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Direct staff to submit a Letter of Intent to Community Human Services (CHS) to support CHS' application for Homeless Emergency Aid Program (HEAP) program funds to the Salinas/Monterey and San Benito County Continuum of Care CA-506 (CoC), necessary for CHS to lease, make tenant improvements, and operate a shelter for women and children at a County owned building located at 1292 Olympia Avenue, Seaside
CEQA ACTION: not a project pursuant to CEQA Guidelines 15004(b)(2)(a). (ADDED VIA ADDENDA)
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
Direct staff to submit a Letter of Intent to Community Human Services (CHS) to support CHS' application for Homeless Emergency Aid Program (HEAP) program funds to the Salinas/Monterey and San Benito County Continuum of Care CA-506 (CoC), necessary for CHS to lease, make tenant improvements, and operate a shelter for women and children at a County owned building located at 1292 Olympia Avenue, Seaside.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The City of Seaside Council recently expressed its support for a shelter that would serve single women and families to be located in a County building located at 1292 Olympia Avenue. CHS intends to apply for HEAP funding to the Salinas/Monterey and San Benito County Continuum of Care CA-506 (CoC).
HEAP Program Information:
The Leadership Council, which serves as the Continuum of Care (CoC) Board for the Salinas/Monterey and San Benito County CoC, CA-506, will accept applications for the Homeless Emergency Aid Program (HEAP) grant funding on April 1, 2019 by 5:00 p.m. HEAP is a State of California Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency block grant program authorized by Senate Bill (SB) 850, signed into law by Governor Brown in June 2017. HEAP is designed to provide immediate and direct assistance to those impacted by the homeless crisis in Monterey and San Benito Counties. The HEAP statute mandates that 50 percent of the awarded funds must be contractually obligated by ...
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