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Kern County to apply for $37.6 million federal grant to seismic‑retrofit Kern Valley hospital
Summary
The board authorized county staff to submit a Hazard Mitigation Grant Program application and sign an indemnification agreement to support seismic upgrades at Kern Valley Healthcare District’s acute hospital building; the district will provide a 25% local match but county counsel cited legal risk in the indemnity language.
The Kern County Board of Supervisors on Aug. 5 approved a resolution authorizing the county to prepare and submit a Hazard Mitigation Grant Program application to the California Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) seeking up to $37,585,839 for seismic upgrades to the acute care hospital building owned by Kern Valley Healthcare District in Lake Isabella.
Stacy Kuwahara, assistant county administrative officer, told the board the grant would help the district meet the seismic safety requirements established under Senate Bill 1953 for California hospitals. Kuwahara said the healthcare district does not currently have a federally approved hazard mitigation plan, which would make it ineligible to apply directly, so the district requested that the county act as the sub‑applicant on its behalf. The district has…
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