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Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA), recommending the Board:
1) Accept and authorize the attached multiparty agreement with California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) Agency and the California Housing Finance Agency (CalHFA), titled "Housing Loan Program Ongoing Annual MHSA Fund Release Authorization For Future Unencumbered Funds" (Authorization), which will authorize the return of any available unencumbered MHSA Housing Program funds to HHSA on an annual basis; and
2) Delegate signature authority to the HHSA Director to sign the Authorization as required by DHCS/CalHFA, and execute further documents relating to MHSA Housing Program, if any, contingent upon approval by County Counsel and Risk Management, if applicable.
FUNDING: State Mental Health Services Act Funds and/or accrued interest on same.
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DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION:
Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) recommending that the Board accept and authorize the annual return from California Housing Finance Agency (CalHFA) of any available unencumbered Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Housing Program funds to HHSA. Use of returned funds will be in accordance with the MHSA Housing Loan Program.
The funds are to provide housing assistance to the target populations identified in Welfare and Institutions Code Section 5600.3 for homeless, mentally ill persons, or mentally ill persons who are at risk of being homeless.
DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND:
Executive Order S-07-06, signed by the Governor on May 12, 2006, mandated development of the MHSA Housing Program, with a stated goal of creating 10,000 additional housing units of permanent supportive housing for mental health consumers who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. It was funded with $400 million in MHSA funds. The program is jointly administered by the California Department of Mental Health (DMH) (now the Department of Health Care Services) and the California Housing and Finance Agency (CalHFA). The County’s alloc...
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