San Francisco Department of Public Health

AGENDA: HEALTH COMMISSION MEETING
Tuesday, July 6, 2004
at 3:00 p.m.
101 Grove Street, Room #300
San Francisco, CA 94102

THE BUDGET COMMITTEE OF THE COMMISSION WILL CONSIDER THE CONSENT CALENDAR ON THIS AGENDA AT 2:00 P.M. THE HEALTH COMMISSION WILL ACT ON THOSE ITEMS OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR WHICH HAVE BEEN RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL BY THE BUDGET COMMITTEE

PUBLIC COMMENTS WILL BE TAKEN FOR EACH AGENDA ITEM

1) CALL TO ORDER

2) PROPOSED ACTION: APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE JUNE 1 HEALTH COMMISSION MEETING AND SPECIAL MEETING OF JUNE 29, 2004
*Minutes of the minutes of June 1 and of the special meeting of June 29, 2004

3) PROPOSED ACTION: APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR OF THE BUDGET COMMITTEE
(Commissioner David J. Sánchez, Jr., Ph.D.)

(3.1) CHN-Revenue Management – Request for approval of a contract renewal with Accordis, Inc. and a new contract with Triage Consulting Group to provide retroactive submissions of Aged
Accounts to Medi-Cal, Medicare, Commercial, Third Party and Workers’ Compensation Insurance payers, when recipient eligibility was not previously identified by the Community Health Network, for the period of July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2008.
* Contract summary, Vendor information pages, Monitoring report summary

(3.2) CHN-SFGH – Request for approval of a retroactive contract renewal with Dobri D. Kiprov, M.D., a professional corporation d/b/a Bay Area Mobile Apheresis Program, in the amount of $300,000, to provide intermittent, as-needed, on-call mobile therapeutic apheresis dialysis services, for the period of July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2006.
* Contract summary, Monitoring report summary

(3.3) CHN-SFGH Nursing – Request for approval of retroactive contract renewals with the following firms: HRN Services, Inc., Medical Staffing Network, Inc., Medstaff, Inc., Nurse Providers, Inc. and United Nursing International, in the amount of $2,700,000, to provide supplemental temporary per diem and traveling nursing personnel services for San Francisco General Hospital, for the period of July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2005.
* Contract summary, Vendor information pages, Monitoring report summaries/Responses

(3.4) CHN-SFGH Radiology – Request for approval of two retroactive contract renewals with Medical Contracting Services and The Registry Network, Inc., for a combined total amount of $75,000, to provide intermittent, as-needed, professional services of per diem and traveling radiology technologists with on-call availability 7 days a week, for San Francisco General Hospital, for the period of July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2005.
* Contract summary, Vendor information pages, Monitoring report summaries

(3.5) CHN-Primary Care – Request for approval of a contract modification with North of Market Senior Services d/b/a Curry Senior Center, in the amount of $160,000, for the period of July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2006, to provide comprehensive primary care services for seniors in the new senior supportive housing units and a new total contract amount of $1,043,560, for the 4-year contract period of July 1, 2002 through June 30, 2006.
* Contract summary, Client demographic information form

(3.6) CHN-Primary Care-Tom Waddell Health Center – Request for approval to accept and expend a grant from the Social Security Administration, in the amount of $195,320, to extend SSI application assistance to chronically homeless and mentally ill persons in San Francisco, for the period of May 1, 2004 through April 30, 2005 and a contract with the San Francisco Bar Association’s Homeless Advocacy Project, in the amount of $156,186, for the same time period.
* Grant summary, Budget justification, Grant information form

(3.7) Central Administration–Policy and Planning – Request for approval to accept and expend
FY 2004-2005 recurring grant funds from the State of California to the Department of Public Health
* Grant summary, Resolution, List of Recurring State Grants

(3.8) AIDS Office-HIV Prevention – Request for approval of the FY2004-2005 San Francisco General Fund-HIV Prevention Services contracts for a combined total of $3,711,834, for the period of July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2005 with the following agencies:

 

Amount with 12% Contingency

Aguilas, Inc.

Asian Pacific Islander Wellness Center

Bay Area Young Positives

Haight Ashbury Free Clinic, Inc.

Larkin Street Youth Services

Lavender Youth Recreation & Information Center

San Francisco AIDS Foundation

Stop AIDS Project

Tenderloin AIDS Resource Center

$   374,548

$       9,408

$     89,600

$   186,328

$   213,884

$   157,920

$1,023,557

$1,120,976

$   545,613

                                                                Total

       $3,711,834

* Contract summary, Agency and Service description, Boards of Directors

(3.9) AIDS Office-HIV Prevention – Request for approval of the FY2004-2005 State of California Education and Prevention Grant, Counseling Testing and Referral Grant and the Corrections Initiative Grant for HIV Prevention Services contracts for a combined total of $2,109,611, for the period of July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2005 with the following agencies:

                                                                               Amount with12% Contingency

Black Coalition on AIDS

$  161,805

Centerforce, Inc.

$  224,459

Continuum HIV Day Services

$  185,848

Haight Ashbury Free Clinic, Inc.

