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Board of Supervisors’ Ad Hoc on Housing and Homelessness Programs in concert with the Chief Administrative Office, Health and Human Services Agency, and Sheriff’s Office recommending the Board:
1) Direct staff to develop a permanent navigation center with stand-alone transitional housing units at 300 Forni Road, an approximately one-acre site adjacent to the Placerville Jail, and pause all progress on developing a permanent navigation center at 300 Fair Lane;
2) Direct staff to develop a temporary family area at the temporary navigation center with the option to include temporary transitional housing, if feasible, at 300 Fair Lane to serve the community while developing the permanent navigation center site;
3) Approve the use of the design-build construction project delivery method for the navigation center project at 300 Forni Road;
4) Find that the proposed navigation center projects are statutorily exempt from CEQA review pursuant to Government Code section 65660(b);
5) Continue to conduct outreach meetings with the City of Placerville, businesses and residents near the proposed site, and other stakeholders for input on program and site design for the permanent navigation center; and
6) Negotiate a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the City of Placerville to mitigate the impacts of the navigation center and coordinate City and County efforts and return to the Board for approval of the MOU.
FUNDING: Permanent Local Housing Assistance, Homeless Housing Assistance and Prevention, and American Rescue Plan Act.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
On April 19, 2022, with Legistar Item 22-0630, the Board adopted Resolution 061-2022 declaring a shelter crisis in the County. On September 20, 2022, with Legistar Item 22-1693, the Board decided to utilize the dormant juvenile hall located at 299 Fair Lane as a temporary navigation center until a permanent one could be constructed at 300 Fair Lane, Placerville. The Board also directed staff to prepare architectur...
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