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C. 30

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	April 18, 2017

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Grant Agreement #29-536-5 with United States Department of Housing and Urban Development

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 04/18/2017

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:	Lavonna Martin, 925-313-7704
cc:	Tasha Scott Marcy Wilhelm

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: April 18, 2017
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Grant Agreement #29-536-5 (CA1070L9T051605) with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), in an amount not to exceed $175,596 payable to the County, for the County’s Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) project, for the period from July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Approval of this agreement will result in an amount not to exceed $175,596 payable to the County from HUD McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act Funds with a 25% match required provided by County and appropriated in the budget. No additional County match required.

BACKGROUND:

The Contra Costa County Homeless Program administers the HMIS project in Contra Costa Homeless Continuum of Care which is a mandated project for jurisdictions that receive homeless assistance funds from the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The County began its HMIS implementation in 2004 with five (5) agencies and twelve (12) programs. The project is steadily growing and now includes 13 agencies and 60 homeless services and housing programs within Contra Costa. The HMIS Policy Committee of the Inter-jurisdictional Council on Homelessness, which is the central planning body for design and implementation of our HMIS, has determined that with the growing needs of our HMIS community, additional funding would help us provide better analysis of our aggregate data and utilize the HMIS to its fullest potential. These funds will allow us to upgrade our software system, purchase licenses to accommodate additional service providers, and pay for staff time needed to analyze the data and implement data-driven decision making and progress-tracking.

The County’s expanded HMIS project will better assess homeless needs in our community, allow for a more targeted allocation of resources, and coordinate services more efficiently and effectively to better facilitate meeting the goals of our plan to end homelessness. Additionally, it will allow the Continuum to engage other homeless and mainstream service providers who are not currently participating in the HMIS. The ability to share information with other providers such as the local Office of Education, Workforce Development Department, regional office of the Social Security Administration and the Veterans Administration will greatly enhance service delivery and encourage opportunities for formal partnerships.

Approval of Grant Agreement #29-536-5, will allow the County to receive funding for the HMIS project through June 30, 2018.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this agreement is not approved, the County will not receive funding to support the HMIS project.