RESOLUTION NO. _____________

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

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RESOLUTION 1) ACCEPTING A GRANT FROM THE KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITALS, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS DIVISION, IN THE AMOUNT OF $299,766 IN SUPPORT OF THE SPECIALTY CARE INITIATIVE FOR THE TERM JANUARY 1, 2010 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2010; AND 2) AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITALS TO CONTINUE THE SPECIALTY CARE INITIATIVE FOR A TERM OF JANUARY 1, 2010 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2010

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

WHEREAS, in January 2008 the San Mateo Medical Center (SMMC) was awarded a grant from the Kaiser Northern California Community Benefits Specialty Care Initiative (Kaiser), the purpose of which is to provide better access to specialty are among the uninsured population of San Mateo County; and

WHEREAS, Kaiser has awarded a grant for the final year of the initiative in the amount of $299,766; and

WHEREAS, there has been presented to this Board of Supervisors for its consideration the Kaiser grant award and agreement, reference to which is hereby made for further particulars; and

WHEREAS, this Board has examined and approved same as to both form and content and desires to accept it.

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY DETERMINED AND ORDERED that the acceptance of this grant award on behalf of the County of San Mateo be and is hereby ratified, the President of this Board of Supervisors be and is hereby authorized and directed to execute an agreement with Kaiser for and on behalf of the County of San Mateo to continue the Specialty Care Initiative through December 31, 2010, and the Clerk of this Board shall attest the President's signatures thereto.

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