Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Louise F. Rogers, Chief, San Mateo County Health
Jei Africa, Director, Behavioral Health, and Recovery Services
Subject: Agreement with Hopkins Manor Corporation for Expansion of Residential Care Facility Beds in San Mateo County
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution approving agreement with the co-owners of the real property located at 1235 Hopkins Avenue, Redwood City, California to secure a 20-year deed restriction encumbering the real property for use as a board and care facility for a term of January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2045, in exchange for the County funding improvements to the property that will add 46 beds for use by County clients at a County cost not to exceed $1,720,084, and authorizing and directing the Chief of San Mateo County Health, or designee(s), in consultation with the County Attorney's Office, to negotiate and enter into the deed restriction and any and all other agreements necessary and appropriate to accomplish the purposes of the deed restriction and agreement with the co-owners.
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BACKGROUND:
The County has historically relied on Adult Residential Facilities ("ARF") and Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly ("RCFE") to serve dependent adults who are subject to either probate or Lanterman-Petris-Short Act conservatorships. However, many of these facilities in San Mateo County are closing, primarily due to the high costs of operating such a business in the Bay Area.
According to a 2019 report, the number of licensed residential care beds in the Bay Area declined from 8,879 in 2006 to 6,044 in 2019. Shortly thereafter, the San Mateo County Behavioral Health Commission studied the issue of declining beds and included in their recommendations that Behavioral Health and Recovery Services ("BHRS") establish measures to preserve existing facilities in San Mateo County and to encourage new faci...
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