City of San Antonio - File #: 16-3402

• File #: 16-3402
• Type: Grant Applications and Awards
• In control: City Council A Session
• On agenda: 6/16/2016
• Posting Language: An Ordinance authorizing the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District to apply for and accept awarded funds in an estimated amount of up to $500,000.00 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Disease Grant aimed to increase HPV Vaccination for a term beginning October 1, 2016 through September 30, 2018. [Erik Walsh, Deputy City Manager; Vincent R. Nathan, PhD, MPH, Interim Health Director]

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/16/2016	1	City Council A Session	adopted	Pass

DEPARTMENT: Health


DEPARTMENT HEAD: Vincent R. Nathan, PhD, MPH


COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City Wide


SUBJECT:

Ordinance authorizing the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District (Metro Health) to apply for a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Disease grant aimed to Increase HPV Vaccination Coverage by Strengthening Adolescent Assessment Feedback Incentive and eXchange (AFIX) Activities in Bexar and surrounding counties and the acceptance of funds upon award to continue to provide immunization services for underserved children and adolescents in Bexar County in order to prevent diseases. The two (2) year CDC grant term will provide support to conduct evidence-based adolescent AFIX visits focusing on low adolescent coverage rates in the San Antonio area.



SUMMARY:

This ordinance allows San Antonio Metropolitan Health District (Metro Health) to apply for a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Disease grant aimed to Increase HPV Vaccination Coverage by Strengthening Adolescent Assessment Feedback Incentive and eXchange (AFIX) Activities in Bexar and surrounding counties. The two (2) year CDC grant term will provide support to conduct evidence-based adolescent AFIX visits focusing on low adolescent coverage rates in the San Antonio area.

In addition, this ordinance authorizes the Director of Metro Health to initiate, negotiate, and execute any and all necessary documents including a cooperative agreement to effectuate the application and acceptance of the referenced funds and to execute contract amendments pertaining to this contract, to include:
a.) line item budget revisions authorized by the funding agency; b) carry-over funds,
when ascertained and approved by the funding agency through a revised notice of award; c) modifications to the performance measures authorized by the funding agency and listed i...