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RESOLUTION No. 06-08
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Directors of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space
District on February 22, 2006, at a Regular Meeting thereof, by the following vote:
AYES: J. Cyr, M. Davey, L. Hassett, D. Little, K. Nitz, P. Siemens
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: N. Hanko
ATTEST: APPROVED:
Secret esident
Bo d of Directors Board Directors
I the District Clerk of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space
ace District, hereby certify that
the above is a true and correct copy of a resolution duly adopted by the Board of Directors of
the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District by the above vote at a meeting thereof duly
called on the above da
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' RESOLUTION NO.06-0*
\ RESOLUTION 00PTHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF THE
MUDPEN8NS0LA REGIONAL OPEN SPACE DISTRICT
SUPPORTING FORMATION OF THE
SANTA CLARA COUNTY HEALTH BENEFITS COALITION
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| WHEREAS; the cost of providing health care benefits to public employees continues to escalate beyond
the ability of local government agencies 10 pay for those benefits,and
! nVRERE/\8; government agencies in other regions have found it advantageous to form local coalitions of
the purchasers of public employee health care benefits,and
WHEREAS; such a coalition could achieve efficiencies that reduce the cost of providing health care
| benefits topublic employees while also increasing the quality ofthose services, and
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WHEREAS; those oDioicucicm could include requiring |ucu| health care providers to post prices for the
most common medical procedures in a standard format on their websites and also provide data about the
quality and outcomes of services in a standard format, both of which have been shown to reduce health
� care costs in other regions, and
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WHEREAS; the Santa Clara County Bnu|dz Benefits Coalition could identify and facilitate other cost �
savings and improvements to quality of public employee health care bencfitathat could bccollaboratively �
achieved, and �
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WHEREAS; several foundations have active programs to fund innovative regional efforts to address
issues such omthose within the scope of the proposed Santa Clara County Health Benefits Coalition, and �
WHEREAS; the proposed Santa Clara County Health Benefits Coalition will take no actions that interfere �
with collective bargaining procedures currently in place at its member public agencies, and �
WHEREAS;the proposed Santa Clara County Health Benefits Coalition will be governed initially by a
� steering committee composed of one member from each participating public agency, and
WHEREAS; the proposed Santa Clara County Health Benefits Coalition will be facilitated by its acting
co-chairs, Santa Clara County Supervisor Jim Beall and Foothill-DrAnzaConumuunity College District
Trustee Hal Plotkin until such time as uCoa|idun steering committee establishes formal by-laws and
� selects new leadership;
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� THEREFORE, BE lT RESOLVED,that the Midleninau|o Regional Open Space District supports the
fbnno1iou and will participate in the Santa Clara County f{eu|1h Benefits Coalition, and
FURTHER, BE IT BU8SO[.\/ED, that Midpcniomu|oRegional {)pen Space District will contribute usum
� of$1,000 to support the recruitment and retention of a qualified grant writer to solicit foundation support
for utwo-year Santa Clara County Health Benefits Coalition pilot project.
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