HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 05071996 - C48 TO: BOARDI11 OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: William Walker, MD, Health Services Director -7 l
Contra
Costa
DATE: April 18, 1996 County
SUBJECT: Approve Submission of Funding Application #28-585 to the California
Office of Traffic Safety
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I. RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve submission of Funding Application #28-585 to the
California Office of Traffic Safety, in the amount of $511,215,
for the period from October 1, 1996 through September 30, 1999,
for the Child Auto Restraint and Education (CARE) Project.
II. FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Approval of the application for this project will result in
$511, 215 from the California Office of Traffic Safety for the
period from October 1, 1996 through September 30, 1999. No
County funds are required.
III. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS/BACKGROUND:
Motor vehicle-related injury continues to be the leading cause of
death for children in the United States. Motor vehicle collisions
account for more than 42% of injury deaths among Contra Costa
County children and for 42% of childhood hospitalizations in the
county. The issue of having children properly restrained is a
complex' one, involving access to a car seat, installing it
correctly and developing parenting skills to ensure its proper
use.
The goals of this project are to increase the number of free car
seats to high-risk families; to recruit and train volunteers to
conduct' car seat safety inspections; and to develop and facilitate
the inclusion of a model parent education curriculum which
improves parents' skills and knowledge on the proper use of car
seats.
In order to meet the deadline for submission, the application has
been forwarded to the California Office of Traffic Safety, but
subject to Board approval. Four certified and 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:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S)
ACTION OF BOARD ON Mai/ 7, 1996 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) I 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) ATTESTEDaT7T��A6
California OTS Phil Batchelor, Clerk of the Board of
Supelvim and County Administrator
M382/7-e9 BY """` �� DEPUTY