985-86 Budget Act.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
The total cost of the projects is $998,040. Funds requested from the State
total $540,540. Necessary county matching funds are $457,500. It should be
noted that no matching funds are required for the Distressed County Facility
category. No additional allocation is requested by the Department. All
matching funds for approved grants will be funded within the Health Services
Department budget.
REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION/BACKGROUND
Each year the State Department of Health Services makes AB-8 Special Needs and
Priorities Funds (SNAP) available to counties. This year, the State Department
of Health Services has made available to counties the amount of $2.2 million in
the following categories: Distressed County Facilities, Refugee Health
Programs, Computerization of County Information Systems, County-Clinic
Coordination, and Elderly Care. The State awarded Contra Costa County $70,000
in SNAP funds during the last previous State budget year for the renovation of
the Merrithew Memorial Hospital ' s F & G Wards and $35,040 for case management
and an outreach component for the Older Adults Clinic.
To meet the State's deadline, applications were submitted to the State on
February 24, 1986, contingent upon Board approval .
Category Project Description State Funds County Match
Distressed County Facility Seismic strengthening of Wards E, G, and H $66,000 -0-
Replace wall and install new pad for oxygen tanks- $23,000 -0-
Place a 2 hour fire separation wall on J Ward $4,240 -0-
Place a 1 hour fire separation wall on F/G Wards $10,600 -0-
Restore the roofs on F & G Wards and Dietary area $26,700 -0-
Refugee Health Services Provide bilingual. staff to interpret for refugees 60,000 $100,000
receiving care at primary care clinic in West Contr
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County. SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE S :
ACTION OF BOARD ON March , APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED' X OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS,
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT --- _J 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: County Administrator ATTESTED March 18 , 1986
Auditor-Controller PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Health Services SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
State Department of Health Services
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Addendum to Board Order
Application for Special Needs and Priorities Funds
February 27, 1986
Page 2
Category Project Description State Funds County Match
Computerized Information Enhance "Prime 750" computer and acquire approp- $37,500 $45,000
Systems riate software to establish a data base and
information system for Emergency Medical Services
system to monitor and track ambulances and para-
medic services througout the County.
Purchase of hardware and software so that clerical $15,000 $15,000
and accounting processes in California Children
Services Program can be automated.
Establishment of a computerized information system $10,000 $10,000
for the Public Health Laboratory and its clinics.
Acquisition, development, and implementation of a $60,000 $60,000
vital registration and statistics systen via
Automated Vital Statistics System (AVSS).
Expansion of QS appointment system to all clinic $27,500 $27,500
areas.
Expansion of the computer room at the Data Center. $35,000 $35,000
Addition of computer disk drive to allow on-line $32,500 $32,500
availability of patient demographic information
(MEDIBASE).
Addition of reserve hardware to allow for replace- $42,500 $42,500
mment during preventative maintenance and primary
hardware failure.
Elderly Care Add a preventive health screening and education $55,000 $55,000
component at the Older Adults Clinic in Central
Contra Costa County.
Develop a satellite older adults clinic in West $35,000 $35,000
Contra Costa County by combining resources with
Contra Costa Health Plan.
TOTAL $540,540 457,500
If any of these applications is approved for funding by the State, additional
Board approval would be sought before acceptance of the grant.
CONSEQUENCES OF NEGATIVE ACTION
Should Board approval not be obtained, the Health Services Department would
notify the State Department of Health Services to withdraw the application.