HomeMy WebLinkAbout025423 RES - 08/19/2003RESOLUTION
APPROVING THE ANIENDMENT OF APPENDIX A, REGIONAL
HEALTH AWARENESS BOARD, TO THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT
TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY DIALOGUE ON REGIONAL HEALTH
AWARENESS WITH NUECES AND SAN PATRIClO COUNTIES
RELATING TO THE COORDINATION BETWEEN THE REGIONAL
HEALTH AWARENESS BOARD AND OTHER CITY AND COUNTY
BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, AND ADVISORY COMMITTEES
Whereas, the City Council by Resolution 025359 on June 24, 2003, approved the
Interlocal Agreement to Promote Community Dialogue on Regional Health Awareness
with Nueces and San Patricio Counties; and
Whereas, following the approval of the interlocal agreement by the City Council, the
Nueces County Commissioners' Court amended Appendix A, Regional Health
Awareness Board, to the interlocal agreement relating to the coordination between the
Regional Health Awareness Board and other City and County boards, commissions,
and advisory committees; and
Whereas, the substantive change made by the Nueces County Commissioners' Court
requires the concurrence of the City Council and the San Patricio County
Commissioners' Court;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Corpus Christi approves the amendments
to Appendix A, Regional Health Awareness Board, to the Interlocal Agreement to
Promote Community Dialogue on Regional Health Awareness as shown on Attachment
A, which is attached to and incorporated into this resolution.
ATTES~
Armando Chapa
City Secretary
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
APPROVED: 14th day of August, 2003.
Acting,City Attorney
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The above resolution was passed by the following vote:
Samuel L. Neal, Jr.
Brent Chesney
Javier D. Colmenero
Melody Cooper
Henry Garrett
Bill Kelly
Rex A. Kinnison
Jesse Noyola
Mark Scott
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APPENDIX A
REGIONAL HEALTH AWARENESS BOARD
1. Mission of the Regional Health Awareness Board.
To ensure that opportunities exist for quality dialogue by citizens of the coastal
bend on the issues impacting health, safety, environment, and life quality.
2. How the Regional Health Awareness Board will function?
The Regional Health Awareness Board will function as an independent oversight
committee with advisory capacity to the various existing forums for community
dialogue. The Board's charge is to ensure that opportunities exist for quality
dialogue by citizens of Corpus Christi, Nueces County, and San Patricio County
on the issues impacting health, safety, the environment, and life quality. The
Board will serve as both (1) a clearinghouse for ensuring that inquiries are
addressed in the appropriate forum, and (2) an overarching quality control
mechanism to ensure that performance based dialogue is available in all topical
areas.
The Regional Health Awareness Board will establish standards for effective
dialogue and work with the various forums to ensure adoption of these
standards. Additionally, information from the Regional Health Awareness Board
will be shared with the various forums on a regular basis. The forums will be
encourage to return report key issues and progress back to the Regional Health
Awareness Board.
The City of Corpus Christi, Nueces County, and San Patricio County will reflu~e
encourage their various boards, commissions, and advisory committees to
coordinate their related activities with the Regional Health Awareness Board.
Non-governmental organizations ("NGO's") with related activities will be
requested to enter into a letter of agreement with the Regional Health Awareness
Board that outlines their willingness to work with the Board and participate in the
Board's activities. Participation will include attendance at briefings on issues of
common interest and the agreement to investigate and propose appropriate
responses to those issues.
3. Who will be on the Regional Health Awareness Board?
The Regional Health Awareness Board consists of:
Six members representing a cross-section of health, environmental, and
social interest. Two of these community members will be appointed by the
City Council, City of Corpus Christi, two members will be appointed by the
Commissioners Court Nueces County, and two members will be appointed
by the Commissioner Court San Patricio County. Each governing body
will appoint one of their original community member appointees to a two
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ATTACHMENT A
year term and the other appointee to a three year term. Subsequent
appointments should be for a three year term.
In addition, the following organizations may appoint members:
City of Corpus Christi (1 member)
Nueces County (1 member)
San Patricio County (1 member)
Port Industries of Corpus Christi (2 members)
Texas A & M University - Corpus Christi (1 member)
Texas A & M University - Kingsville(1 member)
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Region 14
(1 ex-officio/non-voting member)
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region VI (1 ex-officio/non-
voting member)
City of Corpus Christi/Nueces County Health Department
(1 ex-officio/non-voting member)
San Patricio Health Department (1 ex-officio/non-voting member)
4. The Regional Health Awareness Board shall meet as frequently as necessary to
effective carry out its function, but not less frequently than once each month.
5. The meetings of the Regional Health Awareness Board will be open to the public,
and posted under the Texas Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Texas Government
Code.
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