DATE: December 9, 2025
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Paul Nerland, County Administrative Officer
SUBJECT: Resolution for Continuum of Care Program Funding Grant Application for Regional Street Outreach Program
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Make a finding that it is in the best interest of the County to waive the provision of Administrative Policy No. 27 that requires grant applications to be reviewed and approved by the Board before submitting to the funding agency, or submitted contingent on Board approval, due to the funding agency requiring Board approval before submitting the final application, making a retroactive approval unattainable;
2. Adopt Resolution authorizing the Chairman to execute and submit an application in response to the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Notice of Funding Opportunity for Fiscal Year 2025 Continuum of Care Program Competition for a Regional Street Outreach Program totaling up to $1,000,000; and
3. Approve and authorize the County Administrative Officer, or designee, to execute required grant-related documents, subject to approval as to legal form by County Counsel and as to accounting form by the Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector.
REPORT
There is no Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions. Approval of the first recommended action would waive Administrative Policy 27, forgoing Board review and approval of the completed application before it is submitted. This would allow the County of Fresno (County) sufficient time to submit the official application prior to the deadline. Approval of the second recommended action would authorize the execution and submittal of the grant application to the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Continuum of Care (CoC) Program Competition. Approval of the third recommended action would authorize the County Administrative Officer (CAO), or designee, to be the signatory o...
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