DATE:
September 24, 2024
07
TO:
Board of Supervisors
SUBJECT
Title
RECEIVE AN UPDATE ON HOMEKEY PROGRAMS (DISTRICTS: ALL)
Body
OVERVIEW
In March 2023, the California Department of Housing and Community Development announced the availability of the third round of Homekey program funds to rapidly expand the inventory of housing for people experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness. Upon this announcement, the County of San Diego (County) Health and Human Services Agency, San Diego Housing Commission (SDHC), and City of San Diego expanded on prior efforts and partnered to ensure this funding opportunity was secured and leveraged to provide additional housing resources to the most vulnerable members in the San Diego region.
Subsequently on May 23, 2023 (25), the San Diego County Board of Supervisors (Board) approved recommendations to authorize up to $32 million in capital loans to SDHC and issue competitive solicitations for behavioral health supportive services at up to four Homekey developments; all actions contingent upon successful award of Homekey funds. Additionally, at this meeting, the Board directed the Chief Administrative Officer return to the Board within one year with benchmarks to measure the effectiveness of the programs.
In late 2023 and early 2024, SDHC received awards for three of the four developments securing over $55 million in Homekey Round 3 funding. Although the Homekey program aims to expedite the process of producing affordable housing, the time from application to having the units fully operational may still be over two years. Construction and rehabilitation are currently underway at the three Homekey Round 3 developments.
Today's item provides an update on the Homekey Round 3 developments, inclusive of procurement status of behavioral health supportive services contracts, an overview of the general outcomes and benchmarks anticipated through the Homekey Round 3 programs, and an update on the progress of other d...
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