AGENDA DATE: 2/3/2016
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Health Department - Charlottesville Free Clinic Renovation Project
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SUBJECT/PROPOSAL/REQUEST: Resolution authorizing the renovation of the Charlottesville Free Clinic
ITEM TYPE: Consent Action Item
STAFF CONTACT(S): Foley, Letteri, Davis, Henry
PRESENTER (S): N/A
LEGAL REVIEW: Yes
REVIEWED BY: Thomas C. Foley
BACKGROUND: The County of Albemarle and the City of Charlottesville jointly own the building and property located at 1138 Rose Hill Drive. The localities lease the property to the local Health Department under a 1995 Deed of Lease, and a subsequent First Amendment to Deed of Lease dated July 22, 2009. Since the lease term expired on June 30, 2014, the County and the City have been negotiating with the Virginia Department of Health for a new 5-year lease. In the meantime, the local Health Department remains a "holdover" tenant, occupying the locally-owned space on a month-to-month basis as provided in the expired lease.
The lease authorizes the Health Department to grant the Charlottesville Free Clinic (CFC) a license for the sole occupancy of office and dental clinic space totaling 3,386 square feet. The CFC was founded in 1992 to provide high quality health care to working people without health insurance or access to free care elsewhere. The partnership between the CFC Board and the Health Department has successfully provided patients with a convenient central location to access a variety of their health care needs.
In order to accommodate its growing needs, the CFC is proposing some minor internal renovations in the building to expand the dental clinic. These renovations are agreeable to the Health Department. County and City approval is needed for the CFC to proceed with these proposed internal renovations.
STRATEGIC PLAN: Operational Capacity. Ensure County government's ability to provide high quality service that achieves community priorities.
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