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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 03301993 - 1.25 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Contra o , ,_ - Costa FROM: Harvey E. Bragdon County Director of Community Development � . o . J 'ri-c JNA DATE: March 30, 1993 SUBJECT: FY 1993 Emergency Shelter Grant Contract SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATIONS(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATIONS Authorize the Director of Community Development or his designee to enter into a contract with the . Housing Authority of the County of Contra Costa providing $49,000 in FY 1993 Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG) funds . Funds will be used to provide a kitchen, fencing, and site improvements at the Mountain View Family Shelter. FISCAL IMPACT No General Funds are involved. BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS On March 9, 1993, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development approved the County' s application for $49,000 in FY 11993 Emergency CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: x YES SIGNATURE: 1 RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMEND ON OF B ARD COMMIT APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE(S) : ACTION OF BOARD ON C) Q/ 3 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN AYES: NOES : ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON THE ABSENT: ABSTAIN: MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. Contact: Kathleen Hamm .� 646-4208 ATTESTED cc: County Administrator PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF County Counsel THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Auditor-Controller (N. Garnett) AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR Community Development / Housing Authority BY ALL ' , DEPUTY K-1/KH/ESG93G Shelter Grant funds . As approved, these funds will be used to provide a commercial training kitchen ($40,000) , and fencing and site improvements ($9,000) at the County's Mountain View Shelter for homeless women and families in Martinez . The County will contract with the Housing Authority of the County of Contra Costa for this purpose. o When complete, the commercial kitchen at the Mountain View Family Shelter will enable the County to provide job training in food preparation to homeless shelter residents, increasing the ability of this population to ultimately achieve economic independence. In addition, onsite food preparation will significantly improve the operating efficiency of this shelter and help to ensure the provision of a nutritious food program for resident families . o The existing fence at the Mountain View Shelter is in extremely poor condition. Safety considerations surrounding the presence of children at this facility require that this fence be replaced at the earliest possible time. In addition, plantings, irrigation improvements, and soil amendments are needed in order to provide erosion control . 0