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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS -� Costa
FROM: Harvey E. Bragdon ���� County
Director of Community Development
DATE: May 16, 1995
SUBJECT: Contracts with Catholic Charities and Rubicon Programs
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATIONS(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS
APPROVE: (1) $270,000 to Catholic Charities for the acquisition of Amara House, a group home for
very-low income persons with HIV/AIDS; and $130,000 to Rubicon, Inc. for the partial acquisition and
minor rehabilitation of the Point Apartments to provide 30 units of housing for very-low and extremely
.low-income persons, including 10 units for persons with HIV/AIDS; and (2)AUTHORIZE the Deputy
Director -Redevelopment, or his designee to enter into legal documents for these purposes.
FISCAL IMPACT
No General Fund impact. HOPWA funds are allocated by formula, through the U. S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development(HUD)to the combined jurisdictions of Contra Costa County and the
Cities of Antioch, Concord, Richmond and Walnut Creek.
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Contact: Kathleen Hamm 646-4208 r
cc: County Administrator ATTESTED
County Counsel PHIL MTCH19LOR, CLERK OF
Community Development Dept. THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Rusty Keilch, AIDS Program, Health ServicesND COU ADMINISTRATOR
Cities of Antioch, Concord, Richmond, Walnut Creek BY ,DEPUTY
via Community Development Department
BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS
Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) funds are allocated to Contra Costa
Entitlement Jurisdictions by formula through the City of Oakland and the U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development(HUD). As agreed by the Jurisdictions, $400,000 of the FY 1994
allocation was reserved for the development of affordable rental housing for low-income ambulatory
persons with HIV/AIDS. The County has documented a need for such housing. As of January,
1995, an estimated 4,000 people in Contra Costa County are HIV-positive. An income survey of
clients served by HOPWA-funded programs in Contra Costa County in FY 1993-94 emphasized the
need for additional affordable housing and supportive services targeted to this population. Amara
House, a group home located in the unincorporated County is currently the only facility in Contra
Costa which provides affordable housing specifically for persons with HIV/AIDS.
On behalf of the Entitlement Jurisdictions, the Community Development Department conducted a
competitive application process for the allocation of these funds. On December 22, 1994 the County
distributed a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) to 105 non-profit agencies and other
organizations involved in the provision of affordable housing and/or services to the target population,
including the HIV Planning Council for the Oakland Eligible Metropolitan Area(EMA).
Three organizations submitted proposals. One of these organizations, Social Intervention Services,
withdrew from the application process due to the partial ineligibility of their application. Following
analysis and evaluation of the remaining applications, representatives of the County Community
Development Department, County AIDS Program, and the County Entitlement Jurisdictions (the
Cities of Antioch, Concord, Richmond and Walnut Creek) unanimously agreed to recommend
approval of the following allocation of HOPWA funds:
• $270,000 to Catholic Charities for the acquisition of an existing group home(Amara House)
located in unincorporated West County. This project will enable Catholic Charities to
continue to provide affordable rental housing to very-low income persons with HIV/AIDS.
Each of five bedrooms in the group home will be reserved for very-low income persons with
HIV/AIDS. Additional funding sources for rehabilitation and operations have been sought
through the current McKinney Act NOFA. Target acquisition date: June, 1995.
• $130,000 to Rubicon, Inc., for the acquisition of an existing, vacant single-room occupancy
hotel located in Point Richmond, to provide affordable rental housing to extremely-low and
very-low income persons, including 10 units reserved for extremely-low income persons with
HIV/AIDS. This funding is recommended contingent upon the project's securing McKinney
Act funds from the federal government.
All HOPWA funds for housing will be made available in the form of a subsidized loan with
affordability restrictions designed to ensure that each facility will provide housing for low-income
persons with HIV/AIDS for at least 20 years. These activities are consistent with the Consolidated
Plans for Contra Costa County and the City of Richmond.
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