DATE: April 14, 2020
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Delfino E. Neira, Director, Department of Social Services
SUBJECT: Revenue Agreements with the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute an Agreement with the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency for the COVID-19 Emergency Homelessness Funding Grant (20-HFC-00096), effective upon execution by the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency, total not to exceed $382,081.
2. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute an Agreement with the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency for the COVID-19 Emergency Homelessness Funding Grant (20-HFC-00097), on behalf of the Fresno Madera Continuum of Care, effective upon execution by the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency, total not to exceed $488,763.
REPORT
There is no additional Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions. Approval of the recommended actions is necessary for the County, acting as the Administrative Entity through the Department of Social Services on behalf of the Fresno Madera Continuum of Care (FMCoC), to receive the COVID-19 Homelessness Funding Grant allocations from the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency (BCSH). Funding will be used for COVID-19 prevention and containment efforts for those experiencing homelessness. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Your Board could elect not to approve the recommended actions; however, the County and the FMCoC would forfeit $382,081 and $488,763 respectively, in COVID-19 Emergency Homelessness Funding intended to reduce the spread of COVID-19 by moving individuals and families into shelter.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions. The County and FMCoC have been allocated $382,080 and $488,763 respectively, to provide homeless services amid the COVID-19 pandemic in the County and FMCoC service...
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