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a. Receive a report on the City of Salinas 855 East Laurel shelter and status of the Homeless Emergency Aid Program (HEAP) City/County application.
b. Approve a Resolution to submit an application from the County of Monterey for HEAP funding for the construction of a permanent shelter located at 855 East Laurel Drive. The application will be submitted to the Salinas/Monterey and San Benito County Continuum of Care CA-506 (CoC). (ADDED VIA ADDENDA)
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Receive a report on the City of Salinas 855 East Laurel shelter and status of the Homeless Emergency Aid Program (HEAP) City/County application.
b. Approve a Resolution to submit an application from the County of Monterey for HEAP funding for the construction of a permanent shelter located at 855 East Laurel Drive. The application will be submitted to the Salinas/Monterey and San Benito County Continuum of Care CA-506 (CoC).
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
HEAP Update:
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 January 1, 2020. Additionally, 100 percent of the funds must be expended by June 30, 2021.
Eligible activities include, but are not limited to: expansion of homeless bed inventory through new emergency shelters, warming shelters, transitional or other housing; operating and/or supportive services for new homeless beds; renta...
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