BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT - A. YAMAMOTO

Authorization for the Behavioral Health Director to Sign Authorizations for MHSA Housing Loan Program Releases for Unencumbered  Funds.

SBC FILE NUMBER: 810

The Behavioral Health Department previously executed the process to access the San Benito County MHSA Housing funds held by CALHFA (Ca. Housing and Finance Administration). Behavioral Health utilized those funds for the MHSA client apartment housing development project in partnership with the low income housing developer, CHISPA. We have been notified that there exists a small amount of interest income accrued on the department’s funds that were held on deposit (as per mandates by the then State Department of Mental Health, now DHCS) at CalHFA, during the previous years prior to our apartment projects development. The Behavioral Health Director is required to receive Board of Supervisors authorization to sign the required forms that will provide the DHCS (Dept. of Health Care Services) and CalHFA direction and authorization on the utilization of the Behavioral Health Department's funds. The Behavior Health Director recommends receipt of Board approval to exercise the option to direct CalHFA to return the funds held ($5,490.79) to the County.   

 (1)    OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:  None 

Authorize the County Behavioral Health Director to sign and submit the required Forms to the California Department of Health Care Services to release unencumbered MHSA Housing Program Funds back to the County.