HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2024-143RESOLUTION NO. 2024-143
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA APPROVING AN AGREEMENT WITH
MCALISTER INSTITUTE FOR TREATMENT AND
EDUCATION, INC. TO PROVIDE OPIOID REMEDIATION
SERVICES
WHEREAS, in 2017 the City of Chula Vista joined a statewide and national coalition of
public entities in a multidistrict lawsuit against manufacturers, distributors, and other entities
responsible for aiding the opioid epidemic which resulted in settlement monies for the State of
California and certain cities and counties, including Chula Vista (“Opioid Settlement Funds”); and
WHEREAS, the intended use of certain portions of the Opioid Settlement Funds is to
address the misuse and abuse of opioid products by treating, mitigating, or preventing opioid abuse
or related disorders through specific client services available to those vulnerable individuals; and
WHEREAS, unsheltered individuals are disproportionately impacted by opioid use
disorders and are considered a vulnerable population for purposes of certain services which may
be funded by Opioid Settlement Funds; and
WHEREAS, since 2020, the City has contracted with McAlister Institute for Treatment
and Education, Inc., which currently provides said services, including substance abuse counseling
and prevention, housing, and transitional employment training for unsheltered individuals through
the Work for Hope program; and
WHEREAS, the Work for Hope program has demonstrated that it continues to serve as a
resource for unsheltered individuals who are at risk for opioid use disorder and associated
conditions by providing them with wrap-around services that include immediate transitional
employment and training while providing the community with services; and
WHEREAS, City desires to contract with McAlister Institute for Treatment and Education,
Inc. using $301,208.09 from the Opioid Settlement Fund to continue providing such services
through the Work for Hope program; and
WHEREAS, in order to procure these services McAlister Institute for Treatment and
Education, Inc. was chosen based on their unique qualifications, including their successful track
record of employment and skills training for unsheltered individuals disproportionately impacted
by opioid use disorders and their experience with federal block grant funding; on this basis,
McAlister is awarded the contract on a single/sole source basis under the authority of the Chula
Vista Municipal Code Section 2.56.070(B)(4).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
that it approves the Work for Hope Program agreement, between the City and McAlister Institute
for Treatment and Education, Inc., 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, and authorizes and directs the Mayor to execute same.
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Resolution No. 2024-143
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Presented by Approved as to form by
Roxana Kennedy Marco A. Verdugo
Chief of Police City Attorney
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 16th day of July 2024 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Chavez, Gonzalez, Preciado, and McCann
NAYS: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: Morineau
John McCann, Mayor
ATTEST:
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. 2024-143 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a regular
meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 16th day of July 2024.
Executed this 16th day of July 2024.
Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk
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