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FROM: William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director �
Contra
DATE: February 27, 2001 _ ;
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SUBJECT: Application for Contra Costa County HOME funding for the $20-1010 County
West CountyTransitional Family Center Building Fund for FY 2001-2002.
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I. RECOMMENDATIONS:
A. Approve and Authorize the Director of Health Services or his designee to develop and transmit an
application along with the necessary certifications and assurances to the Contra Costa County Community
Development Department Affordable Housing Program funding for the development of the West County
Transitional Housing Program for families.
B. Authorize the Director of the Health Services Department or his designee to accept up to $600,000 in
County HOME funding and enter into a contract with the County Community Development Department to
perform all responsibilities in relationship to receipt of the funding and contracted provisions for FY 2001-
2002.
if. FISCAL IMPACT
The $600,000 requested in County HOME funding is necessary to begin the construction of the West County
Transitional Family Center. Additional funding including federal and city government funding is being sought for
the acquisition and/or development of the transitional housing program for the FY 2001-2002.
III. BACKGROUND
The Health.Services Department seeks funding for construction of the West County Transitional Family Center to
be located in west county. The Center is a new construction project aimed at mirroring the East County
Transitional facility in Antioch. It is designed to house 20 homeless Contra Costa families, and assist in securing
permanent, safe, and affordable housing following a 6 to 24 months stay. One effort of the project is to target
families seeking shelter from the year-round emergency family shelter programs in Concord and Martinez. As
families move out of the Center, appropriate housing will be located in communities of the family's choosing.
Follow up services will be provided to insure that the family is connected with services and other means of
support that will sustain the family in independent housing. We believe that this approach is critical to ending the
devastating effect that homelessness has on our families with children.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YF.S SIGNATURE:
✓ RECOMMENDATION OF:COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
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ACTION OF BOARD O 6 1 0-11- o2`7 4001 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED 9#tE t
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT T-o'VI� AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
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ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
ATTESTED G :�7 aoo
JOHN SWEETEN,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Contact Person: Lavonna Martin (313-6140)
CC: Health Services Administration
Department of Public..Health, Homeless Program BY DEPUTY
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