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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 05032005 - C23 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS U-00e, .4 •a FROM: William Walker,M.D.,Health Services Director _ .. �;. Contra By: Jacqueline Pigg, Contracts Administrator o= •-- Costa DATE: - - County SUBJECT: ApWJtrNPXgreement#28-714-2 with the Los Medanos Health Care District SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATION(S): Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee (Wendel Brunner, M.D.) to execute on behalf of the County, Grant Agreement #28-714-2 with the Los Medanos Health Care District, to pay County an amount not to exceed $149,600.65, for the period from October 1, 2004 through September 30,2005, for the Nutrition,Exercise, and Wellness(NEW)Kids Program. Los Medanos Health Care District has requested to be held harmless and indemnified as part of their standard for approval of the grant agreement with the County. County Risk Management has reviewed and approved the indemnification and hold harmless language, and the Health Services Department desires to expedite approval of the contract as written. FISCAL IMPACT: Approval of this Grant Agreement will result in an amount not to exceed $149,600.65 from Los Medanos Community Health Care District for the NEW Kids Program. No County funds required. BACKGROUND/REASON(S)FOR RECOMMENDATION(S): In collaboration with Los Medanos, Contra Costa Regional Medical Center, the Public Health Clinic Services,CHDP, Contra Costa Health Plan, Community Wellness and Prevention Program,and other Health Services Divisions,this program will address the epidemic of childhood obesity and its impact in the Pittsburg area of the County, where a greater proportion of children are overweight. This program is the first-of-its-kind program that will address not only the treatment of pediatric obesity in the clinical setting, but also the prevention of obesity in the community. The goal of the program is to reduce childhood obesity and its health consequences in the Pittsburg area. On June 3, 2003, the Board of Supervisors approved Grant Agreement #28-714 (As amended by Contract Amendment Agreement #28-714-1) with the Los Medanos Health Care District for the period from April 1, 2003 through September 30, 2004, for the NEW Kids Program. Approval of Grant Agreement #28-714-2 continues funding for the NEW Kids Program through September 30, 2005. Three sealed/certified copies of this Board Order should be returned to the Contracts and Grants Unit for submission to the Contractor. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT. YES SIGNATURE: _ RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMJ DA ON OF BOARD COMMITTEE L.,�APPROVE OTHER T, SIGNATURES : 11 rW ACTION OF BOARD O APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE 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. ATTESTED JOHN SWEET4N,CLE K OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR Contact Person: Wendel Brunner,MD313-6712 CC: r Health Services(Contracts) BY G DEPUTY Los Medanos Health Care District