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ACTION MINUTES
TEMECULA CITY COUNCIL
AN ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
43200 BUSINESS PARK DRIVE
AUGUST 20, 2009 - 7:00 PM
The City Council meeting convened at 7:01 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER:
Prelude Music:
Invocation:
Flag Salute:
ROLL CALL:
PUBLIC COMMENTS
CITY COUNCIL REPORTS
COUNCIL BUSINESS
Mayor Maryann Edwards
Earlene Bundy
Pastor Anderson of Crossroad Church
Council Member Naggar
Comerchero, Naggar, Roberts, Washington, Edwards
Health Care Workshop - directed staff to organize a meeting with the Governor, the
Temecula Hospital Ad Hoc Subcommittee (comprised of Council Members
Comerchero and Naggar), Supervisor Stone, Southwest Health Care representative,
and legislators in an effort to address this item.
RECOMMENDATION:
1.1 Discuss all appropriate issues associated with the delivery of health care services to
the community and provide direction to staff as necessary. Specifically, the
following three items:
• Status update on the approval/opening of the new Rancho Springs Hospital
Emergency Room
• Status update on the Medicare/Medicaid situation on the existing Rancho
Springs Hospital facility & Inland Valley Medical Center and regulatory approval
affecting the California Department of Public Health (DPH) review
Status update and timeline on the approval of plans for the Temecula Regional
Hospital by the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development
(OSHPD)
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Assistant City Manager Adams presented the staff report (as per agenda material).
The following individuals addressed the City Council with regard to this matter:
• Dennis Knox - CEO of Southwest Health Care Systems (comprised of Rancho Springs
Medical Center and Inland Valley Medical Center) addressed the following:
o Current status of Southwest Healthcare CMS certification
o Opening of the new expansion at Rancho Springs Medical Center
o Development status of the new facility in Temecula
• Chief of Staff Jeff Green - Office Assemblyman Kevin Jeffries
• Director of Field Operations Lary Grable - Office of the Governor
• District Representative Phil Pauley - representing Congressman Issa
• Supervisor Jeff Stone
• Murrieta City Council Member Rick Gibbs
At this time, the meeting was opened for public input and the following individuals spoke:
• Wayne Hall
• Joan Sparkman
• Roseann Hruska
• Ron Johnson
• Jimmy Moore
• Paul Jacobs
• Linda Mejia
CITY MANAGER REPORT
CITY ATTORNEY REPORT
ADJOURNMENT
At 9:43 P.M., the City Council meeting was formally adjourned to Tuesday, August 25, 2009 at
5:30 P.M., for a Closed Session, with the regular session commencing at 7:00 P.M., City
Council Chambers, 43200 Business Park Drive, Temecula, California.
arynn Edwards, Mayor
ATTEST:
Susan .:Jones, MMC
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