Public Views First Look at Encampment Resolution Funding Project

The Board of Supervisors listened to a presentation from Health and Human Services (DHHS), then authorized the County‘s largest agency to purchase all fixed assets at the proposed homeless shelter located off Williams Drive.

The Encampment Resolution Funding project requires the acquisition of all assets.

The total cost of the Project is $10,283 724. Designed for 60 (50 Micro Village units) occupants, the breakdown is $180,300 for each resident.

The fiscal year 2024/25 approved budget includes the Pallet Homes ($800,000), Bathroom facilities ($160,000, Kitchen Facility ($170,000) fixed asset amounts. The fixed asset purchase price of $6.585 million adds the Shelter Building ($2.814 million, modular building renovation ($210,533), Storage Facility and Site work ($187,200 and updates the amount of the Pallet Home/ Micro Village which includes the Pallet homes, Community Room, Laundry Facilities and Bathroom Facilities to $3.059 million and the Kitchen Facility to $314,160.

Jeff Smith, Project / Design Manager of the, as yet, u named micro village, walked the supervisors through the project, top to bottom. Smith spoke about the various amenities and answered questions from the Board.

The background addressing the homeless challenge dates back to:

• 9/12/ 2023… when the State announced the ERF award for Del Norte County:

• 11/7/23…$10,823 million Funds received

• 2/13/24…Board of Supervisors presentation

• 8/13… Update Board CURRENT

• 9/30/24 …Old Mental Health building removed

• 11/30…Modular Building Renovated

• 2/28/2025…Shelter Building completed

• 6/30/25…50 percent Expanded of 100 percent obligated

• 6/30/2026…100 percent Expended

Additional fundraising will continue with community partner Mission Possible. Founder Daphne Cortese Lambert shared with Supervisors additional goals in her group, including job training for residents of the micro village, including outreach to the community in kitchen catering opportunities.