DATE: June 20, 2023
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: David Luchini, RN, PHN, Director, Department of Public Health
SUBJECT: Amendment I to Agreement with Kimberly Wilson, d.b.a. BabySafe of Fresno
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute First Amendment to Agreement with Kimberly Wilson, d.b.a. BabySafe of Fresno, to extend the term of the existing Agreement for educational classes and training to those seeking Child Passenger Safety Technician certification by one year from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024 with no change to the compensation maximum of $110,500.
REPORT
There is no additional Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. Approval of the recommended action will allow the Department of Public Health to continue to utilize Kim Wilson, a Child Passenger Safety Lead Instructor certified by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), to provide educational classes to eligible community members and formal training to individuals seeking Child Passenger Safety Technician (CPST) certification. The services will be funded with through fines paid by violators of child car passenger safety codes, with no increase in Net County Cost. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
There are no viable alternative actions. Should your Board not approve the recommended action, the Department would not be able to provide child passenger safety classes using a NHTSA-certified Lead Instructor.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. The recommended agreement ($110,500) will continue to be funded through fines paid by violators of child car passenger safety codes. Sufficient appropriations and estimated revenues are included in the Department’s Org 5620 FY 2023-24 Recommended Budget.
DISCUSSION:
The Department’s Child RideSafe Program provides community education and assistance in the proper use of child passenger safety restraints. California Vehicle Code sections 15620, 27360, 27360.5 and 27362 are the funding authority that allows the collection of fines for the program. The Department has contracted with Kim Wilson, d.b.a. BabySafe of Fresno, since 1997 to conduct community classes on child passenger safety and formal training to individuals seeking CPST certification. On August 21, 2018, your Board approved a five-year term with BabySafe to provide educational classes regarding child passenger safety restraint systems. BabySafe also offers income-eligible attendees an opportunity to purchase low-cost child passenger safety restraints supplied by the Department’s Child RideSafe program and funded through the fines.
Approval of the recommended action would allow the Department to continue using a NHTSA-certified Lead Instructor to conduct community education classes and CPST courses. The only other certified individual in the County, a California Highway Patrol (CHP) employee, does not provide the community education model offered by BabySafe of Fresno. CHP interacts with individual community members by appointment only for required inspections, and only completes group presentations upon invitation from another hosting community organization. While both are designated Lead Instructors, Kim Wilson’s experience and service model make her uniquely qualified to provide essential services for the Child RideSafe Program.
With your Board’s approval, Kim Wilson, d.b.a. BabySafe of Fresno, will be able to continue providing educational child passenger safety restraint system classes to eligible community members and formal training to individuals seeking Child Passenger Safety Technician (CPST) certification.
REFERENCE MATERIAL:
BAI #37, August 21, 2018
ATTACHMENTS INCLUDED AND/OR ON FILE:
On file with Clerk - First Amendment to Agreement with Kim Wilson
CAO ANALYST:
Ron Alexander