City of Colorado Springs - File #: 15-00521

• File #: 15-00521
• Version: 2
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Mayor's Office
• File created: 8/12/2015
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 9/22/2015
• Final action: 9/22/2015
• Title: Ordinance No. 15-67 repealing and reordaining Chapter 13 (Memorial Hospital) of the Code of the City of Colorado Springs 2001, as amended, pertaining to the Memorial Health System Affiliation as approved by the electors

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/22/2015	2	City Council	finally passed	Pass
9/8/2015	1	City Council	approved on first reading	Pass
8/24/2015	1	Council Work Session	referred

Title
Ordinance No. 15-67 repealing and reordaining Chapter 13 (Memorial Hospital) of the Code of the City of Colorado Springs 2001, as amended, pertaining to the Memorial Health System Affiliation as approved by the electors

Body
From:
Wynetta Massey, City Attorney

Summary:
The City Attorney proposes various amendments, modifications and conforming changes deemed necessary or appropriate to the City's ordinances as existing prior to the effective date of the City's Memorial Health System enterprise lease and affiliation with University of Colorado Health (and its affiliates).

Previous Council Action:
By Resolution No. 89-12, dated June 27, 2012, the City Council directed the City Attorney to take all necessary or appropriate steps to effectuate and implement the Health System Operating Lease Agreement dated July 2, 2012, and the Integration and Affiliation Agreement dated July 2, 2012, by and among the City, University of Colorado Health ("UCH"), Poudre Valley Health Care, Inc., and UCH-MHS (the "Memorial Health System Affiliation"), which became effective on October 1, 2012. By Resolution No. 120-12, dated September 25, 2012, the City Council further authorized and directed the City Attorney to review the ordinances as existing prior to the effective date of the Memorial Health System Affiliation and to propose such amendments, modifications or conforming ordinances for the City Council's review and approval as deemed appropriate by the City Attorney to clarify and carry out the continuing role of the City's Memorial Health System enterprise consistent with the terms of the Memorial Health System Affiliation. This effort was delayed as a result of discussions between UCH and Children's Hospital, which had the potential to affect the ordinance revisions.

Background:
Since 1949, the City has owned Memorial Health System (then known as Memorial Hospital) and was the licensed operator of Memorial Health System facilities from ...