Title
Receive a preliminary analysis report in response to Board Referral No. 2022.13 to name a portion of Natividad Medical Center after Barbara Shipnuck.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Receive a preliminary analysis report in response to Board Referral No. 2022.13 to name a portion of Natividad Medical Center after Barbara Shipnuck and:
1) Direct that staff proceed with the completion of the referral based on the description in this report; or,
2) Direct that staff:
i. Proceed with completion of the referral based on modifications by the Board; or,
ii. Return to the Board with a more comprehensive analysis of referral and anticipated effort for completion; or,
iii. Rescind referral.
b. Provide further direction, as appropriate.
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS:
Referral Summary & Background: Board Referral 2022.13 assigned on March 22, 2021, submitted by Supervisors Mary Adams and Wendy Root Askew, directs Natividad Medical Center to name a portion of Natividad Medical Center after Barbara Shipnuck, the first woman elected to the Monterey County Board of Supervisors, representing District 2. Shipnuck held this position from 1979 through 1994, and throughout her tenure she was a strong advocate for health care for all residents of Monterey County. Among her many accomplishments she was instrumental in creating the Natividad Foundation in 1988, a non-profit fundraising arm of the hospital, she created the first ever Board of Trustees in 1989, and she was critical in securing funding for Natividad's modern building and campus that exist today, including negotiating Certificates of Participation with Wall Street. Barbara Shipnuck passed away on January 6, 2022.
Proposed Project Description: Supervisors Mary Adams and Wendy Root Askew and family and friends of Barbara Shipnuck have requested that a portion of Natividad Medical Center be named after the late Barbara Shipnuck to recognize the great work that she did while serv...
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