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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 06191990 - 1.61 1_061 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 sY�IVISQfS����It11Stf8t0l 0 M382/7-83 BY ' DEPUTY