Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Louise F. Rogers, Chief, San Mateo County Health
Scott Gilman, Director, Behavioral Health and Recovery Services
Subject: Authorization to Apply for No Place Like Home Program Funding
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution delegating authority to the County Manager, or designee, to apply on behalf of the County, in partnership with non-profit housing developers, for the No Place Like Home Program loan funds, and to execute, amend, or terminate a standard agreement with the State of California, Department of Housing and Community Development for the delivery of mental health services for 20 years.
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BACKGROUND:
On July 1, 2016, the state of California approved a bond measure to fund $2 billion over a four-year period to create the No Place Like Home (NPLH) program. NPLH seeks to address the unmet need of the homeless population with severe mental illness, including adults, older adults, children, and transitional aged youth. Voters approved the bond measure, Proposition 2, on November 8, 2018. The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) issued a notice of funding availability and issued its second installment of NPLH funds on September 27, 2019 for $622 million. Approximately $178 million of this amount is available through the HCD Competitive Allocation. The remaining $444 million (including possible advances of Round 3 funds) is available under the Alternative Process County Allocations. Competitive applications are due on January 8, 2020. Application guidelines require the County Board of Supervisors to adopt a resolution in support of funding applications submitted by the County and its housing development sponsors. HCD will loan construction funds to the housing developer. The funded units will be maintained by the developer for the target population for 55 years.
DISCUSSION:
Behavioral Health and Recove...
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