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C.23

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	May 5, 2009

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract with Public Health Foundation Enterprises, Inc.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 05/05/2009

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Gayle B. Uilkema, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Susan A. Bonilla, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Wendel Brunner, M.D. 313-6712
cc:	Jacqueline Pigg Barbara Borbon

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: May 5, 2009
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee (Wendel Brunner, M.D.), to execute, on behalf of the County, Contract #28-706-6 with Public Health Foundation Enterprises, Inc. to pay the County an amount not to exceed $15,283, for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Emerging Infections Program - Retail Foods Project, for the period from December 30, 2008 through December 29, 2009. In accordance with the terms of the Agreement, County agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Contractor from and against any and all liability, loss, expense (including reasonable attorneys’ fees), or claims for injury or damages arising out of the performance of this Agreement.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This Contract is funded 100% by a CDC cooperative agreement for the Emerging Infections Program through the Public Health Foundation Enterprises, Inc. No County cost is included.

BACKGROUND:

The national Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS) for Enteric Bacteria was established in 1996 to monitor resistance, specifically, Salonella and other enteric bacteria. The 17 participating state health departments forward every tenth human Salmonella isolate to CDC for antimicrobial susceptibility testing. CDC is requesting that additional Emerging Infections Program (EIP) sites participate in the study of foodborne bacteria this is not uncommon and often is associated with the use of antimicrobial agents in food animals, especially in retail food. This study will assist in generating a database that may be utilized to augment the development of intervention programs to stem the high prevalence of antimicrobial resistance in the meal and poultry food supply. The goal of the study is to determine the prevalence of antimicrobial resistance among Salmonella and Campylobacter, E.coli and enterococci isolated from a convenience sample of chicken, ground turkey, ground beef and pork chops purchased from selected grocery stores in the catchment area of the California EIP FooodNet site. This will include samples collected from Contra Costa, Alameda and San Francisco County retail grocery stores.

Approval of Contract #28-706-6 will allow Public Health Foundation Enterprises, Inc. to pay the County on a fee for service basis for laboratory microbiological testing services, including, but not limited to, personnel time, supplies, and food samples utilized in the testing, through December 29, 2009.