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C.105

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	John Kopchik, Director, Conservation & Development Department
Date:	February 28, 2023

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract Amendment between County and Association for Energy Affordability to Support a Contra Costa Home-Based Asthma Program

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 02/28/2023

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
Ken Carlson, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

Demian Hardman-Saldana, (925) 655-2816

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 28, 2023
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Conservation and Development Director, or designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, a contract amendment with the Association for Energy Affordability, Inc., a non-profit organization, to extend the term from May 15, 2023 through December 31, 2023 and increase the payment limit by $111,616 to a new payment limit of $313,763, to continue providing home assessments and project management to assist the County with implementing a comprehensive home-based asthma program.

FISCAL IMPACT:

There will be no impact to the General Fund. All costs for this project are covered through grants from the Sierra Health Foundation and Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD).

BACKGROUND:

Through a technical assistance grant provided by Green and Healthy Homes Initiative (GHHI), a nonprofit corporation, Contra Costa Health Services (CCHS), the County Department of Conservation and Development (DCD), Marin Clean Energy (MCE, the County’s Community Choice Aggregator), and Association for Energy Affordability, Inc. (AEA), a nonprofit corporation, developed a Business Plan for a Green and Healthy Homes Program (also referred to as the “Contra Costa Asthma Initiative”) to implement a comprehensive home-based asthma program.

In coordination with the technical assistance team, in March 2020, CCHS submitted a funding proposal to the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) to support the implementation of the Business Plan and was awarded $100,000 to implement the program. A grant agreement was executed between the County and BAAQMD on March 31, 2020.

In April 2020, the County Board of Supervisors authorized CCHS to submit a grant application to the Sierra Health Foundation for the Public Health Division and Contra Costa Health Plan to provide asthma home visiting services, which aligned with the Contra Costa Asthma Initiative Business Plan. In July 2020, CCHS was awarded a $527,558 grant with the State of California Department of Health Care Services and Sierra Health Foundation to implement and administer a Asthma Mitigation Project (or “Contra Costa Asthma Initiative”) for the period of August 1, 2020 through May 15, 2023. On October 13, 2020, the County Board of Supervisors approved a grant agreement between the County and the

Sierra Health Foundation to implement and administer the Contra Costa Asthma Initiative.

The BAAQMD and Sierra Health Foundation agreements with the County allocate funding to AEA to implement the Contra Costa Asthma Initiative. The contract allows AEA to provide, among other things, project management for homes selected in coordination with CCHS for enrollment in home improvement upgrades related to energy efficiency, building electrification, weatherization, and other such improvements known to improve indoor air quality and reduce asthma.

To ensure the County meets its grant obligation for both grants from the BAAQMD and Sierra Health Foundation, the contract amendment extends the term of the contract from May 15, 2023, to December 31, 2023, and increases the payment limit by $111,616 to a new payment limit of $313,763.

The proposed contract amendment will provide for some cost reimbursement for eligible work completed by AEA staff, in accordance with the contract requirements.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

The County would not be able to meet its grant obligations from the Sierra Health Foundation and BAAQMD to implement the Contra Costa Asthma Initiative.