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FROM: Mark Finucane Contra
Health Services Director Cx)st
DATE: April 15, 1991 C
SUBJECT: Implementation of Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources V
Emergency Act of 1990
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
Recommended Action:
1) Authorize the Contra Costa County Health Services Department to work with
the Alameda County Health Care Services Agency and the City of Berkeley
Health and Human Services Department to plan for the implementation of the
Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act of 1990 (CARE);
2) Direct the Health Services Department to work with the other health jurisdic-
tions in the Title I Eligible Metropolitan Area (Alameda County Health Care
Services Agency and City of Berkeley Health and Human Services Department)
to establish and staff an HIV Health Services Planning Council in accordance with
Title I requirements;
3) Direct the Health Services Department to establish and staff an HIV/AIDS
Consortium in accordance with Title II requirements;
4) Authorize the Health Services Department to work with community-based
organizations and AIDS advisory boards to develop the consortium and planning
council;
5) Endorse the agreement established between these three health departments
that Ryan White funding for Title I and Title II Special Projects of National
Significance will be distributed between the two counties in proportion to the
number of AIDS cases reported in those jurisdictions and that the planning
process will respect the integrity and priorities of each county;
6) Authorize the Health Services Department to act as fiscal agent for Ryan
White funding;
7) Recognize that receipt of federal funds under this legislation requires that the
county maintain its current level of HIV/AIDS funding; and
8) Direct the Clerk of the Board to send copies of this board order to the
Alameda County Board of Supervisors and the Berkel y City Counc' .
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT; YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOAR COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATUREIS1:
ACTION OF BOARD ON May 7, 1991 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X _ OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
X 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.
cc: HEALTH SERVICES ATTESTED 'Y� 199
PUBLIC HEALTH PHIL BATCH LOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
COUNTY AUDITOR SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
BY ,DEPUTY
M382/7-83
Fiscal Impact:
Title I of The Ryan White Act will provide an estimated $800,000 annually in direct
allocation to the Oakland MSA, consisting of Alameda and Contra Costa Counties,
and the opportunity to receive an additional amount through a competitive funding
process. In addition, we estimate approximately $130,000 will come to Contra Costa
County under Title It funding. Additional funding may be made available to our
MSA through the Special Projects of National Significance section of Title II.
Background:
The Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act of 1990 will
provide an important source of funding to metropolitan statistical areas hardest hit by
the HIV epidemic. The Oakland Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) consisting of
Alameda and Contra Costa Counties will become eligible to receive Title I funds in
1992 oil the basis of having more than 2,000 cases of AIDS diagnosed. In addition,
Contra Costa County will receive federal funds channeled to the State under Title II.
We also intend to apply in conjunction with Alameda County for an MSA-wide
Special Project of National Significance under additional funding included in Title Il.
The Contra Costa County Health Services Department has been working closely with
the Alameda County Health Care Services Agency and the City of Berkeley Health
and Human Services Department since December 1990 to plan for the implementation
of the Ryan White Act in our MSA. This is a complex piece of legislation and
requires the development of a very specific MSA-wide planning council representing
broad sections of the community in order to implement this act. In addition, each
jurisdiction needs to develop a broad based AIDS consortium to receive funding under
Title Il. Through this collaborative effort between our health jurisdictions and with
the community, our MSA and counties will be well prepared to develop excellent
plans for the utilization of the direct allocated Ryan White funds, and be well posi-
tioned to maximize the amount of funds brought into our MSA and our.counties
through the competitive grant application process included in Ryan White.
The recommended Board actions will confirm the interagency agreements and
facilitate the needed actions to bring Ryan White AIDS funding into our communities.
Consequence of Negative Action:
Negative action would seriously inhibit the ability of the Health Services Department
to bring this urgently needed federal funding for AIDS services into our county.
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