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Laguna Honda JCC hears admissions update, housing plan changes; public questions Mercy Housing childcare plans
Summary
The Laguna Honda Joint Conference Committee received updates on admissions pace and a campus housing project redesign that reduced units; a public commenter questioned inclusion of a childcare facility in the Mercy Housing plan and asked for evidence of staff need.
At the June 9 Laguna Honda hospital Joint Conference Committee (JCC) meeting, and in commission reports on June 16, members heard routine operational reports and an update on a campus housing project.
Commissioner Kim Guillermo reported the JCC reviewed executive, HR and regulatory reports and noted an improving admissions pace following a temporary bump in admissions when St. Anne’s Nursing Home closed. Guillermo said the committee continues to track admissions closely; ZSFG staff and others told the JCC the goal remains to reach full census by year‑end.
Housing project changes: The committee heard a Mercy Housing update that showed a materially different schematic: Mercy identified a change from a circular building concept to a rectilinear footprint and said the planned number of units had decreased. A public commenter later said Mercy’s schematic showed a reduction of 34 units down to a total of 110 units and questioned whether the project had moved from a two‑building plan to a single building; Mercy and the housing authority staff said drafts of the revised building model would be shared at the July JCC meeting.
Public comment and childcare question: A member of the public asked why Mercy and municipal housing staff had included a childcare facility in the plans without a documented survey of Laguna Honda employees. The commenter said record requests to DPH and MOHCD (the mayor’s housing office) returned “no responsive records” for any staff survey about childcare needs and urged replacing the proposed childcare with an adult day health center, which the commenter said would better match resident needs.
Ending: The JCC voted to recommend routine policies and procedures on the consent calendar. Mercy Housing is expected to present updated drafts to the committee in July; the public record will include the petitioner’s questions about childcare and schematic changes.
