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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Mark Finucane , Health Services Dir/ctor Contra
FROM: By: Elizabeth A... Spooner, Contracts Admi.nistr
Costa
DATE: June 6, 1990 County
Approve submission of Funding Application #29-2103-Oto the State
SUBJECT: 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 to execute on behalf of the County,
Funding Application #29-203-39 for submission to the State Depart-
ment of Health Services in the amount of $574, 321 for the period
October 1, 1990 through September 30, 1991 for continuation of the
Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants and Children.
II. FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Approval of this agreement will result in $574, 321 of federal
funding through the State for the WIC program. Sources of funding
are as follows:
$ 574, 321 Federal funding through the
State Department of Health Services
27 , 154 County In-Kind (Space)
$ 601, 475 Total Program
The County received $574, 321 of federal funding for this program
during fiscal year 1989-90.
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. Funding Application #29-203-39 is required for
continuation 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
7,970 clients are served by this program.
In order to meet the deadline for submission, a draft copy of the
application has been -forwarded to the State, but subject to Board
approval. The Board Chair should sign four copies of the agree-
ment, three of which should then 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 RECOM NDATION OF BOAR COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S)
ACTION OF BOARD ON Jun 1 170 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED A 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
OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: Health Services (Contracts) ATTESTED JUN 19 1990
Auditor-Controller (Claims)
State Department of Health Services Phil Batchelor, Clerk of the Board of
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