Title
Receive a report on the status of the No Place Like Home (NPLH) program.
Presenters: Anastacia Wyatt, HCD Housing Program Manager and Melanie Beretti, HCD Housing and Special Programs Services Manager
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Health, Housing, Homelessness, and Human Services Committee:
Receive a report on the status of the No Place Like Home (NPLH) program.
SUMMARY:
On January 8, 2020, the County submitted the following Competitive Round 2 No Place Like Home (NPLH) program applications for four permanent affordable housing projects within the County: one in partnership with Interim, Inc., in the City of Salinas, and three in partnership with EAH Housing, two in the City of Greenfield, and one in the City of Marina. Available funds leveraged with applications for competitive NPLH funds included: NPLH Noncompetitive Allocation, Whole Person Care Pilot, CDBG, HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME), and Monterey County Inclusionary Housing funds. The Board of Supervisors approved approach included County funding to be dedicated to each of the following projects to be competitive for a NPLH grant award including: Greenfield Commons Phase I and II project in Greenfield, developer is EAH Housing, the amount of $1,428,931 to Phase I and $0 funds to Phase II; Lightfighter Village project in Marina, developer EAH Housing, the amount of $3,938,610; and Sun Rose project in Salinas, developer Interim Inc., the amount of $4,316,771.
Following is a brief status summary of each of the NPLH-funded projects:
Project: Sun Rose - The Sun Rose project proposed by Interim Inc. received $2,958,054 in NPLH competitive funds and will provide 14 total housing units to serve homeless adults with severe mental disabilities, and homeless adults in need of transitional housing. Construction is on target to start in April 2021, and anticipated completion in April 2022.
Project: Lightfighter Village - The Lightfighter Village project proposed by EAH Hou...
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