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To. • BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: �./Vl ltra
IDA DANIEL BERK, DIRECTOR, COMMUNITY SERVICES ,��,
DEPARTMENT Costa
DATE:
July 9, 1987 vvv�u�l �u►JJ
SUBJECT:
Approval of 1988 Community Services Block Grant Plan and Approval to
Submit to the Department of Economic Opportunity
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)' OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AM) JUSTIFICATION
I. RECOMMENDED ACTION
APPROVE 1988 Community Services Block Grant Plan and APPROVE
. submission to the Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) .
II . FINANCIAL IMPACT
County would continue to receive approximately $420, 000 (exact
amount to be determined by Federal appropriation) per year in
Federal funds. No cost to the County general fund as the
required match is in-kind.
III . CONSEQUENCES OF NEGATIVE ACTION
If rejected for substantial revision: New public hearings would
be required.
If never approved: County would not continue to receive
$420,000 (approximate) in Federal antipoverty funds, resulting
in layoff of County employees and termination of contractual
agreements with Delegate Agencies.
IV. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDED ACTION
State law requires an annual planning process to determine the
most effective ways to use Community Services Block Grant funds
to meet the unmet needs of the poor of each jurisdiction. As a
part of the yearly planning process the Community Services
Department conducted a needs study during the spring of 1987.
That study (enclosed) showed overwhelmingly that the greatest
need of the poor of the county is help in dealing with problems
relating to housing costs. It further showed that the Informa-
tion & Referral, etc. , services traditionally offered by the
neighborhood service centers of the Community Services Depart-
ment are no longer a high priorityMrr
;neighborhood
or. An effort has
been instituted to transition the c center
staff.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT; X YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF 13OZD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON .J77uly 28 , 17,(�
87 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT - AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
cc: County Administrator ATTESTED July- _-28 , 1987.
Community S2rV1C2S PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
M382/7-83 ,DEPUTY
Approval of 1988 Community Services Block Grant Plan and
Approval to Submit to the Department of Economic Opportunity
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The plan for which approval is requested significantly changes
the County' s use of the Community Services Block Grant, based
on the needs shown by the study plus discussions with many
parts of the community and discussions with the Director of the
Housing Authority, the Director of the Homelessness Program and
the Director of the Housing Alliance.
By October the State will know the actual amount available for
Contra Costa and will then require the County to submit a "Work
Program" based on the "Plan" .