January 23, 2024

Progress Continues on BCHD's Healthy Living Campus Project

The Healthy Living Campus project continues to move forward, transforming the 63-year-old Beach Cities Health District campus in Redondo Beach.

Last month, BCHD and the City of Redondo Beach put the finishing touches on the Diamond Street Bike & Pedestrian Path project, an important piece of the South Bay Bicycle Master Plan, approved by seven cities in 2012. The Diamond Street Bike Path project is a precursor to the Healthy Living Campus, which will get underway later this year with the groundbreaking for the permanent home of allcove Beach Cities, the center providing services for young people ages 12-25 in the South Bay.

Diamond Street Bike & Pedestrian Path

allcove Beach Cities

BCHD received a grant for $6.3 million from the California Department of Health Care Services' Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program. This grant is to help fund the construction of a permanent home for allcove Beach Cities.

The next steps for allcove Beach Cities include the selection of a Progressive Design Build team, with groundbreaking for fall 2024. 

In 14 months of operation, more than 5,000 young people have accessed services at allcove Beach Cities.

Redondo Beach General Plan

The City of Redondo Beach is proposing to update its General Plan with a maximum Floor Area Ratio (FAR) on the BCHD campus at 514 N. Prospect Avenue. The proposed 0.75 FAR in the draft General Plan update equals less than Phase I of the District’s Healthy Living Campus plan, and it would not allow the development of Phase II (Community Wellness Pavilion, Aquatic Center, Center for Health & Fitness). This change would severely limit BCHD's ability to modernize its campus, thus jeopardizing its ability to generate revenue to support its essential public health programs. 

The legality of what appears to be a “spot zoning” in the draft General Plan may be challenged should it remain in the final General Plan. The proposed FAR would significantly undermine the viability of BCHD’s modernization of its aging and seismically deficient campus and thereby seriously compromise its ability to continue its mission of providing necessary public services, including preventive health care to the community.  

The General Plan Advisory Committee, or GPAC, is in the final phase of the General Plan update process. The final meeting for the GPAC is scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 31.

Keeping Older Adults in Our Beach Community

Open Space

Take a virtual tour of Open Space on the Healthy Living Campus.

In the heart of the campus is approximately two acres of open space. This area has been made a priority for the Healthy Living Campus after feedback from the community and our Community Working Group.

Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE)

PACE is a Medicare and Medicaid program that helps people meet their healthcare needs while aging gracefully in their home/community instead of moving into a nursing home or other care facility.

Older adults looking to age in place in their homes will benefit from a PACE facility, expected to be the next component of the Healthy Living Campus, after allcove Beach Cities.

Residential Care Facility for the Elderly (RCFE)

A Residential Care Facility for the Elderly (RCFE) currently exists on the campus (Silverado) with a Conditional Use Permit (CUP). BCHD's campus is home to approximately 120 people living with dementia who receive specialized care.

RCFE is a critical health need considering 61 million Baby Boomers (born 1946 - 1964) will be at least 66 years old by 2030.

Beach Cities Health District (BCHD) has been working closely with the community since 2017 to reimagine our medical campus – home to our 63-year-old former hospital building located at 514 North Prospect Avenue in Redondo Beach – into a Healthy Living Campus for all ages. Since May 2017, BCHD has held more than 60 meetings, drawing more than 1,000 comments regarding the modernization of its property.

acres of active green space in Campus Plan

Healthy Living Campus Facts

For accurate information regarding the Healthy Living Campus project, visit https://www.bchdcampus.org/.

BCHD Strategic Development Half-Day Meeting

Please join Beach Cities Health District's (BCHD) Board of Directors, Strategic

Planning Committee and staff for our Strategic Planning Half-Day.

The Half-Day brings together BCHD's Board, committees, staff, volunteers, community partners, and members of the public to improve decision-making, enhance organizational responsiveness, improve performance and strengthen the organization.

Please RSVP by Friday, February 9 to help us organize and plan for breakout groups during the session. Those that will be in attendance will receive a calendar invite.

Friday, February 16, 2024

8:00 a.m. – Noon

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