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HEALTH SERVICES AGENCY / MENTAL HEALTH
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a) RESOLUTION - Request adoption of a resolution amending Resolution No. 2022-89, approving an application for funding and the execution of a grant agreement and any amendments thereto for funds allocated to the County of Tehama in the amount of $1,281,039, from the Permanent Local Housing Allocation (PLHA) Program Formula Allocation Program dated 8/17/22
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Financial Impact:
Funding for this program is from the 2022 Permanent Local Housing Allocation Program (PLHA), Budget Unit 40131 for Mental Health. The grant estimated an allocation of $1,120,113 to the County of Tehama, however, the estimate was lower than the funds available. This resolution reflects the actual allocation amount of $1,281.039. There is no impact on the General Fund.
Background Information:
Resolution No. 2022-89 was reviewed and approved by the Board of Supervisors on 11/8/22 for the purpose of receiving the Permanent Housing Allocation Program grant. The PLHA program was established by the State of California through the Building Homes and Jobs Act (SB2) of 2017. PLHA is a broad, ongoing affordable housing program funded by fees collected from real estate transaction recordings.
PLHA funds are designed to be flexible in order to address each jurisdiction’s greatest housing needs, especially for households who earn 60% of Area Median Income (AMI) or less, and to support the jurisdiction’s progress on meeting its Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) and Housing Element goals and programs.
At the time of the original Resolution No. 2022-89, the California Department of Housing & Community Development (HCD) team had provided the 5-year PLHA allocation estimates for each jurisdiction’s governing body resolution with the first NOFA in 2020. While these were intended to be an overestimate, the County of Tehama amount ended up being an underestimate. HCD requires the resolution to be revised from the estimate of $1,120,113 to the actual amount of $1,281,039. This is the only change to this revised resolution. This revision is in favor of Tehama County in that it will be receiving more funds than originally anticipated.