STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Human and Social Needs
AGENDA DATE: January 11, 2023
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):|910|DEPARTMENT: Office of Community Care
EXECUTIVE: M. Elizabeth Cedillo-Pereira
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SUBJECT
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Authorize a letter amendment to the Lease between the City of Dallas ("City") and Foremost Family Health Centers ("Foremost") to allow Foremost to accept grant funding from the Health Resources and Services Administration ("HRSA") American Rescue Plan to renovate Building B of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center located at 2922 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. ("the premises") in accordance with grant requirements, including a City grant of federal interest in the improvements to HRSA - Financing: No cost consideration to the City
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BACKGROUND
The City leases space to Foremost to operate an affordable and comprehensive medical, dental, and behavioral health services center on the premises, which is a benefit to the City's residents. Since 1986, Foremost Family Health Centers has offered families comprehensive healthcare from leading physicians, dentists and other providers at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center. The health care center offers health care services with short wait times, flexible payment options and discounted rates, along with a host of other benefits based on partnerships with local hospitals and other organizations and is designated as a Patient-Centered Medical Home by the National Committee for Quality Assurance, a national healthcare accrediting agency. In 2021, Foremost was awarded funding from HRSA to renovate the premises, which will enable Foremost to upgrade flooring, lighting, paint, and finishes for all medical exam rooms. Additionally, the renovations will include the addition of a dedicated behavioral health office, nursing station, and other office space to accommodate growth. Foremost desires to make the improvements to the premises to be able to see more...
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