DATE: September 10, 2024
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: David Luchini, RN, PHN, Director, Department of Public Health
SUBJECT: Agreement with California Health Collaborative
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute an Agreement with California Health Collaborative for services to lead nutrition behavioral economics and food waste prevention and recovery intervention activities, effective upon execution, through September 30, 2029, which includes a three-year base contract and two optional one-year extensions, total not to exceed $1,670,715.
REPORT
There is no Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. Approval of the recommended Agreement will allow the Department of Public Health (Department) to continue nutrition education and obesity prevention activities through the CalFresh Healthy Living grant program. The contractor was selected through a competitive bidding process to implement the Healthy Retail Initiative program to help local retail stores that sell or distribute food and beverages to provide healthy food options and implement food waste prevention and recovery efforts. The recommended Agreement is funded through the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Nutrition and Physical Activity Branch. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
There is no viable alternative action. Should your Board not approve the recommended action, the Department would be unable to complete CalFresh Healthy Living grant activities as stipulated by the CDPH.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. The maximum compensation of the agreement is $1,670,715 ($334,143 annually) and will be fully funded through the CDPH because they administer a portion of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)-funded Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - Education (SNAP-Ed), known in California as the CalFresh Healthy Living program. The recommende...
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