DATE:
May 24, 2022
17
TO:
Board of Supervisors
SUBJECT
Title
GENERAL SERVICES - APPROVAL IN PRINCIPLE TO LEASE CLINIC SPACE FOR THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY (DISTRICTS: ALL)
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OVERVIEW
The County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency's (HHSA), Public Health Services Tuberculosis (TB) and Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) clinics have been operating out of HHSA's Health Services Complex (HSC) since the 1990s. The clinics were recently removed from the HSC as the facility has been closed.
Today's request is for the Board of Supervisors (Board) to approve, in principle, the lease of clinic space for HHSA's TB and STD clinics. Upon successful negotiation of lease agreement(s), staff will return to the Board to request approval of the transaction(s).
RECOMMENDATION(S)
CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
1. Find that the proposed action is not an approval of a project as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15352 and 15378 (b)(5) of the State CEQA Guidelines.
2. Approve in principle the lease of space for the Health and Human Services Agency's Tuberculosis and Sexually Transmitted Diseases clinics.
3. Authorize the Director, Department of General Services, to conduct a search for suitable site(s), negotiate lease(s) and return to the Board for approval of the agreement(s).
EQUITY IMPACT STATEMENT
Approval, in principle, of the lease of clinic space for the County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency's (HHSA) TB and STD clinics will ensure continuation of essential public health services and access to these services for all communities.
HHSA's TB and STD clinics are vital components of the public health safety net system, ensuring both equitable access and outcomes for residents of San Diego County.
STDs disproportionately impact communities of color (particularly Black/African-American residents), youth, and gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM).
The areas of the Co...
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