TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Minh C. Tran, County Executive Officer
REPORT BY: Jennifer Palmer, Director of Housing & Homeless Programs
SUBJECT: Budget Adjustment for Isolation & Quarantine Shelter Facility
RECOMMENDATION
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Director of Housing and Homeless Services requests approval to increase appropriations in Housing and Homeless Services Subdivision (Fund 2030, Subdivision 2030000) for salaries and benefits in the amount of $175,000 for Shelter employees, and $725,000 in services and supplies, with an offsetting increase in revenue from Emergency Solutions Grant-COVID (ESG-CV) grant funds totaling $900,000. (4/5 vote required)
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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). As part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, Congress appropriated Emergency Solutions Grant-COVID (ESG-CV) funds to assist with costs related to serving the homeless population during the COVID-19 pandemic. Napa County has received additional ESG-CV grant funds to support continuing services provided to the homeless population during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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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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 certain COVID-19 pandemic costs. |
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County Strategic Plan pillar addressed: |
Healthy, Safe, and Welcoming Place to Live, Work, and Visit |
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Additional Information: |
Increase in appropriations for Extra Help in the amount of $175,000 and $725,000 in Services and Supplies. |
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 received a total of $900,000 in ESG-CV funding 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 allocated additional funding to Counties that have successfully utilized their full original allocations. These funds will be utilized to address the impacts of COVID19 and outbreaks within the Shelter system and improve disease transmission interruption among the population of individuals at risk of or experiencing homelessness.