Direct staff to request Chevron redirect part of $90 million agreement to Doctors Medical Center
In Plain English
The city has a $90 million Community Investment Agreement with Chevron. Council wants to ask Chevron to redirect some of this money to support Doctors Medical Center instead of its current uses. If approved, staff sends a formal letter making this request.
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Votes
(1) make a commitment of intent to allocate $15 million from the $50 million Community Program Section of the Chevron Agreement, allocated pro rata, with the funds conditional to support for DMC as a full-service hospital; (2) direct staff to come back on October 21, 2014, with a multi-year allocation plan to be implemented after the litigation was settled and with an agreement from Chevron for accelerated money; and (3) direct staff to come back on October 21, 2014, with a plan for additional funding with commitments from other sources
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Why This Vote Matters
The council voted to ask Chevron to redirect $15 million from its $90 million Community Investment Agreement to help save Doctors Medical Center as a full-service hospital. This represents a significant shift in how the city wants to use money from its partnership with the oil refinery, prioritizing the struggling hospital over other community programs. The motion passed with broad support, with six members voting yes and Councilmember Boozé abstaining. Staff will return in October with detailed plans for spending the money over multiple years and securing additional funding from other sources.
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Other motions
Direct the city manager and city attorney to meet with Chevron, Communities for a Better Environment, Contra Costa County, and other agencies and come back to the City Council in 15 days with recommendations to redirect $20 million to save Doctors Medical Center (DMC)
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