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To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	July 12, 2016

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Grant Amendment #28-596-12 from California Department of Public Health

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 07/12/2016

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

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

ABSENT:

John Gioia, District I 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: July 12, 2016
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to accept, on behalf of the County, Grant Amendment Award #28-596-12 from the California Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 2016 to increase the amount payable to County by $81,214 from $676,243 to a new total payment limit in an amount not to exceed $757,457, with no change in the original term of July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2017.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Acceptance of this grant amendment will result in an increase of $82,205 for the third year, for a total amount of $757,457 for Fiscal Years 2014 through 2017. No County match required.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this grant amendment is not approved, Contra Costa County will not receive the additional funding to support the project to decrease lead exposure in children.

BACKGROUND:

On August 12, 2014, the Board of Supervisors approved Standard Agreement #28-596-11 from the California Department of Public Health, for continuation of the Childhood Lead Poising Prevention Project for fiscal years 2014 through 2017, which included agreeing to indemnify and hold the State harmless for claims arising out of the County’s performance under this Agreement.

In Contra Costa County, over 60% of the housing units were build before 1978; the year Consumer Product Safety Commission banned lead paint. Lead paint is a recognized source of lead poisoning in children. Over 5,000 children live in these types of units. Since 1992, over 800 children have been identified in Contra Costa County with lead poisoning, and many more are likely to have lead although they have not been tested. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) identifies lead poisoning as the principal environmental health problem affecting children in the United States and emphasizes that this is a problem which is entirely preventable. In Contra Costa County, over 500 residents have been diagnosed with a lead level of over 10 mcg/dl and approximately 75 children each year have low levels of lead between 5-10 mcg/dl. The only way to know if a child has been poisoned by lead is to test the child. This Project is the sole source of funding for case management and follow-up care for children identified as lead-poisoned. The goal of the Project is to decrease the exposure of children to lead and the incidence of increased childhood blood lead levels.

Approval of this Grant Amendment #28-596-12 will allow the County’s Public Health Division to receive additional funding for the Childhood Lead Poising Prevention Project, through June 30, 2017.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

Not Applicable