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Consent-Health & Human Services   # 26.
Board of Supervisors
Public Health
Meeting Date:
11/05/2024
Brief Title
Agreement with the Office of Traffic Safety for Child Passenger Safety Program Grant
From:
Nolan Sullivan, Director, Health and Human Services Agency
Staff Contact:
Brian Vaughn, Public Health Branch Director, Health and Human Services Agency, x8771
Supervisorial District Impact:
Countywide

Subject

Approve and authorize the Chair to sign agreement with the Office of Traffic Safety to receive funding in the amount of $315,000 under Child Passenger Safety Program, for the period October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025, for interventions to reduce the number of children killed/injured in crashes involving children under the age of eight years old. (No general fund impact) (Sullivan)

Recommended Action

Approve and authorize the Chair to sign agreement with the Office of Traffic Safety to receive funding in the amount of $315,000 under Child Passenger Safety Program, for the period October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025, for interventions to reduce the number of children killed/injured in crashes involving children under the age of eight years old.

Strategic Plan Goal(s)

Thriving Residents
Collaborative Community

Reason for Recommended Action/Background

Yolo County Health and Human Services Agency’s (HHSA) Public Health Branch operates a Car Seat Safety Program (CSSP) offering car seat safety check events and one-on-one appointments intended to support the local population in correct use of car seats and seat belts.

HHSA has previously been awarded the Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) Child Passenger Safety Program grants for $150,000 for federal fiscal year (FFY) 2018-19, $190,000 for both FFYs 2019-20 and 2020-21, $175,000 for FFY 2021-22, $226,000 for FFY 2022-23, and $260,000 for FFY 2023-24 to support the CSSP. For FFY 2024-25, Yolo County HHSA has been awarded a grant of $315,000 to continue this important program.

Under this Agreement, CSSP will continue its efforts to educate the community regarding proper use of car seats and seat belts.  These efforts will include collaboration with other County departments, as well as local organizations such as law enforcement, schools, and day care centers.  These efforts will be focused on:
  1. Reducing inappropriate and incorrect use of child passenger car seats and seat belts through various community outreach and educational efforts;
  2. Providing no-cost car seats to income-eligible families in the community; and
  3. Delivering linguistically relevant and culturally appropriate educational resources to County residents.
Staff hereby recommend approval of the Agreement with OTS to allow Yolo County to receive funding for the CSSP to continue its strategic efforts of outreach and educational events aimed at reducing the risk of injury or death of County children under the age of eight as a result of a vehicle collision.

Performance Measures
County performance measures are not associated with this revenue agreement.

Collaborations (including Board advisory groups and external partner agencies)

County Counsel has approved this Agreement as to form.

Competitive Bid Process/Vendor Performance

Not applicable to Revenue Agreement

Fiscal Impact

Fiscal impact (see budgetary detail below)

Fiscal Impact (Expenditure)

Total cost of recommended action:
$    315,000
Amount budgeted for expenditure:
$    315,000
Additional expenditure authority needed:
$   
One-time commitment:
Yes

Source of Funds for this Expenditure

Federal Funds
$315,000

Further explanation as needed:

No general funds are required by this action. This action will lead to revenue generation from OTS in the amount of $315,000 for the period of October 1, 2024 through Sept. 30, 2025. The grant amount is included in the HHSA adopted budget for 2024-25.

Attachments

Form Review

Inbox Reviewed By Date
Financial Services mrobertson 10/21/2024 09:34 AM
County Counsel Hope Welton 10/21/2024 09:39 AM
Yen Nguyen Yen Nguyen 10/22/2024 11:52 AM
Form Started By:
Emily Covey
Started On:
10/16/2024 09:12 AM
Final Approval Date:
10/22/2024