HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 10221996 - C38 c. 3�
TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: William Walker,M.D.,Health Services Director Contra.
DATE: October 22,1996 _ Costa
County
SUBJECT: Authorization to submit FEMA Phase XV Funding Application to request
funding of Homeless Shelter Program for Single Adults
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)a BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I. RECOMMENDATIONS:
A. APPROVE AND AUTHORIZE the Director of the Health Services Department or his designee to
execute and transmit an application along with the necessary certifications and assurances to the
Contra Costa County Emergency Food and Shelter Program Local Board requesting FEMA Phase
XV Funding for the County's homeless shelter program for single adults.
B. APPROVE AND AUTHORIZE the Director of the Health Services Department or his designee to
accept any FEMA Phase XV grant and to enter into a contract with the Emergency Food and Shelter
National Board Program, and to perform any and all responsibilities in relationship to such contract.
II. FISCAL IMPACT:
The$100,000 being requested in the FEMA Phase XV application is necessary for shelter operations for the
period of January 1, 1997 through June 30, 1997. Anticipated County funds and grant monies for the
homeless shelter program wily not cover shelter operations for the entire fiscal year. FEMA funding will be
used to supplement and extend existing resources and assist the County in its effort to operate the homeless
shelter program for single adults at capacity at two sites.
III. BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS:
The Contra Costa County Emergency Food and Shelter Program Local Board has issued a request for
applications for FEMA Phase XV Funding for 1997. The Local Board is expecting to receive approximately
$350,000 in Emergency Food and Shelter Program funding for FEMA Phase XV, under the Stewart B.
McKinney Homeless Assistance Act. The Emergency Food and Shelter Program is intended to sttpVlement
and extend current available resources and will be used by the County to support mass shelter expenses on
a per diem schedule.
The Health Services Department is seeking funding to support emergency shelter and support services for
homeless adults in Contra Costa County and enable the County to operate its two shelters at capacity on a
year round basis.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE (S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON OCT 2 2 1996 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE/OF SUPERVISORS
V07
I 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.
Contact Person:. Wendel Brunner, M.D. (313-6712) OCT 2 2 1996
CC: Health Services Administration ATTESTED
Health Services (Contracts) PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
BY DEPUTY