Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, June 07, 2022
Consent
SUBJECT:
Title
CONSIDER APPROVING A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, DOMINGUEZ HILLS OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY PROGRAM AND THE CITY OF CARSON
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I. SUMMARY
Since January of 2019, the City's Therapeutic Recreation Program has collaborated with California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) to provide Occupational Therapy to program participants with disabilities. There currently is an affiliation agreement in place; however, this new MOU provides necessary liability protection for the City and CSUDH. It will also further enhance the mutually beneficial relationship between the Occupational Therapy Program and the City's Therapeutic Recreation Program by outlining the terms for coordination. The City Council is asked to approve this non-monetary Memorandum of Understanding (Exhibit No. 1).
II. RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
1. APPROVE the Memorandum of Understanding between the California State University, Dominguez Hills Occupational Therapy Program and the City of Carson.
2. AUTHORIZE the Mayor to execute the MOU, following approval as to form by the City Attorney.
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III. ALTERNATIVES
TAKE any other action the Council deems appropriate.
IV. BACKGROUND
For the past three years, Faith Moy, Licensed Occupational Therapist from CSUDH, and her interns have provided Occupational Therapy to Therapeutic Recreation participants. This relationship has permitted student interns to receive hands-on experience that will help them grow professionally, while the participants receive Occupational Therapy to which they may not otherwise have access. Though the program was suspended due to the Covid-19 pandemic, a new affiliation agreement was approved by the City Council in 2021.
The City Council is asked to approve a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that augments the existing affiliation agreement by outlining the terms for coordination between ...
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