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C.35

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	December 6, 2011

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Costa

County

Subject:

Accept Grant Award #28-348 from Rainbow Community Center

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 12/06/2011

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:	William Walker 957-5410
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: December 6, 2011
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to accept, on behalf of the County, Grant Award #28-348 from the Rainbow Community Center, to pay the County an amount not to exceed $5,500 for the County’s Reducing Health Disparities Pride/LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender) Initiative, for the period from July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Approval of this Grant Award will provide funding in the amount of $5,500 through the Rainbow Community Center to support youth cultural competency training. No County match required.

BACKGROUND:

The Rainbow Community Center will act as the fiscal agent and award funds to the County for County’s Reducing Health Disparities Unit’s PRIDE/LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) Initiative. The funds will be used by County’s Health Services Department to provide LGBT cultural competency training to designated County staff in Probation, at Juvenile Hall, in the homeless programs, and within County Alcohol and Drug Services Division, through June 30, 2012.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this contract is not approved, the County will not receive the funds necessary to support the LGBT youth cultural competency training pursuant to the Reducing Health Disparities Pride/LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender) Initiative.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

NOT APPLICABLE