CITY OF SIGNAL HILL
STAFF REPORT
2175 Cherry Avenue • Signal
Hill, California 90755-3799
1/10/2023
AGENDA ITEM
TO:
HONORABLE MAYOR
AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM:
COLLEEN T. DOAN
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
SUBJECT:
ANNUAL REVIEW OF INSTITUTIONAL PERMITS
Summary:
Chapter 8.16 of the Signal Hill Municipal Code requires an annual review of institutional permits by the City Council. There are five organizations that have applied for institutional permits for 2023:
· Cole Vocational Services: 2798 Junipero Avenue
· Courtyard Care Center: 1880 Dawson Avenue
· Dungarvin California, LLC: 695 E. 27th Street
· Las Brisas Child Care Center: 2399 California Avenue, Suite A · Unlimited Quest: 3350 Olive Avenue
Recommendation:
Adopt a resolution, entitled:
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SIGNAL HILL, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE ANNUAL INSTITUTIONAL PERMITS FOR 2023 FOR COLE VOCATIONAL
SERVICES, COURTYARD CARE CENTER, DUNGARVIN CALIFORNIA, LLC, LAS BRISAS CHILD
CARE CENTER, AND UNLIMITED QUEST
Fiscal Impact:
Inspection and administrative time are partially offset by permit fees.
Strategic Plan Objective:
N/A
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Background:
In accordance with Signal Hill Municipal Code 8.16.050, no person shall conduct, operate, or maintain any home for the aged, mental institution, private day school, day nursery or day nursery school, private boarding school, or children’s boarding home unless the facility has a valid, unrevoked and unsuspended permit issued by the City Council.
The Community Development Department coordinates an annual review of inspections by health and safety agencies to ensure the facilities are appropriately maintained. There are five institutions in need of renewal, but as of the publishing date of this report the City has only received four renewal applications. The outstanding facility has noted they intend to request renewal of their City permit and is processing their application for 2023 (Attachment A):
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, several of the facilities were either closed, or had limited operations and access over the last two years, but all are open and allowed access for annual inspections in 2022.
Analysis:
The review process for an institutional permit requires multi-department inspections and a review of online reports from State and Federal inspections.
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City of Signal Hill Police Department
The Police Department reviewed its records and reported no significant activities at the facilities.
City of Signal Hill Division of Building Safety
The Senior Building Inspector (Inspector) performed inspections for each facility and has noted minor maintenance and non-compliance items pursuant to the California Building Codes. Only Dungarvin California, LLC, a newer facility, passed the City inspection while the other four facilities have items that need to be addressed within the next 30 days.
The Inspector has issued notices for a two-tiered plan of action. Tier one will be the immediate items to be completed within 30 days. Tier two is a general notice to all facilities of items to be completed prior to next year’s inspections. (Attachment B). The Inspector has recommended that each facility obtain a Certified Access Specialist (CASp) inspection to verify compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act requirements for existing buildings. The CASp inspection report will then be provided to the Building and Safety Division.
The 2022 inspection dates were:
· Cole Vocational Services: November 7, 2022
· Courtyard Care Center: November 8, 2022
· Dungarvin California, LLC: November 10, 2022
· Las Brisas Child Care Center: December 9, 2022
· Unlimited Quest: November 7, 2022
County of Los Angeles Fire Department
All the facilities are also inspected by the County of Los Angeles Fire Department (Attachment C).
Three institutions are inspected annually:
· Cole Vocational Services: June 28, 2022 (passed)
· Courtyard Care Center: June 2, 2022 (passed)
· Las Brisas Child Care Center: December 6, 2021 (passed).
Two institutions are inspected biennially (every two years):
· Dungarvin California, LLC: July 1, 2021 (passed)
· Unlimited Quest: February 7, 2022 (passed)
State of California Department of Social Services (CDSS) CDSS administers the licenses for Cole Vocational Services, Dungarvin California, LLC, Las Brisas Child Care Center, and Unlimited Quest. All facilities are listed as licensed at this time.
City staff conducted a review of the online information from CDSS. The last inspection of each location was listed as follows (Attachment D):
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· Cole Vocational Services: August 4, 2022
· Dungarvin California, LLC: September 9, 2021 (There were no evaluation reports from 2022.) · Las Brisas Child Care Center: August 19, 2022
· Unlimited Quest: August 2, 2022
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (Medicare)
Medicare administers the license for the Courtyard Care Center. The facility has a valid license, and a review of the online information from Medicare listed the last standard health inspection of Courtyard Care Center on February 20, 2022 (Attachment E).
Staff is recommending adoption of the resolution approving the annual permits for calendar year 2023 for Courtyard Care Center, Las Brisas Child Care Center, Cole Vocational Services, Dungarvin California, LLC, and Unlimited Quest.
Approved:
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Joe Hoefgen
Attachments
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