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Recommendation to authorize City Manager to execute an amendment, and any subsequent amendments, to the agreement with the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services for the Capacity Building for Service Providers Program in an amount not to exceed $100,000 from March 1, 2007 to February 29, 2008. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (County) has awarded the Department of Health and Human Services (Health Department) a grant in the amount of $100,000 to continue providing services under the Capacity Building for Service Providers Program through February 29, 2008.
Within the previous three years of this agreement, the Health Department collaborated with medical and social service providers within Los Angeles County's Service Provider Area (SPA) 8, which includes Long Beach and the South Bay Area, to coordinate treatment, education, and prevention efforts for persons with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). Over 30 different programs are a part of this collaborative. Additionally, the Health Department established the Service Provider Network in SPA 8, and conducted an inventory within SPA 8 which identified existing services and data networks and developed a referral and data collection system to facilitate sharing of HIV treatment strategies across SPA 8.
This matter was reviewed by Deputy City Attorney Lori Conway on May 29, 2007, and by Budget and Performance Bureau Manager David Wodynski on May 31,2007.
TIMING CONSIDERATIONS
City Council action is requested on July 3, 2007, as the Health Department has been providing services under the amendment since March 1,2007, but cannot recover costs from Los Angeles County until the amendment is approved.
FISCAL IMPACT
The total amount of the amendment is $100,000, for the period from March 1, 2007 through February 29,2008. Funding for this amendment has been requested as a part of the FY 08 budget process. The grant award will cover all direct costs to provide the requested services, however, most overhead costs associated with the program are currently supported by a combination of General Fund and Health Fund dollars.
SUGGESTED ACTION
Approve recommendation.
Respectfully Submitted,
RONALD R. ARIAS,
DIRECTOR
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
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GERALD R. MILLER |
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