DEPARTMENT: Public Health
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization To Execute Licensing Agreements With Independent School Districts For Space For Emergency Public Health Activities
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RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 375A.04, the Dakota County Board of Commissioners is, and performs the duties and exercises the powers of, a community health board under Minn. Stat. ch. 145A, and is required to govern and administer those functions as fully as other Dakota County functions, including the responsibility to prevent disease and to promote and protect the public health of Dakota County residents; and
WHEREAS, in a public health emergency, the Dakota County Public Health Department (Public Health) is charged with establishing Point of Dispensing (POD) sites for situations requiring mass distribution of prophylaxis (medications or vaccines) or medical material distribution (testing or test supplies) to prevent or lessen the severity of infectious disease; and
WHEREAS, the PODs were previously referred to as mass dispensing/clinic sites and establishment of these sites is critical in supplying medications to County residents in the event of a public health emergency; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 19-849 (November 19, 2019), and Resolution No. 20-241 (May 19, 2020), the Dakota County Board of Commissioners authorized execution of licensing agreements with ISD 191, ISD 192, ISD 194, ISD 197, and ISD 200 from the date of execution through December 31, 2024; and
WHEREAS, the current licensing agreements for mass clinic sites with ISD 191, ISD 192, ISD 194, ISD 197, and ISD 200 have never been invoked; and
WHEREAS, ISD 191, ISD 192, ISD 194, ISD 197, and ISD 200 have space that could be utilized by Public Health to set up a POD in the event of a public health emergency and training events; and
WHEREAS, the license agreements for each district are equivalent in nature and have been adjusted to all be on the same renewal cycle; and
WHEREAS, representatives from the school districts have agreed to the terms presented and will recommend execution of the license agreements.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Dakota County Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes the Community Services Director to execute license agreements with Independent School District 191, Independent School District 192, Independent School District 194, Independent School District 197, and Independent School District 200 for use of space for public health emergency activities from the date of execution through December 31, 2030, subject to approval by the County Attorney’s Office as to form.
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