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AI# 11144
Regular City Council Meeting
7.18.
11/16/2022:
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Agenda Item
Resolution - Public Health Services:
Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute an Interlocal Agreement by and between the City of Lubbock, Covenant Health System, Lubbock County, Texas Tech University, Texas Tech Health Sciences Center, StarCare Specialty Health System, and the UMC Health System, members of the West Texas Mental Health Collaborative (WTxMHC), establishing a steering committee concerning the construction and operation of the HOPE Center.
Item Summary
This Interlocal Agreement fulfills the requirement of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funding Agreement for Infrastructure Construction executed between the City of Lubbock and StarCare Specialty Health System, as well as a similar agreement between Lubbock County and StarCare Specialty Health System, to establish an interlocal agreement with the individual members of the West Texas Mental Health Collaborative (WTxMHC), to act in an advisory capacity concerning the construction and operation of the HOPE Center. This Interlocal Agreement is entered into between the individual members of the WTxMHC, which are the City of Lubbock, Covenant Health System, Lubbock County, Texas Tech University, Texas Tech Health Sciences Center, StarCare Specialty Health System and UMC Health System.
Proxies may be given if the named Steering Committee member cannot attend a called meeting.To maintain continuity, each organization will name a designated proxy and only use the designated proxy in the event the primary steering committee member is unable to participate in the Steering Committee meeting. The Steering Committee will recommend policies, improve coordination of, support the construction of, and the initial operation of the HOPE Center, as well as provide recommendations about future operations and priorities of services provided in The HOPE Center.
The Lubbock County Commissioners' Court will consider the Interlocal Agreement during their regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, November 14, 2022.
Fiscal Impact
None
Staff/Board Recommending
Bill Howerton, Deputy City Manager
Katherine Wells, Director of Public Health
Attachments
Hope Center Resolution
Hope Center Interlocal
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