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To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	March 7, 2017

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Submission of funding Application #28-825-8 to the National Association of County and City Health Officials

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 03/07/2017

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

ABSENT:

Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor

Contact:	Patricia Frost, 313-9554
cc:	Tasha Scott M 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: March 7, 2017
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Approve and authorize the Health Services Director or his designee, to submit funding application #28-825-8 to the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), in an amount not to exceed $13,000, for Contra Costa Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) Non-Competitive Capacity Building Grant Project, for the period from January 1, 2017 through March 31, 2018.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Approval of this funding application will result in a maximum amount of $13,000 from NACCHO to support the County’s MRC Non-Competitive Capacity Building Grant Project. No County match required.

BACKGROUND:

The Contra Costa MRC is housed under Contra Costa County’s Emergency Medical Services (EMS), which is part of Contra Costa County Health Services Department (HSD). CCMRC is part of the County's emergency planning and response system to address the need for additional medical professionals to respond to a medical surge event or an event such as those requiring the mass distribution of pharmaceuticals. Additionally, the CCMRC participates in trainings, health fairs, flu clinics, first aid, and community service. The NACCHO award will provide funding to allow CCMRC to acquire medical supply cases and an assistant MRC Coordinator (to manage community/hospital outreach training).

The funds will be used to provide continuous support to County’s MRC Non-Competitive Capacity Building Grant Project to enhance the Contra Costa MRC unit through March 31, 2018.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this application is not accepted, the County’s Emergency Medical Services will not receive funding to support its Non-Competitive Capacity Building Grant Project to continue enhancement of the MRC.