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FAMILY AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE - Special Meeting
Meeting Date: 03/23/2023  
Subject:    2023 Family and Human Services Revised Committee Workplan
Submitted For: FAMILY & HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE
Department: County Administrator  
Referral No.: N/A  
Referral Name: N/A
Presenter: Danielle Fokkema, Sr. Deputy County Administrator Contact: Danielle Fokkema, (925) 655-2047

Information
Referral History:
Family and Human Services Committee (Committee) Referrals:
During the 2022 calendar year, the Committee heard a total of 19 reports for the following 13 Committee referrals:
  • Referral #5 – Homeless Continuum of Care Plan for the Homeless / Healthcare for the Homeless
  • Referral #20 – Public Service Recommendations of the County’s Community Development Block Grant and Emergency Services Grant Action Plan
  • Referral #45 – Adult Protective Services and Challenges for Aged & Disability Populations, Including the Status of the Master Plan on Aging
  • Referral #61 – HIV Prevention/Needle Exchange Program
  • Referral #78 – Community Services Bureau/Head Start Oversight
  • Referral #82 – Secondhand Smoke Ordinance
  • Referral #93 – Youth Services Report, Including the Independent Living Skills Program
  • Referral #103 – SNAP/CalFresh (formerly known as Food Stamp) Program
  • Referral #107 – Assisted Outpatient Treatment Program (Laura’s Law)
  • Referral #109 – Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
  • Referral #110 – Innovative Community Partnerships
  • Referral #111 – Family Justice Center & Commercially Sexually Exploited Children
  • Referral #112 – Policy Options to Protect Youth from Tobacco Influences in the Retail Environment

Due to scheduling conflicts, vacancies in leadership positions, and/or the ongoing demands of the County’s COVID-19 response, the Committee did not receive reports in 2022 for the following referrals:
  • Referral #44 – Challenges for EHSD (Continuum of Care Reform)
  • Referral #56 – East Bay Stand Downs for Homeless Veterans / Stand Down on the Delta
  • Referral #81 – Local Child Care & Development Planning Council Activities
  • Referral #92 – Local Planning Council – Child Care Needs Assessment
  • Referral #114 – Impacts of Technology on Access to Public Benefits
  • Referral #116 – Public Mental Health Care Systems, Including Psychiatric Services to Children and Youth

The Board of Supervisors, at is May 24, 2022, meeting referred to the Committee the topic of Healthy Options at Point of Sale (HOPS) and provided direction for Health Services Department Public Health Division staff to collaborate with HOPS youth advocates to look further into the issues presented and to prepare policy or ordinance recommendations that this Committee could forward on for the full Board's consideration. This referral has been added as Family and Human Services Referral No. 122 and is entitled, Policy Options for Healthy Options at Point of Sale (HOPS).
Referral Update:
Based on the actions taken on February 27th by Family and Human Services Committee, the following FHS referrals will continue in 2023:
  • Referral #5 – Homeless Continuum of Care Plan for the Homeless / Healthcare for the Homeless
  • Referral #20 – Public Service Recommendations of the County’s Community Development Block Grant and Emergency Services Grant Action Plan
  • Referral #44 – Challenges for EHSD (Continuum of Care Reform)
  • Referral #45 – Adult Protective Services and Challenges for Aged & Disability Populations, Including the Status of the Master Plan on Aging
  • Referral #56 – East Bay Stand Downs for Homeless Veterans / Stand Down on the Delta
  • 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 – Youth Services Report, Including the Independent Living Skills Program
  • Referral #103 – SNAP/CalFresh (formerly known as Food Stamp) Program
  • Referral #107 – Assisted Outpatient Treatment Program (Laura’s Law)
  • Referral #109 – Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
  • Referral #110 – Innovative Community Partnerships
  • Referral #111 – Family Justice Center & Commercially Sexually Exploited Children
  • Referral #112 – Policy Options to Protect Youth from Tobacco Influences in the Retail Environment
  • Referral #114 – Impacts of Technology on Access to Public Benefits
  • Referral #116 – Public Mental Health Care Systems, Including Psychiatric Services for Children and Youth
  • Referral #112 – Policy Options for Healthy Options at Point of Sale (HOPS)

At the February 27, 2023, Supervisor Andersen requested that the August Family and Human Services Committee (FHS) meeting, scheduled for August 23rd, be moved to a date during the first two weeks of August. The only available date and time is Friday, August 4th at 10:00am. This will result in two FHS meetings in the same week because the July meeting is scheduled for Monday July 31st at 10:30am.

Attached for the Committee's review is the revised meeting schedule and work plan.
Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):
APPROVE the revised 2023 Family and Human Services Committee meeting schedule or provide direction to staff regarding any changes thereto.
Fiscal Impact (if any):
There is no fiscal impact.
Attachments
Revised 2023 FHS Calendar

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