To: Board of Supervisors
From: DHHS: Administration
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Professional Services Agreement with the City of Eureka Regarding the Provision of Rental Assistance, Case Management and Supportive Services to Individuals and Families Experiencing, or at Risk of Experiencing, Homelessness in Humboldt County
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve, and authorize the Chair of the Board to execute, the attached professional services agreement with the City of Eureka regarding the provision of rental assistance, case management and supportive services to individuals and families experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, homelessness in Humboldt County for the period of March 3, 2020 through March 2, 2021;
2. Authorize the Department of Health and Human Services Director, or a designee thereof, to execute any and all subsequent amendments to the attached professional services agreement with the City of Eureka, after review and approval by County Counsel, Risk Management and the County Administrative Office; and
3. Direct the Clerk of the Board to route two (2) fully executed original copies of the attached professional services agreement with the City of Eureka to the Department of Health and Human Services - Contract Unit for further processing.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Mental Health Fund
DISCUSSION:
On Aug. 15, 2018 and March 21, 2019, the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) released Notices of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the California Emergency Solutions and Housing (CESH) Program. CESH Program funds are intended to allow public agencies that have been designated as the administrative entity by the local Continuum of Care to assist individuals and families experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, homelessness (Target Population).
The parameters of the CESH Program are intentionally broad in order to allow local governmental agencies to impleme...
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