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Chief Administrative Office, Facilities Division, recommending the Board consider the following:
1) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign the Purchase and Sale Agreement and Joint Escrow Instructions 6940 with the owners Barton Health Care, a California Non-Profit Corporation, of Assessor's Parcel 032-191-002 and 032-191-020 (commonly known as 1111 and 1119 Emerald Bay Road, South Lake Tahoe) for $7,500,000 and direct staff to continue its due diligence;
2) Authorize an escrow deposit of $200,000;
3) Authorize the Facilities Division Manager to sign any subsequent escrow and related documents;
4) Authorize the Chair to sign the attached budget transfer increasing the use of El Dorado Center designation, Tobacco Settlement fund, Public Health Realignment Fund Balance, Capital Designation, and American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds and increasing the Accumulative Capital Outlay budget by $10 million for the addition of the new South Lake Tahoe El Dorado Center project; and
5) Find that the proposed property acquisition of 1111 and 1119 Emerald Bay Road in South Lake Tahoe is categorically exempt from review pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guideline Section 15301(a). (4/5 vote required)
FUNDING: 23% El Dorado Center Designation ($2.3M), 44% Capital Projects Designation ($4.4M), 8% Tobacco Settlement ($800K), 17% ARPA ($1.7M) and 8% Public Health Fund Realignment Balance ($800K).
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
The El Dorado Center in South Lake Tahoe has been deemed an end-of-life building. The Board directed the Chief Administrative Office, Facilities Division, to search for properties in South Lake Tahoe that could replace the El Dorado Center. Initial estimates to tear down and rebuild the El Dorado Center were approximately $10 million. The rebuild of the El Dorado Center would have resulted in a building of approximately 8,500 square feet, would only have been able to house the programs in the existing El Dorado Center, an...
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