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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 11181986 - 1.105 / 1-105 TO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FROM: Mark Finucane, Health Services Director Cwtra By: Elizabeth A. Spooner, Contracts Administrator Costa DATE: November 6, 1986 Curyh/ SUBJECT: Acceptance of funds from United Way of the Bay Area �' ��``11 SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION I. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve and authorize the Chairman to accept on behalf of the County, a grant in the amount of $10,332.90 from Hands Across Contra Costa County through United Way of the Bay Area for the County's Homelessness Task Force. II. FINANCIAL IMPACT: As the result of the Hands Across Contra Costa County program, a check for $10,332.90 has been given to the County by the United Way of the Bay Area. III. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS/BACKGROUND: Upon acceptance by the Board, this donation will be used to establish the Office on Homelessness for Contra Costa County and to contract for a part time coordinator. The coordinator's responsibilities will include staff support for the Homelessness Task Force, provision of information and referral services on homelessness, and active resource development to enable expansion of services to the homeless of Contra Costa County. The Prevention Program will receive the funds and administer the contract for the coordinator, and a representative of the Program will participate as a member of the Steering Committee of the Task Force on Homelessness . Direct supervision of the coordinator will be provided by Wanda Remmers, of the Department's Alcohol/Drug Abuse/Mental Health Division, who serves as Chair of the Task Force Steering Committee. United Way of the Bay Area will provide office space, telephone and essential office equipment. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: _ YES SIGNATURE; Y_ RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATI 6N) N OF BOARD CO MITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE S ACTION OF BOARD ON Nov 16 1986 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS 1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE 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 Nov 18 1986Ip� Auditor-Controller (Claims) PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF.THE BOARD OF Health Services (Contracts) SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR M382/7-83 BY �� ,DEPUTY