TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Mark Danaj, City Manager
FROM:
Stephanie Katsouleas, Public Works Director
George Gabriel, Management Analyst
SUBJECT:Title
Consider Request to Support Assembly Bill No. 994 (Muratsuchi) - Authorization for Beach Cities Health District to Use the Design-Build Process (Public Works Director Katsouleas).
CONSIDER REQUEST
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Authorize the Mayor to submit a Letter of Support for Assembly Bill 994, which would allow the Beach Cities Health District to utilize the design-build process for capital improvements to its facilities. If approved by City Council, a letter supporting AB 994 will be sent to the Honorable Cecilia M. Aguiar-Curry, Chair of the Assembly Committee on Local Government at the California State Capitol.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
No fiscal implications associated with the recommended action.
BACKGROUND:
The Beach Cities Health District (BCHD) is a preventive health agency serving the communities of Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach and Redondo Beach since 1955. It offers an extensive range of dynamic health and wellness programs, with innovative services and facilities to promote health and prevent diseases in every lifespan-from pre-natal and children to families and older adults.
On February 16, 2017 Assembly Member Al Muratsuchi introduced Assembly Bill 994 (co-authored by State Senator Ben Allen), an act to add and repeal Section 32132.9 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to health care districts. This change would provide flexibilities to the BCHD as it contemplates and prepares for future facility renovations and other capital projects by specifically allowing the organization to use the design-build process for the construction of facilities or other buildings through January 1, 2023 (Proposed Assembly Bill No. 994 is attached).
DISCUSSION:
Design-Build is a method to deliver ...
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