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FROM: William Walker, MD Health Services Director
Costa
DATE: November 06, 2001
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SUBJECT: Application for City of Concord CDBG funding County
for the Emergency Shelter for Families for FY 2002-2003.
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
A. Approve and Authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to develop and transmit
an application along with the necessary certification and assurances to the City of Concord
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) for the operation of the Emergency Shelter for
families.
B. Authorize the Director of Health Services or his designee, if awarded, to accept up to $75,000 in
City of Concord CDBG funding and enter into a contract with the City of Concord to perform all
responsibilities in relationship to receipt of the funding and contracted provisions for FY 2002-
2003.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The funds requested of the City of Concord CDBG are essential to providing adequate
emergency housing and supportive services to families year-round. No additional County funds
are required.
BACKGROUND:
It is estimated that 14,757 people experience an episode of homelessness each year in Contra
Costa County. The Crisis Center's Homeless Hotline, the central access point for the emergency
shelters, reported 23,861 calls last year from homeless individuals and families seeking shelter
and services.
It is reprehensible to think that even one child has to sleep in a car or on the streets, yet it is
believed that 9740 parents and their children experience this horror each year in Contra Costa
County. Currently, parents looking for shelter space for themselves and their children flood our
Homeless hotlines.- As of September 30, 2001, there were 271 families (337 adults, 518 children)
on the waiting list to enter the County's Emergency Shelter for Families program. Unfortunately,
there are only limited resources throughout the County and the demand for shelter far exceeds
the County's current capacity to assist families in need.
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ACTION OF BOARD o VC rr►b e 6 J-DOIAPPROVE AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
UNANIMOUS(ABSENT ) AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE
AYES: NOES: SHOWN.
ABSENT: ABSTAIN:
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CONTACT: Lavonna Martin 5-6140 JOHN SWEETEN,CLERK OP THE
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
CC: Health Services Administration
Health Services-Contracts and Grants
Health Services-Homeless Program
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