R2022-11 Resolution Authorizing the Grant of Ownership and Permanent Easement with Park Decatur Limited Partner

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Carrie Lane Supportive Housing®New Construction Decatur,IL 62526 Project Overview curb ramps. Regionally appropriate landscaping, including trees and shrubs, will be provided. Construction will include one (1) dumpster enclosure with a dedicated recycling area, all on an accessible route. There will be 24 parking spaces, including 2 accessible stalls and aisles. Project Description The proposed project is a new construction development, consisting of a twenty unit building. The project will consist of a sixteen-unit wing and a four-unit wing, connected by a hallway door. All of the units will be one-bedrooms and ten of the units will serve residents at 30% AMI and 10 units will serve residents at 50% AMI. All twenty units will be subsidized with project- based vouchers from the Decatur Housing Authority. The project sponsor, Woodford Homes, Inc. (WHI), would like to relocate sixteen individuals living in two functionally obsolete communal living properties to the proposed development, and add four units that will serve residents who are ready for an increased level of independence. These four units are for individuals who are ready for a new level of responsibility and independence, while having access to peers, friends, and support when desired. The units will be approximately 525 square feet. The building's common space will include offices, laundry, and a lounge. The site has ample space for on-site parking, an outdoor seating area and landscaping. Target Population and Services The proposed development will service individuals with persistent mental illness and Williams Consent Decree members. The Williams Consent Decree works towards moving individuals with severe and persistent mental illness and dual disorders wanting to transition from living in institutional settings to community settings. Woodford Homes, Inc. contracts with a wide variety of local service agencies to provide services. The service provider for the proposed project is Heritage Behavioral Health with which they have several projects. Heritage provides short-term individual and/or group counseling in its Mental Health Adult Outpatient program. The purpose of these services help individuals develop more effective coping skills in dealing with mental health symptoms with the long term goal of decreasing their need for future behavioral health services. Heritage also offers crisis intervention services, supported employment services, community support services as well as well as substance use and gambling disorder treatment. Heritage provides additional specific services to Williams Consent Decree members and employees a Program Manager for the Comprehensive Class Member Transition Program. The program manager provides clinical and administrative oversight to teams providing outreach, assessment/evaluations, transition coordination, quality and data monitoring, and clinical care Page 66 of 163