TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Christine Brice?o, Director of Human Resources
REPORT BY: Joy Cadiz, Staff Services Manager
SUBJECT: Amend the Departmental Allocation List for Housing & Homeless Services
RECOMMENDATION
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Adopt a Resolution to amend the Departmental Allocation List for Housing & Homeless Services effective January 23, 2024, with a net increase of 1.0 full-time equivalent and a Budget Amendment increasing Housing and Homeless Division appropriations by $87,000 from Affordable Housing Fund available fund balance. (Fiscal Impact: $170,000 annually; BAHFA Grant Funding; Not Budgeted; Discretionary)
[4/5 vote required]
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BACKGROUND
On September 12, 2023, the Board of Supervisors directed staff to apply for and, if awarded, accept the Bay Area Housing Finance Authority (BAHFA) Older Adult Rental Assistance Pilot Program grant funding. These funds are awarded to prevent homelessness and improve long-term housing stability for extremely low income, severely housing-burdened, older adult residents in the County.
The pilot program design submitted in the application includes several new positions to be funded using the BAHFA funds and existing grant sources in a braided structure. The new positions include a 1.0 FTE Staff Services Analyst I/II position to provide necessary support for the administration requirements of the grant, and 4.0 FTE Case Manager positions within program delivery and social supports. The 4.0 FTE Case Managers will be funded via contract and staffed within collaborative applicant partner agencies (On the Move and Up Valley Family Center) based on the proportion of program enrollees across the geographic distribution of the County.
Requested Actions:
1. Adopt a resolution to amend the Departmental Allocation List for the Housing and Homeless Division effective January 23, 2024, with a net increase of 1.0 full-time equivalent Staff Services Analyst I/II.
2. Approve an increase in budget appropriations for salaries and b...
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