SEC. 117.1. [1] ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PROGRAM.

(a) MOHCD and DPH shall establish and operate a Cooperative Living Opportunities for Mental Health Program designed to provide financing in the form of long-term loans to and contracts with nonprofit organizations for the purpose of acquiring, retaining, and operating an economical and

stable stock of multi-family buildings and/or single-family homes to create cooperative living opportunities for people with chronic mental illness and/or substance abuse disorders.

(b) DPH shall determine client eligibility and authorize client placement in Cooperative Living units. Subject to the requirements of Article 21 of the Administrative Code, or any competitive procurement requirements applicable to grant agreements, DPH shall enter into new contracts or grants, or expand existing contracts or grants, with nonprofit housing providers to support the operation of Cooperative Living opportunities, and associated services, through state programs, City funding, and/or other sources, as available.

(c) MOHCD shall provide loan administration for the Program.

(Added by Ord. 163-19, File No. 190573, App. 7/26/2019, Eff. 8/26/2019)

CODIFICATION NOTE

1. So in Ord. 163-19.