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C. 33

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	November 2, 2021

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Agreement #28-706-24 with Public Health Foundation Enterprises, Inc.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 11/02/2021

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

ABSENT:

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: November 2, 2021
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Agreement #28-706-24 including mutual indemnification with Public Health Foundation Enterprises, Inc., a nonprofit corporation, to pay the County an amount not to exceed $127,479 for participation in the California Emerging Infections Program (EIP), for the period from September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2022.

FISCAL IMPACT:

The agreement will result in an amount not to exceed $127,479 in funding by Food and Drug Administration Grant for the Emerging Infections Program through the Public Health Foundation Enterprises, Inc. No county match is required,

BACKGROUND:

The National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS) for Enteric Bacteria was established in 1996 to monitor bacterial resistance, specifically, the resistance among Salmonella and other enteric bacteria. The 17 participating state health departments forward every tenth human Salmonella isolate to Center for Disease Control (CDC) for antimicrobial susceptibility testing.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

The CDC is requesting that additional EIP sites participate in the study of foodborne bacteria. Such bacteria 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, Campylobacter, E.coli and enterococci isolated from a sample of chicken, ground turkey, ground beef and pork chops purchased from selected grocery stores in the catchment area of the California EIP FoodNet site. This will include samples collected from Contra Costa, Alameda and San Francisco County retail grocery stores.

On March 30, 2021, the Board of Supervisors approved Agreement #28-706-23 with Public Health Foundation to pay the County an amount not to exceed $105,748 for participation in the California EIP Program for the period September 1, 2020 through August 31, 2021.

Approval of this Agreement #28-706-24 will allow continuous funding to support the EIP - Retail Foods Project, through August 31, 2022. This agreement includes mutual indemnification.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this agreement is not approved, the County will not receive additional funding to continue provide services for the EIP.