To: Board of Supervisors
From: Marla Stuart, Employment and Human Services Director
Report Title: CONSIDER reports from the Employment and Human Services Director and the Contra Costa Guaranteed Income Coalition and PROVIDE direction.
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
CONSIDER accepting reports from the Employment and Human Services Director and the Contra Costa Guaranteed Income Coalition and PROVIDE direction.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Should the Board approve any recommendations, the fiscal impact will be as recommended and approved.
BACKGROUND:
On August 15, 2023 (D.4), the Employment & Human Services Department made a presentation to the Board of Supervisors titled "Universal Basic Income and Guaranteed Income Pilots". The Board accepted the report and directed staff to seek income waivers for Guaranteed Income Pilot payment for individuals residing in Contra Costa County and applying for CalFresh.
On April 22, 2024 (D.1), the Board conducted a hearing on the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Recommended Contra Costa County and Special District Budgets. During this hearing, the Measure X Community Advisory Board (MXCAB) recommended guaranteed income pilots as a funding priority. The Board directed that the Employment and Human Services Department and the Contra Costa Guaranteed Income Coalition report back to the Board as follows:
Answer the following questions about Guaranteed Income Pilots:
1. How do we use these limited resources to serve the most people?
2. What is or should be the role of required or optional supportive services?
3. What is the evidence of long-term outcomes
4. What about the benefits cliff (abrupt ending of a safety net benefit)?
Present a Plan to potentially allocate $5m for a Measure X Funded Guaranteed Income Pilot, including the following:
1. Intended population(s)
2. Expected outcomes
3. How much in stipends for how long
4. Overhead costs
5. Evaluation
6. Opportunities for ...
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