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Receive a verbal update and video presentation from Gerry Raycraft, President of the Solano-Napa Habitat for Humanity Board of Directors, regarding progress of the permanent supportive housing project at 250 South Jackson Street in Dixon which will house six veterans
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
Supervisor John M. Vasquez requests that the Board receive a presentation from Gerry Raycraft, President of the Solano-Napa Habitat for Humanity Board of Directors, regarding progress of the permanent supportive housing project at 250 South Jackson Street in Dixon which will house six veterans.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
During the June 28, 2016 meeting of the Board of Supervisors, the Board unanimously approved a 30-year loan agreement for the purchase of a property at 250 South Jackson Street in Dixon to provide permanent supportive housing for six veterans in collaboration with Solano-Napa Habitat for Humanity and Community Action North Bay. The County utilized $88,000 of one-time housing reserve funds established as a result of SB375 and the dissolution of redevelopment agencies to fund the loan agreement.
After demolishing a dilapidated home on the property, the foundation for the new veteran's home was poured in May 2018. Numerous fundraisers and volunteer and community build days have occurred since then in support of completing construction on the home. Work is being completed on the exterior and interior of the home and a completion date is expected sometime in August 2019. In March, Solano-Napa Habitat for Humanity presented the project during Habitat for Humanity's 2019 Affiliate Conference in Atlanta, Georgia and received overwhelming positive feedback for the project. The video that the Board will see was included in the presentation and is on file with the Clerk of the Board for public review.
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