County of Fresno - File #: 24-0208

• File #: 24-0208
• On agenda: 3/19/2024
• Final action: 3/19/2024
• Enactment #: Agreement No. 24-140
• Recommended Action(s): 1. Conduct public hearing to receive testimony on the Local Homelessness Action plan for the Fresno Madera Continuum of Care services area; 2. Approve the Local Homelessness Action Plan, including the use of Homeless Housing Assistance and Prevention Grant funding allocated to the County of Fresno and the Fresno Madera Continuum of Care; 3. Authorize the Department of Social Services to submit a joint application on behalf of the County of Fresno and the Fresno Madera Continuum of Care for the Homeless Housing Assistance and Prevention Program Round 5 Grant funding administered by the California Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency; and 4. Authorize the Board Chairman to execute the Homeless Housing Assistance and Prevention Program Round 5 Regional Memorandum of Understanding, on behalf of the County of Fresno and the Fresno Madera Continuum of Care.

Date	Action By	Action	Result
3/19/2024	Board of Supervisors	Approved as Recommended	Pass

DATE: March 19, 2024

TO: Board of Supervisors

SUBMITTED BY: Sanja Bugay, Director, Department of Social Services
Paul Nerland, County Administrative Officer

SUBJECT: Local Homelessness Action Plan and MOU for Homeless Housing Assistance and Prevention Round 5 Grant Program

RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Conduct public hearing to receive testimony on the Local Homelessness Action plan for the Fresno Madera Continuum of Care services area;

2. Approve the Local Homelessness Action Plan, including the use of Homeless Housing Assistance and Prevention Grant funding allocated to the County of Fresno and the Fresno Madera Continuum of Care;

3. Authorize the Department of Social Services to submit a joint application on behalf of the County of Fresno and the Fresno Madera Continuum of Care for the Homeless Housing Assistance and Prevention Program Round 5 Grant funding administered by the California Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency; and

4. Authorize the Board Chairman to execute the Homeless Housing Assistance and Prevention Program Round 5 Regional Memorandum of Understanding, on behalf of the County of Fresno and the Fresno Madera Continuum of Care.
REPORT
There is no additional Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions. Approval of the recommended actions are required to submit a joint Homeless Housing Assistance and Prevention Program Round 5 (HHAP-5) application on behalf of the County and the Fresno Madera Continuum of Care (FMCoC) to the California Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency (BCSH). The Department of Social Services (Department) will serve as the Administrative Entity for the combined funding allocation. This item is countywide.

ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):

Should your Board elect not to approve the recommended actions, the County would forfeit approximately $11.7 million (combined allocation) in HHAP-5 funding available to assist people experiencing homelessness in the community.

FISCAL IMPACT:

There is no i...