TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Minh C. Tran, County Executive Officer
REPORT BY: Jennifer Palmer, Director of Housing & Homeless Services
SUBJECT: Rescind & Replace ESG-CV Resolution 2021-43
RECOMMENDATION
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Director of Housing and Homeless Services requests adoption of a Resolution rescinding and replacing Resolution No. 2021-43 and consenting to, adopting and ratifying the terms and conditions relating to the 2020 Emergency Solutions Grant-COVID 19 allocation in an amount not to exceed $1,800,000 which provides funding for housing and homeless services programs.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The State of California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) administers the Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) program with funding received from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). A Resolution is required for Napa County to seek funds to support additional services provided to the homeless population during the COVID-19 pandemic. HCD has advised counties to rescind and replace the existing ESG allocation resolution to include potential new allocations of COVID-19 funding.
FISCAL & STRATEGIC PLAN IMPACT
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Is there a Fiscal Impact? |
Yes |
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Is it currently budgeted? |
No |
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Where is it budgeted? |
N/A |
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Is it Mandatory or Discretionary? |
Discretionary |
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Discretionary Justification: |
Approval of the requested action is discretionary in that there is no mandate to accept the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funding to provide additional services to the homeless population as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. |
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Is the general fund affected? |
No |
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Future fiscal impact: |
This is one time funded that will need to be expended on COVID-19 related activities. |
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Consequences if not approved: |
If this item is not approved, Napa County will be ineligible for additional funding to offset COVID-19 pandemic costs. |
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County Strategic Plan pillar addressed: |
Healthy, Safe, and Welcoming Place to Live, Work, and Visit |
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: The proposed action is not a project as defined by 14 California Code of Regulations 15378 (State CEQA Guidelines) and therefore CEQA is not applicable.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
The State of California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) administers the Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Program with funding received from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). This program provides funding to:
1. Provide a maximum of 10% of the funds for Homeless Management Information System;
2. Engage homeless individuals and families living on the street;
3. Improve the number and quality of emergency shelters for homeless individuals and families;
4. Provide essential services to shelter residents;
5. Rapidly re-house homeless individuals and families; and
6. Prevent families/individuals from becoming homeless.
As part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, Congress appropriated Emergency Solutions Grant funds to assist with costs related to serving the homeless population during the COVID-19 pandemic. Napa County has previously received a total of $900,000 to support homeless services and utilized these funds to support the additional sheltering costs incurred as a result of the COVID-19 response, including the isolation and quarantine facility at Wine Valley Lodge and the extension and expansion of sheltering services at the site commonly known as the Winter Shelter. HCD has advised Counties that have successfully utilized their full allocations of the potential for a new round of funding allocation.
HCD has advised all counties eligible to receive additional funding allocations to rescind and replace the existing ESG-CV resolution double the amount of possible allocation.