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Home My WebLink About033649 ORD - 05/13/2025AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE DOCUMENTS TO APPLY FOR AND ACCEPT TWELVE GRANT RENEWAL APPLICATIONS IN AN AMOUNT UP TO $2,772,910.00 FROM THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AND THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AND UPON RECEIPT, TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS IN THE NO. 1066 HEALTH GRANTS FUND FOR SAID PROGRAMS. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS THAT: WHEREAS, the City has for many years applied for and received grants from the Texas Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for the Women, Infants, and Children's (WIC) Nutrition Program, Public Health Emergency Preparedness Cooperative Agreements, Laboratory Response Network Influenza Surveillance, Medical Reserves Corps Unit, Tuberculosis Prevention Services, Regional Local Services System/Local Public Health Services, Immunization/Locals, and Sexually Transmitted Infections and Human Immunodeficiency Virus; WHEREAS, the City Council desires to streamline the approval and appropriation process for these grant applications; WHEREAS, the purpose of this ordinance is to address the following standard procedures related to these grants subject to verification by the Department of Finance and Procurement that any required City matching funds and in- kind funding have been budgeted and appropriated in the Health District budget for such purpose: 1) approve the submission of grant applications, 2) grant authority to accept the award to the City Manager or designee, 3) grant authority to accept changes in award amount 4) establish the accounting fund/ org number; and, 5) appropriate the grant funds, if awarded; WHEREAS, the City will request approximately $2,772,910.00 in funding from the Texas Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; NOW THEREFORE: BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. The City Manager or designee is authorized to submit twelve grant renewal applications each fiscal year for and execute documents to accept funds upon award in an amount up to $2,772,910.00 from the Texas Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for public health functions. If awarded, the City is authorized to provide up to $67,540.00 in cost share 033649 SCANNED 2 from the General Fund. This authorization is subject to verification by the Department of Finance and Procurement that any required City matching funds and in -kind funding, if any, are appropriated in the Health District budget for such purposes. A copy of each grant application is on file with the Public Health District and a program synopsis is attached and incorporated herein for all purposes as Attachment I. SECTION 2. The City Manager, or designee, may reject or terminate this grant. Furthermore, the City Manager, or designee, is authorized to execute contract amendments pertaining to these grant funds in the following instances: a) for the carry- over of funds, when ascertained and approved by the funding agency through a revised notice of award; b) a no -cost extension; c) when an amendment will provide supplemental grant funds in an amount not to exceed 20% of the original grant amount; d) for reimbursement increases of administration funds for each participant served; e) to comply with applicable State or federal laws and regulations; and f) for matters which do not change the essential purpose of the grant. SECTION 3. Should funding be awarded, upon acceptance of the awards and execution of the grant agreements, that the grant funds will be appropriated. The proposed budget is attached hereto and incorporated herein for all purposes as Attachment I approved. A formal final budget with will include accounting funds, orgs, and activity numbers will be submitted to the Finance and Procurement Department upon award. SECTION 4. The proposed personnel complement of thirty-two positions which is attached hereto and incorporated herein as Attachment I is hereby approved. Should funding be awarded, the personnel complement is approved. The City Manager, or designee, is further authorized to change personnel complement classifications within the approved personnel complement number so long as there is no increase in the overall budget. SECTION 5. The Director of the Health Department is designated as the City's authorized official to administer these grants. The authorized official is empowered to apply for, accept, reject or terminate the grant and its funding, execute all necessary documents, and administer the grant on behalf of the City as the applicant agency. SECTION 6. In the event of the loss or misuse of these public health funds, the City assures that the funds will be returned to the grantor, in full. Introduced and voted on the V day of + al( , 2025. �0 AS =1 and AP OVED on the \ ' ° day of , 2025. AT Paulette Guajardo, M : Rebecca Huerta, City Secretary 033649 ATTACHMENT I.CC-NC PUBLIC HEALTH DISTRICT GRANTS SUMMARY AND FISCAL BREAKDOWN GRANT NAME SUMMARY GRANT CONTRACT START PROPOSED MATCH PROGRAM AMOUNT &END PERIOD FTES INCOME Public Health Emergency Preparedness(PHEP)Grants Combined To assist the Corpus Christi-Nueces County Public Health District Medical Reserve Corps Unit in building capacity and capability to help Nueces County be prepared for, respond to,and recover from disasters.Day-to-day,this takes the form of providing technical assistance, MRC Grant designing tools and resources,providing training $47,242.00 June 1,2025-May 31,2026 opportunities and supporting exercise efforts. Grant does not provide for personnel costs,however, does include supplies and other expenses that improve the capabilities of the Corpus Christi-Nueces County Public Health District. To prepare,respond and recover from natural and man- made disasters,in collaboration