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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� FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A HEALTH CARE FACILITY AT 9445 CORAL WAY, MIAMI, FL 33165 ADJACENT TO THE WEST DADE LIBRARY IN COMMISSION DISTRICT 10; WAIVING REQUIREMENT IN RESOLUTION NO. R-855-08 THAT PROJECT NO. 305 FUNDS BE ALLOCATED TO FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS; AND DIRECTING COUNTY MAYOR OR MAYOR�S DESIGNEE TO COMMENCE PLANNING AND DESIGN SERVICES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF SAID HEALTH CARE FACILITY

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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 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), which facility in Commission District 7 was later identified to be Community Health of South Florida, Inc. located at 3831 Grand Avenue, Miami, Florida 33133 (R-478-18); and
WHEREAS, this Board desires to allocate $1 million of Project No. 305 funds for the construction of a health care facility at 9445 Coral Way, Miami, Florida 33165 adjacent to the West Dade Library in order to primarily serve the residents of Commission District 10 (�Westchester Health Facility�); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. R-855-08, the County Manager recommended, and this Board adopted, a policy that Project No. 305 funds be allocated to FQHCs; and
WHEREAS, however, this Board finds that what is needed in Commission District 10 is a health care facility that provides preventative care in the form of: (a) information on healthy nutritional options and choices, exercise, and different therapy options; (b) regular screenings for blood pressure; and (c) other lectures and information sessions to residents on wellness and natural healing; and
WHEREAS, these services would not be provided by a clinic or FQHC, but rather by a variety of community doctors; nurses; physical, mental and occupational therapists; certified physical trainers; and nutritionists and dieticians, all of whom would be able to provide information and lectures from a facility erected for this purpose; and
WHEREAS, accordingly, this Board desires to waive the requirement of Resolution No. R-855-08 that Project No. 305 funds be provided to FQHCs in order to allocate Project No. 305 funds to the construction of the Westchester Health Facility,
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 the construction of the Westchester Health Facility to primarily serve the residents of Commission District 10.
Section 3. This Board waives the requirements of Resolution No. R-855-08 that Project No. 305 funds be provided to FQHCs in order to allocate said funds to the construction of the Westchester Health Facility.
Section 4. This Board directs the County Mayor or Mayor�s designee to commence planning and design services for the construction of the Westchester Health Facility.