DATE: September 22, 2020
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Jean M. Rousseau, County Administrative Officer
SUBJECT: Ratification of Agreements with Centro La Familia and Fresno Area Hispanic Foundation
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Ratify the Agreement with Centro La Familia for a housing retention program, previously executed by the County Administrative Officer acting as the Emergency Services Director, effective September 1, 2020 through December 30, 2020, total not to exceed $550,000.
2. Ratify the Agreement with the Fresno Area Hispanic Foundation for grants for small businesses, previously executed by the County Administrative Officer acting as Emergency Services Director, effective September 1, 2020 through December 30, 2020, total not to exceed $275,000.
REPORT
There is no Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions. At the August 18, 2020 Board meeting, your Board approved the development of Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CAREs) initiatives to provide relief to individuals and businesses that have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (COVID-19). One agreement is for a housing retention program with Centro La Familia (CLF) providing administration and oversight of the program. The other agreement is for small business grants with the Fresno Area Hispanic Foundation providing administration and oversight of the program. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Should your Board not ratify the agreements, these CAREs initiatives would be terminated, which would cause continued detrimental effects of unknown scope to the community.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions. All funding for these programs will be paid for with CARES Act funding; the County of Fresno received approximately $82 million in Federal CARES Act funding and approximately $16 million in State CARES Act funding. The total CARES Act funds allocated to the...
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