Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Louise F. Rogers, Chief, San Mateo County Health
Srija Srinivasan, Acting Director, San Mateo County Health
Subject: Acceptance of the Grant from the California Department of Public Health Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity Program for the Response to COVID-19
RECOMMENDATION:
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Recommendation to:
A) Adopt a resolution authorizing and directing the Chief of San Mateo County Health, or designee, to accept a grant award from the California Department of Public Health Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for the term of May 18, 2020 through July 31, 2023 in an amount not to exceed $31,562,003; and
B) Approve an Appropriation Transfer Request (ATR) in the amount of $5,066,547 recognizing unanticipated revenue for Public Health, Policy and Planning, within budget subunit 5550B, for unanticipated COVID-19 funding.
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BACKGROUND:
San Mateo County Public Health Policy and Planning (PHPP) has received two phases of federal Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity (ELC) funding from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) for response to COVID-19 and capacity building within Public Health to mitigate future pandemic needs. ELC Phase I, Enhanced Detection, has been awarded for the term of May 18, 2020 through November 17, 2022, in an amount not to exceed $6,248,291. ELC Phase II, Expanded, has been awarded for the term of January 15, 2021 through July 31, 2023, in an amount not to exceed $25,313,712.
CDPH has disseminated this funding across local health departments to support a broad range of critical COVID-19 testing, contact tracing, and surveillance-related activities, including the modernization of Public Health systems. Funds will support the PHPP response to COVID-19 and lay the foundation for the future of Public Health surveillance.
DISCUSSION:
In response to the immediate needs of the COVID-19 pandemic, PHPP presented an...
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