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C. 63

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	July 11, 2017

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Grant Agreement #29-810 with United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 07/11/2017

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:	L Walker M 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: July 11, 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 #29-810 (CA1548L9T051600) with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), for McKinney-Vento Act funds, to pay County an amount not to exceed $666,691, for the expansion of the County’s Continuum of Care Coordinated Entry Project, for the period from July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Approval of this award will result in an amount not to exceed $666,691, payable to the County from HUD McKinney-Vento Act funds for County’s Continuum of Care Project, with a required 25% match of $166,673 provided by County and appropriated in the budget. No additional County match required.

BACKGROUND:

The Contra Costa Continuum of Care (CoC), through its Inter-jurisdictional Council on Homelessness was awarded funds for the expansion of the Coordinated Entry Project. The Contra Costa Coordinated Entry Project will achieve key strategies in the 2014 Strategic Plan Update: Forging Ahead, Implementing a coordinated assessment system to streamline access to housing and services, while addressing barriers, and getting the right resources to the right people, at the right time. Serving all homeless clients throughout the County, this project will expand supportive services for additional case managers, housing navigators, prevention and diversion and an outreach team staff to locate and engage clients in the CE System, supported by housing navigators in our crisis response system

Approval of Grant Agreement #29-810 will allow the County to receive funding for the expansion of the Continuum of Care Coordinated Entry Project, through June 30, 2018.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this award is not accepted, the County will not receive funding to expand the Continuum of Care project which will result in fewer supportive services for homeless individuals and families putting their well-being and safety at risk.