9004-18A Adopt Recs of Foundation Planning TF in Concurrence with LHA

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RESOLUTION NO. 9004 -18A BY: Anderson, Bullock, George, Litten, O'Leary, O'Malley, Rader A RESOLUTION to take effect immediately provided it receives the affirmative vote of at least two thirds of the members of Council, or otherwise to take effect and be in force after the earliest period allowed by law, adopting the recommendations of the Foundation Planning Task Force for the creation of the Healthy Lakewood Foundation, the appointment of its initial board and the approval of its initial governing documents, all in accordance with the Master Agreement governing healthcare in Lakewood dated December 21, 2015. WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of Section 4.1 of the master agreement governing healthcare in Lakewood dated December 21, 2015, the City and Lakewood Hospital Association must (i) jointly agree upon a process for the creation of a new Ohio nonprofit corporation that is formed for the purpose of addressing community health and wellness needs in the City of Lakewood; (ii) develop the new foundation's governing documents; (iii) file articles of incorporation for the new foundation with the Ohio Secretary of State; (iv) select the new foundation's initial board; and (v) cause new foundation to apply for federal tax - exempt status with the Internal Revenue Service; and WHEREAS, the Foundation Planning Task Force has been appointed to make recommendations to the City for the creation of the new foundation, proposed as the Healthy Lakewood Foundation, and has duly made those recommendations; and WHEREAS, the Foundation Planning Task Force's recommendations to the City include the Healthy Lakewood Foundation's mission, vision, and guiding principles, articles of incorporation and code of regulations; and WHEREAS, the Foundation Planning Task Force's recommendations to the City also include the Healthy Lakewood Foundation's initial board members; and WHEREAS, the Foundation Planning Task Force's recommendations to the City have separately been approved by Lakewood Hospital Association in accordance with Section 4.1 of the master agreement, under a board resolution dated August 1, 2018; and WHEREAS, City Council, having adopted the Foundation Planning Task Force's recommendations on July 2, 2018 in Resolution 9004 -18, wishes to conform the Additional Articles of Incorporation to the version adopted by Lakewood Hospital Association; and WHEREAS, as set forth in Section 2.12 of the Third Amended Charter of the City of Lakewood, this Council by a vote of at least two thirds of its members determines that this resolution is an emergency measure and that it shall take effect immediately, and that it is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public property, health, and safety and to provide for the usual daily operation of municipal departments in that the City wishes to ensure its obligations with respect to Section 4.1 of the Master Agreement are fulfilled prior to the occurrence of other events triggering the work of the foundation; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, OHIO: