County of El Dorado - File #: 22-1921

• File #: 22-1921
• Version: 1
• Type: Agenda Item
• Status: Approved
• File created: 10/14/2022
• In control: Board of Supervisors
• On agenda: 11/15/2022
• Final action: 11/15/2022
• Title: Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) recommending the Board: 1) Designate HHSA to continue to serve as the Administrative Entity for the El Dorado Opportunity Knocks Continuum of Care (CoC) to continue to participate in the Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention (HHAP) Program, administered by the California Interagency Council on Homelessness (Cal ICH); 2) Delegate authority to HHSA to submit a joint application on behalf of the County and the CoC in the estimated amount of $2,300,000 for the HHAP Program Round 4 funding administered by the Cal ICH; and 3) Delegate authority to the HHSA Director to accept funding and execute any grant agreement for HHAP Program Round 4, if awarded, with a term not to extend beyond 5 years and an amount not-to-exceed $2,300,000, including extension(s) or amendment(s), contingent upon County Counsel and Risk Management approval. FUNDING: State funding authorized pursuant to California Assembly Bill 140, signed into law by Governor Newsom on ...
• Related files: 20-0161, 21-1000, 21-1720, 22-0294, 22-2226, 23-2113, 23-1691

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
11/15/2022	1	Board of Supervisors	Approved	Pass

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Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) recommending the Board:
1) Designate HHSA to continue to serve as the Administrative Entity for the El Dorado Opportunity Knocks Continuum of Care (CoC) to continue to participate in the Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention (HHAP) Program, administered by the California Interagency Council on Homelessness (Cal ICH);
2) Delegate authority to HHSA to submit a joint application on behalf of the County and the CoC in the estimated amount of $2,300,000 for the HHAP Program Round 4 funding administered by the Cal ICH; and
3) Delegate authority to the HHSA Director to accept funding and execute any grant agreement for HHAP Program Round 4, if awarded, with a term not to extend beyond 5 years and an amount not-to-exceed $2,300,000, including extension(s) or amendment(s), contingent upon County Counsel and Risk Management approval.

FUNDING: State funding authorized pursuant to California Assembly Bill 140, signed into law by Governor Newsom on July 19, 2021.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND:
On June 21, 2022, the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors (Board) authorized HHSA to submit the local homelessness action plan application template to Cal ICH (formerly known as the Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council) as required for the Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention program Round 3 (HHAP-3) joint application by the County of El Dorado (County) Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) and the El Dorado Opportunity Knocks Continuum of Care (CoC) (File ID: 22-0914). The action plan template was developed in collaboration with the CoC in alignment with the Countywide 5-year Homeless Strategic Plan (File ID: 22-0294) and includes: a local landscape analysis of needs; demographics; funding; and the homeless prevention goals, strategies, and outcomes proposed through the 5-year Homeless Strategic Plan.

In addition to receiving the HHAP-3 allocation, having the Homeless Strategic Plan in place also allows the C...