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Consent-Health & Human Services # 24.

Board of Supervisors

Adult & Aging

Meeting Date:	09/11/2018
Brief Title: Homeless and Mentally Ill Outreach and Treatment Program Resolution
From:	Karen Larsen, Director, Health and Human Services Agency
Staff Contact:	Sandra Sigrist, Adult and Aging Branch Director, Health and Human Services Agency, x8794
Supervisorial District Impact:

Subject

Adopt resolution authorizing the Yolo County Health and Human Services Agency to participate in and receive funds from the Homeless and Mentally Ill Outreach and Treatment Program. (No general fund impact) (Larsen)

Recommended Action

Adopt resolution authorizing the Yolo County Health and Human Services Agency to participate in and receive funds from the Homeless and Mentally Ill Outreach and Treatment Program.

Strategic Plan Goal(s)

Thriving Residents
Safe Communities

Reason for Recommended Action/Background

On July 31, 2018, the Department of Health Care Services released the application process and funding allocations for one-time Homeless and Mentally Ill Outreach and Treatment (HMIOT) Program funds authorized as part of the State’s 2018-19 Budget Act.

The HMIOT Program is designed to provide flexible one-time funding for county activities involving individuals with serious mental illness, and who are homeless or at-risk of homelessness. Funds can be used for any purpose related to serving the target population, so long as they are fully expended by June 30, 2020. Counties may apply for their allocation by submitting a letter of intent and resolution approved by the Board of Supervisors.

Yolo County is eligible to receive an allocation of $213,000, and intends to utilize the allocation to provide flexible direct housing subsidies to individuals and/or families with severe mental illness who are living homeless or are at-risk of homelessness in Yolo County. Subsidies may include, but are not limited to, rapid rehousing expenses, eviction prevention, emergency hotel/motel stays, shallow subsidies, transitional housing, removing move-in/leasing barriers and other direct, practical supports specific to accessing and maintaining housing.

Additionally, staff expects several other funding opportunities related to addressing homelessness to be released over the next few months. Staff hopes to work with the local jurisdictions and homeless providers to develop a spending plan for these grants that maximizes the impact and efficiently leverages other funding opportunities. Given the flexible nature of the HMIOT program, it may provide a critical opportunity to act as a leverage, or match for future larger grants.

It is staff’s recommendation that the Board of Supervisors adopt a resolution authorizing staff to participate in and receive funds from the HMIOT Program.

Collaborations (including Board advisory groups and external partner agencies)

City of Davis
City of West Sacramento
City of Winters
City of Woodland
Yolo County Health and Human Services Agency
Yolo County Homeless and Poverty Action Coalition

Fiscal Impact

Fiscal Impact (Expenditure)
No Fiscal Impact
Total cost of recommended action:		$
Amount budgeted for expenditure:		$
Additional expenditure authority needed:		$
On-going commitment (annual cost):	$

Source of Funds for this Expenditure

Explanation (Expenditure and/or Revenue)

Further explanation as needed:

The Homeless and Mentally Ill Outreach and Treatment Program is not a competitive funding process, and will come to Yolo County in the form of a one-time funding allocation in the amount of $213,000. There is no immediate fiscal impact associated with this item and it does not require a match. Once the allocation is awarded, staff will address fiscal impacts as a part of the budget process.

Attachments
Att. A. Resolution

Form Review

Inbox	Reviewed By	Date
Financial Services	Tom Haynes	08/29/2018 12:06 PM
County Counsel	Hope Welton	08/29/2018 03:56 PM
Form Started By: tdickinsonb		Started On: 08/27/2018 05:42 PM
Final Approval Date: 08/29/2018