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City °JArts &Innovation City Council Memorandum IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL FROM: HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT DATE: AUGUST 16, 2022 WARDS: ALL SUBJECT: ACCEPTANCE OF BLUE SHIELD OF CALIFORNIA'S WELLNESS FUND ALLOWANCE IN THE AMOUNT OF $50,000 — SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION ISSUES: Acceptance of a Wellness Fund Allowance from Blue Shield of California and authorization of a supplemental appropriation in the amount of $50,000 for use by the Human Resources Department for the Employee Wellness Program. RECOMMENDATIONS: That the City Council: 1. Accept $50,000 from the Blue Shield of California as a Wellness Fund Allowance; and, 2. With at least five affirmative votes, authorize the Chief Financial Officer, or designee, to record an increase in estimated revenues and supplemental appropriation in the Grants and Restricted Programs Fund, Human Resources Administration, Wellness Program revenue and expenditure accounts in an amount up to $50,000 to provide various employee wellness programs and initiatives during calendar year 2022. BACKGROUND: As part of the 2022 plan year health insurance renewal process, Blue Shield of California authorized a $50,000 donation to the City to be utilized towards funding of the City's employee Wellness Program. The City's Wellness Program has been in place since June 2009. The Program focuses on four elements of Wellness: Physical, Career, Emotional, and Financial. The mission of the City's Wellness Program is, "To foster and encourage a healthy lifestyle that focuses on the four essential elements of wellness. To ensure that employees have the tools and resources necessary to succeed in each aspect of wellness, which is an integral part of a motivated and successful workforce." DISCUSSION: