Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Raymond Hodges, Director, Department of Housing
Subject: Allocation of Measure K from the County Housing Voucher Program
(CHV Program) to permanent supportive housing projects
RECOMMENDATION:
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Measure K: Adopt a resolution:
A) Approving an additional commitment under the County Housing Voucher Program of four (4) additional rental subsidies for the Casa Esperanza project for a total of 51 units for a term of fifteen (15) years consisting of Measure K funds approved by the Board of Supervisors for permanent supportive housing purposes; and
B) Authorizing the Director of the Department of Housing, or designee, to negotiate and execute contracts and other documents or amendments, subject to review and approval as to form by the County Attorney, as necessary to provide County Housing Voucher Program funding for the Casa Esperanza project as indicated in Attachment A and within the limits of this Resolution.
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BACKGROUND:
On March 22, 2022 this Board of Supervisors (Board) accepted staff's recommendation for a $4 million commitment in Measure K funds to pilot a local rental subsidy program known as the County Housing Voucher program (CHV Program). In August 2023, the Board approved an additional $4 million annual commitment to the CHV Program. These Measure K funds provide an ongoing commitment to subsidize monthly rents for formerly homeless households in the County, which is subject to biennial appropriations approved by this Board. This commitment from the County will provide a stable long-term rental subsidy for at least 200 formerly homeless households and ultimately move the County towards reaching and maintaining functional zero homelessness.
Under the CHV Program, a fixed monthly subsidy is paid directly to property owners and/or operators to cover a portion of their tenant's rent. The subsidy serves as an ongoing operatin...
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