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C.53

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	January 19, 2010

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Purchase of food vouchers and gift cards

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 01/19/2010

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
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

ABSENT:

Susan A. Bonilla, District IV Supervisor

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

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: January 19, 2010
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent, to purchase gift cards and food vouchers and the Auditor-Controller to issue payments for housing subsidies, on behalf of Health Services Director or his designee (Wendel Brunner, M.D.), to be used for food, shelter, incentives and enablers (FSIE), in an aggregate amount not to exceed $29,768 . The FSIE allotment will be used to purchase food vouchers and gift cards (i.e., Target, Safeway and Lucky), and rent subsidies. (Safeway = 400 X $10 gift cards, Lucky’s = 400 X $10 gift cards, Target = 150 X $20 gift cards and $18,768 in rent subsidies) for the Tuberculosis (TB) Control Program.

FISCAL IMPACT:

100% of these funds are from Grant Award Agreement #29-393-12 with the State Department of Health Services (Tuberculosis Control Branch).

BACKGROUND:

The Contra Costa County, Public Health Department maintains a TB Control Program, which serves all reported TB patients and their contacts in Contra Costa County. Outreach services are provided to reach the “Hard-to Reach” people with TB and those at high risk. The TB control staff work within the Communicable Disease Section in collaboration with the HIV/AIDS Program, Substance Abuse Programs, Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Health Centers, and providers throughout the County.

The Award Agreement #29-393-12 which was approved by the Board of Supervisors on December 8, 2009, in an amount not to exceed $331,949, allows the Department to: (1) continue to perform prevention and control activities, and (2) improve completion of appropriate therapy which is essential to decrease TB transmission, prevent the development of drug resistance, and cure TB patents, through June 30, 2010.

The total Award granted above in the amount of $331,949 includes a base grant of $280,681, a base grant augmentation of $21,500 and an additional allotment of $29,768 to be used for food, shelter, incentives and enablers (FSIE). The FSIE allotment will be used to purchase food vouchers and gift cards (i.e., Target, Safeway and Lucky), and rent subsidies consisting of (Safeway = 400 X $10 gift cards, Lucky’s = 400 X $10 gift cards, Target = 150 X $20 gift cards and $18,768 in rent subsidies)