2017-29807 Reso 2017-29807
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING AND
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE
AN AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE MEMORANDUM OF
UNDERSTANDING (MOU), IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE
CITY MANAGER AND THE CITY ATTORNEY, BETWEEN THE
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH AND THE MIAMI BEACH CHAMBER
EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC., FOR THE EXTENSION OF
THE MIAMI BEACH NURSE ENHANCEMENT INITIATIVE FOR
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES (THE "INITIATIVE") FOR
MIAMI BEACH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, NAUTILUS MIDDLE
SCHOOL, FIENBERG-FISHER K-8 CENTER, BISCAYNE
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND SOUTH POINTE ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL; SAID AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE MOU PROVIDING
FOR INITIATIVE SERVICES FOR THE 2017/2018 SCHOOL
YEAR; AND, FURTHER, AUTHORIZING THE CONSIDERATION
OF $53,600 IN FUNDING FROM THE CITY'S 2016/2017 FISCAL
YEAR ANNUAL BUDGET FOR THE CITY'S CONTRIBUTION
TO THE INITIATIVE FOR THE 2017/2018 SCHOOL YEAR.
WHEREAS, in January 2008, the City of Miami Beach ("City") entered into an Education
Compact with Miami-Dade County Public Schools to enhance learning opportunities for youth;
and
WHEREAS, the Education Compact reflects the desire of the Miami Beach community
to support excellence in the City's public schools and enhance the health and well-being of our
City's youth; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission has determined that a program to provide healthcare
services to students attending underserviced public schools is in the best interests of the health
and public welfare of the City of Miami Beach; and
WHEREAS, due to the success of Nurse Initiatives in School Years 2013/2014 and
2014/2015, and the Enhanced Nurse Initiative in School Year 2015/2016, which were
established at North Beach Elementary, Treasure Island Elementary, and Ruth K. Broad K-8
Center, Commissioner Steinberg made a motion at the April 13, 2016 Commission meeting
(Item R9AA), which passed unanimously, to continue and expand behavioral health services for
public schools within the City by providing for a licensed clinical social worker one day a week at
Miami Beach Senior High School, Nautilus Middle School, Fienberg-Fisher K-8 Center,
Biscayne Elementary School, and South Pointe Elementary School (the "Participating Schools")
for the 2016/2017 School Year; and
WHEREAS, a Miami Beach Nurse Enhancement Initiative for Behavioral Health
Services ("Initiative")was established at the Participating Schools for School Year 2016/2017 as
provided in a Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") between the City of Miami Beach and the
Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce Education Foundation, Inc. dated July 26, 2017; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to a separate agreement entered into between the Miami Beach
Chamber Education Foundation, Inc. (MBCEF) and The Children's Trust (TCT), staffing and the
payment of certain costs associated with Initiative were provided; and
WHEREAS, in order to implement Amendment No.1 to the MOU to provide for a nurse
enhancement initiative for behavioral health services at the Participating Schools during the
2017/2018 School Year, MBCEF will enter into an agreement with TCT whereby TCT, through
its contractor Borinquen Health Care Center ("Borinquen"), will provide the following in-kind
services, valued at $22,000, and whereby TCT will provide the following in-kind funding valued
at $13,400, at the Participating Schools:
a. Promote a wellness approach within each Participating School by training various
school staff members;
b. Conduct school-wide behavioral screenings that will lead to early identification of
at-risk students;
c. Implement protocols that ensure behavioral screenings are administered briefly,
efficiently, and respectfully;
d. Support identified students and their families by linking them to appropriate
clinical intervention and supportive services;
e. Collaborate with various clinical teams at the Participating Schools and in the
community;
f. Deliver culturally competent services and support systems; and
g. In-kind funding, valued at $13,400, for a full-time licensed clinical social worker in
the Participating Schools for the months of August and September, 2017; and,
WHEREAS, TCT will provide monthly reports documenting the percent of students
returning to class after all visits relative to the services provided by the licensed clinical social
worker at the Participating Schools; and
WHEREAS, the City's contribution of funding for the Initiative to MBCEF in the amount
of $53,600 for Initiative services from October 1, 2017 to July 31, 2018 is subject to budget
approval by the City, which funds MBCEF will hold in escrow pending the execution of its
agreement with TCT; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Commission deem it in the best interest of the City to
continue to provide behavioral health services at the Participating Schools for the 2017/2018
School Year.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND THE CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA that the Mayor and City
Commission hereby approve and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute an Amendment
No. 1 to the Memorandum of Understanding, in a form acceptable to the City Manager and the
City Attorney, between the City of Miami Beach and the Miami Beach Chamber Education
Foundation, Inc., to implement a Miami Beach Nurse Enhancement Initiative for Behavioral
Health Services for School Year 2017/2018 for Miami Beach Senior High School, Nautilus
Middle School, Fienberg-Fisher K-8 Center, Biscayne Elementary School, and South Pointe
Elementary School, and further authorizing the consideration of $53,600 in funding from the
City's 2017/2018 Fiscal Year Annual Budget for the City's contribution to the Initiative for the
2017/2018 School Year.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this (4 day of July, 2017.
ATTEST:
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MIAMI BECH
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager
DATE: April 26, 2017
SUBJECT:A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE
MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE AN AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU), IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE
TO THE CITY MANAGER AND THE CITY ATTORNEY, BETWEEN THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH AND THE MIAMI BEACH CHAMBER EDUCATION
FOUNDATION INC., FOR THE EXTENSION OF THE MIAMI BEACH NURSE
ENHANCEMENT INITIATIVE FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES (THE
"INITIATIVE") FOR MIAMI BEACH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, NAUTILUS
MIDDLE SCHOOL, FIENBERG-FISHER K-8 CENTER, BISCAYNE
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND SOUTH POINTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL;
SAID AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE MOU PROVIDING FOR INITIATIVE
SERVICES FOR THE 2017/2018 SCHOOL YEAR; AND, FURTHER,
AUTHORIZING THE CONSIDERATION OF $53,600 IN FUNDING FROM
THE CITY'S 2016/2017 FISCAL YEAR ANNUAL BUDGET FOR THE CITY'S
CONTRIBUTION TO THE INITIATIVE FOR THE 2017/2018 SCHOOL YEAR.
