DATE: October 7, 2025
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Susan L. Holt, Director, Department of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT: Amendment I to Standard Agreement - Avalon Commons
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute Amendment I to Standard Agreement No. 23-208 with the California Department of Housing and Community Development for construction of the Avalon Commons Phase I project, effective upon execution by all parties involved for a 30-year term, from May 12, 2023, through May 11, 2053, total not to exceed $2,183,000.
REPORT
There is no additional Net County Cost associated with the recommended action, which will authorize the Chairman to execute an Amendment I to the Standard Agreement No. 23-208 (Standard Agreement) between Fresno Avalon Commons Phase I, LP (Avalon Commons LP), Housing Authority of the City of Fresno, California (Housing Authority), County of Fresno (County), and the State of California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), for the Avalon Commons Phase I (Avalon) No Place Like Home (NPLH) project. This amendment is effective upon execution by all parties and updates several exhibits to the Standard Agreement to correct the name of the business name of Housing Authority. This item pertains to a location in District Two.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
There is no viable alternative action. Not approving the recommended action may jeopardize the NPLH funding for the Avalon project, potentially resulting in the loss of crucial funding and putting County persons served and their families at risk of homelessness.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. The Standard Agreement authorizes the application for the awarded No Place Like Home (NPLH) funds, totaling $2,183,000. The recommended Amendment I revises several exhibits to correct the name of Housing Authority and contains no changes to the funding structure. Sufficient a...
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