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Health and Human Services Agency recommending the Board adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 218-2019, which delegates authority to the Director of the Health and Human Services Agency to apply jointly with the Development Sponsor, Mercy Housing, for funding from the California Department of Housing and Community Development via the No Place Like Home (Round 2) Notice of Funding Availability, for funding related to the development of supportive housing options.
FUNDING: 100% State; no match required.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND:
Funding from this application will be allocated to counties by the State in an amount to be determined based on multiple factors including the County’s population size and proportionate share of homeless persons and “Extremely Low Income” renter households. It is anticipated that Mercy Housing, as the Development Sponsor, will be applying for up to $3 Million. This funding will be in the form of a deferred payment loan to the Development Sponsor, with an initial term of 55 years between the State and Mercy Housing. The County will not be party to the loan, but will collaborate with Mercy Housing on the project development.
On July 1, 2016, Governor Brown signed landmark legislation enacting the No Place Like Home program to dedicate up to $2 billion in bond proceeds to invest in the development of permanent supportive housing for persons who are in need of mental health services and are experiencing homelessness, chronic homelessness, or who are at risk of chronic homelessness. The bonds are repaid by funding from the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA). In November 2018 voters approved Proposition 2, authorizing the sale of up to $2 billion of revenue bonds and the use of a portion of Proposition 63 taxes for the NPLH program.
The purpose of the NPLH Program is to acquire, design, construct, rehabilitate, or preserve permanent supportive housing for persons who are experiencing homelessness, chronic homelessne...
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