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From:Hatcher, Casey
To:Alpert, Bruce;Bennett, Robin;Clerk of the Board;Connelly, Bill;Cook, Holly;Cook, Robin;Hironimus, Patrizia;
Kimmelshue, Tod;Lucero, Debra;Paulsen, Shaina;Pickett, Andy;Reaster, Kayla;Ring, Brian;Ritter, Tami;
Sweeney, Kathleen;Teeter, Doug
Cc:Boston, Shelby;Dunsmoor, Cindi
Subject:Update on FEMA Housing for Camp Fire Survivors
Date:Friday, June 18, 2021 8:55:23 AM
Good morning Board Members.
FEMA continues to operate temporary housing for Camp Fire survivors. The period of assistance for
the groups sites in Gridley and Chico expires September 12 of this year and all households will have
to find another housing solution. There are currently 26 households still living in FEMA housing with
15 families at the Gridley site and 11 at the site in Chico.
The Board directed staff to request the Sales and Donations program for the FEMA housing units to
help provide options to these fire survivors. FEMA approved the program and reached out to the
remaining households to see which of them may be interested. There are six households of the 26
remaining that are currently interested in the sales program. They are working with FEMA on a
reduced price for the units.
If those six households do not ultimately end up buying their unit they become eligible to have a
nonprofit receive the unit as a donation and continue receiving housing from the nonprofit once to
unit is moved to a new location. We have one nonprofit currently interested in assisting, and they
are working on identifying locations for the units. The remaining 20 households are not eligible for
the donations program since they did not express an interest.
CalOES has scheduled a meeting with the County in early August to discuss resources for the families
that remain in the FEMA housing sites at that time. We will work with our State and federal partners
to identify resources. These families have been working with FEMA case managers and many have
been working with DCMs as well.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Thanks.
Casey
Casey Hatcher
Deputy Chief Administrative Officer
Butte County Administration
25 County Center Drive, Suite 200, Oroville, CA 95965
T:530.552.3336 | M:
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