RESOLUTION NO. _____________

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

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RESOLUTION 1) ACCEPTING A GRANT AWARD FROM THE PENINSULA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $40,000 TO FUND A
PROGRAM MAKING COMPREHENSIVE DENTAL CARE AVAILABLE TO
LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS OF SAN MATEO COUNTY, AND 2) AUTHORIZING
THE EXECUTION OF AN AGREEMENT WITH THE PENINSULA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION TO IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAM FOR THE TERM MARCH 1, 2006 TO FEBRUARY 28, 2007

 

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

 

WHEREAS, on January 4, 2005, your Board adopted a Resolution accepting a grant from the Peninsula Foundation in the amount of $40,000 to fund transportation between San Mateo Medical Center (SMMC) and University of Pacific School of Dentistry; and

 

WHEREAS, adverse dental conditions affect chronic disease and put patients at increased medical risk. Complete dental care cannot be provided at SMMC, therefore, a new program was initiated at SMMC to make available to patients the opportunity to receive comprehensive dental care through collaboration with University of the Pacific School of Dentistry; and

 

WHEREAS, San Mateo Medical Center (SMMC) has received a new grant award of $40,000 to provide a second-year support of dental care for low income residents of San Mateo County through a program involving diagnosis, screening, and transportation to the University of the Pacific School of Dentistry; and

 

WHEREAS, there has been presented to this Board of Supervisors for its consideration and acceptance a grant award and an Agreement, reference to which is hereby made for further particulars, whereby the Peninsula Community Foundation will allocate funds for the provision of a program making comprehensive dental care available to low-income patients of San Mateo County for the term March 1, 2006 to February 28, 2007, in the amount of $20,000 following acceptance of the grant and another $20,000 after SMMC has submitted a narrative and a fiscal report; and

 

WHEREAS, this Board has been presented with the award and of the Agreement and desires to accept the award and enter into 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 accept said award and execute said Agreement 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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