To: Board of Supervisors
From: Social Services
Meeting Date: March 28, 2023
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Department Contact: |
Bekkie Emery |
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707-463-7761 |
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Department Contact: |
Megan Van Sant |
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707-463-7733 |
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Item Type: Consent Agenda |
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Time Allocated for Item: N/A |
Agenda Title:
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Approval of Retroactive Agreement with Redwood Community Services, Inc. in the Amount of $597,785, to Provide Congregate Emergency Shelter Services for Individuals and Families Experiencing Homelessness in Mendocino County, using California Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council Grant Funds for the Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention Program, as Granted to the Mendocino County Homeless Services Continuum of Care, Effective January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023
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Recommended Action/Motion:
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Approve retroactive Agreement with Redwood Community Services, Inc. in the amount of $597,785, to provide congregate emergency shelter services for individuals and families experiencing homelessness in Mendocino County, using California Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council grant funds for the Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention Program, as granted to the Mendocino County Homeless Services Continuum of Care, effective January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023; authorize the Social Services Director or designee to sign any future amendments that do not increase the maximum amount; and authorize Chair to sign same.
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Previous Board/Board Committee Actions:
July 14, 2020, Item 4(i), the Board ratified submission of revenue Agreement No. 20-HHAP-00010 with Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency for Homeless Housing Assistance and Prevention Program Allocation Round 1 in the amount of $924,734.12, effective upon execution through June 30, 2025, with Mendocino County as the administrative entity for the Mendocino County Homeless Services Continuum of Care (CA-509).
August 17, 2021, Item 4(r), the Board ratified submission of Grant Application, and approved revenue Agreement No. 21-HHAP-00030 with Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency, Homeless Housing Assistance and Prevention Program Allocation Round 2 in the amount of $437,551, effective upon full execution through June 30, 2026, with Mendocino County as the administrative entity for the Mendocino County Homeless Services Continuum of Care (CA-509).
Summary of Request:
The State of California established the Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention Program (“HHAP” or “Program”) with the goal of providing one-time flexible block grant funds to continuums of care and counties to support regional coordination and expand or develop local capacity to address immediate homelessness challenges, informed by a best-practices framework focused on moving homeless individuals and families into permanent housing and supporting the efforts of those individuals and families to maintain their permanent housing. HHAP has issued four rounds of funding to the County of Mendocino and the Mendocino County Homeless Services Continuum of Care (MCHSCoC). The proposed Agreement with Redwood Community Services, Inc. (RCS) is funded through the MCHSCoC’s Round 1 and/or Round 2 allocations of HHAP funding.
Through the proposed Agreement, RCS will provide congregate shelter for individuals and families experiencing homelessness in Mendocino County. This service will include access to the Building Bridges homeless resources center, shelter support staffing, operating activities, utilities, supplies, insurance, maintenance, linkage to other services, review of program eligibility, and monthly reporting.
The Governing Board of MCHSCoC met on January 8, 2023, to approve the overall allocation of HHAP funds for emergency shelter countywide. At the same meeting, the MCHSCoC Board appointed an Ad-Hoc Committee to review requests for funds. The Ad-Hoc Committee subsequently met on February 7, 2023, determining which vendors would be offered contracts with the County for shelter services utilizing HHAP funds. Contractors were immediately notified of the Ad-Hoc’s decision, and the contracting process began with terms starting January 1, 2023. Since the contracting process could not be initiated until the CoC, MCHSCoC Board, and Ad-Hoc Committee approved vendors and funding amounts, the proposed Agreement is being approved retroactively.
Alternative Action/Motion:
Return to staff for alternative handling.
Does This Item Support the General Plan? Yes
Strategic Plan Priority Designation: A Safe and Healthy County
Supervisorial District: All
vote requirement: Majority
Supplemental Information Available Online At: <https://bcsh.ca.gov/calich/hhap_program.html>
Fiscal Details:
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source of funding: HHAP, Round 1 and 2 |
budgeted in current f/y: Yes |
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current f/y cost: $300,000; $597,785 total for the term of the Agreement |
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annual recurring cost: $0 |
revenue agreement: No |
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budget clarification: BU 0446, Org VRH10 |
Agreement/Resolution/Ordinance Approved by County Counsel: Yes
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CEO Liaison: Darcie Antle, CEO |
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CEO Review: Yes |
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CEO Comments:
FOR COB USE ONLY
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Executed By: Atlas Pearson, Senior Deputy Clerk |
Final Status: Approved |
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Date: April 11, 2023 |
Executed Item Type: Agreement Number: 23-058 |
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