HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 06262012 - C.64RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Grant
Award #28-737-3 (CA 0191B9T051004) from Department of Housing and Urban Development Homeless (HUD)
Assistance funds payable to the County in an amount not to exceed $501,273, for the Project Coming Home (PCH)
–Addressing Addiction to Alcohol (AAA) Program, for the period from June 1, 2012 through May 31, 2013.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of the Grant Award will result in an amount not to exceed $501,273, payable to County, from HUD through
Homeless Assistance funds authorized through the McKinney-Vento Act. (No County match required)
BACKGROUND:
This agreement will enhance Contra Costa County’s Project Coming Home (PCH), a Chronic Homelessness
Initiative-funded project that provides integrated outreach, treatment, housing and support services for people who
are chronically homeless. This enhancement PCH–Addressing Addictions to Alcohol (AAA) targets housing and
services to chronically homeless individuals
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 06/26/2012 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Cynthia Belon (925)
957-5201
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: June 26, 2012
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Carrie Del Bonta, Deputy
cc: J Pigg, D Gary
C. 64
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:June 26, 2012
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Grant Award #28-737-3 from Dept of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Operation of Project Coming Home
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
who have a long-term addiction to alcohol, and will strengthen and formalize PCH’s linkages with the County’s law
enforcement and court system. This project provides rental subsidies for scattered-site, one-bedroom apartments
throughout Contra Costa County.
PCH-AAA includes: 1) identification of chronically homeless serial inebriates through outreach to encampments and
through collaboration with law enforcement agencies and the courts; 2) assessment and stabilization of chronically
homeless serial inebriates on a case-by-case basis through programs such as residential treatment, detoxification or
jail diversion programs; 3) client placement into permanent housing; and 4) provision of appropriate supports
including alcoholism treatment services, assistance in accessing mainstream benefits, and other relevant services.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this contract is not approved, the County will not receive funding to support the Project Coming Home (PCH)
–Addressing Addiction to Alcohol (AAA) Program.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
NOT APPLICABLE