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RESOLUTION NO. 2023-006
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA: (A)AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
NEGOTIATE AND ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH
SCHIAFFINO GROUP LLC TO PROVIDE EXPERT HEALTH
LITERACY CONSULTATION; (B) AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND ENTER INTO A SECOND
AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT NO. 2021-079 WITH THE
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA ON
BEHALF OF ITS SAN DIEGO CAMPUS AND A FIRST
AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT NO. 2021-080 WITH THE
SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH
FOUNDATION; AND (C) REALLOCATING GRANT FUNDS
FOR THESE PURPOSES TO IMPLEMENT THE "SAN DIEGO
ADVANCING MINORITY HEALTH LITERACY PROGRAM
(SD-AMHLP)"
WHEREAS, in 2021,the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") Office
of Minority Health ("OMH") enacted the "Advancing Health Literacy ("AHL") to Enhance
Equitable Community Responses to COVID-19" as part of the Coronavirus Response and Relief
Supplemental Appropriations Act 2021 (P.L. 116-260); and
WHEREAS, AHL funds are providing $250 million in grant awards to 73 local
governments as part of a new, two-year initiative to identify and implement best practices for
improving health literacy to enhance COVID-19 vaccination and other mitigation practices among
underserved populations; and
WHEREAS, on March 17, 2021, the OMH released a Notice of Funding Availability
(NOFA) to solicit proposals for AHL funds from eligible jurisdictions, with an April 20, 2021
deadline; and
WHEREAS, the City, as the lead applicant, with its collaborative partners, The Regents of
the University of California on behalf of its San Diego Campus ("UCSD") and the San Diego State
University Research Foundation ("SDSURF") applied for AHL funds; and
WHEREAS, on June 25, 2021, OMH notified the City of its award of$4,000,000 in AHL
funds for a two-year grant period to implement the "San Diego Advancing Minority Health
Literacy Program (SD-AMHLP)"; and
WHEREAS, SD-AMHLP will address disparities in COVID-19 health outcomes as
experienced by racial and ethnic minority residents within urban communities throughout San
Diego County; and
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WHEREAS, in order to implement the SD-AMHLP, the City Council accepted,
appropriated, and allocated the funds on August 24, 2021, by Resolution No. 2021-171 and
authorized the City Manager or designee to enter into Agreement No. 2021-079 with UCSD and
Agreement No. 2021-080 with SDSURF; and
WHEREAS, due to the complexity of the 2-year grant-funded project and the need to
provide funds for additional staffing resources specific to expertise in health literacy the City now
desires to reallocate funds with UCSD and SDSURF and further enter into a contract with a third
party, Schiaffino Group LLC.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
that it authorizes the City Manager to execute an agreement between the City and Schiaffino Group
LLC, to implement the SD-SMHLP,in the form presented,with such minor modifications as may
be required or approved by the City Attorney, a copy of which shall be kept on file in the Office
of the City Clerk when completed, and authorizes and directs the City Manager or designee to
execute same; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista, that it
approves the amendments to the agreements between the City,UCSD,and SDSURF,to implement
the SD-SMHLP, in the forms presented, with such minor modifications as may be required or
approved by the City Attorney, copies of which shall be kept on file in the Office of the City Clerk
when completed, and authorizes and directs the City Manager or designee to execute same; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista that it authorizes
the reallocation of funds, specifically $163,448 for the City of Chula Vista, $3,483,516 towards an
agreement with UCSD,$323,036 towards an agreement with SDSU,and$30,000 towards an agreement
with Schiaffino Group LLC for the AHL grant award over the two year period.
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Resolution No. 2023-006
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Presented by Approved as to form by
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Stacey Kurz Glen R. Googins
Director of Housing & Homeless Services City Attorney
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 24th day of January 2023 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Cardenas, Chavez, Preciado, and McCann
NAYS: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
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John McCann, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, Kerry K. Bigelow, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2023-006 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a regular
meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 24th day of January 2023.
Executed this 24th day of January 2023.
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Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk