SAN MATEO COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND RECOVERY SERVICES DIVISION
Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Housing Program
Assignment Letter
San Mateo County agrees to participate in the State-administered Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Housing Program funded from the Community Services and Supports (CSS) component of the MHSA. The MHSA Housing Program will be jointly administered by the Department of Mental Health (DMH) in conjunction with the California Housing and Finance Agency (CalHFA).
San Mateo County agrees that upon its approval of this Assignment, the State Fiscal Year 2007/08 Planning Estimate in the amount of $6,762,000 specified for the MHSA Housing Program will be transferred by DMH to CalHFA on behalf of the County. Specifically, funds in the amount specified will be transferred from the Mental Health Services Fund to the State Operations portion of the DMH state budget, item 44440-001-0001 Program 10, State Operations. DMH will transfer these funds to CalHFA for support of the MHSA Housing Program.
CalHFA will hold the funds transferred in a county specific sub-account, invest the funds in an appropriate investment vehicle as determined by CalHFA, and credit the county sub-account with interest received on the investment. The County (and the project sponsor, if applicable) may access MHSA Housing Program funds only through a MHSA Housing Program Application approved by CalHFA and DMH.
CalHFA is responsible for the review of the application for all aspects of the project related to purchase, renovation and/or construction of the housing development; underwriting of loans; disbursement of funds; all determinations regarding the use of operating subsidies for the development; and continued monitoring of the project.
DMH is responsible of the service-related aspects of the application and for monitoring of the project to assure that appropriate supportive housing services continue to be provided.
Nothing shall prohibit the County from using funds from other programs to supplement the MHSA Housing Program funds, subject to requirements that may be applicable to use of such funds. The Assignment shall be effective only if the County has a fully executed MHSA Agreement with DMH.