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THE BOARD OR SUPERVISORS OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Adopted this Order on _November 8, 1994 by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Smith, Bishop, DeSaulnier, Torlakson, Powers
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
SUBJECT: Homeless Shelters and Program
The Board earlier this day approved the recommendations
of the County Administrator relative to reorganizing the
structure, funding and operation of programs for the homeless in
Contra Costa County. The overall program responsibility for the
homeless was transferred to the Health Services Director effec-
tive December 1, 1994 . The Health Services Director was
requested to further report to the Board in December.
In view of the action taken by the Board on the
reorganization of the homeless program, the reports of the
Internal Operations Committee on this subject were not presented.
However, the Board agreed that the reports may provide background
information and concurred on their referral to the Health
Services Director.
Therefore, IT IS BY THE BOARD ORDERED that the reports
of the Internal Operations Committee as listed are REFERRED to
the Health Services Director for background:
I0. 1 Report on the operation of the homeless
shelters in Contra Costa County; and
I0. 2 Report on the staffing and funding for the
preparation of a coordinated plan on home-
lessness.
I hereby certify the t this is a true and correct copy of
an action tekcn and entered on the minutes of the
Boare'of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED:
PHIL BATCHELOR,Clerk of the Board
of Supervisors and County Administrator
cc: Health Services Director
County Administrator
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To: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS I .O.-2 ........ Contra
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FROM. INTERNAL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE \•'
Costa
County
October 31 1994
DATE: /
REPORT ON THE STAFFING AND FUNDING FOR THE PREPARATION OF A
SUBJECT: COORDINATED PLAN ON HOMELESSNESS
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1 . AUTHORIZE the County Administrator to designate a position of
Homeless Management Coordinator to provide full-time effort in
preparation of a comprehensive plan and to serve as key staff
person for the plan' s Task Force.
2 . AUTHORIZE the creation of a Task Force. to coordinate, oversee
and advise the Board of Supervisors on the preparation of the
integrated homeless plan. The Task Force should be composed
of a representative from the following groups :
Homeless Advisory Committee (HAC)
Association of Homeless and Housing Service Providers
(AHHSP)
Pro-Active Community Team (PACT)
Cities (possibly the Mayors ' Conference or the City/County
Relations Committee)
Homeless Management Team (HMT)
Mental Health Consortium
3 . DIRECT the County Administrator to provide a report to the
1995 Internal Operations Committee in January, 1995 on the
status of the preparation of the plan.
4 . REMOVE this item as a referral to the 1994 Internal Operations
Committee and instead refer it to the 1995 Internal Operations
Committee for the purpose of continuing to provide oversight
to the preparation of this comprehensive plan.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
-RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
_APPROVE OTHER
SIGN•rURE(S)• JEFF SMITH MARK DRSATTT.NTER
ACTION OF BOARD ON November 8 , 1994 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I H BY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS(ABSENT ) AND COR T COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON E DATE SHOWN.
ATTESTED
Contact: PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK O E BOARD OF
cc: See Page SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMI TRATOR
BY PUTY
I .O.-2
BACKGROUND:
On October 4, 1994 the Board of Supervisors adopted recommendations
of the IOC regarding development of a comprehensive and integrated
homeless plan in Contra Costa County. We believe that it was the
intent of the Board to have the County Administrator coordinate
with all advisory committees, service providers and other
appropriate government jurisdictions, including cities to address
the problems of homelessness . In addition, the Board requested the
County Administrator prepare recommendations on how the various
interests would be coordinated in a Task Force and how the
equivalent of a full-time staff person would be financed.
Task Force:
We agree with the County Administrator that it is imperative and
essential that the planning Task Force be composed of
representatives from not only the County' s diverse geographic
regions (East, West, Central) , but also represent the cultural
diversity of the County. In order to accomplish this objective,
the Task Force needs to be composed of a wide variety of planning
groups and include input from service providers and other
organizations working with the special needs of the homeless
population.
Staff Funding:
In order to effectively finance the cost of a full-time staff
member, we agree with the County Administrator that the cost should
be initially supported by existing County General Fund resources
currently appropriated in the Social Services Department and
allocated under contract to the Contra Costa Housing Authority for
shelter operations, program administration, planning and grant
writing. The County Administrator intends to offset this cost with
any administrative money that becomes available from grant funds .
These funds could also be supplemented from local, state or federal
sources that are on-going. The Homeless Management Coordinator
would be expected to provide staff support to the Task Force and
coordinate the development of the plan. Current costs in this
regard are approximately $50,000 .
cc: County Administrator
Chief Assistant County Administrator
Social Services Director
Executive Director, Housing Authority
Health Services Director
Public Health Director
Executive Director, Shelter, Inc.
Sara Hoffman, Senior Deputy County Administrator
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OFFICE OF THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
Administration Building
651 Pine Street, 11th Floor
Martinez, California 94553
TO: Internal Operations Committee
FROM: Scott Tandy, Chief Assistant County Administrator
DATE: October 28, 1994
SUBJECT: Staffing and Coordination for Integrated Homeless Plan
Recommendations:
1. Authorize County Administrator to designate a position of Homeless Management
Coordinator to provide full-time effort in preparation of a comprehensive homeless
plan and to serve as key staff person for the plan's Task Force.
2. Authorize creation of a Task Force to coordinate, oversee and advise the Board
of Supervisors on the preparation of the integrated homeless plan. The task force
would be composed of a representative from the following groups:
Homeless Advisory Committee (HAC)
Association of Homeless and Housing Service Providers (AHHSP)
Pro-Active Community Team (PACT)
Cities (possibly Mayors' Conference or City-County Relations
Committee)
Homeless Management Team (HMT)
Mental Health Consortium
Background:
On October 4, 1994 the Board of Supervisors adopted recommendations of the IOC
regarding development of a comprehensive and integrated homeless plan in Contra Costa
County. It was the intent of the Board to have the County Administrator coordinate with
all advisory committees, service providers and other appropriate government jurisdictions,
including cities to address the problems of homelessness. In addition, the Board
requested the County Administrator prepare recommendations on how the various
interests would be coordinated in a Task Force and how the equivalent of a full-time staff
person would be financed.
Task Force:
We believe it is imperative and essential that the planning Task Force be composed of
representatives from not only the County's diverse geographic regions (East, West,
Central), but also represent the cultural diversity of the County. In order to accomplish
this objective, the Task Force needs to be composed of a wide variety of planning groups
and include input from service providers and other organizations working with the special
needs of the homeless population.
Staff Funding:
In order to effectively finance the cost of a full-time staff member, we believe the cost
should be initially supported by existing County General Fund resources currently
appropriated in the Department of Social Services and allocated under contract to the
Housing Authority for shelter operations, program administration, planning and grant
writing. It would be our intent to offset this cost with any administrative money that would
be eligible under particular grant funding. These funds could also be supplemented from
local, state or federal sources that are on-going. The Homeless Management Coordinator
would be expected to provide staff support to the Task Force and coordinate the
development of the plan. Current costs in this regard are approximately $50,000.
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