DATE: January 29, 2019
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Dawan Utecht, Director, Department of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT: California Office of Housing and Community Development Resolution for No Place Like Home Program Participation and Memorandum of Understanding with Fresno Housing Authority
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS:
TITLE
1. Adopt and authorize the Chairman to execute a Resolution authorizing Fresno County's participation in the California Department of Housing and Community Development No Place Like Home Program; and,
2. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a Memorandum of Understanding with the Fresno Housing Authority to identify, apply for, and develop supportive housing projects and services in Round One of the No Place Like Home Competitive Program utilizing $6,168,706 in Mental Health Services Act - Special Needs Housing Program and $2,183,000 in Non-Competitive No Place Like Home Program funding, effective upon execution through June 30, 2024, which includes a three and a half-year base contract and two optional one-year extensions.
REPORT
Approval of recommended action one will allow the County to apply for and accept No Place Like Home (NPLH) Program funds, administered by the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD). Approval of the second recommended action will authorize the Chairman to execute a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Fresno Housing Authority (FHA) for permanent supportive housing development opportunities for homeless individuals with Serious Mental Illness (SMI) or youth with Serious Emotional Disorders (SED) and their families. Given the very short turnaround, a partnership was required immediately with a development sponsor/co-applicant having projects meeting NPLH criteria identified and ready for development. The MOU will authorize FHA to serve as the development sponsor/co-applicant with the County on permanent supportive housing development projects, including NPLH, Mental He...
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