Agenda

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C. 80

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	September 10, 2019

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Agreement #28-602-19 with the California Department of Public Health

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 09/10/2019

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

ABSENT:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor

Contact:	Daniel Peddycord, 925-313-6712
cc:	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: September 10, 2019
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Agreement #28-602-19 (State #19-10353) with the California Department of Public Health, including full indemnification of the State of California, to pay County an amount not to $2,820,573, to continue the CalFresh Healthy Living Program, which educates the public on healthful nutrition and physical activity practices to reduce risk for chronic disease, for the period from October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2022.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Approval of this agreement will result in an amount not to exceed $2,820,573 of State funding for the County’s Nutrition and Physical Activity Promotion Project. No County match required.

BACKGROUND:

The goal of the Program is to educate the public, particularly low-income consumers, on healthful nutrition and physical activity practices to reduce risk for chronic disease. The objectives will be to increase access to healthy fruits, vegetables and beverages in a minimum of 6 organizations that provide supplemental sources of including food banks, school and after-school programs, summer meal programs and senior meal sites, reaching a minimum of 6,000 Supplement Nutrition Assistance Program-Education (SNAP-Ed) eligible adults and their families.

On July 12, 2016, the Board of Supervisors approved Agreement #28-602-16 (as amended by Amendment Agreement #28-602-17) with the California Department of Public Health, for the California Nutrition Network” Program (now known as the CalFresh Healthy Living Program) for the period from October 1, 2016 through September 30, 2019.

Approval of Agreement #28-602-19 will provide County continuous funding support to create innovative partnerships, that assist the SNAP-Ed eligible consumers, in adopting healthy eating and physical activity behaviors, as part of a healthy lifestyle, through September 30, 2022. This Agreement includes fully indemnifying the State of California.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this contract is not approved, the County will not receive funds to educate SNAP-Ed eligible on healthful nutrition and physical activity practices, to help reduce risk for chronic disease.