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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 08252015 - C.24RECOMMENDATION(S): Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to accept, on behalf of the County, Grant Award #28 814-3 (CA0178L9T051403) from Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to pay County an amount not to exceed $173,567, for County’s Homeless McKinney-Vento Rapid Re-housing project, for the period from July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016. FISCAL IMPACT: Approval of this grant award will result in an amount not to exceed $173,567 payable to the County from HUD McKinney-Vento Rapid Re-housing funds with a 25% required cash match in the amount of $9,858 provided by County and appropriated in the budget. BACKGROUND: Rapid Re-housing assistance provides temporary financial assistance, relocation, and housing stabilization services to families who are homeless or would be homeless. In addition to these short-term benefits, this program also focuses on linking program participants to community resources and mainstream benefits and helping those affected by homelessness develop a plan APPROVE OTHER RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE Action of Board On: 08/25/2015 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 ABSENT: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: August 25, 2015 David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors By: Chris Heck, Deputy cc: J Pigg , N Rios C. 24 To:Board of Supervisors From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director Date:August 25, 2015 Contra Costa County Subject:Grant Award #28-814-3 with Department of Housing and Urban Development BACKGROUND: (CONT'D) for preventing future housing instability. On October 7, 2014, the Board of Supervisors approved Grant Award #28-814-2 from HUD for the period from July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015, for the Rapid Re-housing assistance project. Approval of Grant Award #28 814-3 will continue Federal funding for the Rapid Re-housing assistance project through June 30, 2016. CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION: If this contract is not approved, County will not receive funding to support the Rapid Re-housing assistance project. CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT: Not applicable.