Title
a. Approve Expansion of the Role and Responsibilities of the Board of Supervisors Health and Human Services Committee ("HHS Committee") to include the review of requests and the making of recommendations on policies and programs related to housing;
b. Change name of HHS Committee to Board of Supervisors Health, Housing, and Human Services Committee; and
c. Approve Board of Supervisors Health, Housing, and Human Services Committee Role and Responsibilities.
Report
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve Expansion of the Role and Responsibilities of the Board of Supervisors Health and Human Services Committee ("HHS Committee") to include the review of requests and the making of recommendations on policies and programs related to housing;
b. Change name of HHS Committee to Board of Supervisors Health, Housing, and Human Services Committee; and
c. Approve Board of Supervisors Health, Housing, and Human Services Committee Role and Responsibilities.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION
The Board of Supervisors Health and Human Services Committee ("HHS Committee") met on July 19, 2018. As part of the meeting agenda, Supervisor Alejo led a discussion "to add the Housing Element to the HHS Services Committee." Supervisor Alejo observed that currently there is no committee on which a Supervisor is a member that specifically addresses the issue of housing. At the conclusion of the item, Supervisor Alejo and Supervisor Salinas, who chairs the HHS Committee, concurred that an item be placed on the agenda of the full board to vote on a change to the role of the HHS Committee, i.e., to address not only the health and human services needs of residents of Monterey County, but specifically the housing needs of County residents.
The HHS Committee currently receives reports on items pertaining to health, medical services, veterans' services, efforts to address homelessness, gang violence prevention, governing for racial equity and other items deemed a...
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