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C.25

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Marla Stuart, Employment and Human Services Director
Date:	December 6, 2022

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

California Department of Community Services and Development, Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 12/06/2022

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

L. Pacheco 608-4963

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: December 6, 2022
,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

ADOPT Resolution No. 2022/492 to approve and authorize the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with the California Department of Community Services and Development to accept funding in an amount not to exceed $3,367,278 for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) for the period November 1, 2022 through June 30, 2024.

FISCAL IMPACT:

County to receive funds in the amount of $3,367,278 is 100% federally funded with federal dollars pass through California Department of Community Services and Development, all of which has been budgeted in FY 2023-2024. No County match is required.


CFDA /AL# 93.568

FISCAL IMPACT: (CONT'D)

State Agreement Number: 23B-5005
Count Contract Number: 39-806-47

BACKGROUND:

The Employment and Human Services Department (EHSD) received notification from the State Department of Community Services and Development (CSD) on October 12, 2022, to execute the 2022 Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) agreement 23B-5005.

The County routinely receives funding from CSD wherein Contra Costa County provides energy bill assistance payments and/or Weatherization services to residents who are income eligible through LIHEAP and the Energy Crisis Intervention Program (ECIP). The program offers energy saving measures to low-income County residents which may include, but not limited to, hot water heaters, furnaces, refrigerators, microwaves, doors, windows, energy-saving light bulbs, weather stripping, ceilings fans, and attic insulation. Homes with gas appliances receive a combustion appliance safety test that checks or carbon monoxide gas leakage and are provided with a carbon monoxide alarm. In addition, residents may also qualify for the Utility Assistance Program, which provides a credit on their energy bills. First priority for services are to those households with the lowest income and highest energy burden. LIHEAP priority is to service those households with the following vulnerable populations: young children (ages five years or under), disabled, and elderly persons (ages 60 years or older).

The program is operated by the EHSD, Community Services Bureau (CSB).

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If not approved, the County may not provide services to eligible residents for LIHEAP in Contra Costa County to meet their energy needs.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

The LIHEAP funding supports one of the community outcomes established in the Children's Report Card, #4 "Families that are Safe, Stable and Nurturing" by the provision of home energy assistance to keep households warm in winter and to increase household energy efficiency.