AGENDA
CITY OF EL CENTRO
CITY COUNCIL
THURSDAY, MAY 25, 2023
El Centro Regional Medical Center Joint Special Meeting 5:00 PM
EL CENTRO REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
1271 ROSS AVENUE
MOB EDUCATION CONFERENCE ROOMS 1 & 2
EL CENTRO, CA 92243
JOINT MEETING WITH
EL CENTRO REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
(ECRMC) BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Notice is hereby given that the Mayor of the City of El Centro has called a Special Meeting of the El Centro City Council to consider the item(s) on this agenda.
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The public may attend in person. Any member of the public attending in person and wishing to make a comment is asked to complete a speaker slip and follow the instructions below regarding “Notice to the Public”. Any member of the public is invited to submit public comments in advance of the meeting to be answered at the meeting. Please email your questions to [email protected] or call 760-337-4515 by June 6, 2023.
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Mayor & Council Members may be reached at (760) 336-8989 Mayor: Martha Cardenas-Singh Interim City Manager: Cedric Ceseña Mayor Pro-Tem: Sylvia Marroquin City Attorney: Elizabeth Martyn Evans Council Members: Edgard Garcia City Clerk: Norma Wyles
Tomás Oliva
Sonia Carter
OPEN SESSION:
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CALL TO ORDER:
ROLL CALL BY CITY CLERK:
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
Any person wishing to address the City Council on any matter on this agenda, is asked to complete a “Speakers slip” and submit it to the City Clerk prior to the start of the meeting. Unless the Mayor extends the time, there is a three-minute time limit of each public comment. No comments on non-agenda items will be heard at this Special Meeting.
OLD BUSINESS:
1. Letter of Intent with ECRMC and UCSD for Interim Management and Operations pending approval of an Operations and Administrative Support Agreement for the Hospital
PRESENTATION: Mayor Martha Cardenas-Singh
RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt Resolution No. 23- , RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF EL CENTRO APPROVING A LETTER OF INTENT WITH THE EL
CENTRO REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER AND THE UNIVERSITY OF
CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO HEALTH FOR INTERIM MANAGEMENT AND
OPERATIONS WHILE AN OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT AGREEMENT IS DEVELOPED.
ADJOURNMENT:
Materials related to an item on this Agenda submitted to the City Council after distribution of the agenda packet will be available for public inspection at the Office of the City Clerk, 1275 Main Street, El Centro, California 92243, Monday-Friday during normal business hours.
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City Council of the City of El Centro Meeting: 05/25/23 05:00 PM 1275 Main Street Department: City Clerk's Office
El Centro, CA 92243 Category: Letter of Intent
Prepared By: Norma Wyles
SCHEDULED Department Head: Norma Wyles
ACTION ITEM (ID # 5993) DOC ID: 5993
Letter of Intent with ECRMC and UCSD for Interim
Management and Operations pending approval of an
Operations and Administrative Support Agreement for the Hospital
CITY MANAGER’S RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt Resolution No. 23- , RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF EL CENTRO APPROVING A LETTER OF INTENT WITH THE EL CENTRO
REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER AND THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN
DIEGO HEALTH FOR INTERIM MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS WHILE AN
OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT AGREEMENT IS DEVELOPED FISCAL IMPACT:
None
STRATEGIC PLANNING PROGRAM 2022-2027 RELATION:
N/A
DUE DILIGENCE CHECK FOR CONTRACTORS/CONSULTANTS: DID THE
DEPARTMENT VERIFY CURRENT EL CENTRO BUSINESS LICENSE,
CONTRACTORS LICENSE, REFERENCE CHECKS, INSURANCE, ETC:
BACKGROUND:
On or about January 1, 2016, the Parties entered into the initial Amended and Restated Master Management Agreement pursuant to which UCSD made available to ECRMC certain management services. Under the Management Agreement, UCSD provided a CEO to ECRMC but did not provide other management personnel. The Management Agreement was amended eight (8) times with a Ninth Amendment pending when it expired at the end of last year. On March 1, 2023, the Parties entered into a Letter of Intent ("LOI") reassuring the community, the Hospital workforce, physicians and other constituents that the Hospital will remain open, operating and providing quality care.
DISCUSSION:
Given the benefits ECRMC and the City have realized from the leadership consulting services provided by UCSD and the ongoing challenges at ECRMC, the Parties now propose to enter into an agreement pursuant to which UCSD will take over actual management and operations of the Hospital, subject to the ultimate oversight of the ECRMC Board of Trustees and subject to the terms and conditions of a definitive agreement (the “Operations and Administrative Support Agreement” or “OAS 1 Packet Pg. 3
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Agreement”) to be negotiated between the Parties within the time frames set out herein. Nothing in this Letter of Intent is intended in any way to affect any pending healthcare district legislation or a proposed special tax levy; and Nothing in this Letter of Intent impacts the ongoing physician services agreements between UCSD and ECRMC.
CONCLUSION:
Recommend adoption of Resolution No. 23- , RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL CENTRO APPROVING A LETTER OF INTENT WITH
THE EL CENTRO REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER AND THE UNIVERSITY OF
CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO HEALTH FOR INTERIM MANAGEMENT AND
OPERATIONS WHILE AN OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT
AGREEMENT IS DEVELOPED
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