Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Raymond Hodges, Director of Housing
Subject: Approval of Agreement with Our Common Ground, Inc. to Lease County Property at 750 El Camino Real in Belmont
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution:
A) Authorizing and directing the Director of the Department of Housing, or designee, to execute an agreement with Our Common Ground, Inc. ("OCG") to lease County owned property located at 750 El Camino Real in Belmont ("Property") for a monthly payment of $100, for a term of five years, with an option to extend for an additional five years if OCG remains in compliance with all terms and conditions of the lease; and
B) Authorizing the Director of the Department of Housing, or designee, acting in consultation with the County Attorney, to execute amendments, extensions, certificates, notices, approvals, or documents relating to the lease agreement within the fiscal provisions authorized under this resolution.
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BACKGROUND:
On December 15, 2020, the County acquired fee interest in the property located at 750 El Camino Real, in Belmont (Assessor Parcel Number 044-222-160) ("Property"), improved with a twelve-bedroom, five-bathroom house on the Property fronting on El Camino Real, together with a separate one-bedroom cottage in the back of the Property, fronting on Middle Road, subject to an existing lease with Our Common Ground, Inc ("OCG"). See Resolution No. 077903.
OCG is a nonprofit corporation and provider of transitional housing and related services at several sites in San Mateo County. OCG has provided residential and outpatient treatment services to over 3,000 individuals with substance abuse and mental health problems in San Mateo County and the greater San Francisco Bay Area since 1988. OCG's mission is to treat the whole person by using individualized treatment to address the substance abuse problems and co-occurring disorders of adults...
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