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C. 88

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	FAMILY & HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE
Date:	January 5, 2016

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

2015 Year-End Report on FHS Activities

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 01/05/2016

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV 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 5, 2016
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

ACKNOWLEDGE that the Board of Supervisors carried over twenty referrals from the prior year into the 2015 calendar year and ACCEPT recommendations to carry forward twenty referrals from the 2015 Family and Human Services Committee to the 2016 Committee and to revise Referral #61 from an annual report to a bi-annual report as recommended by the Family and Human Services Committee.

FISCAL IMPACT:

No fiscal impact from this referral. Some minimal amount of staff time will be required for the preparation of reports.

BACKGROUND:

REFERRALS TO BE CONTINUED

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

It is recommended that the following referrals be carried forward from the 2015 Family and Human Services Committee to the 2016 Committee:

Referral #5 – Continuum of Care Plan for the Homeless/Healthcare for the Homeless
Referral #20 – Public Service Portion of the CDBG
Referral #25 – Child Care Planning/Development Council Membership
Referral #44 – Challenges for EHSD
Referral #45 – Elder Abuse
Referral #56 – East Bay Stand Down for Homeless Veterans (Bi-annual)
Referral #61 – HIV Prevention/Needle Exchange Program
Referral #78 – Community Services Bureau/Head Start Oversight
Referral #81 – Local Child Care & Development Planning Council Activities
Referral #82 – Secondhand Smoke Ordinance
Referral #92 – Local Planning Council – Child Care Needs Assessment
Referral #93 – Independent Living Skills Program
Referral #101 – FACT Committee At-Large Appointments
Referral #103 – SNAP Program (Food Stamps)
Referral #107 – Laura’s Law
Referral #108 – Call Center Oversight
Referral #109 - Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
Referral #110 - Innovative Community Partnerships
Referral #111 - Human Trafficking - Updates on Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children and on the Family Justice Center
Referral #112 - Policy Options to Protect Youth from Tobacco Influences in the Retail Environment and Health in All Policies

BI-ANNUAL REPORTING

During the December 18, 2014 meeting of the Family and Human Services Committee the committee directed Health Services Department staff to begin reporting to them bi-annually regarding Referral #61 - HIV Prevention/Needle Exchange Program and to submit a report directly to the Board of Supervisor in the intervening years. When this referral was first made, the program was new and funding for the program was inadequate. On December 14, 2015 the Family and Human Services Committee received a report on the program. Because the incidents of HIV and AIDS has significantly decreased, the Committee felt that a bi-annual report to the Committee was sufficient. The Committee also advised staff to return to them at any time should the exposure data significantly change.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

The preferences of the Board of Supervisors will not be made clear regarding the current and future workload of the Committee.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

Not applicable.