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FROM:
DATE:
SUBJECT:
Memorandum
City of Port Arthur, Texas
Health Department
Stephen Fitzgibbons, City Manager
Yoshi D. Alexander, MBA-HCM, Health Director ~
July 9, 2007
Proposed Resolution No. 14269
Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Port Arthur
And Renaissance Hospital of Groves, TX
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council approve P.R. No. 14269, approving a
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of Port Arthur and Renaissance
Hospital of Groves, TX to serve as a treatment center dispensing site for the Strategic
National Stockpile (SNS).
BACKGROUND
The City of Port Arthur Health Department is in need of a facility to serve as a treatment
center dispensing site for the SNS in the event that the stockpile is requested to address a
large-scale communicable disease outbreak or bioterrorism event. Renaissance Hospital
of Groves, TX has agreed to serve as such a center to receive and distribute the SNS to all
of its staff, family members and patients in case of a large-scale event. The Health
Department will function as the coordinating agency to assist in distributing the SNS to
the hospital.
BUDGETARY AND FISCAL EFFECT
None.
STAFFING EFFECT
None.
SUMMARY
The Health Department recommends the City Council's approval of P.R. No. 14269, a
Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Port Arthur and Renaissance
Hospital of Groves, TX to serve as a treatment center dispensing site for the Strategic
National Stockpile.
P. R. NO. 14269
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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION APPROVING A MEMORANDUM OF
UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY OF PORT
ARTHUR AND RENAISSANCE HOSPITAL OF GROVES,
TX TO SERVE AS A TREATMENT CENTER DISPENSING
SITE FOR THE STRATEGIC NATIONAL STOCKPILE
(SNS)
WHEREAS, the City of Port Arthur is in need of a facility to serve as a treatment
center dispensing site for the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) in the event that the
stockpile is requested to address a large-scale communicable disease outbreak or
bioterrorism event;
WHEREAS, Renaissance Hospital of Groves, TX has agreed to serve as a
treatment center dispensing site for to receive and distribute the SNS to all of its staff,
family members and patients in case of a large-scale communicable disease outbreak or
bioterrorism event; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Port Arthur Health Department will assist in the
coordination efforts to distribute the SNS to Renaissance Hospital that will serve as a
treatment center dispensing site.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR:
Section 1. That, the facts and opinions are true and correct.
P. R. NO. 14269
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Section 2. That, the City Council of the City of Port Arthur hereby approves
this Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Port Arthur and Renaissance
Hospital of Groves, TX.
Section 3. That, the City Council deems it is in the best interest of the City to
approve and authorize the City Manager and the Director of the City's Health
Department to execute the Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Port
Arthur, TX and Renaissance Hospital of Groves, TX as delineated in Exhibit "A".
Section 4. That, a copy of the caption of this Resolution be spread upon the
Minutes of the City Council.
READ, ADOPTED, AND APPROVED, this day of July 2007,
A.D., at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Port Arthur, Texas by the
following Vote:
AYES: Mayor:
Council members:
NOES:
P. R. NO. 14269
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ATTEST:
Mayor
Evangeline "Van" Green, City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Mark Sokolow, City Attorney
APPROVED FOR ADMINISTRATION:
Stephen Fitzgibbons, City Manager
( ~foshi D. Alexander, MBA-HCM
M2~irector of Health Services
EXHIBIT "A"
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
for
Treatment Center Dispensing
This Memorandum of Understanding is entered into by and between the City of Port
Arthur Health Department and:
RENAISSANCE HOSPITAL
(Name of Facility)
5500 39TM STREET
Address
GROVES TX 77619
(City/State/Zip)
The Facility named above hereby acknowledges its intent to serve as a treatment center
dispensing site for the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) in the event that the stockpile is
requested to address a large-scale communicable disease outbreak or bioterrorism event.
I FACILITY
The Facility agrees to do the following:
1. Receive and distribute the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) to all of its staff, family
members and patients.
Designate three points of contact in case of emergency:
· An administrative point of contact, who will serve as the primary point of
contact for the delivery of SNS to treatment facility.
· A back up administrative point of contact in the instance that the primary
contact is not available.
· A DEA Registrant point of contact, who will work with CITY OF PORT
ARTHUR HEALTH DEPARTMENT and local law enforcement to accept
the delivery of the SNS.
· A back up DEA Registrant point of contact in the event the primary contact is
not available.
3. Allow the facility to be listed in a confidential annex to the local plan to distribute the
Strategic National Stockpile (SNS).
4. Coordinate with CITY OF PORT ARTHUR HEALTH DEPARTMENT to return
unused SNS supplies.
II. CITY OF PORTARTHUR HEALTH DEPARTMENT
The CITY OF PORT ARTHUR HEALTH DEPARTMENT agrees to do the following:
1. Provide a point of contact person to answer questions that the facility may have about the
contents of this MOU, epidemiological/bioterrorism events, coordination efforts, etc.
2. Coordinate in the distribution of the SNS in South Jefferson County.
CITY OF PORT ARTHUR
Signature
Stephen Fitzgibbons, City Manager
Printed Name and Title
Date
Signature
Yoshi D. Alexander, MBA-HCM, Health Director
Printed Name and Title
Date
FACILITY
Signature
Date
Printed Name and Title
Signature
Date
Printed Name and Title