RESOLUTION NO. _____________

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA

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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD

TO EXECUTE AN AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT

WITH STANFORD UNIVERSITY TO CONDUCT A CLINICAL TRIAL

ON CORONARY HEALTH PREVENTION

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RESOLVED, by the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo, State of California, that

 

WHEREAS, on October 17, 2003, the Purchasing Agent approved an agreement with Stanford University to conduct a clinical trial on Coronary Health Prevention with San Mateo County patients to evaluate whether diet and counseling will lower the risk for patient heart disease; and

 

WHEREAS, the term of the agreement was September 1, 2003 to March 31, 2004, with Stanford University awarding San Mateo Medical Center $92,991 for the six-month term, in order to conduct the clinical trial; and

WHEREAS, Stanford University is providing San Mateo Medical Center an additional year of funding which will allow San Mateo Medical Center to fulfill it’s scope of work; and

 

WHEREAS, the term of the agreement is extended by one year making the new term September 1, 2003 to March 31, 2005 and the award by Stanford University is increased by $163,751.50, from $92,991 to $256,742.50; and

 

WHEREAS, this Board has been presented with a form of the amendment to the agreement and has examined and approved it as to both form and content and desires to enter into the amendment to the agreement::

 

NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY DETERMINED AND ORDERED that the President of this Board of Supervisors be, and is hereby authorized and directed to execute said amendment to the agreement for and on behalf of the County of San Mateo, and the Clerk of this Board shall attest the President's signatures thereto.

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