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RESOLUTION APPROVING ALLOCATION OF $1,000,000.00 FROM BUILDING BETTER COMMUNITIES GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND PROGRAM PROJECT NO. 305 � �PRIMARY HEALTH CARE FACILITIES� TO COMMUNITY HEALTH OF SOUTH FLORIDA, INC., A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CARE FACILITY OPERATOR, FOR EXPANSION OF ITS HEALTH CARE FACILITY LOCATED AT 3831 GRAND AVENUE, MIAMI, FL 33133 IN DISTRICT 7 AND DIRECTING THE COUNTY MAYOR OR MAYOR�S DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE GRANT AGREEMENT FOR SUCH PURPOSE

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WHEREAS pursuant to Resolution No. R-916-04 (the �Healthcare Facility Resolution�), the voters approved the issuance of general obligation bonds in a principal amount not to exceed $171,281,000.00 to construct and improve, among other things, emergency healthcare facilities to promote accessibility to quality healthcare services; and
WHEREAS, Appendix A to the Healthcare Facility Resolution lists projects eligible for funding from the Building Better Communities General Obligation Bond Program (the �Bond Program�) by project number, municipal project location, commission district, project name, project description, street address and project funding allocation; and
WHEREAS, one of the projects listed in Appendix A to the Healthcare Facility Resolution and approved by the voters for funding is Project No. 305 � �Primary Health Care Facilities� (�Project No. 305�) with an original allocation equal to $25 million and a project description that states: �[i]ncrease the number of health care facilities in our community�; and
WHEREAS, this Board previously allocated all of the original $25 million in Project No. 305 funds to fund Federally Qualified Health Centers (�FQHCs�) to serve all 13 Commission Districts; and
WHEREAS, specifically, this Board approved:
(a) $8 million to fund the acquisition and rehabilitation of a facility located at 710-720 Alton Road, Miami Beach, Florida by the Miami Beach Community Health Center, Inc. (R-1398-05) to serve Commission Districts 4 and 5;
(b) $5 million to Community Health of South Florida, Inc. (�CHI�) for the construction and expansion of three of its facilities located at 790 West Mowry Drive, Homestead, Florida, 13540 SW 135th Avenue, Miami, Florida, and 10300 SW 216th Street, Miami, Florida (R-1237-07, as amended by R-630-10 and R-708-13) to serve Commission Districts 8 and 9;
(c) $2 million to Citrus Health Network, Inc. for construction of a new site to service Commission Districts 12 and 13 (by motion at June 17, 2008 Board meeting);
(d) $2.4 million to Borinquen Health Care Center, Inc., $500,000.00 of which was to be used for renovations to its existing main clinic located at 3601 Federal Highway, Miami, Florida (R-383-10), and $1.9 million to be used to fund construction of a new site in either Commission District 6 or 10 (R-855-08);
(e) $600,000.00 to Camillus Health Concern, Inc. to fund the expansion of its existing facility located at 336 NW 5th Street, Miami, Florida 33128 in Commission District 3 (R-855-08, as amended by R-356-12);
(f) $4 million for the Jessie Trice Community Health Center, Inc. for construction and expansion of a facility to be located at NW 27th Avenue and 207th Street, Miami Gardens, Florida 33130 in Commission District 1 to serve the residents of Commission Districts 1, 2 and 3 (R-855-10, as amended by R-895-15);
(g) $1 million to a health care facility to be located in Commission District 6 (R-426-16); and
(h) $1 million to a health care facility to be located in Commission District 7 and $1 million to a health care facility to be located in Commission District 10 (R-459-17); and
WHEREAS, CHI is an existing FQHC located at 3831 Grand Avenue, Miami, Florida 33133 (the �CHI Facility�) in Commission District 7 that requires additional funds in order to expand its facilities; and
WHEREAS, this Board desires to allocate $1 million of Project No. 305 funds to CHI for the expansion of the CHI Facility to primarily serve the residents of Commission District 7,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, that:
Section 1. The foregoing recitals are hereby incorporated herein by reference and adopted by this Board.
Section 2. This Board hereby approves the allocation of $1 million of Project No. 305 funds to CHI for the expansion of the CHI Facility to primarily serve the residents of Commission District 7.
Section 3. This Board directs the County Mayor or Mayor�s designee to execute a Bond Program Grant Agreement with CHI for the expansion of the CHI Facility.