DATE: June 22, 2021
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Dawan Utecht, Director, Department of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT: MOU with Housing Authority of the City and County of Fresno for Rental Assistance and Supportive Services
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a Memorandum of Understanding with the Housing Authority of the City and County of Fresno for rental assistance and supportive services to homeless clients participating in the Shelter Plus Care program, effective July 1, 2021, not to exceed five consecutive years, which includes a three-year base term and two optional one-year extensions ($0).
REPORT
Approval of the recommend action will allow the Department of Behavioral Health and its contracted providers to refer persons experiencing homelessness with serious mental illness and chronic problems with alcohol and/or substance use disorder to the Housing Authority of the City and County of Fresno (FHA) Shelter Plus Care (SPC) Tenant-Based Rental Assistance (TBRA) program. The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) allows supportive services provided by the Department and its contracted providers to serve as the required in-kind match for the SPC program, with no Net County Cost. The item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
There is no viable alternative action. If the recommended action is not approved, it would eliminate permanent housing opportunities for persons experiencing homelessness served and their families, which could result in a higher cost to the County.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no Net County Cost associated with the recommended action as there is no monetary exchange between the parties for services indicated within the MOU. SPC participants will receive rental assistance from FHA and supportive services from the Department and its contracted providers. Service levels will be equivalent to or in excess of 25% of the rental assistance provided by FHA so that the in-kind match requirement of t...
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