RECOMMENDATION
The Administration recommends the approval of this Resolution. An agreement, acceptable to the
City Attorney and the City Manager, should be entered into between the City of Miami Beach and
the Miami Beach Chamber Education Foundation Inc., in order to sustain behavioral health services
to students at Miami Beach Senior High School, Nautilus Middle School, Feinberg-Fisher K-8
Center, Biscayne Elementary School, and South Pointe Elementary School.
ANALYSIS
The Education Compact with Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS), established on
January 16, 2008, includes the outcome to increase the health and well-being of students in
Miami Beach public schools. The activities included in the Compact agreement to support this
outcome include the following:
• The school District will maintain health clinics (nurse practitioners and/or registered
nurses) at Fienberg-Fisher, Biscayne, Nautilus, and Miami Beach Senior High, subject to
continued available funding, and will work with all Miami Beach schools to coordinate visits
from the Health Connect on Wheels service (as available) or similar service to schools
and/or Miami Beach recreation centers;
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• The District and the City will collaborate to deliver information regarding health and
wellness education, prevention and intervention strategies regarding nutrition, physical
activity levels, and health maintenance in accordance with the District's Wellness Initiative;
• The City will explore the development of a middle school-level after-school program. The
District will collaborate with the City by assisting with the recruitment of students, including
providing space within District-owned facilities as needed, and exploring expanded
transportation options for participating students; and,
• District will explore the expansion of full-time nurse practitioners and/or registered nurses
at schools without health clinics, subject to available funding.
In the 2013-14 School Year, a municipal Nurse Initiative was implemented pursuant to a
Memorandum of Understanding between the Participating Municipalities to provide a
HCIOS team of professionals including a shared Registered Nurse, a full-time Medical
Assistant, and a social worker, which is already funded by Miami-Dade County Public
Schools for the 2013-14 School Year and the 2014-15 School Year.
The benefits of HCIOS health teams include: a coordinated level of school-based
healthcare, expanded health screenings, and assessments with access to follow-up care,
mental and behavioral health services to identify and solve student health and educational
issues, nutrition and health counseling, heath services for uninsured students with no other
option for access to health care, emergency first aid/CPR, and chronic disease
management.
By approval of Resolution 2015-42 on February 9, 2015, The Children's Trust Board of
Directors approved the release of RFP 2015-17: School Health Programs to fund
improved access to quality health care through providers delivering comprehensive
services in the public schools to 145 pre-selected schools for School Years 2015-16,
2016-17, and 2017-18; the programs which are the subject of the RFP include all three
(3)Miami Beach schools in the City's original Nurse Initiative.
Due to the success of Nurse Initiatives in School Years 2013-2014 and 2014-2015 and
the Enhanced Nurse Initiative in School Year 2015-2016,which were established at North
Beach Elementary, Treasure Island Elementary, and Ruth K. Broad K-8 Center,
Commissioner Steinberg made a motion at the April 13, 2016 (Item R9AA) Commission
meeting, which was supported unanimously, to continue and expand behavioral health
services for public schools within the City by providing for a licensed clinical social worker
one day a week at Miami Beach Senior High School, Nautilus Middle School, Feinberg-
Fisher K-8 Center, Biscayne Elementary School, and South Pointe Elementary School
(the "Participating Schools") for the 2016-2017 School Year and additional school years
as well.
The Miami Beach Chamber Education Foundation Inc. has an agreement with The Children's
Trust, through its contractor Borinquen Health Care Center, to provide the following in-kind
services, valued at$22,000, and in-kind funding valued at$13,400, at the Participating Schools:
a. Promote a wellness approach within each Participating School by training various school
staff members;
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b. Conduct school-wide behavioral screenings that will lead to early identification of at-risk
students;
c. Implement protocols that ensure behavioral screenings are administered briefly,
efficiently, and respectfully;
d. Support identified students and their families by linking them to appropriate clinical
intervention and supportive services;
e. Collaborate with various clinical teams at the Participating Schools and in the community;
and
f. Deliver culturally competent services and support systems.
g. In-kind funding, valued at $13,400, for a full-time licensed clinical social worker in the
Participating Schools for the months of August and September, 2016.
The annual cost to support this initiative is $67,000; the in-kind contribution of $13,400 to cover
the months of August and September 2017 brings the City's recommended contribution to
$53,600 for the 2017-18 school year to be discussed during the City's FY 2017/18 annual
budget development process. It is anticipated that the Memorandum of Understanding will be
entered into between the City of Miami Beach and the Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce
Education Foundation, to support the Nurse Enhancement Initiative program for Behavioral
Health Services for the 2017-2018 School Year.
CONCLUSION
The Administration recommends the approval of this Resolution. An agreement, acceptable to
the CityAttomey and the City Manager, should be entered into between the City of Miami Beach
and the Miami Beach Chamber Education Foundation Inc., in order to sustain behavioral health
services to students at Miami Beach Senior High School, Nautilus Middle School, Feinberg-
Fisher K-8 Center, Biscayne Elementary School, and South Pointe Elementary School.
KEY INTENDED OUTCOMES SUPPORTED
Achieve Educational (K-12) Excellence
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
$53,600 in FY 2017/18 Budget
Legislative Tracking
Organizational Development Performance Initiatives
Sponsor
Commissioner Micky Steinberg
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