City Council Agenda Report
Meeting Date: October 17, 2023
From: Freddie Agyin, Director of Health and Environmental Control Department: Health and Environmental Control
Submitted by: Veronica Petrosyan, Deputy Director of Health and Environmental Control
Subject
Lease Agreement with WEA CA, PC (WEA)
Recommendation
Approve and authorize the City Administrator to execute a Lease Agreement with WEA, in substantially the same form as submitted, for a one-year term.
Background
The City of Vernon executed a Master Affiliation Services Agreement with WEA effective July 1, 2023, for the Wellness and Equity Alliance to provide public health and clinical services. Public health and clinical services will be administered using mobile healthcare vans and at the Vernon Health and Wellness Center located at the southwest corner of Civic Center grounds off Baker Way and Vernon Avenue.
In preparation for providing health care services at the Vernon Health and Wellness Center, WEA submitted an application to the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) to become a Medi-Cal provider. Providers credentialed with DHCS are eligible to provide service to MediCal Fee for Service beneficiaries. Medi-Cal is California's Medicaid health care program which pays for a variety of medical services for children and adults with limited income and resources.
Medi-Cal is supported by federal and state taxes.
The DHCS Medi-Cal provider application requires a lease agreement for the provider’s service location. Since the City owns the Vernon Health and Wellness Center service location, WEA is required to execute a lease agreement with the City. To facilitate the DHCS application process, staff is recommending approval of the lease agreement with WEA. The lease agreement has been approved as to form by the City Attorney’s Office.
Fiscal Impact
Approval and execution of the lease agreement will result in $12 in additional revenue to the General Fund for the 12-month term of the lease and $1 per month with extension of the term to a month-to-month basis.
Attachments
1. Lease Agreement with WEA