REPORT TO SHASTA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

BOARD MEETING DATE:  January  30, 2018
CATEGORY:  Consent - Health and Human Services-8.

SUBJECT:

City of Redding Revenue Agreement for the Redding/Shasta Homeless Continuum of Care Coordinator and Related Budget Amendment

Supervisorial District No. :  all

DEPARTMENT CONTACT:  Laura Burch, Director of Housing/Community Action Programs (530) 225-5160

STAFF REPORT APPROVED BY:  Laura Burch, Director of Housing/Community Action Programs

RECOMMENDATION

Take the following actions: (1) Approve and authorize the: (a) Chairman to sign a retroactive revenue agreement with the City of Redding in an amount not to exceed $20,000 to administer Homeless Continuum of Care activities for the period January 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019; and (b) Director of Housing and Community Action Programs to sign the expense reimbursement request and progress reporting forms and anti-lobbying certification required for participation in the program; and (2) approve a budget amendment increasing revenue and appropriations by $36,000 in the Community Action Agency budget.

SUMMARY

The City of Redding and the County of Shasta have joined together to fund the administration and coordination of the day-to-day activities of the Homeless Continuum of Care (CoC).  If the proposed agreement is approved, the City of Redding will pay $20,000 to the County of Shasta for CoC services. The proposed budget amendment includes the $20,000 pursuant to this agreement, plus a $16,000 contribution from The McConnell Foundation.

DISCUSSION

The Homeless Continuum of care is an organization consisting of government agencies, non-profits, faith-based groups, and individuals who have an interest in homeless issues in Shasta County.  Over forty organizations attend monthly CoC meetings at Redding City Hall.  The CoC is designed to address the critical concerns of homelessness through a coordinated, community-based process of identifying needs and building a system to address those needs.  The purpose of the CoC is to plan and organize the delivery of housing and services to meet the specific needs of people who are homeless as they move to stable housing and maximize self-sufficiency.  Communities must operate a homeless continuum of care to establish eligibility for homeless program funding through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

The City of Redding has allocated $20,000 from its Fiscal Year (FY) 2017/2018 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) allocation to reimburse the County for CoC administration and coordination.  The Department of Housing and Community Action Programs (Department) procured a coordinator to provide these services on a contract basis.

Historically, the City of Redding and the County of Shasta has fully funded the Redding/Shasta County Homeless Continuum of Care Coordinator exclusively.  In 2017, City of Redding funded the Redding/Shasta County Homeless Continuum of Care Coordinator in partnership with The McConnell Foundation.  The McConnell Foundation has also graciously contributed $16,000.

ALTERNATIVES

The Board could choose not to approve the proposed agreement, may request additional information from staff, or may defer consideration to a future date.

OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT

The agreement was approved, as to form only, by County Counsel.  Risk Management has reviewed the agreement and approved it as to form.  The Auditor-Controller’s Office has received the request to amend the budget.  This recommendation has been reviewed by the County Administrative Office.

FINANCING

The City of Redding will provide $20,000 from their federal CDBG funds in support of the homeless continuum of care coordinator.  This revenue source is one of many sources funding the Continuum of Care coordinator contract.  Additional funding sources are U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, McConnell Foundation ($16,000), and California Department of Housing and Community Development. The recommended budget amendment will facilitate the expenditure of the funds. There is no additional impact to the General Fund.