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Tracy McCauley, housing solutions director, told the board the county had completed a request for qualifications for a developer and an operator and selected Dignity Moves (with LifeArc as modular builder and Swinerton as general contractor) as developer and Many Mansions as the property manager and services operator. McCauley described the planned project as an 89‑unit modular development with 88 studio efficiency permanent supportive housing units and one two‑bedroom manager’s unit; she cautioned that site plans may be refined to meet local and state requirements.

\"To maximize the Homekey award, your board is asked to approve matching funding,\" McCauley told supervisors. In the application staff asked the board to commit up to $5,000,000 in general fund capital match and up to $3,000,000 in general fund operational match, along with $2,000,000 in Behavioral Health Services Act funds. During the presentation McCauley said the county intended to submit a Homekey Plus application for an award not to exceed $30,000,000.

State Housing and Community Development (HCD) rules allow awardees to match local operating commitments up to five years and HCD offered to match local operating commitments for five additional years in certain circumstances — effectively enabling up to a 10‑year combined subsidy program if the county commits local operating funds. McCauley said the county executive office would continue to explore alternate sources to reduce the county general‑fund contribution.

Board discussion centered on the need to move quickly because Homekey Plus awards are being made on a rolling basis. Supervisors approved the application authority unanimously.

Why it matters: Homekey has been a major state effort to rapidly convert properties to permanent supportive housing; a county‑owned Lewis Road site could yield nearly 90 rapid permanent placements for people experiencing homelessness. The county’s proposed local matches — capital and operating — are substantial and staff said they would seek to reduce the county’s share where possible by finding alternative funding sources.

What’s next: Staff will submit the Homekey Plus application, and the county anticipates award notifications on a rolling basis this summer or early fall. If awarded, the county will move to execute agreements and begin modular procurement, site preparation and service contracting for operations and tenant support.

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\"I am excited to report a decrease in our overall homeless count data,\" said Jen Harkey, program director for the Ventura County Continuum of Care. Harkey told the board the result followed a count conducted January 22 using a mobile mapping app and the help of more than 400 volunteers and city partners.

The update highlighted several specific trends: a 34% drop in chronic homelessness over two years, a 53% decline in unhoused veterans, and a fall in unsheltered transitional‑age youth after openings of dedicated programs. Officials credited coordinated shelter investments, expanded outreach and prioritization for permanent supportive housing.

Kimberly Albers, the county’s homelessness solutions director, briefed supervisors on next steps: ramping up prevention funding, expanding interim housing and shelter access, increasing housing placements and coordinating a countywide encampment response as new state encampment resolution funding flows to the region.

Captain Cameron Henderson, manager of the Sheriff’s Office Homeless Liaison Unit, told the board the unit increased its outreach from 14 operations the year before the unit formed to 56 in its first full year. Henderson said the unit’s presence helps continuity for outreach and reduces patrol calls for nonurgent issues. \"We were able to more than triple our outreach, availability and the outreach that we secured throughout the county,\" Henderson said.

The presentation also noted an increase in permanent housing capacity: 664 affordable housing units dedicated to unhoused people are in the pipeline, and several projects had opened in late 2024. County staff said investments have yielded savings and allowed some contract savings to be applied against earlier state penalties that resulted from exceeding a state hospital admissions cap in a prior year.

Officials emphasized that the needs remain large in some subpopulations — especially seniors and domestic‑violence survivors — and called for continued coordination among cities, law enforcement, health services and housing providers.

Board action and next steps: Supervisors voted unanimously to receive and file the presentation. Staff outlined an implementation checklist including shelter expansion, outreach and housing‑focused case management, encampment response policies and plans to expand prevention assistance through United Way and the Human Services Agency.

Why it matters: Local leaders said the decline shows progress from coordinated investments and outreach but stressed the need for continued housing production, funding for supportive services and interagency coordination to maintain momentum and serve those still unsheltered.

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\"The County of Ventura has been awarded a $550,000 catalyst grant as part of Uplift Central Coast's $9 million catalyst predevelopment program,\" said Estelle Busa, deputy executive officer for economic vitality. She told the board the award will fund development of an FAA‑approved AAM test range and a linked innovation center for unmanned aircraft systems and electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) testing, business development and workforce training.

County staff said the initiative would position Ventura County as a Southern anchor for a regional aviation and aerospace corridor and strengthen ties to naval base Ventura County. \"The innovation center will catalyze Ventura County's economy and serve as a southern anchor of a regional aviation and aerospace corridor,\" Busa said.

Partners named in the application include the county airports department, Future Labs/Fathom Works (technology transfer and defense‑industry connections), Ventura County Community College District (workforce pathways), the Navy base and the Economic Development Collaborative. Bruce Stensley of the Economic Development Collaborative said the region already has core elements of the “autonomous systems value chain” and the grant will build shared infrastructure for testing and company growth.

The county executive office said the award will be used for predevelopment and ecosystem building; awards for the Uplift Central Coast catalyst program were divided among 36 projects in a six‑county region. Board members praised the project as a public‑private partnership likely to attract startups and defense‑sector work and voted unanimously to accept the grant and authorize the county executive to sign related documents.

What's next: Staff will finalize agreements with partners, complete predevelopment planning funded by the grant, and return with next steps for contracts, testing range buildout and workforce program design.

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The grant will pay for community-based treatment alternatives for felony defendants who have been found incompetent to stand trial but who are not charged with the most serious offenses and may be appropriate for permanent diversion. \"This funding is intended to basically stand up that program,\" said Dr. John Shipper, chief of forensics, justice and reentry services in the county behavioral health division, who described the effort as part of a larger remediation following changes the state implemented in 2022–23.

The county presented the program as a targeted, low‑volume intervention. \"We would anticipate probably 10 to 12 defendants being treated in this manner,\" Shipper said, adding that candidates will be screened for risk and admitted to the program only after court review and input from prosecutors and public defenders. Dr. Loretta Denning, Ventura County behavioral health director, told the board the program builds on earlier pilot work and on a newly created division that handles competency and reentry issues.

Supervisors pressed state policy concerns during the discussion. \"It seems to me this is a workaround on state mandates and I'm just generally interested in whether this is an unfunded state mandate being pushed down to counties,\" Supervisor John Gurel said, asking county leaders to pursue reimbursement strategies for state mandates. Shipper and Denning said the county has already formed an interagency effort and is working to avoid financial penalties associated with state limits on hospital admissions.

Background: State hospital policy created a baseline cap on admissions of felony defendants found incompetent to stand trial. Ventura's baseline was set at 80 admissions. The county reported it initially stayed under that cap, then exceeded it the following fiscal year; the exact overage was under review by the state at the time of the presentation, with county and state figures differing by one bed. County staff said the penalty for exceeding the cap is likely in the range of about $100,000 to $150,000, and the state had allowed some flexibility to apply savings from contracts to address earlier penalties.

What the board approved: The board voted unanimously to ratify the department's authorization to sign the agreement accepting the state grant and to begin implementation activities. Supervisors noted the program's limited scope and asked staff to seek reimbursement strategies for what one supervisor called an unfunded state responsibility.

Why it matters: County and local criminal justice partners have been under pressure to reduce long stays at state hospitals and to find community alternatives for people with serious mental illness. The state-funded program directs resources into local diversion and treatment, but it occurs amid broader concerns by county leaders about state policy changes and potential unfunded costs shifting to local budgets.

What's next: Behavioral health staff and criminal justice partners will refine screening, contracting for community treatment services, and court coordination. The board asked staff to report back on program implementation and on county efforts to seek relief or reimbursement for state-imposed caps and penalties.

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