DATE: March 12, 2019
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Delfino E. Neira, Director, Department of Social Services
SUBJECT: Substantial Amendments to the County Annual Action Plans for Program Years 2012-2016 and 2018
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Conduct public hearing to receive and consider testimony from citizens on proposed Substantial Amendments to 2012-2016 and 2018 Annual Action Plans.
2. Approve the Substantial Amendments to the County Annual Action Plans for Program Years 2012-2016 and 2018.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended actions will allow the County to comply with the Citizen Participation Plan requirement to ensure citizen participation and consultation. Approval will provide additional homeless services using reallocated Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funds with no Net County Cost. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
There are no viable alternative actions. Should your Board elect not to approve the recommended actions, the additional homeless services will not be provided and the reallocated ESG funds will be recouped by HUD.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions. The $173,766 in reallocated funds will be available for homeless services in Fresno County through August 31, 2019. There is a dollar for dollar match that is required for the reallocated funds that will be provided by the selected subrecipients. Sufficient appropriations are included in the FY 2018-19 Adopted Budget for the Department of Social Services, Org 5610, and will be included in the FY 2019-20 Requested Budget.
DISCUSSION:
As required by HUD, the County composes an Annual Action Plan outlining the activities that will be provided with the annual award of various HUD grants, including ESG. Additionally, as required by HUD the Department receives recommendations from the Fresno Madera Continuum of Care on an annual basis to determine what activities are lacking in the...
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