DATE:
April 26, 2022
11
TO:
Board of Supervisors
SUBJECT
Title
ADOPT A RESOLUTION OF THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AUTHORIZING A JOINT APPLICATION TO THE HOMEKEY PROGRAM (DISTRICTS: ALL)
Body
OVERVIEW
On September 9, 2021, the California Department of Housing and Community Development announced the availability of the second round of Homekey program funds to sustain and rapidly expand the inventory of housing for people experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness. Homekey is a statewide effort to rapidly sustain and expand housing opportunities for persons experiencing or at risk of homelessness and impacted by COVID-19.
The Homekey program provides an opportunity for regional, and local public entities to develop permanent supportive housing using various housing types, including but not limited to hotels, motels, hostels, single-family homes and multifamily apartments, adult residential facilities, and manufactured housing. Eligible applicants are cities, counties, or other Local Public Agencies who may apply independently or jointly with a for-profit or non-profit developer.
In partnership with the San Diego Housing Commission (SDHC) and PATH Ventures (PATH), the County of San Diego (County) Health and Human Services Agency, will seek to apply for approximately $1213.8 million of State of California Homekey funding to develop 401 permanent supportive housing units in the City of San Diego, to be located in the El Cerrito community. Today's action requests the San Diego County Board of Supervisors (Board) to determine the proposed action is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act; waive Board Policy B-29, which requires a fifteen-day advance notice for grant application requests; adopt a resolution authorizing a joint application with the SDHC and PATH; and authorize the Agency Director, Health and Human Services Agency, or designee, to enter into an agreement with the SDHC and PATH and to take all actions as...
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