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Briefing and update on COVID-19 (verbal report):
a. Including impacts, and action, proposals and plans to address;
b. Receive a report on the Food Bank for Monterey County long-term funding needs and authorize a contract to be negotiated in the amount of $500,000. Board Referral No. 2020.14
c. Provide direction to staff to address COVID-19.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Including impacts, and action, proposals and plans to address;
b. Consider receiving a report on the Food Bank of Monterey County long-term funding needs per Supervisor Phillip's Board Referral #2020.14; and
c. Provide direction to staff to address COVID-19:
Authorize the Department of Social Services to negotiate a contract with the Food Bank for Monterey County in an amount not to exceed $500,000. This amount is inclusive of any disaster response funding discussed or agreed upon between the Food Bank for Monterey County and the Emergency Operations Center.
SUMMARY:
On April 14, 2020, the Board of Supervisors approved the Department of Social Services establishing a management liaison with the Food Bank for Monterey County to assist the County in coordinating resource needs and planning to address increased hunger due to the COVID-19 Pandemic; and, to independently assess longer-term funding needs of the Food Bank to address hunger, with the understanding that the economic impact from the Pandemic will extend beyond shelter-in-place orders. On April 21, 2020, the Board approved the allocation of $250,000 to fund the Food Bank (This was in addition to $250,000 allocated on March 24, 2020). The Department of Social Services was asked to return to the Board with a projection of Food Bank needs across the next 6-12 months per Board Referral 2020.14.
DISCUSSION:
INFORMATION FROM THE FOOD BANK OF MONTEREY COUNTY
The Food Bank initially objected to giving the County's management liaison access to information to independently assess needs. The ...
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