DEPARTMENT: Health
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Colleen M. Bridger, MPH, PhD
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide
SUBJECT:
Authorizing grant applications to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for FY 2022 and authorizing a personnel complement.
SUMMARY:
This ordinance authorizes the submission of a grant application renewal to and the acceptance of funds upon award in an amount up to $214,897.00 from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District's (Metro Health) Public Center for Environmental Health (PCEH) local air monitoring efforts for a period beginning September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2022.
This ordinance also authorizes the submission of an application to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and authorizes the acceptance of funds upon award in an amount of up to $257,696.00 from the DHS for participation in the Whole Air Program to support field operations and sample collection activities for a term beginning July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022.
In addition, this ordinance authorizes the finalization of programmatic funding for the maintenance and delivery of essential public health services within Metro Health. This action also authorizes a proposed program budget and personnel complement.
Furthermore, this ordinance authorizes the Director of Metro Health to initiate, negotiate, and execute any and all necessary documents and grant contracts to effectuate the application and acceptance of the referenced grants, and to execute contract amendments pertaining to these contracts, to include: a) carry-over funds, when ascertained and approved by the funding agency through a revised notice of award; b) line item budget revisions authorized by the funding agency; c) modifications to the performance measures authorized by the funding agency and listed in the contracts so long as the terms of the amendment stay within the general paramet...
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