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Home My WebLink AboutRES 91-143 RESOLUTION CONSENTING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AT ST. ELIZABETH HOSPITAL OF BEAUMONT AND THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS BY THE HARRIS COUNTY HEALTH FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO FINANCE AND REFINANCE SUCH IMPROVEMENTS WHEREAS, St. Elizabeth Hospital of Beaumont (the "Hospital'), situated in the City of Beaumont, Texas, is owned and operated by Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word, Houston, Texas, a Texas non-profit corporation ("SCH"); and WHEREAS, the Health Facilities Development Act, codified as Chapter 221, Texas Health and Safety Code, as amended (the "Act"), provides for the creation by sponsoring entities of Health Facilities Development Corporations with powers to provide, expand and improve health facilities; and WHEREAS, the Act defines a sponsoring entity as any city, county or hospital district in Texas; and WHEREAS, Harris County, Texas, is a sponsoring entity pursuant to the Act and has established the Harris County Health Facilities Development Corporation (the "Corporation") pursuant to the Act; and WHEREAS, the Corporation at its May 23, 1991, meeting adopted a resolution accepting application for and declaring its intention to issue its limited obligation revenue bonds (the "Series 1991A Bonds") in an amount not to exceed $110,000,000 to provide all or a portion of the amounts necessary to finance certain additional "health facilities" described in Attachment A attached hereto and made a part hereof (the "Project"); and WHEREAS, the Corporation at its June 24, 1991, meeting adopted a resolution following a public hearing and authorizing issuance of Series 1991A Bonds and approving bond documents; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 221.030(a)(1)(B) of the Act, the Corporation may so act with respect to the Hospital (health facility located outside the limits of Harris County) only with the consent of every other sponsoring entity within which the Hospital is located; and WHEREAS, the City of Beaumont, Texas, is a sponsoring entity within which the Hospital is located and has been requested to give its consent pursuant to the Act; and WHEREAS, the action of the Corporation with respect to the Hospital (including issuing bonds to finance or refinance the Project will create no liability for the City of Beaumont, Texas, or its residents, and it is in the best interests of the City of Beaumont, Texas, and its residents; THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS, THAT: 1. For purposes of Section 221.030 of the Act, consent is hereby given for the issuance by the Corporation of the Series 1991A Bonds to finance and refinance the Project. 2. This consent shall continue in force and effect from the date hereof. PASSED AND APPROVED this.. d y ,� day of _ 1991. y, THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS ATTEST- Mayor , a i City Clef i ATTACHMENT A The Project ST. ELIZABETH HOSPITAL Approximate Expenditure Beaumont, Texas $57,318,000.00 Ambulatory Tower The Project provides for new construction for an Ambulatory Tower comprising 179,200 square feet. This Project involves the consolidation of out-patient ambulatory services. The areas of greatest impact are ancillary and support areas including expansion of Clinical Laboratory, Radiology, Catheterization Laboratory recovery and support areas, Endoscopy and Noninvasive Cardiology. The Project costs include elevators, mechanical, electrical and plumbing services, and site development. Capital Additions This Project includes various capital additions for reimbursement of prior expenditures made during Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991, and Projections are made for the remainder of Fiscal Years 1991 and 1992. The major additions for land and improvements are to accommodate surface parking for Hospital employees and visitors. The equipment additions primarily consist of major movable equipment including scan and laser imager, laser lithotripter, clinical laboratory computer, vascular laboratory imaging system, nuclear gamma camera and mobile health van. Building Renovation The Project provides for an expansion of the Central Plant including the installation of an Energy Management System and renovation of 53,500 square feet in existing buildings. Cancer Center Expansion The Project involves expanding the existing Cancer Center from two floors to four floors. The Project provides additional space as follows: Floor 3 - out-patient chemotherapy program Floor 4 - physician office space, classroom facilities, Tumor Registry and Hospice. The Project has facilities to encourage community education, screening and prevention programs. Health Institute/Catheterization Laboratory The Project involves the renovation and expansion of the Cardiology Diagnostic Service to include a third Catheterization Laboratory. Dgy Surgery Expansion Critical space shortages in the Operating Room and the Outpatient Surgery Program require the addition of 10,000 square feet to-the second floor. The new space will allow for centralization of the day surgery functions to improve the operating efficiency and make available additional space in the vacated area for possible expansion of a third catheterization laboratory. The additional major operating rooms are required to accommodate large, specialized equipment. Parking Facility The Project involves construction of new parking facilities, a bridge connection to the Hospital and surface parking. North Building Parking Garage The expansion of the North Street Garage will provide 100 parking spaces for physicians in the Park Medical Building and an additional 120 spaces for Hospital patrons and employees. ST. MICHAEL HOSPITAL Approximate Expenditure Texarkana, Texas $13,107,000.00 Bowie County Facility Relocation The Project includes the land acquisition in Texas, architects fees, consultant expenditures, and a portion of the building cost associated with the building of a new facility in Texarkana, Texas, to replace the existing facility located in Texarkana, Arkansas. This replacement facility will include 238 beds and provide for the addition of obstetrics and pediatric services to St. Michael Hospital. ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL Approximate Expenditure Houston, Texas $18,900,000.00 Capital Additions The Project provides for various capital additions for reimbursement of prior expenditures during fiscal years 1990 and 1991 and proposed capital additions during fiscal years 1991 and 1992. These major additions primarily consist of major movable equipment, including an energy management control system, a radiology sonography system, operating room monitors, exterior and interior directional signs, and the replacement of hospital televisions. Renovation of Nursing Units The St. Joseph Hospital renovation includes finish upgrades and refurbishment of flooring, wall treatment, ceiling, and lighting on several nursing units. Renovation of Operating Room This Project will also renovate approximately 3,200 square feet to accommodate the addition of two large operating rooms and the replacement of mechanical and electrical equipment for the second floor to improve care provided to heart and orthopedic cases. Renovation of Recovery Room This Project will renovate approximately 4,500 square feet of recovery room space. The renovation will increase the current capacity of 11 post-operative recovery beds to 22 fully monitored patient bays. Renovation of Emergency Room The Project will renovate approximately 9,000 square feet in the Emergency Room to enhance service orientation, improve efficiency and utilization, patient access and convenience. The renovation will refurbish the existing area to accommodate a significant increase in emergency patient volume. ST. JOHN HOSPITAL Approximate Expenditure Nassau Bay, Texas $10,675,000 Harris County Operating Room Expansion The Project consists of State Fire and Safety Code corrections and expansion of the operating room. The Code corrections will bring the Hospital into compliance with the State Fire and Safety Code. The expansion of the Operating Room will expand a minor room to a major room, build an Endoscopy Unit, add Radiology with Outpatient Service and individualize preoperative rooms. ICU Relocation and Expansion of Recovery The Project provides for an expansion of 21,000 square feet in new construction to relocate the ICU and Intermediate Care Units, including elevators and connecting corridors, to the existing building. Phase II is an expansion of 4,000 square feet for a 15-bed recovery room. CAWP501SCH0701RES-CSNTSCH 0972:2318 10:00 a.m.June 21, 1991