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a. Support authorizing and directing the Auditor-Controller to amend the Housing and Community Development Fiscal Year 2026-27 Adopted Budget for the Permanent Local Housing Allocation, Fund 1271, Department 31006, expense category 73000, to increase appropriations by $111,679.95 funded with prior year’s fund balance.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Budget Committee:
a. Support authorizing and directing the Auditor-Controller to amend the Housing and Community Development Fiscal Year 2026-27 Adopted Budget for the Permanent Local Housing Allocation, Fund 1271, Department 31006, expense category 73000, to increase appropriations by $111,679.95 funded with prior year’s fund balance.
SUMMARY:
The Housing and Community Development Department (HCD) and Department of Social Services (DSS) entered an Inter-Departmental Memorandum (IDM) for Permanent Local Housing Allocation Activity 6 Projects: Navigation Center and Case Management Services. The IDM covers the time of June 30, 2021, through December 31, 2026. In June 2026, HCD was notified that management of the Navigation Center was moving from DSS to County Administrative Office (CAO). The budget set for Fiscal Year 2025-26 did not include all the funds allocated to DSS.
DISCUSSION:
On June 28, 2022, the HCD and DSS entered an IDM to provide Permanent Local Housing Allocation (PLHA) funding for Activity 6 projects, specifically the Navigation Center - Salinas SHARE Center and Case Management Services. The IDM was subsequently amended on March 4, 2024, and covers the period from June 30, 2021, through December 31, 2026. The amended IDM provides up to $1,593,176 for the Navigation Center - Salinas SHARE Center and $790,275 for Case Management Services.
The Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26 Adopted Budget did not include sufficient appropriations to fully reimburse DSS for expenditures incurred under Activity 6. At the time the budget was developed, expenditures under the IDM were anticipated to continu...
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