REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Travis Hopkins, City Manager
VIA: Ashley Wysocki, Director of Community & Library Services
PREPARED BY: Kristin Martinez, Community & Library Services Manager
Subject:
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Approve a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of Huntington Beach and Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center, including Acceptance and Authorization of an annual donation of $25,000 for five (5) consecutive years
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Statement of Issue:
Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center (OC Memorial) and the City wish to continue the long-standing partnership between the two entities by approving a new five-year MOU for the provision of care management social service programs at the Senior Center in Central Park to enhance the quality of life for Huntington Beach residents.
Financial Impact:
There is no financial impact on the General Fund. Per the terms of the MOU, OC Memorial will provide an annual donation of $25,000 for care management programs for five (5) consecutive years for a total donation of $125,000. Upon receipt of the annual donation, funds will be appropriated to Donation Fund 103, account 10345508.
Recommended Action:
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Approve and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the ‘Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Huntington Beach and Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center.”
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Alternative Action(s):
Do not approve the recommended action and direct staff accordingly.
Analysis:
Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center (OC Memorial) began serving as a member of the Huntington Beach Council on Aging in 2006 to enhance the quality of life for Huntington Beach seniors.
In 2016, in anticipation of the new Senior Center in Central Park opening, OC Memorial entered into a MOU with the City to provide an annual donation of $25,000 for care management services.
In 2021, OC Memorial renewed its commitment and continued its five-year partnership with the City of Huntington Beach and its social services care management team.
OC Memorial now wishes to continue this partnership for an additional five years. The proposed MOU provides the City a total contribution of $125,000 to support ongoing care management services. This continued funding allows the City to sustain wellness programs and preventative services made available to active, frail, and homebound seniors, with Care Management serving over 1,000 individuals each year.
In exchange, the MOU provides OC Memorial with certain ‘naming rights’ to the Care Management area within the building, recognition in certain publications as well as opportunities to provide free wellness and enrichment educational programs at the Senior Center in Central Park. The City’s commitments include working collaboratively with OC Memorial to develop annual programming of lectures and enrichment programs.
Approval of the MOU will memorialize and legally bind the partnership between the City and Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center with regard to its direct support of care management services.
Environmental Status:
Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5), administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment do not constitute a project.
Strategic Plan Goal:
Goal 2 - Fiscal Stability, Strategy A - Consider new revenue sources and opportunities to support the City's priority initiatives and projects.
Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center stable five-year funding commitment enhances Fiscal Stability by ensuring predictable, dedicated funding for high-priority social services programs, supporting long-term planning and resource allocation.
Attachment(s):
1. RCA Contract Agreement Summary
2. Memorandum of Understanding with Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center