To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Grant Agreement #78-071-1 with California Department of Housing and Community Development
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Grant Amendment #78-071-1 with California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), to amend Grant Agreement #78-071, to modify the Contract provisions to conform to HCD's requirements including the state's updated budget detail, terms and conditions and to extend the termination date from April 15, 2029 to April 30, 2029 for homeless outreach services, interim shelter and permanent supportive housing through the Encampment Resolution Fund (ERF) in the City of San Pablo with no change in the amount payable to the County of $5,708,517.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Grant Amendment will not impact the amount payable to the County of up to $5,708,517 over a 4-year period. There is no required County match.
BACKGROUND:
This grant award was provided to Health, Housing, and Homeless Services (H3) to implement pathways for permanent housing through ERF services in the City of San Pablo. This grant funding will support the recruitment, hiring, onboarding, training, and salaries of a total of fifteen (15) staff members for approximately three (3) years of program operations. Additional staffing will aim to increase H3's ability to provide a range of options including interim shelter (non-congregate) and permanent housing opportunities to encampment residents in San Pablo. ERF funding will also support the construction of twenty (20) modular units located on the Brookside Shelter campus in Richmond and expand County's CORE program.
This ERF project for the encampment in San Pablo has been prioritized due to being a "legacy" encampment in Contra Costa County and presents existing high health and saf...
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