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C. 58

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	January 17, 2023

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Memorandum of Agreement Amendments for 3 State-run COVID-19 testing sites

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 01/17/2023

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
Ken Carlson, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Anna Roth, 925-957-2670
cc:	M 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 17, 2023
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute the following amendment agreements to (1) expand the authorized use of three COVID-19 services sites established under mutual aid agreements, one with the City of Antioch (City) and two with the Contra Costa Community College District (District), to include influenza testing; and (2) extend the terms of the mutual aid agreements through March 15, 2023:


1. Amendment to a February 4, 2021, Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the City (#28-949-7), authorizing the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and its contractors to provide COVID-19 testing and vaccinations, and influenza testing, at the Antioch Community Center parking lot.

RECOMMENDATION(S): (CONT'D)

2. Amendment to a July 31, 2021, MOA with the District (#28-974-6), authorizing CDPH and its contractors to provide COVID-19 testing and vaccinations, and influenza testing, at the Diablo Valley College overflow parking lot.

3. Amendment to a May 24, 2022, MOA with the District (#28-997-5), authorizing CDPH and its contractors to provide COVID-19 testing and influenza testing at the Contra Costa College cafeteria.

FISCAL IMPACT:

These are all nonfinancial agreements, and there is no cost to the County associated with the extension of these three MOAs.

BACKGROUND:

In an effort to control the spread of the COVID-19 virus, the County has entered into numerous mutual aid agreements with public and private entities over the course of the pandemic, under which the entities have provided sites at various facilities where members of the public can go to receive COVID-19 testing or vaccination or both. Three of these sites – the Antioch Community Center parking lot, Contra Costa College cafeteria, and Diablo Valley College overflow parking lot – are operated by CDPH and its contractors.

The Health Services Department is anticipating a high rate of respiratory syncytial virus spread throughout the community this winter and anticipates that the need for testing for COVID-19 and influenza will increase during these months. If the amendments are approved, CDPH and its contractors will be authorized to use a single swab to collect a specimen from an individual, and then have the specimen analyzed to determine whether the individual is infected with the COVID-19 virus or influenza virus, or both. While COVID-19 vaccinations have been authorized at the Antioch and Diablo Valley College sites, and would continue to be authorized under the proposed amendments, there are no current plans to offer vaccinations there.

The County Health Officer and Health Services Director both recommend that the terms of the MOAs for the above sites be extended through March 15, 2023, to accommodate the additional need for this testing.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If the amendments are not approved, COVID-19 testing and influenza testing will not be available under the above-referenced MOAs with the City and District.