DATE: January 28, 2025
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: David Luchini, RN, PHN, Director, Department of Public Health
SUBJECT: Agreement with the California Department of Public Health Pertaining to COVID-19 Genome Sequencing Services
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute an Agreement with the California Department of Public Health, for continued participation in the COVID Network of California Laboratories for SARS-CoV-2 Whole Genome Sequencing Services, effective March 1, 2025 through February 29, 2028 ($0).
REPORT
There is no additional Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. Approval of the recommended action will allow the Department to continue participating in the COVID Network of California Laboratories for SARS-CoV-2 Whole Genome Sequencing (COVIDNet) through the California Department of Public Health (CDPH). Under this agreement, CDPH will continue to provide laboratory genomic sequencing in preparing and analyzing movement of the virus and the growth of variants in the County to support the Department's testing and response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
There are no viable alternative actions. Should your Board not approve the recommended action, the Department would discontinue providing positive COVID-19 samples to CDPH, hampering efforts to determine when and where variants are emerging in the County.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. This is an approval for a user participation agreement which does not require a monetary exchange. The Department will be responsible for all costs associated with processing COVID-19 Specimens. Sufficient appropriations and estimated revenues for these costs are included in the Department of Public Health Org 5620 FY 2024-25 Adopted Budget.
DISCUSSION:
On April 19, 2022, the Board approved Agreement 22-158 with CDPH, which allowed the County to ...
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