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FROM: William Walker M.D., Health Services Director n. Costa
By: Jacqueline Pigg, Contracts Administrator
DATE: May 22, 2006
County
SUBJECT: Approval of Contract#22-907-2 with Greater Richmond Interfaith Program
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee (Wendel Brunner, MD) to
execute on behalf of the County, Contract #22-907-2 with Greater Richmond Interfaith Program, a
non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $60,000, to provide needle exchange services in
East and West County, for the period from July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Neither Federal nor State funds may be used to support needle exchange programs. In the past,
County General Funds have been used to purchase syringes and related materials for distribution
to injection drug users in Contra Costa County. This Contract will be funded 100% by County
General Funds.
BACKGROUND/REASON(S) FOR RECOMMENDATION(S):
This Contract meets the social needs of County's population in that it provides needle exchange
services in Contra Costa County to reduce the transmission of HIV and Hepatitis C among
injection drug users, their partners, and from women to their children.
On August 16, 2005, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #22-907-1 with Greater
Richmond Interfaith Program for the Needle Exchange Program, for the period from July 1, 2005
through June 30, 2006.
Approval of Contract #22-907-2 will allow the Contractor to continue to provide needle exchange
services through June 30, 2007.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
_RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
. —APPROVE OTHER
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SIGNATURE (S):
ACTION OF BOARD APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERV RS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
AYES: NOES: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
ABSENT: ABSTAIN:
ATTESTED
Contact Person: Wendel Brunner, MD 313-6712 JOHN CULLEN, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
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