with community partners in Corpus Christi.For surveillance, investigations and reporting of Texas Notifiable Conditions including food-borne,water-borne,invasive CPS-HAZARDS PHEP respiratory,vaccine-preventable,zoonotic and Grant multidrug resistant infections for Nueces County $240,003.00 July 1,2025-June 30,2026 3 $24,000.00 residents. Provides for personnel costs,supplies,and other expenses to improve the capabilities of the Corpus Christi-Nueces County Public Health District To conduct surveillance and epidemiology activities for all notifiable conditions with an emphasis on certain conditions reported through the Texas National Texas Epidemiology Electronic Disease Surveillance System(NEDSS). $102,428.00 September 1,2025-August 31,2026 1 Capacity Expansion Grant Provides for personnel costs,supplies,and other expenses to improve the capabilities of the Corpus Christi-Nueces County Public Health District. Subtotal: $389,673.00 4 24,000.00 1 ATTACHMENT I.CC-NC PUBLIC HEALTH DISTRICT GRANTS SUMMARY AND FISCAL BREAKDOWN GRANT NAME SUMMARY GRANT CONTRACT START PROPOSED MATCH PROGRAM AMOUNT &END PERIOD FTES INCOME Sexually Transmitted Infections and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Combined Provide services for the prevention of congenital syphilis by testing/treating pregnant persons infected with syphilis and their partners,testing/treating persons who are positive for syphilis and their partners and women HIV/STD Supplemental within childbearing years with past inadequate syphilis Grant treatment. $105,208.00 August 1,2025-July 31,2026 1 Provides for personnel costs,supplies,and other expenses to improve the capabilities of the Corpus Christi-Nueces County Public Health District Provide services that control and prevent the spread of STIs and HIV/AIDS and viral hepatitis. HIV/STD Public Health Follow Up Grant Provides for personnel costs,supplies,and other $269,815.00 September 1,2025-August 31,2026 3 expenses to improve the capabilities of the Corpus Christi-Nueces County Public Health District Perform active surveillance and reporting activities for HIV/AIDS. HIV/STD Surveillance Grant Provides for personnel costs,supplies,and other $43,570.00 September 1,2025-August 31,2026 1 expenses to improve the capabilities of the Corpus Christi-Nueces County Public Health District. Subtotal: $418,593.00 5 2 ATTACHMENT I.CC-NC PUBLIC HEALTH DISTRICT GRANTS SUMMARY AND FISCAL BREAKDOWN GRANT NAME SUMMARY GRANT CONTRACT START PROPOSED MATCH PROGRAM AMOUNT &END PERIOD FTES INCOME Immunization/Locals Implement and operate an immunization program servicing children,adolescents,and adults. Immunizations Grant Provides for personnel costs,program-required travel, $241,637.00 September 1,2025-August 31,2026 3 - $20,000.00 and other expenses to improve the capabilities of the Corpus Christi-Nueces County Public Health District. Subtotal: 241,637.00 3 GRANT CONTRACT START I PROPOSED PROGRAM GRANT NAME SUMMARY MATCH AMOUNT &END PERIOD FTES INCOME Provide funding for Tuberculosis prevention and care services. TB Federal&State Grant Provides for personnel costs,and other expenses to $114,925.00 September 1,2025-August 31,2026 2 $22,985.00 improve the capabilities of the Corpus Christi-Nueces County Public Health District. Subtotal: 114,925.00 2 $22,985.00 3 ATTACHMENT I.CC-NC PUBLIC HEALTH DISTRICT GRANTS SUMMARY AND FISCAL BREAKDOWN GRANT NAME SUMMARY GRANT CONTRACT START PROPOSED MATCH PROGRAM AMOUNT &END PERIOD FTES INCOME Laboratory Response Network&Regional Local Services System Combined Perform activities in support of the Public Health Emergency Preparedness Cooperative Agreement and the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response("APR")Activities including but not limited to continuing Level 3 biological laboratory surge capacity Laboratory Response activities,complying with new Laboratory Response LRN-PREP Network("LRN")requirements for biological Network ( ) $205,548.00 July 1,2025-June 30,2026 2 $20,555.00 Grant laboratories,coordinating with public health preparedness partners,and analyzing real-time clinical specimens. Provides for personnel costs,supplies,and other expenses to improve the capabilities of the Corpus Christi-Nueces County Public Health District. Provide local public health services to improve or Regional Local Services strengthen local public health within the State of Texas. System/Local Public Health Services(RLSS) Provides for personnel costs,supplies,and other $164,368.00 September 1,2025-August 31,2026 2 $35,000.00 Grant expenses to improve the capabilities of the Corpus Christi-Nueces County Public Health District. Provision for Laboratory Response Network to perform testing for typing of influenza viruses,report testing results,and perform epidemiological surveillance in the community. IDCU-FLU Grant $5,000.00 September 1,2025-August 31,2026 -Grant does not provide for personnel costs,however, does include supplies and other expenses that improve the capabilities of the Corpus Christi-Nueces County Public Health District. Subtotal: $374,916.00 4 4 ATTACHMENT I.CC-NC PUBLIC HEALTH DISTRICT GRANTS SUMMARY AND FISCAL BREAKDOWN GRANT NAME SUMMARY GRANT CONTRACT START PROPOSED MATCH PROGRAM AMOUNT &END PERIOD FTES INCOME Women,Infants,and Child'en's(WIC)Nutrition Program Determine eligibility,provide food benefits and provide appropriate nutrition education and counseling to qualified women,infants and children. WIC Grant $1,233,166.00 October 1,2025—September 30,2026 14 - Provides for personnel costs,supplies,and other expenses to improve the capabilities of the Corpus Christi-Nueces County Public Health District. Subtotal: S1,233,166.00 14 Total Grant Funding Amount for FY26 GRANT FY26 GRANTS CONTRACT START PROPOSED MATCH PROGRAM AMOUNT &END PERIOD FTES INCOME Total Grant Amount $2,772,910.00 June 1,2025—September 30,2026 32 $67,540.00 $55,000.00 5