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FROM: Youth Services Board Contra
DATE: April 6, 1989 ��CWa
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SUBJECT: Senate Bill 485 (Boatwright)
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I. Recommended Action:
Support Senate Bill 485 (Boatwright) .
II . Financial Impact: 0 County Dollars
III. Reasons for Recommendation/Background:
This bill will address the need for developing recovery services
for adolescents with alcohol/drug problems by making it possible
for non-profit corporations to obtain low-interest, government-
commercial loans. This bill addresses one of the major problems
in attempting to start such programs as it will provide monies
for facility development and start-up costs.
Background
Currently, the California Health Facility Construction Loan
Insurance law (Cal Mortgage) insures projects that a) are
operated by a non-profit corporation, and b) fulfill a public
health care need. This insurance allows projects, which meet
these requirements, to obtain a low-interest loan from the
private sector for construction and start-up costs because,
obviously, the projects are insured by the state. Currently,
this benefit is not extended to alcohol recovery facilities, even
though they fulfill the above requirements. This bill will allow
this to happen by broadening the definition of a health care
facility to include an alcohol recovery facility. The particular
situation which prompted this bill was the concern of many
individuals in both the public and private sectors regarding the
need for adolescent facilities for individuals with alcohol and
drug problems. One of the major barriers identified to address
this need was the inability of non-profit corporations to obtain
the needed facility development and start-up costs.
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RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
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VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
i HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
Mark Finucane
cc: Stuart McCullough ATTESTED APR 2 5 1989
Gale Bataille - -- ---____--
Jerry Nava PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Chuck Deutschman SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Alcoholism Advisory Board
Drug Abuse Advisory Board BY ,DEPUTY
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