DATE: November 24, 2020
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Dawan Utecht, Director, Department of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT: Agreement for No Place Like Home Program Participation
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Authorize the Chairman to execute, upon review and approval by County Counsel as to legal form and the Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector as to accounting form, the Standard Agreement 18-NPLH-12659, in substantially the same form as the draft included as Attachment A, with the California Department of Housing and Community Development for construction of Alegre Commons, a supportive housing project funded in Round One of the No Place Like Home Competitive Allocation Program, effective upon execution by the Chairman, the Fresno Housing Authority and the State of California Department of Housing and Community Development for a 30-year term ($5,479,586); and,
2. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute Agreement with The Villages at Barstow, LP, an affiliate of the Fresno Housing Authority, that commits County to make available supportive services for a minimum of 20 years at Alegre Commons ($9,482,760).
REPORT
Approval of the first recommended action will authorize the Chairman to execute an agreement with the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) for the Allegre Commons (formerly Barstow Commons), partially funded through Round One of the No Place Like Home Program (NPLH). Attachment A is substantially the same as the final agreement with for the development, being finalized by HCD. Approval of the second recommended action will provide a supportive services commitment specific to Alegre Commons, a permanent supportive housing (PSH) development for homeless individuals with Serious Mental Illness (SMI) or youth with Serious Emotional Disorders (SED) and their families. The agreement is necessary to comply with lending institution underwriting requirements. PSH meets goals set forth in NPLH and Mental ...
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