Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Louise F. Rogers, Chief, San Mateo County Health
Srija Srinivasan, Deputy Chief, San Mateo County Health
Subject: Amendment to the Agreement with the Mission Asset Fund
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing an amendment to the agreement with the Mission Asset Fund to remove a condition for releasing the second grant payment.
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BACKGROUND:
On January 26, 2021, this Board authorized the use of funds in the Children’s Health Initiative (CHI) Trust Fund to address shared priorities related to children’s health, as determined by voting members of the CHI Coalition, subject to approval by the San Mateo Health Commission.
On November 16, 2021, following a recommendation by voting members of the CHI Coalition and approval by the San Mateo Health Commission, this Board approved an agreement with Mission Asset Fund (MAF) setting forth terms and conditions for a $3,225,150 grant to support San Mateo County families’ participation in an Immigrant Families Recovery Program (IFRP), formerly named Immigrant Families Recovery Fund, for children ineligible for the federal child tax credit.
DISCUSSION:
MAF launched the IFRP in February 2022. The local investment in this national program supports the participation of 500 San Mateo County families. The IFRP provides $400 cash payments monthly, paired with financial coaching, self-advocacy training, and access to MAF’s credit-building and other financial tools for a duration of either 12 or 24 months. Among family’s ineligible for the IFRP, MAF deploys an equity-based outreach approach. Such approach invites the San Mateo County families who received $1,000 relief grants to enroll families who are low-income and lost income due to the COVID-19 pandemic, prioritizing families with children under the age of six.
Approval from this Board is now being sought to amend the grant agreement to correct the condition for releasing the second payment of the grant. Specifically, the correction will remove a condition that at least 450 families are enrolled for a minimum of 12 months; this condition is expected to be met by the contract end date of December 31, 2024 and should not have been included as a condition of awarding the second payment.
The amendment also gives the Chief of San Mateo County Health or their designee authority to make amendments that modify the County’s maximum fiscal obligation by no more than $25,000 (in aggregate) and/or modify the contract term and/or services so long as the modified term or services is/are within the current or revised fiscal provisions.
The amendment and resolution have been reviewed and approved by the County Attorney as to form.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The term of this grant agreement is from November 9, 2021, through December 31, 2024 in an amount not to exceed $3,225,150 for the 37-month term. This amendment is fully funded by revenue from the CHI Trust Fund and has been appropriated in the FY 2022-23 Health Coverage Unit Adopted Budget. No Net County Cost is associated with this amendment.