HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 03171987 - 1.72 THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Adopted this Order on March 17 , 1987 , by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Fanden, Schroder, Torlakson, McPeak
NOES: None
ABSENT: Supervisor Powers
ABSTAIN: None
SUBJECT:
Shelter Supplement Program )
The Board considered the recommendation of the County
Administrator and the Social Service Director for .a shelter
supplement program under Government Code Section 26227.
Philip Bertenthal , Attorney, Contra Costa Legal Services _
Foundation, spoke in opposition to the proposal and requested' the
Board to defer action on the proposed resolution and refer the
matter to a committee for further review.
Susan Prather spoke in opposition to the proposed resolution.
Jean Siri spoke in opposition to the proposed resolution.
The members' of the Board discussed the proposed resolution,
and
IT IS ..BY THE BOARD ORDERED that the proposed shelter
supplement program is referred to the Finance Committee.
I hereby certify ti-;3.t this Is a true and corract cnr.•'i of
an action taken and entered on the minuted of ':he
Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTE=D: 7
PH!L BATCHELOR, Clerk of the Board
of Supervisors and County Administrator
By Deputy.
Orig. Dept.:
CC: Finance Committee
County Administrator .
Legal Services
Welfare Director
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Adopted this Order on March 17, 1987_, by the following vote:
AYES; Supervisors Fanden, Schroder, Torlakson, McPeak
NOES; None
ABSENT; Supervisor Powers
ABSTAIN; None
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SUBJECT; Homelessness Issues
In its discussion on services to the "homeless" population in
this County, Supervisor Fanden commented on the need to solicit
information from the cities in Contra Costa .County as to the type
of programs for the homeless in place within their jurisdictions.
She proposed having a workshop on this issue. Supervisor Fanden
commented on the need to have a report on the amount of money
received from FEMA to handle this problem in- Contra Costa County.
Supervisor McPeak recommended that the County Administrator
provide the Finance Committee with an overview of the expenditures
of dollars from all sources on the homeless problem. She further
recommended that the County Administrator schedule a workshop to be
held in the Board Chambers as soon as possible and to include as
part of the workshop presentations from the Task Force on the
Homeless, the Office of Homelessness and the County Administrator.
Supervisor Fanden recommended that the Director of the Housing
Authority and Health Services Director address the issue of housing
at the workshop.
IT IS BY THE BOARD ORDERED that the recommendations of
Supervisors McPeak and Fanden are APPROVED.
Supervisor McPeak referred to a directive to the Community
Development Department to prepare a grant application for
submission to the State by April 1, 1987 for funds to finance
shelter programs. She requested the County Administrator to follow
up on the status of the preparation of the grant application which
needs to be on the Board' s agenda no later than March 31, 1987 .
Supervisor McPeak commented on the need to free up $45 ,000 for
emergency shelter for the homeless. Therefore, IT IS BY THE BOARD
ORDERED that the Director of the Housing Authority, Welfare
Director and Community Development Director are REQUESTED to meet
with the Office on Homelessness and the Task Force on the Homeless
to develop an interim program utilizing the $45,000 to provide some
relief for the homeless, and report to the Board on March 24 , 1987.
Board members then discussed the feasibility of soliciting
funds from the cities to provide shelters for the homeless. There
was consensus among the Board members that the funding mechanism
should be a continuing match.
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