COUNTY OF SAN MATEO

Board of Supervisors

 

DATE:

7/24/06

BOARD MEETING DATE:

8/15/06

SPECIAL NOTICE/HEARING

None

VOTE REQUIRED

Majority

 

TO:

Honorable Board of Supervisors

FROM:

Jerry Hill, President Board of Supervisors

Mark Church, Board of Supervisors

SUBJECT:

Interagency Council for HOPE

 

RECOMMENDATIONS:

    Approve a Resolution:

    1. Endorsing the proposed Interagency Council structure and purpose for HOPE (Housing Our People Effectively), San Mateo County’s Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness.

    2. Designating the following organizations to represent providers and the community-at-large: Shelter Network, Samaritan House, Mental Health Association, Mid-Peninsula Housing Coalition, Peninsula Clergy Network, Housing Nachos, Police Chiefs Association, Daly City/Colma Chamber of Commerce and Continuum of Care Committee.

    3. Appointing representatives from the Board of Supervisors to the Interagency Council.

 

VISION ALIGNMENT:

Commitment: Offer a full range of housing choices.

Goal 9: Housing exists for people at all income levels and for all generations to come.

Commitment: Responsive, effective, and collaborative government.

Goal 22: County and local governments effectively communicate, collaborate, and develop strategic approaches to issues affecting the entire county.

 

PERFORMANCE MEASURES:

Accomplish HOPE year 1 action steps by 6/30/07.

 

BACKGROUND:

On March 28, 2006 this Board endorsed Housing Our People Effectively (HOPE). HOPE is San Mateo County’s 10-year plan to prevent and end homelessness. HOPE was been created because of an emerging consensus among political and civic leaders, business, community activists, homeless and their families, housing and service providers and other stakeholders that something must be done to address the homeless issue. The HOPE vision is that homelessness will end by ensuring that safe, accessible, affordable housing is available in San Mateo County. HOPE is a ten-year action plan that will change the way the government and the community work together to solve homelessness.

As part of HOPE, an Interagency Council was to be established to provide leadership and facilitate collaboration in order to implement the various actions called for in the plan.

 

DISCUSSION:

The Interagency Council (IAC) will be an inclusive body representing HOPE stakeholders. The IAC will have three main areas of work that flow from the Plan’s recommendations:

§ Intra-County Planning and Coordination: work on comprehensive, multi-disciplinary service strategies between and among County Departments.

§ City/County Planning and Coordination: work on comprehensive and coordinated housing and services strategies across jurisdictions.

§ Government/Non-profit Program Development and Refinement: work to refine existing programs and develop new programs as recommended in the HOPE Plan; preparing HUD Continuum of Care application and garner other competitive program-related funding, and coordination with other program planning and policy bodies.

    The IAC will be responsible for establishing priorities, approving project plans and endorsing projects for further approval to the appropriate jurisdictional entity(s). In addition, the IAC will forward recommendations specific to the Blue Ribbon Committee in support of their role and responsibilities. The IAC will establish and oversee the implementation of Memorandums of Understanding with HEART and the Housing Leadership Council for fund development and advocacy support.

    Membership will consist of the following:

    ∙ Board of Supervisors (2)

    ∙ Entitlement Cities (4)

    ∙ Non-entitlement Cities (identified by CCAG) (2)

    ∙ County Managers Office (1)

    ∙ City Managers (2)

    ∙ Chair, Continuum of Care (1)

    The following 8 slots will be filled by a representative from the organization designated by the Board of Supervisors

    ∙ Non-Profit Service Providers (4)

    ∙ At-large (4)

Members will serve 3 year terms

Upon this Board’s approval, the HOPE Interim Workgroup will begin to assemble the remaining members of the IAC.

The Interagency Council will convene its first meeting by the end of October.

 

FISCAL IMPACT:

There will be no fiscal impact by on San Mateo County by approving these recommendations.