City of Long Beach
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MEMORADUM
Date:
To:
From:
April 18, 2023
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
Councilwoman Megan Kerr, Fifth District
Subject: Fund Transfer: Contribution to St. Mary Medical Center Foundation "CARE Center" to support the 26th Annual Easter Walk
RECOMMENDATION:
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Increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City Manager Department by $500, offset by the Fifth Council District One-Time District Priority Funds transferred from the Citywide Activities Department to provide a contribution to St. Mary Medical Center Foundation to support the 26th Annual Easter Walk; and
Decrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities Department by $500 to offset a transfer to the City Manager Department.
DISCUSSION:
Councilwoman Megan Kerr would like to support the mission of the St. Mary Medical Center Foundation by providing a contribution for the 26th Annual Easter Walk fund raiser for their "CARE Center''. The CARE Center supports and provides comprehensive care for those in our community living with HIV. This contribution will support the CARE Center, which provides HIV Treatment to people living with HIV and others directly impacted by the virus. The CARE Center also provides medical care, behavioral health services, food and nutrition, supportive services, oral healthcare, and prevention education to reduce the impact of HIV within Long Beach and beyond. CARE's model of comprehensive services was -one of the first of its kind and serves over 2,000 people every year - regardless of their ability to pay. For more than 30 years, the CARE Center has touched countless lives.
This matter has been reviewed by Recovery Budget Officer Dee Okam on April 5, 2023.
FISCAL IMPACT
This recommendation requests the City Manager to provide a contribution of $500 to St. Mary Medical Center Foundation "CARE Center" to support the 26th Annual Easter Walk. The total appropriation Honorable Mayor and City Council
April 18, 2023
increase of $500 in the General Fund Group in the City Manager Department will be offset by a decrease of appropriation of Fifth Council District One-Time District Priority Funds in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities Department. This recommendation is anticipated to require a minimal level of staff hours beyond normal budgeted scope of duties and is expected to have a minimal impact on existing City Council priorities. There is no local job impact associated with this item.