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To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	February 25, 2014

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Amendment Agreement #28-700-19 with the California Department of Public Health

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 02/25/2014

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor

ABSENT:

Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	WENDELL BRUNNER, M.D., 313-6712
cc:	D Morgan C Rucker

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: February 25, 2014
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Amendment Agreement #28-700-19 (State #EPO 12-08) with the California Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 2013, to amend Agreement #28-700-18, to increase the total payment to County by $180,591 from $1,374,298 to a new total Payment Limit of $1,554,889, with no change in the original term of July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Approval of this Amendment Agreement will result in an increase of $180,591 to a new total of $1,554,889 of funding from the California Department of Public Health Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for the Public Health Emergency Preparedness, and Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP) & Comprehensive Program through June 30, 2014. No County funds are required.

BACKGROUND:

The California Department of Public Health has agreed to fund multiple Public Health Emergency Preparedness activities including, but not limited to, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) preparedness activities, the Cities Readiness Initiative (CRI) activities, State General Fund Pandemic Influenza preparedness and Hospital Preparedness Program activities, for the County’s Public Health Emergency Preparedness Response Program. Contra Costa Health Services (CCHS) will utilize these funds to respond to any disease outbreaks in Contra Costa County.

On August 13, 2013, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #28-700-18 with the California Department of Public Health for the provision of maintaining County’s Public Health Emergency Preparedness Response Program for the period July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014

Approval of this Amendment Agreement #28-700-19 will allow County funding for continuation of the Public Health Emergency Response Program, through June 30, 2014.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this amendment is not approved, County will not be able to continue to develop and test all hazards health emergency preparedness activities and hospital preparedness in response to any disease outbreaks in Contra Costa County.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

Not Applicable