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To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	September 22, 2015

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Amendment Agreement #28-700-22 with the California Department of Public Health

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 09/22/2015

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

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

Contact:	Daniel Peddycord, 925-313-6712
cc:	J Pigg N Rios

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: September 22, 2015
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Amendment Agreement #28-700-22 with the California Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 2015, to make technical adjustments to the fiscal year 2015/2016 grant budget with no change in the original amount payable $4,214,916 payable to County, for the Public Health Emergency Preparedness, Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP) & Comprehensive Program, and no change in the term of July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2017.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Approval of this Amendment Agreement will result in an increase in the budget amounts for fiscal year 2015/2016 for the Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP), State General Funds, Cities Readiness Initiative Funds, and Hospital Preparedness Program funds to a Fiscal year total of $1,390,873, from the California Department of Public Health through June 30, 2017. 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 Emergency 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, including Pandemic Influenza (Pan Flu) 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) with the California Department of Public Health for the provision of maintaining County’s Public Health Emergency Preparedness Response Program for the period July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2017. Approval of this Amendment Agreement #28-700-20 will allow County to receive continuous funding for the Public Health Emergency Response Program, through June 30, 2017.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this amendment agreement 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.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

NOT APPLICABLE