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C. 59

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	May 23, 2017

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Amendment Agreement #28-700-24 with the California Department of Public Health

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 05/23/2017

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: May 23, 2017
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Amendment Agreement #28-700-24 (State #14-10498-A04) with the California Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 2017 to amend Agreement #28-700-20 (as amended by Amendment Agreement #28-700-21 through #28-700-23), to increase the total payment to County by $116,436 from $4,309,641, to a new total Payment Limit of $4,426,077 and extend the termination date from June 30, 2017 to June 30, 2018.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Approval of this Amendment Agreement will result in an increase of $116,436 to a new total of $4,426,077 of funding from the California Department of Public Health Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for the Public Health Emergency Preparedness, and Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP) & Comprehensive Program through June 30, 2018. No County match required.

BACKGROUND:

The California Department of Public Health has agreed to fund multiple Public Health Emergency Preparedness activities including, but not limited to, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) preparedness activities, the Cities Readiness Initiative (CRI) activities, State General Fund Pandemic Influenza preparedness and Hospital 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 in Contra Costa County.

On December 16, 2014, the Board of Supervisors approved Agreement #28-700-20 (as amended by Amendment Agreement #28-700-21 through #28-700-23) with the California Department of Public Health for County’s Public Health Emergency Preparedness, Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP) & Comprehensive Program, for the period July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2017.

Approval of this Amendment Agreement #28-700-24 will make technical adjustments to the budget and allow the County to receive additional funding for continuation of the Public Health Emergency Preparedness Response services, through June 30, 2018.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this amendment 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 disease outbreaks in Contra Costa County.