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a. Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Social Services to sign an agreement with Central Coast Center for Independent Living for $365,925 to provide housing navigation and housing expenses for homeless individuals applying for disability benefits for the period of March 20, 2018 through June 30, 2020; and
b. Authorize the Director of the Department of Social Services to sign up to three (3) amendments to this Agreement where the total amendments do not exceed ten percent 10% ($36,592) of the contract amount and do not significantly change the scope of work.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Social Services to sign an agreement with Central Coast Center for Independent Living for $365,925 to provide housing navigation and housing expenses for homeless individuals applying for disability benefits for the period of March 20, 2018 through June 30, 2020; and
b. Authorize the Director of the Department of Social Services to sign up to three (3) amendments to this Agreement where the total amendments do not exceed ten percent 10% ($36,592) of the contract amount and do not significantly change the scope of work.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) recently launched the Housing and Disability Income Advocacy Program (HDAP) pursuant to Assembly Bill (AB) 1603 (Chapter 25, Statutes of 2016). The 2017-18 California State Budget appropriated $43,461,000 for the Program over a three-year period. On October 24, 2017, this Board authorized the Director of the Department of Social Services to sign the HDAP Funding Request Certification for the period of January 1, 2018 through June 30, 2020 in the amount of $2,502,000. Monterey County received an allocation of $568,670 because the County met all program requirements including a dollar-for-dollar county match of the state funding.
The HDAP will assist the County of...
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