Resolution 2018-30524 RESOLUTION NO. 2018-30524
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, MIAMI BEACH CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE, NORTH BAY VILLAGE, THE TOWN OF BAY HARBOR
ISLANDS, THE TOWN OF SURFSIDE, AND BAL HARBOUR VILLAGE,
FOR THE EXPANSION OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE
2018/19 SCHOOL YEAR AT RUTH K. BROAD K-8 CENTER; IN
CONSIDERATION OF AN ADDITIONAL $13,335 IN FUNDING FROM
BAY HARBOR ISLANDS, TOWN OF BAL HARBOUR, AND TOWN OF
SURFSIDE, ONE ADDITIONAL DAY OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED TO STUDENTS AT RUTH K. BROAD K-
8 CENTER FOR THE 2018/19 SCHOOL YEAR.
WHEREAS, in January 2008, the City of Miami Beach entered into an Education
Compact with the 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, as a result of the City's Education Compact with Miami-Dade County Public
Schools, all public schools in Miami Beach offer the International Baccalaureate program which
is internationally recognized as a benchmark for education excellence and also fosters student
participation in community service; and
WHEREAS, in the 2012/13 School Year, five of the eight schools in our educational
feeder pattern had Health Connect in Our Schools (HCIOS) suites which were supported by The
Children's Trust and which provided a full-time Medical Assistant and a shared Registered
Nurse on campus; and
WHEREAS, for students who do not require routine medications, the HCIOS suites used
for nursing assessments, administration of first aid, and other purposes such as consulting with
parents and caregivers; and
WHEREAS, the City of Miami Beach, North Bay Village, the Town of Bay Harbor
Islands, the Town of Surfside, and Bal Harbour Village ("Participating Municipalities")
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 youth; and
WHEREAS, 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 was funded by Miami-Dade County Public Schools; and
WHEREAS, 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; and
WHEREAS, utilization of the HCIOS remained high throughout the 2014/2015 School
Year, with 52 percent of the 3,044 unduplicated students utilizing the services from August 2014
through February 2015, an average of eleven visits per day per school resulting in 3,836 visits;
and
WHEREAS, 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; and
WHEREAS, due to the success of the Nurse Initiative during the 2013/2014 and
2014/2015 School Years, the Parties implemented an enhanced nurse initiative ("Nurse
Enhancement Initiative") for the 2015/2016 and the 2016/2017 School Years for the
Participating Schools because the basic healthcare services previously funded in the Nurse
Initiative by the Participating Municipalities, the Miami Beach Chamber Education Foundation,
Inc., and The Children's Trust, were provided by The Children's Trust via the new School Health
Programs; and
WHEREAS, the Nurse Enhancement Initiative established at the Participating Schools
for School Years 2015/2016 and 2016/2017 was a success and the Parties provided for an
enhanced nurse initiative for the 2017/2018 School Year; and
WHEREAS, the City's proportionate share for the Nurse Enhancement Initiative was
approximately$15,400 for the 2017/2018 School Year; and
WHEREAS, The Children's Trust thereafter committed to fund the School Health
Programs at all Miami Beach feeder schools through the end of the 2017/18 School Year; and
WHEREAS, the funding provided by the Participating Municipalities enhanced The
Children's Trust School Health Programs for North Beach Elementary, Treasure Island
Elementary, and Ruth K. Broad Bay Harbor K-8 Center (the "Schools"), to include services such
as behavioral health each week during the 2017/2018 School Year at each of the Schools; and
WHEREAS, funding from The Children's Trust provided for a full-time registered nurse
and/or licensed practical nurse at each of the Schools for the 2017/2018 School Year; and
WHEREAS, each of the Participating Municipalities contributed approximate funding for
the Nurse Enhancement Initiative for the 2017/2018 School Year, as follows: City of Miami
Beach $15,400, Town of Surfside $3,667, Town of Bay Harbor Islands $3,667, Bal Harbour
Village $3,667, and North Bay Village $6,600, which amounts will be offset by unused funds
from the 2016/2017 Nurse Enhancement Initiative for the Town of Surfside, the Town of Bay
Harbor Islands, Bal Harbor Village, and North Bay Village; and
WHEREAS, a Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") was entered into between the
City of Miami Beach, the Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce, North Bay Village, the Town of
Surfside, the Town of Bay Harbor Islands, and Bal Harbour Village, on May 17, 2018, with the
Participating Municipalities contributing their proportionate share of the costs to support the
Nurse Enhancement Initiative program for the 2018/2019 School Year; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to an Amendment No.1 to the 2018/19 MOU, each of the
Participating Municipalities will contribute approximate funding for the Nurse Enhancement
Initiative for the 2018/2019 School Year, subject to their respective budget approvals, as
follows: City of Miami Beach $15,400, Town of Surfside $8,112, Town of Bay Harbor Islands
$8,112, Bal Harbour Village $8,112, and North Bay Village $6,600, which amounts will be offset
by unused funds from the 2017/2018 Nurse Enhancement Initiative for the Town of Surfside, the
Town of Bay Harbor Islands, Bal Harbor Village, and North Bay Village with an additional day of
service added to Ruth K. Broad K-8 Center due to an additional $13,335 in funding from Bay
Harbor islands, Town of Bal Harbour, and the Town of Surfside; and
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 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, the Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce, North Bay Village,
the Town of Bay Harbor Islands, the Town of Surfside, and Bal Harbour Village to support the
Nurse Enhancement Initiative for the 2018/2019 School Year, and authorizing an additional
$13,335 in consideration from the Town of Surfside, the Town of Bay Harbor Islands, and Bal
Harbour, to provide one additional day of behavioral health service to students at Ruth K. Broad
K-8 Center for the 2018/19 School Year.
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MIAMI BEACH
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager
DATE: October 17, 2018
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, MIAMI
BEACH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, NORTH BAY VILLAGE, THE TOWN OF BAY
HARBOR ISLANDS, THE TOWN OF SURFSIDE, AND BAL HARBOUR VILLAGE,
FOR THE EXPANSION OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE 2018/19
SCHOOL YEAR AT RUTH K. BROAD K-8 CENTER; IN CONSIDERATION OF AN
ADDITIONAL$13,335 IN FUNDING FROM BAY HARBOR ISLANDS, TOWN OF BAL
HARBOUR, AND TOWN OF SURFSIDE, ONE ADDITIONAL DAY OF BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED TO STUDENTS AT RUTH K. BROAD K-
8 CENTER FOR THE 2018/19 SCHOOL YEAR.
RECOMMENDATION
Approve the resolution.
BACKGROUND
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;
• 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 n-addle 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.
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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.
ANALYSIS
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:
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 tears at the Participating Schools and in the conrrunity;
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, 2016.
The current agreement with the City of Miami Beach, North Bay Village, Town of Surfside, Town of
Bay Harbor, Town of Bal Harbor Islands and Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce , funds one day of
service at North Beach Elementary, Treasure Island Elementary, and Ruth K. Broad K-8 Center.
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The amended agreement will provide funding for one additional day of service through this
agreement to youth at Ruth K. Broad K-8 Center for the 2018-19 school year. There is no additional
cost to the City of Miami Beach or North Bay Village.
CONCLUSION
The Administration recommends the approval of this Resolution. An amended agreement, acceptable
to the City Attorney and the City Manager, to be entered into between the City of Miami Beach and
the municipal partners to allow for the additional one day of service to youth at Ruth K. Broad K-8
Center.
KEY INTENDED OUTCOMES SUPPORTED
Achieve Educational (K-12) Excellence
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