SUBJECT
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An Ordinance of the City of Laredo, Texas, authorizing the City Manager to accept and enter into a contract from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA) through the National Institutes of Aging (NIA) for the UTHSCSA SARS Alzheimer’s Grant, amending the FY2024-2025 budget by appropriating revenues and expenditures in the amount of $224,786.00, with no match for the City of Laredo Public Health Department, and amend the FY2024-2025 Full Time Equivalent (FTE) Position Listing by creating one (1) Program Coordinator, 207 position and one (1) Public Health Technician, 206 position, for the term from August 01, 2024 through July 31, 2025. Funds will be accounted for in the Laredo Public Health Department Fund - UTHSCSA SARS Alzheimer’s Grant.
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PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION
None.
BACKGROUND
The National Institute on Aging (NIA), with UT Health San Antonio as the coordinating center, collaborates with the City of Laredo Public Health Department for research on Interactions of SARS-CoV-2 infection and genetic variation on the risk of cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s disease in ancestral and admixed populations. Through this award, City of Laredo Public Health Department will support in illuminating genetic and other factors that predispose people to developing Alzheimer’s disease after COVID-19 and other infections.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION
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Staff recommends that Council approves the Ordinance.
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Fiscal Impact
Fiscal Year: 2025
Budgeted Y/N?: N
Source of Funds: UTHSCSA Alzheimer’s Grant
Account #: 226-6410
Change Order: Exceeds 25% Y/N: N/A
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The revenue account is 226-0000-326-2012 and the expenditure division is 226-6410 with Project Number HESA01.