To: Board of Supervisors
From: Health and Human Services Agency
Meeting Date: January 7, 2020
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Department Contact: |
Tammy Moss Chandler |
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463-7774 |
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Department Contact: |
Megan Van Sant |
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463-7733 |
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Item Type: Consent Agenda |
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Time Allocated for Item: N/A |
Agenda Title:
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Approval of Retroactive Agreement with the City of Fort Bragg in the Amount of $3,000,000 on Behalf of the Mendocino County Homeless Services Continuum of Care to Fund a Capital Development Project to Support Those Experiencing Homelessness in Mendocino County, Effective December 15, 2019 through June 30, 2021
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Recommended Action/Motion:
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Approve retroactive Agreement with the City of Fort Bragg in the amount of $3,000,000 on behalf of the Mendocino County Homeless Services Continuum of Care to fund a capital development project to support those experiencing homelessness in Mendocino County; authorize the Health and Human Services Agency Director or designee to sign any future amendments to the Agreement that do not increase the maximum amount; and authorize Chair to sign same.
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Previous Board/Board Committee Actions:
November 13, 2018, Item 5(l), Presentation from the Health and Human Services Agency outlining the availability of Homeless Emergency Aid Program (HEAP) Funds; December 18, 2018, Item 5(o), Approval of Application and Authorization of Revenue Agreement; February 26, 2019, Item 5(b), Acceptance of HEAP Funds and Approval of Revenue Agreement; July 23, 2019, Item 5(a), Presentation of Current Initiatives and Projects Designed to Reduce Homelessness in Mendocino County.
Summary of Request:
The Continuum of Care (CoC) Program, as defined by the Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development, is designed to: promote community-wide commitment to the goal of ending homelessness; provide funding for efforts by nonprofit providers, and State and local governments to quickly rehouse homeless individuals and families while minimizing the trauma and dislocation caused to homeless individuals, families, and communities by homelessness; promote access to and effect utilization of mainstream programs by homeless individuals and families; and optimize self-sufficiency among individuals and families experiencing homelessness.
In support of the CoC program, the California Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency, California Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council issued a one-time flexible block grant for Homeless Emergency Aid Program (HEAP) funds to provide direct assistance to local CoCs to address California’s homeless crisis. With approval of the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors (BOS), Mendocino County Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) applied for an allocation in the amount of $4,921,967.86 on behalf of the Mendocino County Homeless Services Continuum of Care (MCHSCoC) in December, 2018. As the Administrative Entity, HHSA accepted HEAP funds on MCHSCoC’s behalf on February 26, 2019.
MCHSCoC has executed several subcontracts utilizing HEAP funds based on responses to a Request for Projects (RFP) that it issued before the HEAP application was finalized. Each recipient project is located within a jurisdiction where a shelter crisis is in effect - a State requirement for jurisdictions where HEAP-funded capital projects are to be developed. Pursuant to that requirement, capital projects in the city of Fort Bragg, the city of Ukiah, and the unincorporated territories of Mendocino County are all eligible to receive HEAP funds for capital projects.
The proposed contract with the City of Fort Bragg in the amount of $3,000,000 is the fifth of six contracts the MCHSCoC intends to execute utilizing HEAP funds. The contract with the City of Fort Bragg provides for the construction of 20 units of permanent supportive housing for people experiencing homelessness. The permanent supportive housing units will be part of a larger mixed-income project that will provide affordable housing to seniors and families.
HHSA worked closely with MCHSCoC, County Counsel, the City of Fort Bragg, and an outside law firm that specializes in the areas of real estate, affordable housing, and land use to draft the proposed contract. This process necessitated the retroactive start date.
Alternative Action/Motion:
Return to staff for alternative handling.
Supervisorial District: All
vote requirement: Majority
Supplemental Information Available Online At: N/A
Fiscal Details:
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source of funding: HEAP Allocation |
budgeted in current f/y: Yes |
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current f/y cost: $3,000,000 |
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annual recurring cost: $0 |
revenue agreement: No |
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budget clarification:
Agreement/Resolution/Ordinance Approved by County Counsel: Yes
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CEO Liaison: Darcie Antle, Deputy CEO |
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CEO Review: Yes |
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CEO Comments:
FOR COB USE ONLY
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Executed By: Lindsey Dunham, Deputy Clerk I |
Final Status:Approved |
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Date: January 8, 2020 |
Executed Item Type: Interim Agreement Number: *20-002 |
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Note to Department Number of Original Agreements Returned to Dept: 3 Original Agreement Delivered to Auditor? No |
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