Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors (Acting as the Governing Board of Commissioners for the Housing Authority)
From: Ken Cole, Executive Director, Housing Authority
Subject: Agreement with the Mental Health Association of San Mateo County
RECOMMENDATION:
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Acting as the Governing Board of Commissioners of the Housing Authority of the County of San Mateo, adopt a resolution authorizing the Executive Director of the Housing Authority of the County of San Mateo to execute an agreement effective July 1, 2019, through June 30, 2022, with the option to renew for up to two years, with the Mental Health Association of San Mateo County to provide supportive services under the Permanent Supportive Housing program for a total amount not to exceed $1,181,046.
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BACKGROUND:
The Housing Authority of the County of San Mateo ("HACSM") provides rental subsidies to low-income families in San Mateo County through the administration of Moving To Work and other rental assistance programs such as the Permanent Supportive Housing ("PSH") program.
Through the Continuum of Care collaborative ("COC"), HACSM receives funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD") to provide rental assistance and supportive services for PSH-eligible individuals and families. To be eligible for the PSH program, applicants with disabilities must have experienced long-term chronic homelessness as defined by HUD. All potential program participants must be evaluated by and referred to HACSM through San Mateo County's Coordinated Entry System.
DISCUSSION:
HACSM administers approximately $10 million in federal COC funding for 315 PSH homeless individuals and families with disabilities. In March 2019, HACSM issued a Request for Proposals to solicit proposals from interested and qualified service providers to provide case management services for 125 PSH households. Providers were asked to demonstra...
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