DATE: September 1, 2020
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: David Pomaville, Director, Department of Public Health
SUBJECT: Ratification of Agreements with Fresno Economic Opportunities Commission for COVID-19 Equity Project
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Ratify the Agreement and First Amendment with Fresno Economic Opportunities Commission for the COVID-19 Equity Project - Base, previously executed by the County Administrative Officer acting as the Emergency Services Director, effective August 19, 2020 through December 30, 2020 ($4,039,556).
2. Ratify the Agreement with Fresno Economic Opportunities Commission for the COVID-19 Equity Project - African American Coalition, previously executed by the County Administrative Officer acting as Emergency Services Director, effective August 7, 2020 through December 30, 2020 ($1,648,671).
REPORT
Approval of the recommended actions will ratify two agreements with Fresno Economic Opportunities Commission (EOC) to implement the COVID-19 Equity Project. The project will support residents who face increased risk of COVID-19 exposure, hospitalization, and death due to work or living conditions. Fresno EOC will provide fiscal sponsorship to Fresno Building Healthy Communities (BHC) who will lead six CBOs serving vulnerable residents in both urban and rural areas under the base agreement for the project. Fresno EOC will also directly oversee five community-based organizations (CBOs) to implement the project's scope of work dedicated to the County's African American community. There is no Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions. This item is Countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Should your Board not ratify the agreements, the Department would solicit additional proposals for similar services to meet the critical need for response activities dedicated to vulnerable populations. However, the delay would cause detrimental effects of unknown scope especially as the Department and community begin to prepare f...
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