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Funding Notes

• State – The Permanent Local Housing Allocation (PLHA) program provides a permanent source of funding to cities and counties to help meet the unmet need for affordable housing and increase the supply of affordable housing units. The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) released its first Notice of Funding Availability for these funds on February 26, 2020.
• HCD requires entitlement jurisdictions to use PLHA funds to increase the supply of affordable housing. In order to receive PLHA funds, the County is required to submit a PLHA Plan (Plan) detailing the manner in which allocated funds will be used; a description of the way the County will prioritize investments that increase the supply of housing for households at or below 60 percent of the Area Median Income (AMI); a description of how the Plan is consistent with the programs set forth in the County’s Housing Element; and evidence that the Plan was authorized and adopted by resolution by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors and that the public had an adequate opportunity to review and comment on its content.
• City – On November 6, 2018, voters within the City of Bakersfield approved Measure N, known as Bakersfield Public Safety & Vital City Services Measure. The Measure is a locally controlled one-cent sales tax measure that will provide approximately $58 million annually to the City of Bakersfield to address top community priorities including enhancing public safety, reducing homelessness and bolstering economic development activities. The Measure is effective April 1, 2019, within the City of Bakersfield.

• 8,400 sf  bridge shelter  (80’ wide by 105’ long) and a 4,500 sf administration building (60′ wide by 75′ long).
• Sprung Structures supplied the building materials in a matter of
  weeks, and the shorter erection timeline of the all-bolt, aluminum substructure, was instrumental in becoming operational within 4 months. The county relied on RPM Team, a turnkey management firm specializing in Sprung Structures, to manage the design and construction process. With only 1.5 acres of buildable land, RPM’s architect squeezed two Sprung’s to fit the site that will sleep 150 at night and serve 300 during the day. RPM worked with the navigation center’s operator, the Community Action
  Partnership of Kern to finalize the design, along with their service partners consisting of Kern Medical,
  Behavioral and Recovery, the Housing Authority, Employers Training Resource, and the Sheriff’s
  Department. In a rapid design-build approach, RPM led their construction teams during design, allowing construction to run concurrently with design, ensuring a 4 month delivery schedule. Acting as the budget watchdog, RPM also coordinated the bathroom and shower manufacturers to build the ancillary support facilities off site in order to keep prevailing wage rates low and keep the overall budget in line with the
  emergency funding.
• The navigation center includes laundry, a warming kitchen, dining hall, intake lobby, medical room, break room, staff rest rooms, operator room, operation manager’s office, 4 meeting rooms/offices, shower facilities, and an unisex ADA bathroom trailer. Also provided is personal storage for all 150 guests, dog kennel, and a wellness day center that resembles a cafe.
  After breaking ground in December of 2019, the M Street Navigational Center was operational at the beginning of May 2020.
• In the process of bringing a fountain/water feature on-site to drown out the noise of the nearby trains (adjacent to rail road tracks)

• CAPK is a nonprofit that has done work with Kern County in the past
• Local preference policy at shelters – men and women over 18 years old
• As of September 2020, the facility remains at one-third of occupancy capacity (50 of the 150-bed capacity) to follow CDC guidelines of social distancing, etc. during the pandemic
• All meals served individual and cold – no open buffet food options available due to pandemic