Title
A resolution authorizinig the transfer of $10,000,000 from the Memorial Health System Enterprise Fund to the Colorado Springs Health Foundation in accordance with the Health System Operating Lease and Integration and Affiliation Agreement
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From:
Kara Skinner, Chief Financial Officer
Summary:
With settlement of the City v. Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado (PERA) lawsuit, funds were transferred from the PERA lawsuit Escrow Account to PERA ($190 million) and to the Colorado Springs Health Foundation (the Foundation) ($50 million to a segregated account and approximately $20 million to the general account). With that transfer of funds, the Foundation has requested additional funds be transferred from the Memorial Health System (MHS) Enterprise Fund to the Foundation in accordance with provisions in the Health System Operating Lease Agreement and the Integration and Affiliation Agreement. The attached resolution authorizes the transfer of $10 million from the MHS Enterprise Fund to the Foundation.
Previous Council Action:
On October 1, 2012, the City of Colorado Springs executed the Health System Operating Lease Agreement and the Integration and Affiliation Agreement by and among the City of Colorado Springs, University of Colorado Health, Poudre Valley Health Care, Inc., and UCH-MHS.
City Council authorized and directed that such funds and monies from the lease be placed into an appropriate segregated account and shall be spent only to satisfy obligations specifically provided for in the agreements. Funds remaining after satisfying the obligations shall be transferred directly into the City controlled non-profit foundation, Colorado Springs Health Foundation, as provided for under IRS Sections 501(c)(3) and 509(a) and authorized by City Council and the Mayor pursuant to Resolution No. 89-12.
Background:
After the lease of its facilities and operations, MHS continued to exist as an enterprise fu...
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