Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Ken Cole, Director, Department of Housing
Subject: Housing for a Healthy California (HHC) Funds
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution delegating authority to the County Manager, or his designee to:
A) Apply on behalf of the County for the Housing for a Healthy California (HHC) funds in an amount not to exceed $20,000,000 and to award that funding to qualified affordable housing providers through a project selection process that meets the requirements of HHC guidelines, with adjustments to be made to individual awards once final allocations have been confirmed; and
B) Execute a standard agreement with the State and any subsequent amendments, documents, and modifications, which are related to the HHC Program or HHC Funds; and
C) Execute contracts with awardees identified through the project selection process.
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BACKGROUND:
With the passage of Senate Bill 2 in 2017, the State of California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) administers the new Housing for a Healthy California (HHC) Program with funding received from the National Housing Trust Fund Allocation (Article I) and the Building Homes and Jobs Act Fund Allocation (Article II). The HHC Program provides funding for the creation of permanent supportive housing for individuals who are recipients of or eligible for healthcare provided through the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) Medi-Cal program. Eligible uses of HHC funds include: (1) acquisition, new construction, or reconstruction and rehabilitation of project(s); and (2) operating assistance which may include long-term rental assistance to private landlords and/or a Capitalized Operating Subsidy Reserve (COSR) for at least 15 years to pay for operating costs. The goal of the HHC Program is to reduce the financial burden on local and state resources due to the overutilization of emergency...
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