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Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an agreement, and any subsequent amendments, between the City of Long Beach and the Los Angeles County Children and Families First - Proposition 10 Commission in the amount of $430,000 from July 1, 2009 through September 30, 2010 to continue the Long Beach-Wilmington Best Babies Collaborative Program, and to execute service subcontracts and subsequent amendments with the listed agencies for outreach and health education. (Districts 1,6,7,9)
DISCUSSION
Since 2005, the City Council has approved grant funds for the planning and implementation of the Long Beach-Wilmington Best Babies Collaborative Program (BBC) funded by the Los Angeles County Children and Families First Commission (First 5 L.A.). First 5 L.A. has subsequently awarded $430,000 for a fifth operational period from July 1, 2009 to September 30, 2010 to the City of Long Beach through the Department of Health and Human Services (Health Department) as the lead agency, for implementation of the five-year program (October 2005 - September 2010) for the Long Beach-Wilmington Best Babies Collaborative. The Health Department will continue to provide and assist in coordinating perinatal services targeting high-risk women residing in the First 5 LA's targeted zip code areas of 90802, 90805, 90806, 90813, and in the 90744 Wilmington zip code.
The Health Department will continue to work with local service providers, communitybased agencies and healthcare organizations to coordinate a comprehensive network of providers and resources to improve pregnancy outcomes for women in these target areas.
A minimum of $51,528 of the grant funds will be used to sustain outreach, health education, medical and case-management subcontracts with the following collaborative community-based agencies that were selected based on their ability to serve special population groups.
Base
Subcontract
Subcontract Agency Address Award
St. Mary's Medical Center
Families in Good Health 11 E. 10th st., Suite 207, LB 90813 $18,392
St. Mary's Medical Center
Mary Hilton Family Clinic 050 Linden Ave., LB 90813 13,200
The Children's Clinic 801 Atlantic Avenue, LB 90801 10,000
Wilmington Community Clinic 1009 N. Avalon blvd., Wilmington 90744 8,966
Miller Children's Hospital & Women's
Pavilion at Long Beach Memorial
Medical Center 2801 Atlantic Ave., LB 90813 970
$ 51,528
This matter was reviewed by Deputy City Attorney Linda Trang on July 13, 2009 and Budget and Performance Management Bureau Manager David Wodynski on July 17, 2009.
TIMING CONSIDERATIONS
City Council action on this matter is requested on August 4, 2009 in order to continue the program without interruption.
FISCAL IMPACT
The City will receive an increase of grant revenues of $430,000 for the grant period of July 1, 2009 through September 30, 2010. Sufficient funds are currently appropriated in the Health Fund (SR 130) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HE).
These funds are not currently impacted by the State budget crisis.
SUGGESTED ACTION
Approve recommendation.
Respectfully Submitted,
RONALD R. ARIAS
DIRECTOR
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
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APPROVED: |
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PATRICK H. WEST |
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CITY MANAGER |