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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 05101994 - 1.34 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FROM: Mark Finucane, Health Services Director nF Contra By: Elizabeth A. Spooner, Contracts Administrat Costa DATE: April 28, 1994 County SUBJECT: Approve Submission of Funding Application #28-553 to the San Francisco Foundation SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION I. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve submission of Funding Application #28-553 to the San Francisco Foundation, in the amount of $49, 146, for the period from July 1, 1994 through June 30, 1996, for the Policy Initiative to Reduce Hunger Project. II. FINANCIAL IMPACT: Approval of this application will result in $49, 146 from the San Francisco Foundation for the Policy Initiative to Reduce Hunger Project. No County funds are required. III. REASONS .FOR RECOMMENDATIONS/BACKGROUND: The 1993 report Hunger in the Midst of Affluence documented the increased rate of poverty in Contra Costa County and the greater reliance on emergency food and nutrition programs. The Policy Initiative to Reduce Hunger Project would enable the Department's Prevention Program staff, in conjunction with the Contra Costa County Hunger Task Force, to coordinate policy efforts with the County, municipalities and school districts to increase efforts to institutionalize available federal food programs. In addition, the Department and Task Force would work together to influence federal and state policies and programs which provide access to nutritious food and support food programs for low income individuals. In order to meet the deadline for submission, the application has been forwarded to the San Francisco Foundation, but subject to Board approval. Three sealed copies of the Board Order authorizing submission of the application should be returned to the Contracts and Grants Unit. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE* Q RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMM ATI N OF BOAR COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE(S) ACTION OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER �f 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. Contact: Wendel Brunner, M.D. (313-6712) CC: Health Services (Contracts) ATTESTED Auditor-Controller (Claims) Phil Batch r, Clerk of the Board of San Francisco Foundation Supelv"edWtyAdIniML raW M382/7-83 BY ( 44 , Q DEPUTY