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C. 86

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	David O. Livingston, Sheriff-Coroner
Date:	February 6, 2018

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Donor Network West

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 02/06/2018

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:

Sandra Brown 925-335-1553

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 6, 2018
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Sheriff-Coroner, or designee to enter into an Agreement with Donor Network West, for the provision of organ procurement services, for the period of May 1, 2018 through April 30, 2020.

FISCAL IMPACT:

No Fiscal Impact.

BACKGROUND:

Donor Network West is the third largest federally designated organ procurement organization and one of the largest tissue recovery organizations. During the normal course of the Office of the Sheriff-Coroner's business, County has access to potential eye, organ and tissue donors that could potentially be used for transplantation. County and the Donor Network West seek to continue to work in a cooperative relationship to ensure the timely retrieval, processing, preservation, storage, and distribution of various eye, organ and tissue donations.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

The consequence of a negative action would to not have an Agreement in place to be in compliance with the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act (Health and Safety Code Section 7150 et seq.)

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

No impact.