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Modesto council approves Homekey application to convert El Capitan Motel into 49 supportive housing units
Summary
The council voted to authorize a Homekey Plus application and related documents for the El Capitan Motel at 1121 Needham Street, proposing 49 permanent supportive units (24 for veterans, 24 for behavioral-health clients, plus one manager unit) with a project cost not to exceed $22,896,000 and a potential $3,007,163 CDBG loan.
The Modesto City Council on Feb. 4 approved resolutions authorizing the city to apply to the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) for Homekey Plus funding to convert the El Capitan Motel at 1121 Needham Street into 49 units of permanent supportive housing, with a total project cost not to exceed $22,896,000 and a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) loan to El Capitan Homekey LP not to exceed $3,007,163.
Staff said the project would reserve 24 units for veterans and 24 units for people with behavioral-health needs, with one on-site manager unit, and would include supportive services provided on site through partnerships with Stanislaus County Behavioral Health and Recovery Services and the county’s veterans services agency. “At this point in time, we anticipate there's 3 units that have long term stayers, which we'd have to work with relocation…
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