To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Vacancy & Appointments on the Los Medanos Health Advisory Committee
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
ACCEPT the resignation of Jelani Killings, DECLARE a vacancy in the City of Pittsburg Seat #1 on the Los Medanos Health Advisory Committee (LMHAC) for a term ending on December 31, 2026, APPOINT Arlene Kobata to the City of Pittsburg Seat #2, Emily Gerber, PhD to the HSD, Behavioral Health Seat, and Saima Shah to the Bay Point MAC, Seat #2 on the LMHAC with all terms ending December 31, 2027, and DIRECT the Clerk of the Board to post the vacancy for City of Pittsburg Seat #1, as recommended by the Health Services Director.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact for this action.
BACKGROUND:
The Los Medanos Community Health Advisory Committee (the "LMHAC") was created by the Board of Supervisors in 2018 as pursuant to the terms and conditions approved by LAFCo to dissolve the LMCHD. The purpose of the LMHAC is to:
1. Develop an area health plan that identifies the major health disparities that impact residents of the former LMCHD service area and establishes priorities for improving health outcomes. The plan will be presented to the Board of Supervisors for review and will not be final unless adopted by the Board of Supervisors. The LMHAC shall submit an updated plan for approval by the Board of Supervisors no less than every five years.
2. Solicit proposals from service providers that are interested in participating the Los Medanos Area Health Plan Service Program (the "Service Program") and are capable of addressing the priorities outlined in the adopted plan.
3. Monitor the efficacy of the programs funded by the grant program.
4. Report to the Board of Supervisors no less than once per year on the execution of the adopted plan, the grants provided under the grant program, the results achieved through the ...
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