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To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	February 26, 2019

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Memorandum of Understanding #28-382-1 with California Department of Justice

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 02/26/2019

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

ABSENT:

Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor

Contact:	Daniel Peddycord, 925-313-6712
cc:	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 26, 2019
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Memorandum of Understanding #28-382-1 (DOJ-PROP56-2018-19-1-008) with the California Department of Justice (DOJ), effective upon completion of all signatures, to pay the County an amount not to exceed $838,379, for tobacco prevention outreach services in Contra Costa County through June 30, 2021.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Approval of this Grant Agreement will allow the County to receive funding in an amount not to exceed $838,379 from the California Department of Justice. No County match is required.

BACKGROUND:

While close to 90% of Contra Costans are non-smokers, smoking is still the number one preventable cause of death in California. Smoking causes ischemic heart disease and stroke, and also causes many different types of cancers. The University of California Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program reports that the healthcare costs associated with smoking in Contra Costa California were estimated to be over 334.5 million in 2009. Specific populations continued to be targeted by the Tobacco Industry, and these populations are disproportionality affected by tobacco-related health disparities. In July 2017, the Contra Costa Board of Supervisors adopted new tobacco control laws to protect youth from tobacco influences in the retail environment. Current funding streams do not pay for direct enforcement of these newly adopted policies.

The Tobacco Prevention Program goals are to: (1) reduce second hand smoke exposure; (2) reduce pro-tobacco influences; (3) reduce access to tobacco products; and (4) build community capacity to address tobacco-related health disparities through community level tobacco prevention policies.

Approval of Memorandum of Understanding #28-382-1 will allow the Health Services Department’s Tobacco Prevention Program to provide tobacco prevention outreach services, through June 30, 2021. This Agreement includes agreeing to indemnify the State for any claims arising out of the County’s performance under the agreement.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this Memorandum of Understanding is not approved, the County will not be able to provide additional tobacco prevention services to residents of Contra Costa County.