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To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	January 11, 2022

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Amendment Agreement #29-203-100 with California Department of Public Health

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 01/11/2022

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Ori Tzvieli, M.D., 925-608-5267
cc:	Marcy Wilhelm

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 11, 2022
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Amendment Agreement #29-203-100 (State #19-10143, A03) with California Department of Public Health, to increase the payment limit by $96,211 from $13,335,766 to a new amount payable to the County of $13,431,977 for the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program, with no change in the original term of October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2022.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Approval of this amendment will allow the County to receive additional funding in the amount of $96,211. No County matching funds are required.

BACKGROUND:

Since 1974 the County has participated in the WIC Program with the State. This is a mandated program under the Community Health Services Division of the State Department of Health Services. WIC is a nutrition education, counseling and food supplement program for low-income, pregnant, postpartum and breast-feeding women, infants and children at nutritional risk. This program serves approximately 22,200 clients.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

On September 17, 2019, the Board of Supervisors approved Standard Agreement #29-203-97 with the California Department of Public Health, in an amount not to exceed $12,941,349 for the WIC Program, for the period from October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2022.

On September 15, 2020, the Board of Supervisors approved Amendment Agreement #29-203-98 with the California Department of Public Health, to increase the payment limit by $141,710 to a new total of $13,083,059 for additional WIC services, with no change in the term of October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2022.

On May 11, 2021, the Board of Supervisors approved Amendment Agreement #29-203-99 with the California Department of Public Health, to increase the payment limit by $252,707 to a new total amount payable of $13,335,766 for additional WIC services, with no change in the term of October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2022.

Approval of Amendment Agreement #29-203-100 will allow additional funding for the County to continue nutrition assessments and education, community referrals, and food checks to eligible residents of Contra Costa County, through September 30, 2022.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this amendment is not approved, the County will not receive funds to continue nutrition assessments and education, community referrals, and food checks to eligible residents of Contra Costa County.