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To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	December 18, 2018

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Costa

County

Subject:

Agreement #28-387 with the National Association of County and City Health Officials

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 12/18/2018

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:	Patricia Frost, 925-646-4690
cc:	Marcy Wilehlm

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 18, 2018
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Agreement #28-387 (Grantor #2018-112902) with the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), to pay the County an amount not to exceed $20,000 to improve communication and situational awareness in response to medical and public health emergencies, for the period from December 1, 2018 through June 1, 2019.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Approval of this Agreement will result in an amount not to exceed $20,000 of funding from NACCHO. No County funds are required.

BACKGROUND:

The goal of this Program is to improve the bidirectional communication and situational awareness between Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) Units and external stakeholders to promote the MRC’s capability to meet the needs and respond to medical and public health emergencies at the local, state and regional level.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

Approval of Standard Agreement #28-387, which contains a provision for mutual indemnification, will allow the County to receive funds to improve responses to medical and public health emergencies through June 1, 2019.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this contract is not approved, the County will not be as prepared for a medical or public health emergency.