To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Approval of Infrastructure Grant Funding under the Behavioral Health Bridge Housing Program
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to sign two 10-year revocable grants and related documents, subject to approval by the County Administrator and approval as to form by County Counsel, granting up to $1,450,000 to Shelter Inc. for the purpose of renovating two Shelter Inc.-owned properties, one at 935 East Street in Pittsburg and one at 1859 Clayton Way in Concord, for use as shared housing for clients referred by Contra Costa Health - Behavioral Health under the Behavioral Health Bridge Housing program.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No impact on the General Fund. The funds being granted were awarded to the County for this purpose by the California Behavioral Health Bridge Housing (BHBH) program, with no matching funds requirement.
BACKGROUND:
On November 7, 2023, the Board of Supervisors approved an agreement with Advocates for Human Potential (AHP) in the amount of $20,488,722 for the BHBH Program. BHBH is designed to address the immediate treatment and housing needs of people experiencing unsheltered homelessness who have serious behavioral health conditions.
Up to $2,007,000 of the $20,488,722 awarded to the County under the BHBH program may be applied toward bridge housing start-up infrastructure costs. (The remaining funds awarded to the County under the program are available for the operation of bridge housing.) The two revocable grants that are the subject of this staff report will be used to fund start-up infrastructure costs at two sites owned by Shelter, Inc., a nonprofit public benefit corporation, to enable the properties to be used as shared housing in the BHBH program. The two sites are:
The Landings - 935 East Street, Pittsburg
This property is the site of an eight-unit apartment building that was built in 1937. The entire building will be rehabilitated and seven of the units will be dedicated to the BHBH program. The remaining unit will be used as a manager’s unit. This will result in the addition of fourteen beds to the BHBH program. The cost of the renovation will not exceed $1,050,000 and will include upgrades to the interior of the units, including replacing the flooring, repainting the units, and replacing the HVAC systems, and improvements to the exterior of the building, including repaving the driveway, and replacing the gate. A portion of the allocated funds will be used for relocation costs to relocate individuals who are living in five of the building’s units in order for the entire building to be dedicated to the BHBH program.
Mary McGovern House - 1859 Clayton Way, Concord
The structure at this location is a single-family residence with seven bedrooms and three bathrooms that was built in 1930. The home was formerly used by Shelter Inc. to provide transitional housing for homeless youth or those leaving the foster care system. Due to its poor condition, the home is currently uninhabited. The cost of the rehabilitation will not exceed $400,000. The scope of the work includes replacing the flooring, repainting, replacing the HVAC system, repaving the driveway, replacing the back deck and repairing the roof. The renovation of this location will add twelve beds to the BHBH program.
Shelter, Inc. will oversee all the work done to complete the renovations. As a condition of the BHBH program, Shelter Inc. must comply with the terms and conditions of the grant program, including compliance with (i) California Labor Code section 1720, (ii) all Federal, State and local procurement requirements, (iii) the use of licensed contractors, (iv) the use of a construction monitoring plan, and, (v) a deed restriction on each property for not less than the term of the BHBH program (i.e., through at least June 30, 2027). To comply with the BHBH program requirements, the infrastructure renovations will need to be completed in accordance with a timeline established by AHP.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Not granting BHBH program funds to Shelter, Inc. for the renovation of these properties will result in fewer suitable beds being available for the BHBH program.