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ST. JOSEPH HEALTH CENTER /TALLER SAN JOSE <br />RFQ SUMMARY <br />St. Joseph Health in partnership with Taller San Jose is proposing a neighborhood fitness <br />and wellness center at the YMCA building. The wellness center will focus on promoting a <br />healthier community by integrating exercise and fitness. Comprehensive services will be <br />offered that reinforce healthy behaviors through a variety of programs including disease <br />prevention, rehabilitation, chronic disease management, nutritional counseling and cancer <br />wellness. It will not only be a place to become physically healthy, but also a center to <br />serve individuals that work and live in the area. St. Joseph Health operates five integrated <br />medical fitness centers in the Western United States including Brea, Napa and Eureka, <br />California, as well as Lubbock, Texas. They are the owner and operator of several <br />community health care sites and have successfully established new business ventures in <br />areas in which they serve. They are also in constant contact with community groups to <br />ensure the decisions its ministries make are aligned with community ends. <br />Taller San Jose has been serving Santa Ana for nearly 20 years. It is a local organization <br />which serves Orange County disadvantaged youth through training and skills needed to <br />attain and retain employment. Taller San Jose's goal is to assist students to become self - <br />reliant adults through three key job training academies — office careers, medical careers <br />and construction — as well as support services such as mentoring, legal assistance, and <br />substance abuse recovery support. Their primary population is low income teens and <br />families who may not have access to such programs elsewhere. Last year, Taller San <br />Jose placed 175 unemployed young adults into employment at an average salary of <br />$11.13 per hour. <br />The proposed fitness and wellness center will provide 19,000 square feet for the Taller <br />San Jose facility. Additionally, the proposed partnership will result in potential job <br />opportunities in both the wellness center construction phase and ongoing operations for <br />Taller San Jose students. The St. Joseph /Taller San Jose time line is approximately 24 <br />months. St. Joseph also informed the selection committee that any jobs created through <br />the partnership will be at a "socially just" wage. <br />PROJECT FINANCIAL OVERVIEW <br />St. Joseph/Taller San Jose proposes to renovate the existing structure and subsequently <br />operate a fitness and wellness center at the site. Based on due diligence performed to <br />date, St. Joseph/Taller San Jose estimate the total renovation costs at approximately <br />$17.95 million, with the assumption that the renovation project will be subject to prevailing <br />wage requirements. In addition, the renovation costs include allowances for lead <br />abatement, mold abatement and seismic retrofitting. St. Joseph/Taller San Jose proposes <br />to finance the project costs through cash -on -hand, fundraising and New Market Tax <br />Credits. The development team is currently meeting with prospective entities that would <br />Page 3 of 4 <br />25J -7 <br />