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Board ratifies grant agreement to help cover cost overruns for Innsbrook Lodge housing conversion
Summary
The board approved a ratification of a grant agreement directing state HAP funds to Eastern Sierra Community Housing to address construction cost overruns on Innsbrook Lodge and to establish a template for future grant distributions on behalf of the Eastern Sierra Continuum of Care.
The Inyo County Board of Supervisors on Jan. 7 ratified a grant agreement between the county (as collaborative applicant) and Eastern Sierra Community Housing to use state HAP funds—previously managed by another applicant—to cover construction cost overruns on conversion projects, primarily Innsbrook Lodge, and to create a template for distributing future regional homelessness prevention and housing funds.
Anna Scott, Health and Human Services director, said Inyo County assumed the collaborative applicant role for the Eastern Sierra Continuum of Care after IMACA previously filled that role. The county has been working with Mono and Alpine counties and regional partners to transition and manage the rounds of HAP funding. Scott described Innsbrook Lodge as a hotel conversion that has already brought five units online and is opening additional units early this year; construction cost overruns prompted a request from Eastern Sierra Community Housing for supplemental funding.
The nut graf: The board ratified a formal agreement so the collaborative applicant (Inyo County) could issue grant dollars to Eastern Sierra Community Housing to complete Innsbrook Lodge and to allow remaining HAP funds to be used, as needed, on other regionally prioritized projects such as Access Apartments and Silver Peaks if funds remain.
Scott said the agreement covers rounds 1 and 2 (which expire in 2026) and will be the template for future HAP distributions as rounds 3, 4 and forthcoming round 5 are implemented. The board and staff described the action as necessary to ensure completed units come online and that regional projects with eligible expenses can access the funds in the county’s budget while honoring Continuum of Care priorities.
Board members expressed support for moving the project to completion and for the county’s new role as collaborative applicant. The board approved the ratification by voice vote.
