DATE: December 14, 2021
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: David Luchini, RN, LVN, Director, Department of Public Health
SUBJECT: Agreements for the Collaborating for Wellness Program
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Make a finding that it is in the best interest of the County to suspend the competitive bidding process consistent with Administrative Policy No. 34 for unusual or extraordinary circumstances as Omni Family Health is one of the two recipients of the 2021 Supplemental Funding for Hypertension award through the Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration located in California, with clinic sites in the County that have an existing hypertension program in place; and
2. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute an Agreement with Omni Family Health for improving prevention and management of heart disease and stroke, effective upon execution through September 29, 2023, which includes one optional one-year extension, total not to exceed $350,000; and
3. Make a finding that is in the best interest of the County to suspend the competitive bidding process consistent with Administrative Policy No. 34 for unusual or extraordinary circumstances as Aria Community Health Center is one of the two recipients of the 2021 Supplemental Funding for Hypertension award through the Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration located in California, with clinic sites in the County that have an existing hypertension program in place; and
4. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute an Agreement with Aria Community Health Center for improving prevention and management of heart disease and stroke, effective upon execution through September 29, 2023, which includes one optional one-year extension, total not to exceed $375,762.
REPORT
There is no Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions which will allow Omni Family Health (Omni) and Aria Community Health Center (Ari...
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