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Health & Human Services Agency (HHSA) recommending the Board consider the following:
1) Designate a maximum of $5 million in Public Health Realignment fund balance to be used to purchase and/or build a new building in South Lake Tahoe to be used by HHSA staff, including but not limited to Public Health, Social Services, Community Services staff and potentially other county departments such as Child Support Services, which could benefit the community by having access to services in the same location; and
2) Direct the Chief Administrative Office, Facilities Division, to work with HHSA relative to its South Lake Tahoe space needs and identify options for consideration, including but not limited to buying and renovating an existing building or the construction of a new facility.
FUNDING: Public Health Realignment.
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DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
HHSA recommends approval of this recommendation and if the County is successful in identifying a suitable building, it will address ongoing facility issues relative to the El Dorado Center and provide a long term benefit to the South Lake Tahoe Community by using ongoing state and federal funds for service delivery instead of being used to pay lease costs, and allow for improved service integration that will benefit services to clients.
DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
Currently, HHSA maintains staff for Social Services, Public Health, Community Services, and Mental Health programs in South Lake Tahoe. Staff for these programs are located in three separate locations; the El Dorado Center and Johnson Center Buildings which are County owned facilities, and the Mental Health Building at 1900 Lake Tahoe Blvd., which is leased space.
Public Health Realignment Funds
In January 1991, the Governor proposed a transfer of responsibility for community-based mental health programs and AB 8 county health services program from the State to the counties as part of a “realignment” of state and local programs. The proposal was a major co...
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