DATE: December 10, 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 Applications with Development Sponsors/Co-Applicants
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS:
Title
1. Adopt and authorize the Chairman to execute a Resolution authorizing:
(a) Fresno County's participation in the California Department of Housing and Community Development No Place Like Home Program - Round Two; and,
(b) Chairman's execution of documents related to the No Place Like Home Program - Round Two.
2. Approve No Place Like Home Program - Round Two development applications with County development sponsors/co-applicants, Fresno Housing Authority and UPholdings to apply for, and if successfully funded, develop supportive housing projects and services utilizing No Place Like Home Program - Round Two funds.
Report
Approval of the first recommended action will allow the County to apply for and accept No Place Like Home Program (NPLH) - Round Two funds, administered by the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) and authorize Chairman to execute documents related to the NPLH Round Two. The second recommended action will authorize NPLH - Round Two development applications with the Fresno Housing Authority (FHA) and UPholdings for development applications to be submitted to HCD by no later than January 8, 2020, for permanent supportive housing (PSH) opportunities for homeless individuals with Serious Mental Illness (SMI) or youth with Serious Emotional Disorders (SED) and their families. There is no Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions. Permanent supportive housing for individuals with SMI or SED will meet the goal set forth in the NPLH program guidelines for mentally ill homeless individuals to achieve safe, permanent, supportive housing with voluntary supportive services. This item is coun...
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