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Amend the 2024 Capital Budget to include to include CP 1010889 Hennepin Healthcare Space Improvements Project to fund facility improvements at Hennepin County Medical Center; Transfer $15,000,000 funds from the HHS Purple Parking Ramp Expansion (CP 1008705), direct Administrator to include additional funding in the 2025 Capital Budget
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Resolution:
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BE IT RESOLVED, that capital project (CP) 1010889 Hennepin Healthcare Space Improvements Project be identified in the 2024 Capital Budget with an appropriation of $15,000,000 funded by a transfer from the HHS Purple Parking Ramp Expansion (CP 1008705) to fund facility improvements at Hennepin County Medical Center; that the administrator is directed to estimate additional project costs for consideration as part of the 2025 Capital Budget and 2025-2029 Capital Improvement Program process; and that the Controller be authorized to transfer and disburse funds as directed.
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Background:
Hennepin Healthcare plays a pivotal role caring for vulnerable and at-risk populations with material physical and mental health needs. However, current limitations in physical space hinder its ability to fully address all patient needs. Critical programmatic space modifications will allow for improved patient experience, healing, safety and meeting best practice standards for infection control and privacy.
This board action requests that $15,000,000 be moved from capital project 1008705 HHS Purple Parking Ramp Expansion to the capital project 1010889 Hennepin Healthcare Space Improvements Project to support near term program-specific capital needs.
Capital project 1008705 HHS Purple Parking Ramp Expansion is currently being reevaluated and a proposed parking solution will be presented for the 2025 capital budget.
The following seven (7) Hennepin Healthcare Service Lines, and campus wide wayfinding, security and building access will be supported through the programmatic space improvements project...
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