To: Board of Supervisor
From: DHHS: Administration
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Resolution Dissolving the Housing Trust Fund and Homelessness Solutions Committee
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Adopt the attached resolution Dissolving the Housing Trust Fund and Homelessness Solutions Committee; and
2. Direct the Clerk of the Board to provide the Department of Health and Human Services with one (1) fully executed certified copy of the attached resolution.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
General Fund
DISCUSSION:
On Feb. 27, 2018, the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors adopted Resolution No. 18-14 which established the Housing Trust Fund and Homelessness Solutions Committee (HTFHSC). The Board subsequently rescinded and replaced Resolution No. 18-14 through the adoption of Resolution No. 18-73 on July 24, 2018.
On May 24, 2022, the Board adopted Resolution No. 22-64 which authorized the submittal of a Local Housing Trust Fund Program grant. On Jan. 10, 2023 your Board adopted Resolution No. 23-4 which authorized the submittal of a Regional Early Action Planning Grant Application to establish a Regional Housing Trust Fund, a Regional Housing Catalyst Fund and to Conduct Regional Housing and Transportation Planning. These actions taken around Local Housing Trust Funds (LHTF) and Regional Housing Trust Funds (RHTF), and increased funding made available since 2018, necessitates an evaluation of the role of the HTFHSC.
Currently before your Board is the recommendation to dissolve the HTFHSC. This recommendation is made in recognition of changes in the state approach and funding, the roles of other advisory bodies and consideration of the unpaid time residents are providing without a clear return for the community.
The Board wants to express its gratitude and appreciation for all the hard work and commitment by the many members of the HTFHSC in its efforts to help members of our community that are exper...
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