TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Health and Human Services Agency
MEETING DATE: October 3, 2017
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Tammy Moss Chandler
PHONE:
463-7774
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Anne Molgaard
PHONE:
463-7885
ITEM TYPE: Consent Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: N/A
AGENDA TITLE:
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Authorization of Health and Human Services Agency Director or Designee to Apply for the Partnership HealthPlan of California Local Innovation Grants on Housing Funds, in the Amount of $1,646,196 for Fiscal Years 2017-19; and Authorization for the HHSA Director or Designee to Sign Agreement, if Awarded, and Amendments that do not Increase the Annual Maximum Amount
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
recommendation
Authorize Health and Human Services Agency Director or designee to apply for the Partnership HealthPlan of California Local Innovation Grants on Housing Funds, in the amount of $1,646,196 for fiscal years 2017-19; and authorize the Health and Human Services Agency Director or designee to sign Agreement, if awarded, and amendments that do not increase the annual maximum amount.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
June 20, 2017, Point in Time Count Presentation, Item No. 5(n), and Issues of Homelessness Presentation, Item No. 5(o).
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
On June 20, 2017, the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors directed HHSA Chief Operations Officer, Anne Molgaard, Adult and Aging Services Acting Deputy Director, Kelsey Rivera, and Housing Options Mendocino (HOME) Team staff to pursue opportunities to research, develop and propose possible solutions for concerns related to homelessness in Mendocino County.
In July 2017, the Partnership HealthPlan of California (PHC), the Medi-Cal Managed Care Provider for Mendocino and 14 other California counties, issued an RFP to provide one-time support for projects that will expand access to housing (permanent and/or transitional) for Medi-Cal members enrolled with PHC. Out of a total of $25 million available...
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