HomeMy WebLinkAbout1697Resolution No. 1697
CON0=198-Council
Passed -3/15/2005
["Beginning August 1, 2004"]
Cancer Treatment Centers of America
RESOLUTION NO. !b?1
A RESOLUTION of the City Council of the City
of Kent. Washington, supporting Cancer Treatment Centers
of America's certificate of need application before the
Washington State Department of Health to locate a hospital
in Kent.
RECITALS
A. Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA), based in Arlington
Heights, Illinois, has submitted a certificate of need application with the Washington
State Department of Health to locate a new hospital in Kent.
B. CTCA wishes to build a $77 million hospital.
C. The Kent CTCA facility would serve mostly outpatients, but it would have
24 in-patient beds.
D. CTCA is a privately held, for-profit corporation with hospitals in Zion,
Illinois and Tulsa, Oklahoma, and one under construction in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
E. CTCA currently operates the Seattle Cancer Treatment and Wellness
Center Clinic on Capitol Hill in Seattle.
F. CTCA takes an integrative approach to cancer treatment by combining
cutting-edge oncology technology with alternative medical treatments such as naturopath,
nutrition, and spiritual advisory services.
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G. A CTCA facility in Kent is expected to draw patients and their families
from all over the West Coast.
H. The proposed location for the CTCA facility is ideal because of easy
access to SeaTac International Airport and Interstate 5 and a location halfway between
Seattle and Tacoma.
I. A CTCA facility would bring the prestige to Kent of having a major
medical center.
J. A CTCA facility would bring other benefits to Kent as well, such as
additional property tax revenues, over 250 living wage jobs for Kent and local citizens,
and increased revenues from hotels, restaurants, retail stores, and other services that
would serve patients and their families.
K. CTCA' s purchase of hospital inventory items such as food, linens,
hardware, cleaning supplies, flowers, etc would benefit Kent and local area businesses.
L. A CTCA hospital in Kent furthers the goals and specific strategies within
the City's Economic Development Strategic Plan 2003-2008, such as diversifying the
City's economy, creating livable wage jobs, supporting redevelopment of key business
district parcels in Kent, promoting the City's image in the region, and potentially
increasing hotellmotel stays.
M. The City Council supports the certificate of need application and strongly
desires to have CTCA locate this facility in Kent.
NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT,
WASHINGTON, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
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RESQLUTION
SECTION 1. -Finding of Need The City of Kent, Washington, fully supports
the certificate of need application to locate a hospital in Kent and urges the State
Department of Health to issue a finding of need.
SECTION 2. -Severability. If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence,
clause, or phrase of this resolution is declared unconstitutional or invalid for any reason,
such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this resolution.
SECTION 3. -Ratification. Any act consistent with the authority and prior to the
effective date of this resolution is hereby ratified and affirmed.
SECTION 4. -Effective Date. This resolution shall take effect and be in force
immediately upon its passage.
PASSED at a rr, open public meeting by the City Council of the City of Kent,
Washington, this Lk day of March, 2005.
CONCURRED in by the Mayor of the City of Kent this //,~day of March,
2005.
ATTEST:
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i3RENDAJACOBER,CLERK. .·
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of Resolution No. lb91 passed
by the City Council of the City of Kent, Washington, the lb lA-day of March 2005.
iiRENDAJAC0BCITY CLERK
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