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C.117

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Family and Human Services Committee
Date:	January 11, 2011

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Costa

County

Subject:

Year-End Report on Items Referred to the Family and Human Services Committee

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 01/11/2011

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Gayle B. Uilkema, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

Dorothy Sansoe, 925-335-1009

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: January 11, 2011
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

ACCEPT the recommendations from the Family and Human Services Committee to carry forward eighteen referrals from the 2010 Family and Human Services Committee to the 2011 Committee.

FISCAL IMPACT:

None.

BACKGROUND:

ACKNOWLEDGE that the Board of Supervisors referred one new item to the Family and Human Services Committee (FHS) for their review and consideration during the 2010 calendar year in addition to the referrals carried over from the prior year.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

II. ACCEPT the recommendation to carry forward the following eighteen referrals from the 2010 Family and Human Services Committee to the 2011 Committee:

a) Referral #1 – Child Care Affordability Fund
b) Referral #2 – Oversight of the Service Integration Team
c) Referral #5 – Continuum of Care Plan for the Homeless/Healthcare for the Homeless
d) Referral #20 – Public Service Portion of the CDBG
e) Referral #25 – Child Care Planning/Development Council Membership
f) Referral #44 – Challenges for EHS
g) Referral #45 – Elder Abuse
h) Referral #56 – East Bay Stand Down for Homeless Veterans (Bi-annual)
i) Referral #61 – HIV Prevention/Needle Exchange Program
j) Referral #78 – Community Services Bureau/Head Start Oversight
k) Referral #81 – Local Child Care & Development Planning Council Activities
l) Referral #82 – Secondhand Smoke Ordinance
m) Referral #92 – Local Planning Council – Child Care Needs Assessment
n) Referral #93 – Independent Living Skills Program
o) Referral #94 – Children’s Treatment
p) Referral #95 – Child Welfare Improvement Plan Annual Update
q) Referral #100 – Child Poverty
r) Referral #101 – FACT Committee At-Large Appointments

III. ACCEPT the recommendation to close the following six referrals:

a) Referral #11 – Oversight of the Work of the Policy Forum
b) Referral #58 – County Wide Youth
c) Referral #96 – Fee for Service Child Care
d) Referral #98 – Mental Health Pavilion
e) Referral #99 – Closure of the Chris Adams Girls Home
f) Referral #102 – Work of the Consolidated Planning Advisory Workgroup

BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION(S):

Between January and December 2010, the Board of Supervisors referred one new item to the Family and Human Services Committee (FHS) in addition to referrals carried forward from the 2010 year. The FHS Committee heard twenty-four separate reports on twenty two different referrals.

The following items should be closed out as noted:

g) Referral #11 – Oversight of the Work of the Policy Forum – The Policy Forum has not met in approximately two years due to budget reductions among the participating entities and resulting time constraints.
h) Referral #58 – County Wide Youth Commission – The Board of Supervisors sunset the Commission on June 8, 2010.
i) Referral #96 – Fee for Service Child Care – The addition of child care services to the County Head Start program has been monitored by FHS since October 2007. The program is up and running smoothly. Continued oversight separate from referral numbers 44 and 78 is no longer needed.
j) Referral #98 – Mental Health Pavilion – A Review of Services to Be Provided – The FHS reviewed the potential services to be offered at a proposed new mental health pavilion. The Committee referred the recommendations to the full Board for review.
k) Referral #99 – Closure of the Chris Adams Girls Home – This program was eliminated during the 2009 budget reductions. The FHS Committee monitored the process used during to closing of the facility to ensure that all children were appropriately placed in other services. This process is now complete.
l) Referral #102 – Work of the Consolidated Planning Advisory Workgroup – This referral was made at the request of the Internal Operations Committee. FHS reviewed the activities of the workgroup, including allocations of funding. The issues referred have been addressed.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

None

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

None