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IN THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO <br />RESOLUTION NO. <br />RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER TO INFORM THE <br />NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES (NLC) OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO'S INTENT <br />TO PARTICIPATE IN THE NLC PRESCRIPTION DISCOUNT CARD PROGRAM AND <br />WORK WITH NLC AND CVS CAREMARK TO IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAM TO THE <br />BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS OF SAN LEANDRO. <br />Recitals <br />WHEREAS, many citizens of San Leandro are among the millions of Americans <br />without health insurance or with limited prescription drug coverage, and; <br />WHEREAS, the National League of Cities is sponsoring a program in collaboration <br />with CVS Caremark to provide relief to city residents around the country from the high cost <br />of prescription drugs, and; <br />WHEREAS, NLC Prescription Discount Card Program will be available to member <br />cities of NLC at no cost to those cities, and; <br />WHEREAS, CVS Caremark will provide participating cities with prescription <br />discount cards, marketing materials and customer support, and; <br />WHEREAS, the discount cards offer an average savings of 20 percent off the retail <br />price of most prescription drugs, has no enrollment form or membership fee, no restrictions <br />based on the resident's age or income level, and may be used by city residents and their <br />families any time their prescriptions are not covered by insurance, and; <br />NOW THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of San Leandro does RESOLVE as <br />follows: <br />