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C. 44

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	February 9, 2016

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Grant Agreement #28-869-1 with the California Department of Public Health, Office of Health Equity

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 02/09/2016

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

ABSENT:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor

Contact:	Daniel Peddycord, 313-6712
cc:	Jacqueline Pigg 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: February 9, 2016
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Approve and authorize the Health Services Director or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Grant Agreement #28-869-1 with the California Department of Public Health, Office of Health Equity, a government agency, to pay the County an amount not to exceed $9,990, for the Public Health CalBRACE Climate Change Project, for the period from July 1, 2015 through May 31, 2016.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Approval of this Grant Agreement will result in an amount not to exceed $9,990 from the California Department of Public Health, Office of Health Equity for the CalBRACE Climate Change Project. No County funds required.

BACKGROUND:

The CalBRACE funding will support the work of the Public Health Climate Change Working Committee by focusing on identifying vulnerabilities to climate change in the County, and providing program linkages to leverage existing programs to improve climate change resilience for County residents. The goal of this Project will be to conduct and complete a heat vulnerability study related to health risk and disseminate findings.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

Approval of Grant Agreement #28-869-1 will support the Public Health CalBRACE Climate Change Project through May 31, 2016.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this Agreement is not approved, the County’s Public Health Division will not receive funding to support the CalBRACE Climate Change Project.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

Not applicable.