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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 12011987 - 1.134 44*1 HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF;CONTRA COSTA TO: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS DATE: November 1791987 FROM: cc: Perfecto Villarreal , Executive Director SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR FUNDS FOR HOMELESSNESS HOUSING CRISIS FUND BY SHELTER, INC. I. RECOMMENDED ACTION: APPROVE the allocation of $50,000 from the Local Mangement Fund of the Housing Authority of the County of Contra Costa to Shelter, Inc. for use in the Homeless Housing Crisis Fund, with the following two conditions: 1) No funds given to the Homeless Crisis Fund by the Housing Authority of the County of Contra Costa will be used to serve applicants within the jurisdiction of the Housing Authority of the City of Richmond; and, 2) Shelter, Inc. will seek applications from eligible families in the communities of Brentwood, Oakley, Bethel Island, Byron and Knightsen, as recommended by the Advisory Housing Commission. II. FINANCIAL IMPACT: This $50,000 contribution to Shelter, Inc, for the Homeless Housing Crisis Fund would be funded through the Local Management Fund of the Housing Authority of' the County of Contra Costa. III. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION/BACKGROUND: Shelter, Inc. has requested $50,000 from the Housing Authority for the Homelessness Housing Crisis Fund. A letter to the Housing Authority from Shelter, Inc. outlines, that the Housing Crisis Fund was established on June 1, 1987 to help homeless people into housing and to keep people in housing who are threatened with becoming homeless. A total of $91,029 has been disbursed in the form of one-time loans to assist 419 homeless individuals into permanent housing. A loan activity report was also submitted to the Housing Authority, along with a copy of the Policies and Procedures for the Housing Crisis Fund. Shelter, Inc. is seeking funds from the County of Contra Costa, various foundations, service clubs, and the private sector, as well as the Housing Authority, to replenish the Housing Crisis Fund. This is a critical time as winter approaches, and there are many homeless individuals and families in our county who need assistance. The Budget Committee of the Advisory Housing Commission met to review this request and recommended approval of the allocation of $50,000 from the Local Management Fund to Shelter, Inc. During the course of the Regular Meeting of the CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: Of YES SIGNATURE: •' RECOMMENDATION OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RECOMMENDATI N OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE(S) ACTION OF BOARD ON ,�.� fQ APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER VOTE OF COMMISSIONERS X__ UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS A TRUE AND AYES: _ NOES: CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AND ABSENT: ABSTAIN: ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ON THE DATE SHOWN. CC: Comity Administr2.tor ATTESTED DEC 1 1987 County Counsel Phil Batchelor, Clerk of the Hnusi_ng t.utl:ority Board of Commissioners M3e2/7-e3 BY �� �� DEPUTY Board of Commissioners November 17, 1987 Page -2- Advisory Housing Commission on November 16, 1987 the question arose as to whether Shelter, Inc. had requested funding from the Housing Authorities of the Cities of Pittsburg and Richmond. Mrs. Carol Severin, from Shelter, Inc. , informed the Commission that a request had been made for CDBG funding from both cities, but that the Housing Authorities had not been approached. She further stated that the City of Richmond had just denied the Shelter, Inc. CDBG request. After lengthy discussion on the homeless issue in Contra Costa County and the possibility of Shelter, Inc. receiving funds from the Richmond and Pittsburg Housing Authorities, the Advisory Housing Commission voted to recommend approval of the allocation of $50,000 from the Housing Authority' s Local Management Fund to Shelter, Inc. for use in the Homeless Housing Crisis Fund, with the following two conditions: 1) No funds given to the Homeless Housing Crisis Fund by the Housing Authority of the County of Contra Costa will be used to serve applicants within the jurisdiction of the Housing Authority of the City of Richmond; and, 2) Shelter, Inc. will seek applications from eligible families in the communities of Brentwood, Oakley, Bethel Island, Byron and Knightsen. IV. CONSEQUENCES OF NEGATIVE ACTION: Should the Board of Commissioners elect to not approve the allocation of $50,000 from the Local Management Fund of the Housing Authority for use by Shelter, Inc. in the Homeless Housing Crisis Fund, the Board would be adopting a posture contrary to its position of providing decent, safe and sanitary housing for low-income families. �,30- THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA RESOLUTION NO. 3527 RESOLUTION CERTIFYING COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 207(A) OF ANNUAL CONTRIBUTIONS CONTRACT WHEREAS, Section 207(A) of the Annual Contributions Contract, , Part II, Terms and Conditions requires Reexamination of Income of Families in Occupancy; and, WHEREAS, the Policy and Procedure Manual , 9.0 as adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the Housing Authority of the County of Contra Costa contains the same Terms and Conditions of above Section of the ACC: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Commissioners certifies that it is in compliance with the requirements that the Housing Authority will "At least once a year examine the incomes of fami- lies living in the projects: Provided that the length of time between the admission of a family subject to yearly examination and the first re-examination of such family may be extended to not more than 18 months if necessary to fit a re-examination schedule established by the Local Authority." ADOPTED ON 1.2-J-•87 by the following vote of the Commissioners: AYES: Co.aialssioners Powers , 1�anden, Scb_-coder , Torlakson , MCPe:ak. NOES: r7one, 1 hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the ABSENT: Board of Supers on the date shown. Nine , ry J 1987 ATTESTED: pI� PHIL BATCHELOR, Clerk of the Board ABSTAIN:N,)ne of Supervisors and County Administrator CC : Cou_at:y Ad.:ninistrator 13y �j � �� Deputy County Counsel 3o tying Authorii;y