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To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	August 15, 2017

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Standard Agreement #28-596-14 with California Department of Public Health

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 08/15/2017

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:	Daniel Peddycord 925-313-6712
cc:	E Suisala 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: August 15, 2017
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute on behalf of the County, Standard Agreement #28-596-14 (State #17-10219) from the California Department of Public Health, to pay the County an amount not to exceed $793,005, for continuation of the Public Health Division’s Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Project, for the period from July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2020.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Approval of this agreement will result in funding amounts not to exceed $262,367 for the first year, $264,868 for the second year and $265,770 for the third year, for a total of $793,005 for Fiscal Years 2017 through 2020. No County match required.

BACKGROUND:

On August 12, 2014, the Board of Supervisors approved Standard Agreement #28-596-11 (as amended by Standard Agreement Amendment #28-596-12) from the California Department of Public Health, for continuation of the Childhood Lead Poising Prevention Project for fiscal years 2014 through 2017.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

In Contra Costa County, over 60% of the housing units were built 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 Agreement #28-596-14 will allow the County’s Public Health Division to continue receiving funding for the Childhood Lead Poising Prevention Project, through June 30, 2020, including agreeing to indemnify and hold the State harmless for claims arising out of the County’s performance under this Agreement.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this Agreement is not approved, children and residents of Contra Costa County will not be treated nor receive the necessary information with regard to exposure to lead poisoning.