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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES - 12192006 - C.114 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ��,ti"sE L' Contra FROM: Federal Glover, Supervisor -z4 Costa District V o! ` :,;;;r, : �.- - � DATE: December 12, 2006 °°sT;------- County SUBJECT: Year-End Recommendations on Committee Referrals C SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION 1. ACKNOWLEDGE that the Board of Supervisors referred twelve new issues to the Family and Human Services Committee (FHS) for their review and consideration during the 2006 calendar year in addition to twenty-eight referrals carried over from the prior year. II. ACCEPT the recommendation to carry forward the following twenty-eight referrals from the 2006 Family and Human Services Committee to the 2007 Committee: a) Referral#1 —Child Care Affordability Fund b) Referral#2—Oversight of the Service Integration Projects c) Referral#3—Oversight of the Juvenile Systems Planning Advisory Committee d) Referral#5—Continuum of Care Plan for the Homeless e) Referral#11 —Oversight of the Work of the Policy Forum f) Referral#20—Public Service Portion of the CDBG g) Referral#25—Child Care Planning/Development Council Membership h) Referral#32—Alcohol and Drug Treatment Programs for Youth i) Referral#44—Challenges for EHS j) Referral#45— Elder Abuse CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: 11 YES SIGNATURE: RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMEN4TION OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE(S): ACTION OF BOARD ON LQ APPROVE AS RECOMMENDED y _OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN UNANIMOUS(ABSENT 9� ) AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: / vNe-AN< SEA"l'. ATTESTED ��-� q / bCo JOHN CULLEN,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR Contact Person:Dorothy Sansoe(5-1009) cc: CAO BY ` DEPUTY Page 2 of 3 k) Referral#50— Healthy Families Program 1) Referral#53— Head Start Income Eligibility m) Referral #56— East Bay Stand Down for Homeless Veterans (Bi-annual) n) Referral#58—County Wide Youth Commission o) Referral#61 — HIV Prevention p) Referral#65—Advisory Council on Domestic Violence q) Referral#68—CCFutures Fund—Grant Process and Administration r) Referral#69—Child Welfare Redesign s) Referral#70—Contracting Practices in Health & Human Services/CBO Contracting Policy t) Referral#74—Disproportionate Minority Contact(formerly Disproportionate Sentencing Initiative) u) Referral#76—Sober Living Taskforce and Discovery House v) Referral #78—Community Services Department Oversight w) Referral#81 — Local Child Care & Development Planning Council Activities x) Referral#82—Secondhand Smoke Ordinance y) Referral#83—Zero Tolerance z) Referral #84—Childhood Obesity aa) Referral #90—Reduce Disparities in Health Services bb) Referral #92— Local Planning Council—Child Care Needs Assessment cc) Referral #93— Independent Living Skills Program III. ACCEPT the recommendation to close the following twelve referrals for which there are no outstanding policy issues for FHS review and/or consideration: a) Referral #13—Children and Family Services Program Budget b) Referral #71 —Contra Costa Citizenship Initiative c) Referral #72—Mental Health Contract Reductions/Position Eliminations d) Referral #73—California State University Contra Costa County e) Referral #79—Transition of Homeless Hotline f) Referral #80—Staffing at the Summit/Chris Adams Centers g) Referral #85—Reductions in HIV/AIDS h) Referral #86—State Funding for the Healthy Families Program i) Referral #87— Reductions in the AODS Program j) Referral #88—Reductions in Children's Mental Health k) Referral #89—CPR Training—FHS/EMCC Joint Meeting 1) Referral #91 —Proposition 88 BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION(S): Between January and December 2006, the Board of Supervisors referred twelve new issues to the Family and Human Services Committee (FHS) in addition to twenty-eight referrals carried forward from the 2005 year. The FHS Committee heard forty-seven reports on thirty-five different issues referred. In many cases the FHS provided oversight and guidance on issues; in others it recommended funding allocations for Board approval. In still others, it considered and made recommendations to the Board on memberships/appointments to committees and advisory bodies. Seven referrals were not brought to FHS for discussion during the year. These referrals include: a) Referral#13—Children and Family Services Program Budget This item has been on hold for several years. The County Administrator's Office recommends that the referral now be closed. If the Children and Family Services Program Budget is re-instituted, a determination regarding a new referral to the Committee should be made at that time. b) Referral #71 —Contra Costa Citizenship Initiative This item was referred in 2004. There are currently no activities around this initiative. It is recommended that this referral be closed. Page 3 of 3 •114 c) Referral#72—Mental Health Contract Reductions/Position Eliminations This item was referred and last discussed in 2004. The subject was carried forward as a referral since that time to allow the issues to be revisited if necessary. It is now recommended that this referral be closed. d) Referral#73—California State University Contra Costa County This item was referred and last discussed in 2004. The subject was carried forward as a referral since that time to allow the issues to be revisited if necessary. It is now recommended that this referral be closed. e) Referral#76—Sober Living Taskforce and Discover House This item was not discussed during the calendar year. The Health Department has been conducting internal discussions regarding the type of services and clients appropriate for the facility and neighborhood and researching possible grant opportunities. f) Referral#90— Reduce Disparities in Health Services This item was referred in July 2006 with a request to return to the Family and Human Services for an update within one year. The Health Services Department will report to the Committee in early 2007. Is is recommended that this referral be carried forward into the next year. g) Referral#93— Independent Living Skills Program This item was referred in October 2006 with a request for immediate information to be provided to the Board members and an annual follow-up report provided to the Committee beginning in 2007. The information requested was provided to the Board on October 9, 2006 and this item has been placed on the list for follow-up next year. The above recommendations are being made by the District V Supervisor and not the Family and Human Services Committee. This is due to the election of the Chair of the Family and Human Services Committee to the State Assembly on November 7, 2006 and the lack of a quorum of the Committee.