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CITY COUNCIL DIRECTION REGARDING POTENTIAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH UNIT AT COSTA MESA BRIDGE SHELTER THROUGH GRANT FUNDED PARTNERSHIP WITH COUNTY
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DEPARTMENTS: CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, FINANCE DEPARTMENT
PRESENTED BY: LORI ANN FARRELL HARRISON, CITY MANAGER, NATE ROBBINS, NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT MANAGER, RAJA SETHURAMAN, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, CAROL MOLINA, FINANCE DIRECTOR
CONTACT INFORMATION: NATE ROBBINS, NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT MANAGER, (714)754-5274
RECOMMENDATION:
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City Council direction and authorization is requested regarding the following:
1. Potential joint application with the Orange County Health Care Agency to the California Department of Health Care Services for Behavioral Health Bridge Housing Program funds to create a new 50 bed Behavioral Health Unit at the Costa Mesa Bridge Shelter for individuals with Serious Mental Illness (SMI) or Substance Use Disorder (SUD), and appropriate all awarded funds to the Housing Authority's Shelter Budget.
2. Allocation of up to $1.27 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds as the City's portion of gap financing to undertake and complete the $5.0 million in capital improvements needed to convert 15,000 square ft. of existing warehouse space in Unit B of the Bridge Shelter for a new Behavioral Health Unit, including $3.75 million in capital grant funding from the County for this purpose.
3. Authorize the City Manager or her designee to execute agreements and amendments to agreements to bring the Bridge Shelter Expansion Project to fruition.
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BACKGROUND:
Costa Mesa Bridge Shelter
In March 2019, the City Council approved the purchase and renovation of the building located at 3175 Airway Avenue as the future location of the Costa Mesa Bridge Shelter. While the entire building consists of over 27,000 square-feet of floor space, the Bridge Shelter currently occupies one-half of the building (Unit B), with the other half of the building (Unit A) being l...
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