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a. Approve Amendment No. 1 to the Declaration of Affordability Covenants governing the Shelter Cove Project to reduce the number of County-Assisted bedrooms from 36 to 32; and
b. Authorize the Director of Economic Development to make minor revisions, as needed, and sign the Amendment.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve Amendment Number 1 to the Declaration of Affordability Covenants governing the Shelter Cove project to reduce the number of County-Assisted bedrooms from 36 to 32; and
b. Authorize the Director of Economic Development to make minor revisions, as needed, and sign the Amendment.
SUMMARY:
Interim, Inc. (Interim), a non-profit organization, developed the Shelter Cove Transitional Housing Facility in Marina (Shelter Cove) in 1997. The facility consists of 36 transitional housing units located on the former Fort Ord; these units are designated to serve very low-income homeless or at risk of homelessness adults with psychiatric disabilities. Interim also provides supportive services to residents of the facility.
The County supported these efforts by making a June 6, 2005 loan of $100,000 to Interim to fund a portion of renovation costs. As a condition of the loan, Interim executed a Declaration of Affordability Covenants requiring 36 bedrooms to be made available to very low-income, homeless or at risk of homelessness individuals with mental disabilities.
Interim is proposing additional construction at Shelter Cove to re-locate beds from a residential treatment facility (Bridge House) located in Monterey. Similar to Shelter Cove, the Bridge House facility serves low income, homeless or at risk of homelessness adults with substance abuse and psychiatric disabilities. This plan will result in a net loss of 4 designated units at Shelter Cove but will enable expansion by one more bed of the newly relocated Bridge House residential treatment facility at Shelter Cove. Additionally,...
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