CC Resolution 2018-031 Support for Desert Healthcare DistrictRESOLUTION NO. 2018 - 031
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA
QUINTA, CALIFORNIA, SUPPORTING THE DESERT
HEATLHCARE DISTRICT/FOUNDATION'S EASTERN
COACHELLA VALLEY ANNEXATION
WHEREAS, established in 1948, the Desert Healthcare District/Foundation was
created to serve residents within a 457 square mile area of the Coachella Valley; and
WHEREAS, the Mission of Desert Healthcare District/Foundation is to achieve
optimal health at all stages of life for all District residents; and
WHEREAS, the Vision of Desert Healthcare District/Foundation is connecting
Coachella Valley residents to health and wellness services and programs through
philanthropy, health facilities, information and community education, and public
policy; and
WHEREAS, Desert Healthcare District/Foundation is almost 70 years old,
governed by 5 members elected by voters, and funded through the receipt of a small
portion of property taxes paid by property owners; and
WHEREAS, Desert Healthcare District/Foundation currently includes the cities of
Desert Hot Springs, Palm Springs, Cathedral City, Rancho Mirage, part of Palm Desert,
and some unincorporated areas; and
WHEREAS, Desert Healthcare District/Foundation is one of the largest funders
of health and wellness services and programs in the Coachella Valley; and
WHEREAS, Desert Healthcare District/Foundation has provided more than $70
Million since 1997 to community -based organizations, providers, school districts, and
others for services and programs to benefit community residents; and
WHEREAS, Desert Healthcare District/Foundation owns Desert Regional Medical
Center; Tenet Healthcare leases and operates the hospital; and
WHEREAS, Desert Healthcare District/Foundation's comprehensive Strategic
Plan Priorities are threefold and include New Providers, Facilities, Programs and
Services, One Coachella Valley, and Community Health and Wellness; and
WHEREAS, Desert Healthcare District/Foundation's comprehensive Strategic
Plan Community Health Focus Areas are Homelessness, Primary Care and Behavioral
Health, Healthy Eating, Active Living, and Quality, Safety, Accountability and
Transparence; and
Resolution No. 2018-031
Support Desert Healthcare District/Foundation Expansion
Adopted: June 5, 2018
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WHEREAS, Assembly Bill 2414 (Garcia), provides for annexation of
approximately 1,760 square miles of the Eastern Coachella Valley into the boundaries
of the Desert Healthcare District/Foundation serving nearly 240,000 more residents
from the east - accomplishing the one Coachella Valley component of the District's
Strategic Plan Priorities; and
WHEREAS, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved an
expansion -related resolution for a hearing at the Riverside County Local Agency
Formation Commission); and
WHEREAS, the Local Agency Formation Commission unanimously voted on the
expansion resolution paving the way for placement on the November 6, 2018 ballot
for voters in the Eastern Coachella Valley; and
WHEREAS, Desert Healthcare District/Foundation presented the details of the
Eastern Coachella Valley expansion to the City of La Quinta City Council; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of La Quinta,
California, as follows:
SECTION 1. The City Council supports the Desert Healthcare District/Foundation's
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based and provider organizations, the County, and local governments that seek to
improve health and wellness programs and services for the residents of the Eastern
Coachella Valley.
SECTION 2, The City Council shall certify support to the passage, approval, and
adoption of this resolution accompanying the Desert Healthcare District/Foundation's
Eastern Coachella Valley Annexation.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the La Quinta City
Council held on this 5THday of June, 2018, by the following vote:
AYES: Council Members Fitzpatrick, Pena, Radi, Sanchez
NOES: None
ABSENT: Mayor Evans
ABSTAIN: None
Resolution No. 2018-031
Support Desert Healthcare District/Foundation Expansion
Adopted: June 5, 2018
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LINDA EVANS, Mayor
City of La Quinta, California
ATTEST:
MONIKA RADEVA, Acti g ity Clerk
City of La Quinta, Califo is
(CITY SEAL)
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
WI�LIAM H. IHRKE, City Attorney
City of La Quinta, California