Approve agreement with Mercy Coalition of West Sacramento in the amount of $400,000 for the period of November 1, 2025 through February 29, 2028 to provide funding contributions toward the construction of eight (8) studio units within the twenty (20) unit Mosaic Village Housing complex and to assist with funding the operation of the permanent housing units once constructed. (No general fund impact) (Morales)

Approve agreement with Mercy Coalition of West Sacramento in the amount of $400,000 for the period of November 1, 2025 through February 29, 2028 to provide funding contributions toward the construction of eight (8) studio units within the twenty (20) unit Mosaic Village Housing complex and to assist with funding the operation of the permanent housing units once constructed.

In 2019, with the passing of Assembly Bill 101, the State enacted the Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention Program (HHAP) that provides funding to cities, counties, and local continuums of care to assist persons experiencing or at risk of homelessness throughout California. There have been several rounds of HHAP grant funding since then.

On or about September 29, 2023, the Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council (HCFC) announced the availability of HHAP Round 5 grant funding (“HHAP Round 5 Funding”). On or about March 27, 2024, the County via the Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) submitted an application for HHAP Round 5 funding.

On or about October 16, 2024, the County received notice that it was awarded an initial disbursement of HHAP Round 5 funding. HHAP Round 5 funding is a $1 billion block grant program supported through legislation enacted by AB 140 (Chapter 111, Statutes of 2021), which amended the California Health and Safety Code (see §?50216 et seq.).

On or about April 3, 2025, the County entered into Agreement No. 25-28 (also known as State Agreement No. 24-HHAP-10026) to accept a disbursement of HHAP Round 5 Funding. The exact amount of funds allocated to Yolo County is determined by the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD). Round 5 is designed to build on regional coordination developed through previous rounds of HCFC Homeless Emergency Aid Program (HEAP), and HHAP funding. Round 5 funds are to be used to continue building a unified regional response to reduce and end homelessness informed by a best-practices framework focused on moving homeless individuals and families into permanent housing and supporting the efforts of those individuals and families to maintain their permanent housing.

HHSA now requests approval of this Agreement with Mercy Coalition of West Sacramento in the amount of $400,000 for the period from November 1, 2025 through February 29, 2028 for the provision of permanent housing and innovative solutions through the Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention Round 5. The development of the Mosaic Village will bring unhoused people into permanent housing and surround them with workforce development opportunities, life skills, variety of support groups and linkage to physical and behavioral health services. If this agreement is not approved, our most vulnerable unhoused population will remain unhoused and will lack the supportive environment needed to be successful in permanent housing.

County Counsel has approved this Agreement as to form.

The County of Yolo conducted a competitive process for the Local Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention (HHAP) Round 5 funding. The process was approved by the County and the Executive Commission during the week of March 24, 2025, with the Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) released to HPAC members and affiliates on March 25, 2025.

Interested applicants were required to submit a mandatory Notice of Intent to Apply by April 1, 2025. A Question & Answer period was open from April 1st-13th, 2025. Proposals were due to the County for pre-screening by 5:00 p.m. on April 14, 2025.

Between April 14th and 18th, 2025, County staff reviewed the proposals to determine if applicants met the threshold requirements and scored them based on minimum qualifications. On April 21, 2025, the top five (5) proposals were notified of their advancement to the next round. These selected applicants were required to submit a PowerPoint presentation by April 24, 2025, for final review.

On May 1, 2025, the top five (5) applicants presented their proposals to the Executive Commission to Address Homelessness. On this day, the Commission, consisting of one elected official from each of the cities of Woodland, West Sacramento, Davis, and Winters; one elected County Supervisor; and one elected representative from the Homeless Continuum of Care, voted unanimously to award funding to Mercy Coalition of West Sacramento to provide permanent housing and innovative solutions.

Performance Measures  
Performance Measures associated with this Agreement are included in Att, A. Agreement, Exhibit F. To date, services have not been performed, and performance data has yet to be collected or analyzed. Performance data will be tracked and analyzed as specified in the agreement.