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C. 58

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	November 29, 2022

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Transportation and Food Vouchers for HIV/AIDS and STD Program

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 11/29/2022

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:

April Langro, 925-313-6730

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 29, 2022
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE AND AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent or designee to purchase, on behalf of the Health Services Director, up to $25,000 in transportation and food vouchers from the following: 100 Tri Delta Transit vouchers each with a $27.50 value, totaling $2,750; 99 BART vouchers each with a $6.90 value, totaling $683.10; 131 ARCO vouchers each with a $50 value plus $16.50 for ground shipping, totaling $6,566.50; 100 Walmart grocery vouchers each with a $100 value, totaling $10,000; and 50 Target grocery vouchers each with a $100 value, totaling $5,000 to be provided to low-income clients living with HIV or AIDS and served by the HIV/AIDS and STD Program for the period from December 31, 2022 through June 30, 2023.

FISCAL IMPACT:

The $25,000 expenditure will be funded entirely by a Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) grant award, and no County General Funds are required.

BACKGROUND:

The HIV/AIDS and STD Program within Contra Costa County’s Public Health Department received a Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) award from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) via the Department of Conservation and Development (DCD) to provide food and transportation vouchers to low-income clients living with HIV or AIDS and actively enrolled in Medical Case Management. The provision of nutritious food is essential to well-being and promotes better health outcomes for clients. The provision of non-emergency transportation services through vouchers enables clients to access or be retained in core medical and support services. All vouchers are distributed based on need as well as eligibility requirements outlined by HOPWA.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this action is not approved, the HIV/AIDS and STD program would not be fulfilling the goals outlined in HOPWA Grant, and the health and well-being of the clients enrolled in the program would be at risk due to barriers associated with low socioeconomic status.