$  492,087

Harm Reduction Coalition

$  176,217

Iris Center

$  237,593

Regents of the University of California, UCSF – AIDS Health Project

$  575,602

Regents of the University of California, UCSF – Stonewall Project (Six Months)

$    56,000

                                                                    Total

$2,109,611

*Contract summary, Agency and Service description, Boards of Directors

(3.10) AIDS Office-Prevention Services – Request for approval of a contract renewal with UCSF/
Urban Health Study, in the amount of $272,759, to provide HIV prevention services targeting defined behavioral risk populations, for the period of July 1, 2004 through December 31, 2004.
* Contract summary, Monitoring report summary/Response, Client demographic information form

(3.11) AIDS Office-Prevention Services – Request for approval of a retroactive contract renewal with the Regents of the University of California/UCSF/Positive Health Practice, in the amount of $158,556, to provide Peer Advocacy, Case Management, Social Work Case Management, Nutrition Counseling and Treatment Advocacy services through the Men of Color Program, for the period of September 30, 2003 through September 29, 2004.
* Contract summary, Monitoring report summary, Client demographic information form

(3.12) AIDS Office-HIV Health Services – Request for approval for contract modifications to extend the term for an additional year for five FY 2004-2005 Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act Title I contracts, for a total of $2,831,322, for the period of March 1, 2005 through February 28, 2006. The two year combined total for the period of March 1, 2004 through February 28, 2006 for these contracts will be $5,645,885, with the following agencies:

Contractor   FY 04/05 Amount Modification Amount FY 05/06 Two Year Amount
Maitri AIDS Hospice   $ 184,352 $ 201,111 $ 385,463
Maitri AIDS Hospice   $ 906,330 $ 906,330 $1,812,660
Project Open Hand   $1,231,281 $1,231,281 $2,462,562
Shanti Project $ 341,600 $ 341,600 $ 683,200
UCSF-AIDS Health Project $ 151,000 $ 151,000 $ 302,000
Total $2,831,322 $2,831,322 $5,645,885

* Contract summary, Agency/Service description, Board of Directors

(3.13) AIDS Office - Request for approval to accept retroactively and expend Year-Two grant funds from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, in the amount of $487,805, of which $475,522 is a sole source contract with UCSF AIDS Health Project, for the period of June 1, 2004 to May 30, 2005.
* Grant summary, Grant information form, Budget form, Sole source waiver form

(3.14) PHP-Housing and Urban Health - Request for approval of contract renewals for fourteen FY 2004-2005 Housing and Urban Health contracts for a combined total of $12,595,689 as follows:

Contractor Contract Term Contract Amount (Including Contingency)
Ark of Refuge, Inc. 7/1/04-6/30/06 $ 896,000
Baker Places, Inc. 7/1/04-6/30/07 $ 1,993,895
Baker Places, Inc. 3/1/04-6/30/05 $ 544,570
Baker Places, Inc. 7/1/04-6/30/05 $ 1,381,299
Episcopal Community Services 7/1/04-6/30/06 $ 2,720,575
Homeless Children's Network 7/1/04-6/30/06 $ 63,108
John Stewart Company 7/1/04-6/30/06 $ 1,848,143
Lutheran Social Services 7/1/04-9/29/05 $ 168,137
Lutheran Social Services 7/1/04-6/30/07 $ 453,284
Mercy Housing Corporation 7/1/04-6/30/05 $ 236,299
Page Street Guest House 7/1/04-6/30/05 $ 957,842
San Francisco AIDS Foundation 7/1/04-6/30/06 $ 521,035
Self-Help for the Elderly 7/1/04-6/30/06 $ 262,703
Tenderloin Neighborhood 3/1/04-6/30/05 $ 548,800
Development Corporation
Total $12,595,689

* Contract summary, Contract list, Boards of Directors

(3.15) BHS-Mental Health - Request for approval to renew the cooperative program agreement with the Department of Rehabilitation, San Francisco District, in the amount of $972,670, to provide vocational and employment assistance services for mentally ill clients, for the period of July 1, 2004 to June 30, 2007, and a contract with Community Vocational Enterprises, in the amount of $467,832, and a contract with Richmond Area Multi-Services, in the amount of $504,838, for the period of July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2005.
* Grant summary, Grant information form, Contract information/Comparison, Budget summary

(3.16) BHS-Mental Health - Request for approval to accept and expend a federal McKinney PATH grant in the amount of $423,964, to expand homeless services for the period of July 1, 2004 to June 30, 2005, and a contract with Swords to Plowshares in the amount of $92,325; with Curry Senior Center in the amount of $20,000; and with San Francisco Study Center, in the amount of $52,315, for the same time period.
* Grant summary, Grant information form, Budget form

4) FOR DISCUSSION: DIRECTOR’S REPORT
(Mitchell H. Katz, M.D., Director of Health)
(Report on activities and operations of the Department.)
*Director’s Report

5) PRESENTATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION AWARDS FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE
*List of Awardees

6) FOR DISCUSSION: MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH REPORT
(Mildred Crear, MCH Director)
*Report

7) FOR DISCUSSION AND ACTION: PRESENTATION OF THE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT POLICY AND CONSIDERATION OF POLICY ADOPTION
(Iman Nazeeri-Simmons, MPH, Adolescent Health Coordinator and Christina Carpenter, MPH, Community Health Education Section)
*Policy

8) PUBLIC COMMENT**

9) CLOSED SESSION:

A) Public comments on all matters pertaining to the closed session

B) Vote on whether to hold a closed session (San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.11)

C) Closed session pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9 and San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.10(d)

Approval of a settlement in the amount of $240,000 in the Jean B. Applebaum et al vs. City and County of San Francisco, Superior Court File Case #410-962

D) Reconvene in Open Session

Possible report on action taken in closed session (Government Code Section 54957.1(a)2 and San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.12(b)(2).)

Vote to elect whether to disclose any or all discussions held in closed session
(San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.12(a).) (Action item)

10) ADJOURNMENT

* Explanatory documents are available at the Health Commission Office, 101 Grove Street, Room #311, telephone 554-2666.

** Opportunity for members of the public to address the Health Commission on items of interest to the public that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Health Commission. Additionally, public comments will be taken for each agenda item.

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