DATE: September 21, 2021
TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Dawan Utecht, Director, Department of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT: Retroactive Agreement with Turning Point of Central California Inc. for Permanent Housing and Supportive Services
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
TITLE
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a retroactive Agreement with Turning Point of Central California, Inc., for the Stasis Program for permanent supportive housing, effective February 1, 2021, not to exceed five consecutive years, which includes a three-year base contract and two optional one-year extensions, total not to exceed $598,430.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended action will allow the Department of Behavioral Health to continue to collaborate with Turning Point of Central California, Inc. (Turning Point) for the Stasis Program (Program), which provides permanent supportive housing for up to 25 adults connected to Department services. Turning Point operates the Program through a leased apartment complex with furnished two-bedroom housing units, funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The Program is centrally located within Fresno for client access to public transportation. The recommended agreement provides Mental Health Realignment matching funds for a portion of the Program's costs, with no Net County Cost. This item pertains to a location in District 3.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION:
Non-approval of the recommended action would prevent the Department from providing permanent supportive housing services through the Program at a subsidized rate and from leveraging federal Supportive Housing Program (SHP) HUD grant funds secured by Turning Point.
RETROACTIVE AGREEMENT:
The recommended agreement is retroactive to February 1, 2021 due to notification in mid-July 2021 from HUD to Turning Point of the finalized grant award, at which time Turning Point notified the Department of the award.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost ass...
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