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C. 55

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	David O. Livingston, Sheriff-Coroner
Date:	February 13, 2018

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

SightLife

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 02/13/2018

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 13, 2018
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Sheriff-Coroner, or designee to enter into an Agreement with SightLife, for the release and removal of donor tissue by Sightlife, for the period of May 1, 2018 through April 30, 2020.

FISCAL IMPACT:

No impact.

BACKGROUND:

The Office of the Sheriff-Coroner is authorized by law under the California "Uniform Anatomical Gift Act" (Health and Safety Code Section 7150 et seq.) to release and permit the removal of various part or parts of a decedent's body within the Coroner's custody for transplantation. During the normal course of the Office of the Sheriff-Coroner's business, County has access to potential eye and tissue donors that could potentially be used for transplantation. County and SightLife seek to continue to work in a cooperative relationship to ensure the timely retrieval, processing, preservation, storage, and distribution of various eye and tissue donations.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

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

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

No impact.