To: Board of Supervisors
From: Warren Lai, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Report Title: Lease of El Portal Place to Hope Solutions for the Operation of Permanent Supportive Housing
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to execute a lease between the County and Contra Costa Interfaith Transitional Housing Inc. (dba Hope Solutions) (Lessee) under which the County will lease the County-owned property located at 2555 El Portal Drive in San Pablo, to Lessee in exchange for Lessee's operation of a permanent supportive housing facility at the site pursuant to a service contract between the County and Lessee, for an initial term of three years, which term may be shortened or extended to correspond to the term of the service contract.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of the lease will not generate revenue for the County; the Lessee will operate a County program at the site on behalf of Health Services. Health Services estimates the cost of operating the program will be funded 90% by Federal funds and 10% by State funds.
BACKGROUND:
Property Acquisition
On December 14, 2021, this Board authorized the Health Services Director to apply to the California Department of Health Care Services (HCD) for up to $32,400,000 of grant funding from the Homekey Program to purchase the property located at 2555 El Portal Drive in San Pablo (Property). The County's application to HCD proposed the acquisition of the Property and the renovation of the existing two-story building on the Property to create 54 studio apartments to use as permanent supportive housing for persons experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, homelessness.
On February 1, 2022, in support of the County's application to HCD for Homekey funding, this Board authorized the Public Works Director to enter into a lease with the Property owner, under which the owner would construct tenant improvements...
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