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ITEM 6

City Council Memorandum Government Relations & Transportation Policy Memo No.

Date:

June 12, 2025

To:

Mayor and Council

Thru:

Joshua H. Wright, City Manager
Ryan Peters, Strategic Initiatives Director

From:

Raslyn Sleet, Grants Program Manager

Subject:

Resolution No. 5908 Authorizing Submittal of an Indian Gaming Revenue Sharing Grant Application from Dignity Health Foundation - East Valley to Ak-Chin Indian Community

Proposed Motion:

Move City Council pass and adopt Resolution No. 5908 authorizing the submittal of a $146,879 pass-through Indian Gaming Revenue Sharing Grant Application from the Dignity Health Foundation – East Valley to the Ak-Chin Indian Community to purchase four Point of Care Ultrasound Units.

Background:

In 2002, a coalition of Arizona Indian tribes successfully obtained passage of Proposition 202, whereby the state was authorized to enter into gaming compacts with individual tribes. The compacts allowed for expanded tribal use of games and gaming devices as well as pari-mutuel wagering. In exchange, tribes agreed to share a portion of gaming revenues with the state and its counties, cities and towns. The law provides that 12 percent of tribal contributions pursuant to the compacts shall be contributed by Indian tribes to cities, towns and counties for government services that benefit the general public, including public safety, mitigation of gaming impacts and promotion of commerce and economic development. The Indian tribes have some discretion over how these contributions will be made, and each tribe has different application procedures that need to be observed to obtain funding. Additionally, it has become a common practice for cities to submit applications for such contributions on behalf of 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations that are deemed to be providing government services that benefit the general public.

The City of Chandler for many years has submitted pass-through grant applications for numerous nonprofit organizations based on the interests of the city and its residents. The pass-through grant applicant must be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with some nexus with the City and its residents.

Chandler Regional Medical Center’s (CRMC) Emergency Department and Level I Trauma Center provide emergency and lifesaving care to thousands of East Valley residents every year. Hospital staff rely on many types of equipment to provide this excellent care. The request is to purchase four Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) units for the emergency services departments. Three of these POCUS units are specifically designed to guide the placement of peripheral IV lines (catheters), small plastic tubes inserted into the vein to deliver fluids, medications or blood products. POCUS helps nurses by providing visual guidance when inserting the tube directly into a peripheral vein.

This technology improves the safety and quality of care that patients receive. It is necessary to replace the aging, end-of-life POCUS units currently at CRMC with newer units equipped with modern technological capabilities.

CRMC Emergency Department serves more than 70,000 people every year from Chandler, Gilbert, Maricopa, Mesa, Queen Creek, Apache Junction, San Tan Valley, and the Ak-Chin and Gila River Indian Communities.

Financial Implications:

The City, by virtue of this Resolution, is acting as a financial conduit between the Ak-Chin Indian Community and Dignity Health Foundation-East Valley, and is in no way agreeing or obligating itself to monitor or report on the expenditure of any grant funding distributed to or on behalf of Dignity Health Foundation-East Valley, guarantee the accuracy, completeness or truthfulness of the information set forth in the application materials prepared by the Dignity Health Foundation-East Valley, supervise or take any responsibility regarding the actions or activities undertaken by the Dignity Health Foundation-East Valley, or represent that Dignity Health Foundation-East Valley, either has, or does not have, other sources of funding relating to the intended use of grant funding set forth in this Resolution, including funding from grant applications made on behalf of Dignity Health Foundation-East Valley, to other Indian tribes. The City has up to 10 days to send the funds once received.

Attachments

Dignity Helath Ak-Chin Signed Application

Resolution 5908 Dignity Health Foundation - Ak-Chin Indian Community