DEPARTMENT: Health Department
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Dr. Nathan R. Vincent
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City Wide
SUBJECT:
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) Lake Calaveras Grant Funding for FY 2017
SUMMARY:
This ordinance authorizes the acceptance of additional funds upon award in an amount up to $82,492.37 for a total not to exceed $132,329.31 from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) Lake Calaveras through direct funding grants and contracts for public health functions of the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District (Metro Health) for a period beginning September 1, 2016 through August 31, 2017, and authorizes the addition of one position to the proposed personnel complement for the maintenance and delivery of essential public health services within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) PM 2.5 and Lake Calaveras grants. This position will participate in all three air monitoring efforts, particulate matter, ozone and whole air.
The City Manager or her designee, or the Director of the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District or his designee is authorized execute contract amendments pertaining to this grant contract, to include amendments which will provide supplemental grant funds to the grant by the funding agency in an amount up to 20% of the total amount awarded to the grant inclusive of the additional funds accepted under this ordinance.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
As the public health authority for Bexar County, Metro Health actively addresses the public health functions of policy development, health assessment, and health assurance. To carry out these responsibilities, Metro Health operates evidenced based programs in various settings throughout the County.
The Public Center for Environmental Health (PCEH) was established to protect the environment of residents in San Antonio. Since air quality has a potential health impact, air ...
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