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To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	January 17, 2012

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Amendment Agreement #28-700-15 with the California Department of Public Health

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 01/17/2012

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
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Wendel Brunner, M.D. 313-6712
cc:	J Pigg D Gary

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 17, 2012
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute on behalf of the County, Amendment Agreement #28-700-15 (State #EPO 11-08 ATT 23) with the California Department of Public Health, effective October 1, 2011, to amend Agreement #28-700-14, to increase the total payable to County by $90,087 from $1,470,461 to a new total of $1,566,548, for the Public Health Emergency Preparedness Comprehensive Program, Public Health Emergency Response (PHER), with no change in the term from July 1, 2011 through August 9, 2012.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Approval of this Amendment Agreement will result in an increase of $96,087 of funding payable to County from the California Department of Public Health for the Public Health Emergency Response (PHER). No County funds are required.

BACKGROUND:

On November 15, 2011, the Board of Supervisors approved Agreement #28-700-14 with the California Department of Public Health to fund multiple Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) activities including, but not limited to, the Centers for Disease Control (CD) preparedness activities, the Cities Readiness Initiative (CRI) activities, Pandemic Influenza preparedness and ASPR Hospital Preparedness Program activities, for the County’s Public Health Emergency Preparedness Response Program and Comprehensive Program, through August 9, 2012.

Approval of this Amendment Agreement #28-700-15 will provide additional funding for continuation of the Public Health Emergency Response Program, through August 9, 2012.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this contract is not approved, the Division will not be able to continue to develop and test all hazardous health emergency preparedness activities and hospital preparedness in response to any disease outbreaks in Contra Costa County.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

Not Applicable