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File#: 22-079 MEETING DATE: 2/1/2022
Submitted by Mayor Delgleize. Councilmember Moser and Councilmember Bolton - Consider
support of a Blood Drive in collaboration with the UCI Health Bloodmobile. and direct staff to
coordinate with UCI Health to host the event at a City Facility
We are recommending the following:
1 . Direct staff to collaborate with UCI Health to host a blood drive at a City of
Huntington Beach facility tentatively on March 5, 2022: and,
2. Direct staff to highlight and promote resources for additional opportunities for
the community to participate in blood drives.
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CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
CITY COUNCIL MEETING — COUNCIL MEMBER ITEMS REPORT
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
FROM: BARBARA DELGLEIZE, MAYOR
NATALIE MOSER, CITY COUNCIL MEMBER
RHONDA BOLTON, CITY COUNCIL MEMBER
DATE: FEBRUARY 1, 2022
SUBJECT: CONSIDER SUPPORT OF A BLOOD DRIVE IN COLLABORATION WITH THE UCI
HEALTH BLOODMOBILE, AND DIRECT STAFF TO COORDINATE WITH UCI HEALTH
TO HOST THE EVENT AT A CITY FACILITY
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, new blood donations across the country have
plummeted. This led the American Red Cross, which provides about 40% of the U.S. blood
transfusion supply to declare on January 11, 2022, a national blood crisis, the first ever in its
history. While demand for blood transfusions has remained relatively constant, the Red Cross has
had to ration its blood supplies, leading many medical professionals and patients to tough
decisions.
According to the American Red Cross:
• Every two (2) seconds, someone in the U.S. needs blood and/or platelets.
• Approximately 29,000 units of red blood cells are needed every day, including 5,000 units
of platelets and 6,500 units of plasma.
• The average blood cell transfusion is approximately three (3) units.
• A single car accident victim can require as many as one hundred (100) units of blood.
• Blood and platelets cannot be manufactured; they can only come from volunteer donors.
• The blood type most often requested by hospitals is type 0, and about 45% of people in
the U.S. have type 0 blood.
• One volunteer donation can help save more than one life.
• Red blood cells must be used within 42 days.
• Platelets must be used within 5 days.
In Orange County, University of California, Irvine Health Center transfuses an average of 1,000
units of blood per month to those in need. In December, UCI announced a severe shortage of
Type 0 blood. To better accommodate those who wish to donate blood, UCI often collaborates
with local Orange County schools, workplaces, and local groups to host blood drives.
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We are requesting that City Council vote to direct Community & Library Services staff to
coordinate with UCI Health to provide a City owned public parking lot for a blood drive event
tentatively on March 5, 2022.
There are a number of additional dedicated and temporary facilities, providing opportunities for
appointments and drop-in blood donations in Huntington Beach and surrounding communities.
We would also request that City Council direct staff, working with other organizations, to engage
in outreach efforts in order to promote additional ongoing opportunities for our residents to
donate blood for those in need.
RECOMMENDED ACTION
We are recommending the following:
1. Direct staff to collaborate with UCI Health to host a blood drive at a City of
Huntington Beach facility tentatively on March 5, 2022, and
2. Direct staff to highlight and promote resources for additional opportunities for the
community to participate in blood drives.
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Switzer, Donna
From: Fikes, Cathy
Sent: Monday,January 31, 2022 2:40 PM
To: Agenda Alerts
Subject: FW:Agenda Item a19
From: Spencer Hagaman <spencerchagaman@gmail.com>
Sent: Saturday,January 29, 2022 8:03 AM
To:CITY COUNCIL<city.council@surfcity-hb.org>
Subject:Agenda Item#19
Madam Mayor and Honorable City Councilmembers,
I am writing today to express my support for Agenda Item #19 (Blood Drive) for this Tuesday's upcoming City
Council meeting. I want to commend Mayor Delgleize and Councilmembers Moser and Bolton for their
proactive leadership on this issue and encourage everyone, if possible, to donate blood at the possible event on
March 5th.
Thank you.
-Spencer Hagatnan
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