FAMILY & HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE
Meeting Date: May 11, 2026
Subject: Measure X Housing Fund Recommendations
Submitted For: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Department: Health Services
Referral No: #123
Referral Name: DCD/H3 Measure X Homeless Funding
Presenter: Gabriel Lemus, Deputy Director, Department of Conservation & Development, and Jamie Schecter, Homeless Services Chief, Contra Costa Health - Health, Housing, and Homeless Services
Contact: Jason Chan, (925) 655-2050
Referral History:
Following November 2020 voter approval of the Measure X half-cent sales tax, in June 2021, DCD; CCH-H3; and the Housing Authority of Contra Costa County (Housing Authority) submitted a joint proposal to the Measure X Community Advisory Board (MXCAB) to dedicate Measure X receipts to a new housing fund that would fund development of affordable housing and a broad list of housing- related services. On November 16, 2021, the Board of Supervisors considered recommendations from the MXCAB, approved the housing fund proposal, and committed $10 million of Measure X funds for year one and $12 million on an annual basis thereafter. These funds are now more commonly referred to as the Measure X Housing Fund.
FY 2023/24 was the first year (Year 1) that funds from the Measure X Housing fund were awarded via a Request for Proposals (RFP) process. In September 2022, the Board of Supervisors authorized CCH-H3 and DCD to proceed with a Request for Proposals (RFPs) for various affordable housing and homelessness prevention and crisis response projects for FY 2023/24. Staff presented the FY 2023/24 recommendations to the Family and Human Services (FHS) Committee in May 2023 and those recommendations were subsequently approved by the Board of Supervisors on June 13, 2023.
On November 7, 2023, the Board of Supervisors approved the FHS Committee recommendation to establish and implement a two-year funding cycle beginning with the Year One and Year Two Measure X Housing Fund...
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