Title
Consider recommendations regarding the State of California Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) Program Funding Revised Resolution, as follows:
a) Approve revised recommendations for the distribution of $524,945.00 in State of California Emergency Solutions Grants Program (State ESG) funds to the following providers in the specified amounts in 2017 and, provided the amount available for distribution to subrecipients does not change by more than 20%, the same proportionate amounts in 2018:
i) $214,673.00 to Good Samaritan Shelter for the Emergency Shelter and Rapid Re-housing project;
ii) $103,424.00 to Transition House for the Emergency Shelter and Rapid Re-housing project;
iii) $103,424.00 to Carrillo Counseling Services, Inc. for the Safe Parking and Homeless Outreach Program; and
iv) $103,424.00 to PATH Santa Barbara for the PATH Santa Barbara Street Outreach and Emergency Shelter project;
b) Approve Community Services Department (CSD) staff recommendation that $38,951.00, the maximum amount allowable of 2017 State ESG funds, be allocated for the implementation of the Santa Maria/Santa Barbara County Continuum of Care (CoC) Coordinated Entry System (CES); and, approve allocation of the maximum amount allowed by State ESG for CES in 2018;
c) Approve CSD staff recommendation that the County retain the maximum amount allowed by State ESG for program administration in 2017 and 2018;
d) Adopt a revised Resolution authorizing the acceptance and administration of State ESG funds for 2017 and 2018;
e) Authorize the County Executive Officer or her designee(s) to execute all certifications, standard forms, grant agreements in a form substantially similar to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 grant agreement, and other related documents required for the acceptance and administration of 2017 and 2018 State ESG funds; and
f) Determine that the recommended actions are not the acceptance and approval of a project that is subject to environmental review under the Californi...
Click here for full text