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Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding, and any necessary subsequent amendments, with the American Red Cross, to license Red Cross trainers and provide training materials and curriculum to Health Department staff and volunteers, permitting individuals who are both Red Cross-certified instructors and City of Long Beach employees to deliver instruction in the Red Cross training courses, from three years from the execution date of the MOU. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is requested to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the American Red Cross (ARC) to license Red Cross trainers and provide training materials and curriculum to permit City of Long Beach (City) employees to deliver instruction in ARC training courses. The MOU will provide a broad framework of cooperation and support between the ARC and the City and will provide the Health and Human Services Department (Health Department) the ability to train medical staff in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, automated external defibrillator, and basic life support.
The ARC will train and certify non-sworn Health Department employees whose job duties support the community, Fire, and Police Departments, by preparing emergency medical plans and procedures and responding to fires, floods, and other public health emergencies. The Public Health Emergency Management (PHEM) Division of the Health Department has recently begun deploying to natural disasters and other events that threaten public health, along with first responders. Training under the ARC through this MOU will provide additional resources and experience for the PHEM team to appropriately respond in the event of an unexpected medical emergency affecting staff and/or community members, as well as the means to train future staff.
This matter was reviewed by Principal Deputy City Attorney Richard F. Anthony on March 28, 2023, and by...
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