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Consider recommendations regarding a Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) Grant Agreement, Fiscal Years (FYs) 2022-2027, as follows:
a) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Public Health Department Director to execute Agreement No. 22-10683 with California Department of Public Health Emergency Preparedness Office for Centers for Disease Control (CDC), PHEP, State General Fund (GF) Pandemic Influenza, and Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR), Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP) in the amount not to exceed $3,551,903.00 for the period of July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2027;
b) Approve and authorize the Public Health Department Director to execute amendments to Agreement No. 22-10683 to amend the financial year individual fund limits to allow unexpended funds from a financial year to be carried forward to subsequent financial years for the PHEP and HPP grant programs as authorized by the State and so long as that “carry-forward” amount does not exceed a cumulative amount of $200,000.00 per year, upon review and approval of Auditor Controller and County Counsel;
c) Approve and authorize the Public Health Department Director, or designee, to sign associated representations and certifications with the California Department of Health Care Services for Agreement No. 22-10683; and
d) Determine that these activities are not a “Project” per the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review per CEQA Guideline Section 15378(b)(4), since the recommended actions are government fiscal activities that do not involve commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment.