Title
Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Social Services to sign a letter of support to the City of King for Project Homekey in the amount of $350,000.00 from Monterey County's future HHAP-3 allocation.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Social Services to sign a letter of support to the City of King for Project Homekey in the amount of $350,000.00 from Monterey County's future HHAP-3 allocation.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The City of King intends to apply for Project Homekey funding to purchase and convert two motels into low-income, permanent supportive housing units for homeless individuals and eligible seniors. Project Homekey involves the purchase and conversion of a motel into individual permanent housing units and a matching commitment of funding for the supportive services components. The County and the Coalition of Homeless Services Providers (Monterey County Continuum of Care Operator - CoC) have been in engaged in a development of a 5-year plan to end homelessness and agree that the project aligns with the current plan strategies to create new permanent housing units throughout the County. The CoC has committed to providing $1 million of HHAP-3 funding to the project and King City has requested $350,000 from the County to assist in closing the gap needed for matching funds for the project. Monterey County Department of Social Services has submitted the intent to apply for the Homeless, Housing & Assistance Program funding, Round 3 (total allocation of $3,381,924.17) and the application will be submitted in the Summer of 2022. This funding source, as managed by the California Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council (HCFC), has identified Project Homekey as a high priority use eligible category. As HCFC develops the full application, DSS will bring this before the Board for review and approval prior to submitting the application.
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