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FAMILY & HUMAN SERVICES

COMMITTEE

May 9, 2016
1:00 P.M.
651 Pine Street, Room 101, Martinez

Supervisor Candace Andersen, Chair
Supervisor Federal D. Glover, Vice Chair

Agenda Items:

Items may be taken out of order based on the business of the day and preference of the Committee

Introductions

Public comment on any item under the jurisdiction of the Committee and not on this agenda (speakers may be limited to three minutes).

The Committee accepted public comment. Speakers: Jasmine Tarkoff from Multi-faith Action Coalition, Mariana Moore from Ensuring Opportunity Campaign, and Larry Sly from the Food Bank.

Attachments:

Letter from Ensuring Opportunity Campaign

RECOMMEND to the Board of Supervisors the following appointments, to the Contra Costa Local Planning and Advisory Council for Early Care and Education with terms expiring April 30, 2019, as recommended by the County Office of Education:

Child Care Provider 2 - Central/South County seat: Brenda Brown
Community 1 - West County seat: Eric Peterson

Accepted recommendation and directed staff to forward to the Board of Supervisors.

AYE:	Chair Candace Andersen, Vice Chair Federal D. Glover
Passed

Attachments:

LPC Memo and Candidate Applications

ACCEPT the reports provided on the Continuum of Care Plan for the Homeless and the Health Care for the Homeless and DIRECT staff to forward the reports to the Board of Supervisors.

Accepted the reports and directed staff to forward to the Board of Supervisors.

AYE:	Chair Candace Andersen, Vice Chair Federal D. Glover
Passed

Attachments:

Homeless Continuum of Care Report

CoC Homeless Presentation

Health Care for the Homeless Memo

Health Care for the Homeless Presentation

ACCEPT the report from the Employment and Human Services Department on the CalFresh program, formerly known as Food Stamps and federally known as the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) and DIRECT staff to forward the report to the Board of Supervisors for their information.

Accepted the report and directed staff to forward to the Board of Supervisors.

AYE:	Chair Candace Andersen, Vice Chair Federal D. Glover
Passed

Attachments:

CalFresh Program Update Report

The next meeting is currently scheduled for June 13, 2016.

Adjourn

The Family & Human Services Committee will provide reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities planning to attend Family & Human Services Committee meetings. Contact the staff person listed below at least 72 hours before the meeting.

Any disclosable public records related to an open session item on a regular meeting agenda and distributed by the County to a majority of members of the Family & Human Services Committee less than 96 hours prior to that meeting are available for public inspection at 651 Pine Street, 10th floor, during normal business hours.

Public comment may be submitted via electronic mail on agenda items at least one full work day prior to the published meeting time.

For Additional Information Contact:

Enid Mendoza, Committee Staff
Phone (925) 335-1039, Fax (925) 646-1353
enid.mendoza@cao.cccounty.us