Receive update on plan to allocate $15 million to support Doctors Medical Center

Chevron & the Refinery

In Plain English

The city committed $15 million from a Chevron environmental agreement to help keep Doctors Medical Center operating as a full-service hospital. Staff will report on their progress developing a multi-year spending plan. The city is also exploring additional funding sources beyond the Chevron money.

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Votes

Allow Heather Klup, who failed to file a pink speaker's card with the City Clerk prior to the City Council's consideration of the item, an opportunity to address the City Council

Moved by: Councilmember BatesSeconded by: Councilmember Boozé
Passed

7 to 0

McLaughlinAye
ButtAye
BecklesAye
BatesAye
BoozéAye
MyrickAye
RogersAye

Allow everyone that failed to file a pink speaker's card with the City Clerk prior to the City Council's consideration of the item an opportunity to speak

Moved by: Vice Mayor BecklesSeconded by: Councilmember Rogers
Failed

Direct the City of Richmond to immediately loan $4 million to Doctors Hospital and direct the city manager to meet with Casino San Pablo to request that it frontload the $4 million

Moved by: Councilmember BoozéSeconded by: <UNKNOWN>
Failed

Direct staff to continue moving forward with its current plan, begin discussions with stakeholders, explore all possibilities to support DMC as a full-service, acute-care hospital with an emergency room, and also begin conversations with financial advisors regarding possibly adding DMC to the Trans Revenue Bonds in order to immediately provide $4 million to DMC to survive throughout the month of December 2014

Moved by: Councilmember MyrickSeconded by: Councilmember Rogers
Passed

7 to 0

McLaughlinAye
ButtAye
BecklesAye
BoozéAye
BatesAye
MyrickAye
RogersAye