RESOLUTION NO. ________
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA: (A) AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
NEGOTIATE AND ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH
SCHIAFFINO GROUP LLC TO PROVIDE EXPERT HEALTH
LITERACY CONSULTATION; (B) AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND ENTER INTO A SECOND
AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT NO. 2021 -079 WITH THE
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA ON
BEHALF OF ITS SAN DIEGO CAMPUS AND A FIRST
AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT NO. 2021 -080 WITH THE
SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH
FOUNDATION; AND (C) REALLOCATING GRANT FUNDS
FOR THESE PURPOSES TO IMPLEMENT THE “SAN DIEGO
ADVANCING MINORITY HEALTH LITERACY PROGRAM
(SD-AMHLP)”
WHEREAS, in 2021, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office of Minority Health ( “OMH”) enacted the “Advancing Health Literacy (“AHL”) to Enhance Equitable Community Responses to COVID-19” as part of the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act 2021 (P.L. 116-260); and
WHEREAS, AHL funds are providing $250 million in grant awards to 73 local governments as part of a new, two -year initiative to identify and implement best practices for improving health literacy to enhance COVID-19 vaccination and other mitigation practices among underserved populations; and
WHEREAS, on March 17, 2021 , the OMH released a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) to solicit proposals for AHL funds from eligible jurisdictions, with a n April 20, 2021 deadline; and
WHEREAS, the City, as the lead applicant, with its collaborative partners, The Regents of the University of California on behalf of its San Diego Campus (“UCSD”) and the San Diego State University Research Foundation (“SDSURF”) applied for AHL funds; and
WHEREAS, on June 25, 2021, OMH notified the City of its award of $4,000,000 in AHL funds for a two -year grant period to implement the “San Diego Advancing Minority Health Literacy Program (SD-AMHLP)”; and
WHEREAS, SD-AMHLP will address dis parities in COVID -19 health outcomes as experienced by racial and ethnic minority residents within urban communities throughout San Diego County; and
WHEREAS, in order to implement the SD -AMHLP, the City Council accepted , appropriated and allocated the fu nds on August 24, 2021 by Resolution No. 2021-171 and Resolution No. 2021-
authorized the City Manager or designee to enter into Agreement No. 2021-079 with UCSD and Agreement No. 2021-080 with SDSURF; and
WHEREAS, due to the complexity of the 2 -year grant funded project and the need to provide funds for additional staffing resources specific to expertise in health literacy the City now desires to reallocate funds with UCSD and SDSURF and further enter into a contract with a third party, Schiaffino Group LLC.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista, that it authorizes the City Manager to execute an agreement between the City and Schiaffino Group LLC, to implement the SD-SMHLP, in the form presented, with such minor modifications as may be required or approved by the City Attorney, a copy of which shall be kept on file in the Office of the City Clerk when completed, and authorizes and directs the City Manager or designee to execute same; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the City Council of th e City of Chula Vista, that it approves the amendments to the agreements between the City, UCSD, and SDSURF, to implement the SD-SMHLP, in the forms presented, w ith such minor modifications as may be required or approved by the City Attorney, copies of which shall be kept on file in the Office of the City Clerk when completed, and authorizes and directs the City Manager or designee to execute same; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista that it authorizes the reallocation of funds, specifically $163,448 for the City of Chula Vista, $3,483,516 towards an agreement with UCSD , $323,036 towards an agreement with SDSU , and $30,000 towards an agreement with Schiaffino Group LLC for the AHL grant award over the two year period.
Presented by Approved as to form by
Stacey Kurz Glen R. Googins
Director of Housing & Homeless Services City Attorney