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To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	July 18, 2017

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Agreement #28-899 with the California Department of Public Health

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 07/18/2017

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: July 18, 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 #28-899 (State #16-11031) with the California Department of Public Health, in an amount payable to County not to exceed $64,680, for the Naloxone Grant Program to provide opioid overdose prevention and education to homeless and other drug users in Contra Costa County, for the period from June 1, 2017 through June 30, 2019.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Approval of this Agreement will result in an amount not to exceed $64,680 ($61,600 for Narcan products and $3,080 for Administrative costs) from the California Department of Public Health for the Naloxone Grant Program through June 30, 2019. No County funds are required.

BACKGROUND:

The Naloxone Grant Program was established by Senate Bill (SB) 833 with the goal of reducing the number of fatal overdoses in California from opioid drugs, including prescription opioids and heroin, by increasing access to the life-saving drug naloxone. Based on county-specific overdose data, the California Department of Public Health has allocated 1,642 naloxone kits to be distributed to high-risk populations in Contra Costa County. The priority naloxone distribution sites in Contra Costa County under this grant will be harm reduction centers/syringe exchange programs and homeless shelters/outreach programs.

Approval of this agreement #28-899 will allow County to receive funding for the Naloxone Grant Program, through June 30, 2019. This agreement includes 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 reduce the rate of fatal overdoses form opioid drug users in Contra Costa County.