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 the Noncompetitive No Place Like Home Program Allocation
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution delegating authority to the County Manager, or designee, to apply on the behalf of the County for the Noncompetitive No Place Like Home Program Allocation; 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 twenty years.
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BACKGROUND:
On July 1, 2016, the State of California approved a bond measure to fund a $2 billion No Place Like Home (NPLH) program to address the unmet need of the homeless population with severe mental illness. The voters approved the bond measure, Proposition 2, on November 8, 2018. The California Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) created a competitive funding and noncompetitive allocation process. On January 8, 2019, your Board approved a resolution authorizing Behavioral Health & Recovery Services (BHRS) and development sponsors to apply for the competitive NPLH funding.
DHCD issued a notice of funding availability (NOFA) to all Counties for the Noncompetitive NPLH Allocation on October 30, 2018. Applications must be submitted by August 15, 2019. San Mateo County is eligible to apply for $1,740,281. The amount of the allocation was determined by the numbers reported by the County in its 2017 Homeless Point in Time Count. The application guideline requires the County to issue a resolution in support of an application for the NPLH Noncompetitive Allocation.
Once the Noncompetitive Allocation application is accepted by DHCD, BHRS and a nonprofit housing developer will be able to submit an application for fund...
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