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TO_ BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: JAMES A. RYDINGSWORD, DIRECTOR Contra
Social Service Department Co
DATE:
May 18,19 8 8 Costa
County
SUBJECT: APPROVE SUBMISSION OF A ONE-DAY CONFERENCE PROPOSAL TO
WASHINGTON BUSINESS GROUP ON HEALTH
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR.RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I. RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Ratify the actions of Carl N. Cole, Director, Office on Aging,
by approving the submission of a proposal to Washington
Business Group on Health in the amount of $3000 to prepare for
and conduct a one day conference on problems of caregivers of
dependent elders to be held in Concord, California in the fall
of 1989.
In addition, authorize the Director, Social Service Department,
or his designee, to sign the agreement upon approval of the
County Administrator' s Office or County Counsel.
H. FINANCIAL IMPACT:
No direct costs to the County under this proposal.
III. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION/BACKGROUND:
The Institute on Aging, Work and Health, Washington Business
Group on Health has requested proposals in response to an Offer
of a $3000 one-time-only grant award addressing the theme of
"Partnerships in Aging: A Coalition Approach. "
The County' s Area Office on Aging proposes to present a one day
conference addressing the problems of employees caring for
dependent elders. This conference will be a collaborative
effort between the County Office on Aging and the Contra Costa
Health Coalition, and will coincide with the 1989 annual
meeting of the Health Coalition.
The conference will provide the opportunity to inform the
general public about the effects of caregiving issues and
problems in the workplace and to engage both public and private
employers in discussion of alternatives and options for accom-
modating the impact upon their workforce of the caregiving
needs of dependent elders.
A Project Representative will be required to travel to
Washington D.C. in the summer of 1988, for a Project Overview
meeting in which individual projects will be described and
implementation plans will be discussed. Expenses for this
travel as well as expenses for space rental f e one-day
conference, are included in the propos 1 b t.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE' •}
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECO MENDA 1 OF`•• BO D C ITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED 2L OTHER -
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
Y 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.
ORIG: Social Service Department (Attn: Contracts) JUN 7 1988
cc: County Administrator ATTESTED
Audi tor-Control ler PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
County Office on Aging SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
JAR/JN/dc
M382/7-83 BY. 'DEPUTY