Introduced by:

Date:

Action:

Vote:

Capital Planning Committee

10/14/03

Approved

9 Yes, 0 No, 1 Absent

Central Peninsula General Hospital, Inc.

250 Hospital Place, Soldotna, AK 99669

(907) 262-4404

RESOLUTION 2003-98

RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS AND INITIATE AN RFP FOR THE ARCHITECTUAL DESIGN OF THE CPGH HOSPITAL EXPANSION PROJECT

WHEREAS, Soderstrom Architects, in association with Mills, John & Rigdon, Inc. (MJR), was awarded the contract for professional and design services for the Programming and Schematic Design of the hospital expansion project in March 2003; and,

WHEREAS, in July, Soderstrom Architects/MJR completed the Programmatic and Schematic Design Phase, with cost for the expansion project estimated to be $49.9-million; and,

WHEREAS, in accordance with Borough Code, Title 5, Revenue & Finance, all major capital projects to be constructed by the Borough must be approved by the voters of the Borough at a regular or special election; a major capital improvement project is one whose total project cost is more than $1.5 million, including architectural, engineering, inspection, design, administration and other costs; and,

WHEREAS, in accordance with the Lease and Operating Agreement, the Board, through passage of Resolution 2003-53, requested the Kenai Peninsula Borough to place a bond proposition on the October 2003 ballot asking voters to approve $49.9-milliion for capital improvements related to the hospital; and,

WHEREAS, support for this project was received by 53% of the voters in the October 7, 2003 election;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF CENTRAL PENINSULA GENERAL HOSPITAL, INC., A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ALASKA CORPORATION THAT:

SECTION 1.The CPGH, Inc. Board of Directors requests an appropriation of approximately $4.5-million from the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly, through the Central Peninsula Hospital Service Area Board, to move forward with the RFP process to obtain proposals from architectural firms to design the expansion project.

SECTION 2.The CPGH, Inc. Board of Directors requests that the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly initiate a Request for Proposal for architectural services to design the expansion project.

SECTION 3. Hospital Administration will work with Borough Finance to establish interim funding to allow award of this RFP while the Borough works with the bonding agency.

SECTION 4.That is resolution takes effect immediately upon its approval.

I certify that the above resolution was approved by vote of the Board of Directors of Central Peninsula General Hospital, Inc. at the 10/30/03 Board meeting.

DATED: 10/30/03Loretta Flanders, Secretary/Treasurer

CPGH, Inc. Board of Directors