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RE: APPROVE GRANT REQUEST FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND LABORATORY CAPACITY
WEST NILE VIRUS SURVEILLANCE PROJECT AND AUTHORIZE CHAIR TO SIGN
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, pursuant to
Colorado statute and the Weld County Home Rule Charter, is vested with the authority of
administering the affairs of Weld County, Colorado, and
WHEREAS, the Board has been presented with a Grant Request for the Epidemiology
and Laboratory Capacity West Nile Virus Surveillance Project from the County of Weld, State of
Colorado, by and through the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, on behalf of the
Department of Public Health and Environment, to the Colorado Department of Public Health
and Environment, commencing July 1, 2003, and ending June 30, 2004, with further terms and
conditions being as stated in said request, and
WHEREAS, after review, the Board deems it advisable to approve said request, a copy
of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of
Weld County, Colorado, that the Grant Request for the Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity
West Nile Virus Surveillance Project from the County of Weld, State of Colorado, by and
through the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, on behalf of the Department of
Public Health and Environment, to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
be, and hereby is, approved.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board that the Chair be, and hereby is, authorized
to sign said request.
The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made and seconded, adopted
by the following vote on the 10th day of February, A.D., 2003.
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Date of signature:
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MEMORANDUM
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COMMISSIONERS
FROM: MARK E. WALLACE, MD, MPH
CSUB E6/2003 ECT:W E VIRUS GRANT REQUEST DAT _CCIt
COLORADO
Enclosed for Board review and approval is the Weld County Department of Public Health and
Environment's request for West Nile Virus support through the CDPHE. This is Weld County's
portion of a statewide grant request that will be made by CDPHE through the Epidemiology and
Laboratory Capacity (ELC) West Nile Virus Surveillance Project. This project is funded by the
Centers for Disease Control and was designed to improve laboratory infrastructure and
epidemiological surveillance capacity nation wide.
Over the last three years, the Department has requested funding through this grant to support the
ongoing encephalitis surveillance including laboratory testing and field surveillance. The request
is for a total of$39,641.93. Of this amount, $16,646.35 is for Personnel, $15,735.00 for supplies,
$2,700 for Pathologist support, and $4,560.58 for indirect costs. The term of this request is from
July 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004.
I recommend your approval of this grant request.
Enclosure
2003-0394
Weld County Department of Public Health and Environment
West Nile Virus Surveillance 2003 Grant Request
Personnel (Salary & Fringe)
1. Proposed lab staff time for:
1. Testing chicken flocks every other week, for IgM antibodies to West Nile Virus, St. Louis
Encephalitis, & Western Equine Encephalitis.
2. Testing of a limited number of mosquito pools or WN and SLE, using VecTest kits
supplied by Colorado Department of Public Health& Environment.
3. Testing of human specimens for IgM antibodies to West Nile Virus.
Laboratory Supervisor: 0.20 FTE= $ 6,076.02
Staff: Connie O'Neill
Medical Technician: 0.20 FTE = $4,940.74
Staff: Cheryl Darnell
Laboratory Technician: 0.10 FTE= $1,596.98
Staff: Vicky Krizan
Total Salary: $12,613.74
Fringe @ 31.97%= $4,032.61
Total Personnel $16,646.35
Equipment& Supplies
Laboratory:
Disposable Supplies $3,250
Reagents $2,250
Equipment maintenance $700
Field Surveillance:
Sentinel Chicken Flocks (5 flocks @ $1000 ea) $5,000
Mosquito Collection Equipment:
CDC light traps & rechargeable battery (5 traps @ $120 ea.) $600
Gravid traps & rechargeable battery (2 traps @ $120 ea.) $240
Battery charger(5 chargers & $45 ea.) $225
Larvae collection dippers (2 dippers at $10 ea.) $20
Identification Supplies:
GPS Units and software (2 units @ $300) $600
Microscope with light source $2,500
Other:
Refrigerator/Freezer for dead bird collection $350
Total Equipment & Supplies $15,735.00
Consultant Pathologist: $2,700.00
Total of Direct Costs: $35,081.35
Indirect
Applies to all direct costs @ 13% $4,560.58
Total Grant Amount Requested $39,641.93
Our Department would also like to request support for travel and student interns as funds allow.
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