Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Nicole Pollack, Director, Human Services Agency
Subject: Homeless Emergency Aid Program declaration of a shelter crisis for the County of San Mateo and acceptance of funds from the California Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing:
A) The declaration of a shelter crisis of the County of San Mateo, State of California, pursuant to SB 850 (Chapter 48, Statutes of 2018, and Government Code ? 8698.2); and
B) Acceptance of funding from the California Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency for the Homeless Emergency Aid Program up to $4,933,139; and
C) The Director of HSA or designee to execute a contract; and any amendments with the California Business, Consumer, Services and Housing Agency to accept funding of an amount up to $4,933,139 (in aggregate).
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BACKGROUND:
The County of San Mateo Human Services Agency (HSA) serves as the Lead Agency for the San Mateo County Continuum of Care. In July 2016, after input and feedback from community partners, HSA published the Strategic Plan to End Homelessness. HSA and its community partners have implemented a number of strategies to ensure that the homeless crisis resolution system can rapidly connect individuals and families experiencing homelessness to shelter and permanent housing.
The County found as a result of the Point-In-Time Count conducted the night of January 25, 2017 that 1,253 persons within the County of San Mateo were experiencing homelessness including 637 without shelter and 616 in temporary shelter programs.
In June 2018, Governor Brown signed into law SB 850, which established the Homeless Emergency Aid Program (HEAP). HEAP is a one-time funding source for emergency aid intended to address homelessness. The California Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency (BCSH) will administer HEAP one-time bl...
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