Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Michael P. Callagy, County Executive
Peggy Jensen, Assistant County Executive
Subject: Action Plan to Further San Mateo County's Unwavering Support for Women's Reproductive Freedom and Healthcare Privacy
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution:
A) Creating a Board subcommittee on Women's Reproductive Freedom and Healthcare Privacy and appoints Supervisor Dave Pine and Supervisor Warren Slocum to that subcommittee; and
B) Accepting the proposed components of the San Mateo County Action Plan to Support Women's Reproductive Freedom and Healthcare Privacy; and
C) Allocating up to $1,000,000 in two tranches, $549,312 for immediate purchase of technology and medical equipment for clinics operated by Planned Parenthood Mar Monte, and up to an additional $450,688 to be allocated later based on Board consideration of recommendations from the Women's Reproductive Freedom and Healthcare Privacy Subcommittee; and
D) Authorizing the County Executive to enter into an agreement with Planned Parenthood Mar Monte for the purchase of technology and medical equipment in the amount of $549,312; and
E) Directing staff to present a Women's Reproductive Freedom and Healthcare Privacy advocacy agenda to the Board for consideration no later than August 2, 2022.
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BACKGROUND:
On May 17, 2022, the Board of Supervisors adopted a resolution that affirmed San Mateo County's unwavering support for women's reproductive freedom and healthcare privacy. The resolution also directed the County Executive to develop an action plan to further the Board's commitment to these principles and present the action plan to the Board of Supervisors for its review and approval at the Board's meeting of June 14, 2022.
To develop the action plan, staff met with leaders of Planned Parenthood Mar Monte (PPMM), which serves residents of Northern California including San Mateo...
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