DATE: August 23, 2022
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: David Luchini, RN, PHN, Director, Department of Public Health
SUBJECT: Approve Second Amendment to Agreement with The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute Second Amendment to Agreement with The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco, to add the provision of conducting screening, vaccination, and treatment of communicable diseases, with no change in the term of April 15, 2021 through April 14, 2023 and increasing the maximum by $1,481,238 to a total of $8,887,042.
REPORT
There is no additional Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. Approval of the recommended action will add the provision of conducting screening, vaccination, and treatment of communicable diseases as well as add additional funding to The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) to accommodate the provision of new and existing services through April 14, 2023. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
There are no viable alternative actions. Should your Board choose not to approve the recommended action, UCSF will not be able to screen and treat for other communicable diseases and will not be able to receive additional funding. The Department has projected that UCSF will exhaust all funds by November 2022. Not approving the recommended action will also result in the early termination of all COVID-19 and flu related services offered by UCSF to Fresno County residents, leaving a void during a potential upcoming surge.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. The agreement will continue to be funded by the COVID-19 Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity (ELC) funding, Immunization Cooperative Agreement funding, and any other funding made available through legislative action for COVID-19 response efforts. The recommended action will...
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