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C. 33

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	April 25, 2017

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Agreement #28-895 with Public Health Foundation Enterprises, Inc.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 04/25/2017

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:	Dan Peddycord, 925-313-6712
cc:	Tasha Scott 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: April 25, 2017
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Agreement #28-895 with Public Health Foundation Enterprises, Inc., a nonprofit organization, in an amount not to exceed $25,020 for the Health Services Department’s Communicable Disease Program to provide Zika virus testing coordination, surveillance and outreach, for the period from March 1, 2017 through July 31, 2018.

FISCAL IMPACT:

The agreement will result in an amount not to exceed $25,020 in funding from the Public Health Foundation Enterprises, Inc. for Zika virus testing coordination, surveillance and outreach. (No County match required)

BACKGROUND:

As of March 2017, the Health Services Department’s Communicable Disease Program has identified twenty-five (25) Zika virus infections among Contra Costa County residents. Currently, only the California Department of Public Health and two commercial laboratories are able to perform Zika virus testing for Contra Costa County residents. The Centers for Disease Control guidance recommends testing of individuals based on symptoms, travel history and health status. To date, the Communicable Disease Program has coordinated the testing of over 600 specimens. The need for testing is not anticipated to stop and the risk of Zika infection persists.

Approval of Agreement #28-895 will allow the County to continue testing coordination, surveillance and outreach for the Zika virus, through July 31, 2018. This Agreement includes provisions to indemnify Public Health Foundation Enterprises, Inc.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this agreement is not approved, the Department will not be able to provide additional Zika virus testing coordination, surveillance and outreach services to Contra Costa County residents.