Title
Receive a status update report in response to Board Referral No. 2021.19 seeking to create a Farmworker Resource Center that provides services and referrals in the community of Greenfield. (ADDED VIA ADDENDA)
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Receive a status update report in response to Board Referral No. 2021.19 seeking to create a Farmworker Resource Center that provides services and referrals in the community of Greenfield; and
b. Assign the Farmworker Resource Center Board Referral No. 2021.19 to the Monterey County Health Department and direct them to apply for the Farmworker Resource Center Grant through the State Department of Community Services; and
c. Adopt a Resolution authorizing the Monterey County Health Department Director to submit a Farmworker Resource Center grant application to the State Department of Community Services by the grants closing date of December 21, 2022 in an amount of up to $833,000 with the County matching minimum of twenty five percent (25%) or $208,250, to establish a farmworker resource center; or
d. Provide further direction as appropriate.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Referral No. 2021.19, seeking to create a Farmworker Resource Center, pursuant to AB941, was submitted by Supervisor Lopez on September 23, 2021. See Attachment 2- Board Referral No. 2021.19) and assigned to the Agricultural Commissioner's Office, which provided a preliminary analysis report in response to the referral on October 26, 2021, and more in-depth analyses on February 1, 2022 and on July 19, 2022. At the conclusion of the July 19, 2022 Board meeting, the Board directed staff to return to the Board after the grant application became available. See Attachment 2- Board Order of the July 19, 2022 Board meeting.
Farmworker Resource Center Grant Status Update and Staff's Recommendation to Assign the Farmworker Resource Center Referral to the Monterey County Health Department: AB941- Farmworker Assistance: Res...
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