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RESOLUTION NO. 5521 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHANDLER, ARJZONA, AUTHORIZING THE SUBMITTAL OF A PASS-THROUGH INDIAN GAMING REVENUE SHARING GRANT APPLICATION ON BEHALF OF THE DIGNITY HEALTH FOUNDATION -EAST VALLEY IN THE AMOUNT OF $119,000 FOR THE PURCHASE OF ONE EXTRA- CORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION (ECMO) LIFE SUPPORT PUMP. WHEREAS, pursuant to A.R:S. § 5-601.02, Indian tribes entering into a tribal-state· gaming compact shall contribute monies to " ... cities, towns and counties ... for government services that benefit the general public, including public safety, mitigation of gaming impacts, and promotion of commerce and economic development"; and WHEREAS, those Indian tribes entering into a tribal-state gaming compact have various grant application procedures for evaluating which cities, towns and counties, and which government services, will receive gaming revenue sharing contributions pursuant to A.R.S. § 5-601.02; and WHEREAS, it has become a common practice for cities to authorize the submission of grant applications for such Indian gaming revenue sharing grants on behalf of 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organizations that are deemed to be providing government related services that benefit the general public; and WHEREAS, Dignity Health Foundation - East Valley, a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization, has requested that the City authorize the submission of an application for such Indian gaming revenue sharing grant funding to the Gila River Indian Community on its behalf in the amount of$119,000; and WHEREAS, the funding sought by Dignity Health Foundation - East Valley is intended for the purchase of one Extra-Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Life Support Pump, as more specifically described in the application materials prepared by the Dignity Health Foundation - East Valley to be submitted to the Gila River Indian Community; and WHEREAS, the City Manager's Office has reviewed the application materials prepared by the Dignity Health Foundation - East Valley and believes that the funding request described in the application materials qualifies as being for government related services that benefit the general public and is consistent with the City's Administrative Regulation regarding such grant applications. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chandler, Arizona, as follows: Section L Authorizes the submittal of the application materials prepared by the Dignity Health Foundation - East Valley that are attached hereto, together with this Resolution, to the Gila River Indian Community. Section 2. Section 3. Section 4. Resolution No. 5521 Page2 Authorizes the Mayor to execute any necessary and related documents supporting the submittal of the grant application to the Gila River Indian Community on behalf of Dignity Health Foundation-East Valley. Directs City staff to forward any received funds directly to Dignity Health Foundation - East Valley within ten (10) days of the City's receipt of any grant funds from the Gila River Indian Community pursuant to a grant application on behalf of Dignity Health Foundation - East Valley. Acknowledges the City, by virtue of this Resolution,. is simply acting as a financial conduit between the Gila River Indian Community and Dignity Health Foundation -East Valley, and is in no way: a. Agreeing or obligating itself to monitor or report on the expenditure of any grant funding distributed to or on behalf of Dignity Health Foundation - East Valley; or b. Guaranteeing or warranting the accuracy, completeness or truthfulness of the information set forth in the application materials prepared by the Dignity Health Foundation-East Valley; or c. Supervising or taking any responsibility regarding the actions or activities undertaken by the Dignity Health Foundation - East Valley; or d. Representing that Dignity Health Foundation - East Valley, either has, or does not have, other sources of funding relating to the intended use of grant funding set forth in this Resolution, including funding from grant applications made on behalf of Dignity Health Foundation-East Valley, to other Indian tribes. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chandler, Arizona, this 23rd day of September, 2021. ATTEST: CITY CLERK MAYOR CERTIFICATION Resolution No. 5521 Page 3 I HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing Resolution No. 5521 was duly passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Chandler, Arizona, at a regular meeting held on the 23rd day of September, 2021 and that a quorum was present thereat. CITY CLERK APPROVED AS TO FORM: CITY ATTORNEY