HomeMy WebLinkAbout029965 ORD - 10/08/2013Ordinance authorizing the City Manager to execute all documents
necessary to approve and accept this second amendment to Appendix A,
of the Regional Health Awareness Board's ( "RHAB ") Interlocal Agreement
to Promote Community Dialogue on Regional Health Awareness, by adding
the Texas A &M Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy and Education
Service Center, Region 2 as organizations that may appoint members to the
RHAB.
Whereas, on June 24, 2003 by Resolution 025359, the City of Corpus Christi, TX
( "City "), entered into the Interlocal Agreement to Promote Community Dialogue on
Regional Health Awareness ( "Interlocal Agreement ") with the Counties of Nueces and
San Patriclo, collectively "Parties";
Whereas, subsequent to the approval of the Interlocal Agreement all Parties, including
the City on August 19, 2003 by Resolution 025423, approved the first amendment of
Appendix A wherein the word require was changed to encourage in the third paragraph
following section 2. regarding the function of the RHAB.
Whereas, a second amendment to the Interlocal Agreement is sought to add the Texas
A & M Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy and Education Service Center, Region
2 as organizations that may appoint members to the RHAB, in order to enhance the
RHAB's knowledge base so as to better perform the scope of services outlined in
Appendix A.
Whereas, the substantive change requested requires the concurrence of the City
Council, Nueces County Commissioner's Court and San Patricia County
Commissioner's Court's
Now therefore, be It ordained by the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi,
Texas, that:
Section 1: The City Manager is authorized to execute all documents necessary to
approve and accept this second amendment to Appendix A, of the RHAB's lnterlocal
Agreement to Promote Community Dialogue on Regional Health Awareness, by adding
the Texas A &M Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy and Education Service
Center, Region 2 as organizations that may appoint members to the RHAB, as shown
on Attachment A, which is attached to and incorporated into this Ordinance.
Section 2: All other terms of Appendix A to the Interlocal Agreement that have not
been modified by the first or second amendment, shall remain the same.
INDEXED
That the foregoing ordnance was ad fort a first time and passed to its second
reading on this the coil day of `� 013, by the following vote:
Nelda Martinez
Kelsey Alien
Rudy Garza
Priscilla Leal
David Loeb
AVRAL.
Chad Magill
Colleen McIntyre
Lillian Riojas
Mark Scott
That thror�going ordlry�nJc au+� s'read for the second time and passed finally on this
the 1�'�day of C,� �9Q�I2, , 2013, by the following vote:
Nelda Martinez
Kelley Allen
Rudy Garza
Priscilla Leal
David Loeb
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4 a.
PASSED AND APPROVED, this the day of a 13.
Chad Magill
Colleen McIntyre
Lillian Riojas
Mark Scott
ATTEST:
Armando Chapa
City Secretary
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Nelda Martinez
Mayor
APPENDIX A
REGIONAL HEALTH AWARENESS BOARD
1. Mission of the Regional Heaith 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
encouraged 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
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
Commissioner 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
ORDINANCE ATTACHMENT A 1
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 Patricia 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 A & M Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy (1 member)
Education Service Center, Region 2 (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.
ORDINANCE ATTACHMENT A 2