To: Board of Supervisors
From: Family & Human Services Committee
Report Title: Council on Homelessness Appointments
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
REAPPOINT LeAnn Matthews to the Lived Experience Advisor #1 seat with a term ending December 31, 2027, and Tony Ucciferri to the Public Housing Authority Representative seat with a term ending December 31, 2028, on the Council on Homelessness, as recommended by the Family and Human Services Committee.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact for this action.
BACKGROUND:
The Contra Costa Council on Homelessness (COH), a Board of Supervisors appointed body, provides advice and input on the operations of homeless services, program operations, and program development efforts in the County. The COH establishes the local process for applying, reviewing and prioritizing project applications for funding in the HUD Homeless Assistance Grant Competitions, including the Continuum of Care (CoC) Program and the Emergency Solutions Grant Program.
In October 2024, in an effort to stagger the expiration dates of the two Lived Experience Advisor seats, the Council on Homelessness voted to have LeAnn Matthews, the highest scoring applicant in the Lived Experience Advisory category seated in the second Lived Experience Advisor seat, for a three (3) year term, with an expiration date of December 31, 2027. When materials were submitted for the November 2024 Family and Human Services Committee, the request to seat her for three years instead of two was accidentally dropped in the creation of the packet materials.
In addition, to better balance the ratio of seats expiring per year, the Public Housing Authority member seat held by Tony Ucciferri of the Contra Costa Housing Authority is requested to be extended by a year, from December 31, 2027, to December 31, 2028. Analysis determined that based on past application processes, this seat was very unlikely to have compe...
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