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To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	April 26, 2016

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Grant (Amendment) Agreement #28-878-1 with the California Department of Public Health

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 04/26/2016

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

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

Contact:	Dan Peddycord, 313-6712
cc:	J Pigg 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: April 26, 2016
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Grant (Amendment) Agreement #28-878-1 (State #15-10351, A-01) with the California Department of Public Health, effective June 30, 2016, with no change in the original amount payable to County up to $86,948 in funding, and to extend the termination date from September 30, 2016 to June 30, 2017.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Approval of this Amendment Agreement will result in no change in the amount of $86,948 of funding from the California Department of Public Health for the Public Health Ebola Project through June 30, 2017. No County match required.

BACKGROUND:

The California Department of Public Health has agreed to fund the County’s Public Health Ebola Emergency Preparedness activities collaborating with the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) preparedness activities, the Cities Readiness Initiative (CRI) activities, State General Fund Pandemic Influenza preparedness and Hospital Emergency Preparedness Program activities, for the County’s Public Health Emergency Preparedness Response Program. Contra Costa Health Services (CCHS) will utilize these funds to respond to any disease outbreaks, including Pandemic Influenza (Pan Flu) in Contra Costa County. On July 28, 2015, the Board of Supervisors approved Grant Agreement #28-878 with the California Department of Public Health for the Public Health Ebola Preparedness and Response Project for the period from July 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016. This Agreement included agreeing to indemnify and hold harmless the State for claims arising out of County’s performance under this Contract.

Approval of this Amendment Agreement #28-878-1 will allow County to continue to receive funding for the Public Health Ebola Preparedness and Response Program, through June 30, 2017, including continuation of mutually agreeing to indemnify and hold harmless the State for claims arising out of County’s performance under this Contract.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this agreement is not approved, County will not be able to continue to develop and test all hazards health emergency preparedness activities and hospital preparedness in response to any Ebola disease outbreaks in Contra Costa County.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

Not Applicable