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Agenda Item
ASR
Control 24-000424 |
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MEETING
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06/25/24 |
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legal entity taking action: |
Board
of Supervisors |
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board of supervisors district(s): |
5 |
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SUBMITTING Agency/Department: |
County
Executive Office (Approved) |
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Department contact person(s): |
Douglas
Becht (714) 834-2323 |
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Karen
Betances (714) 834-2184 |
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Subject: Approve
First Amendment to Memorandum of Understanding with City of Laguna Beach
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ceo CONCUR |
County Counsel Review |
Clerk of the
Board |
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Concur |
Approved Agreement to Form |
Consent Calendar |
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3 Votes Board Majority |
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Budgeted: N/A |
Current
Year Cost: N/A |
Annual
Cost: FY 2024-25: $140,326 |
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Staffing
Impact:
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No |
#
of Positions: |
Sole
Source: N/A |
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Current Fiscal Year Revenue: N/A
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Prior Board Action: 5/23/2023 #53, 11/8/2022 #27, 3/9/2021
#28, 7/14/2020 #34 |
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RECOMMENDED
ACTION(S):
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1. |
Approve First
Amendment to the Memorandum of Understanding between the County of Orange and
the City of Laguna Beach to allocate $140,326 of Community Development Block
Grant funding, effective July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025, for a revised
cumulative total not to exceed $685,763. |
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Authorize the
Office of Care Coordination Director or designee to execute the Memorandum of
Understanding as referenced in the Recommended Action above. |
SUMMARY:
Approval of First
Amendment to the Memorandum of Understanding between the County of Orange and
the City of Laguna Beach will provide Community Development Block Grant program
funding, to serve individuals experiencing homelessness in the City of Laguna Beach.
BACKGROUND
INFORMATION:
On an annual
basis, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) provides
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program funding to states, cities and
counties via urban communities by providing decent housing and a suitable
living environment, and by expanding economic opportunities, principally for
low and moderate-income persons. The County of Orange (County) completed the
Funding Allocation Policy and Process (FAPP) to outline the methods used by
Urban County Program to distribute federal and local funds, including CDBG. The
Urban County Program is comprised of 12 cities with populations under 50,000
(small participating cities), two cities with populations over 50,000
(metropolitan or Metro cities) and unincorporated areas of Orange
County. The Urban County Program includes the City of Laguna Beach (City),
as a small participating city.
Through the FAPP,
the County and the City agreed that the CDBG funding would be utilized to
support low-threshold emergency shelter and regional homelessness activities.
Prior Board Actions:
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Board
Date |
Contract/Amendment |
Action |
Term
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6/23/2020 |
Approve the Annual Action Plan |
Approve as Recommended |
N/A |
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7/14/2020 |
Approval of amendments to Consolidated
and Annual Action Plans |
Approve as Recommended |
N/A |
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3/9/2021 |
Approve amendments to Consolidated and
Annual Action Plans |
Approve as Recommended |
N/A |
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11/8/2022 |
Substantial Amendment 2 of the FY
2021-22 Annual Action Plan |
Approve as Recommended |
N/A |
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5/23/2023 |
Approve Memoranda of Understanding |
Approve as Recommended |
July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2025 |
For FY2023-24, the
County Executive Office (CEO) Office of Care Coordination worked with the City
of Laguna Beach to establish a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) further
outlining and detailing how CDBG funding will be utilized to support the
regional activities addressing homelessness within the City. The MOU between the
County and the City of Laguna Beach established program content and purpose,
along with specific guidelines for the implementation and administration of the
CDBG and Community Development Block Grant Coronavirus Round 3 (CDBG-CV3)
funding to serve individuals experiencing homelessness in the City. The Orange
County Preference Policy is not applicable to this MOU.
The CDBG funding
was programmed to continue to enhance the operations of the Alternative
Sleeping Location (ASL), a low barrier, 45-bed emergency shelter within the
City. In addition, the City utilized CDBG-CV3 funding to enhance its mobile
crisis response program and to provide community-based stabilization services
to individuals experiencing homelessness within the City of Laguna Beach. The
mobile crisis response program targets vulnerable individuals experiencing
mental health, substance use as well as other non-medical emergency challenges
and be used as a diversion from emergency personnel, hospitalizations and/or
treatment facilities. From August 2023- March 2024, a total of 3,159 services
were completed; 2,374 outreach services, 608 dispatches, 177 follow ups.
In the Amendment
to the MOU, the City will utilize the annual allocation of funds for the
operations, essential services and supportive services provided at the ASL to
serve individuals experiencing homelessness in the South Service Planning Area
with the goal of increasing exits to permanent housing options.
The Office of Care
Coordination is bringing this MOU to the Board for approval less than 30 days
before the MOU start date as there were delays in the CDBG funding programming
requirements. Orange County Community Resources (OCCR) as the pass-through agency
for the CDBG funding, works around Federal timelines and these timelines often
vary on an annual basis and as a result, OCCR had to delay the Annual Action
Plan and Public Hearing item now going to the Board on the June 4, 2024,
meeting. The Office of Care Coordination worked expeditiously to finalize the
MOU with the City to allocate funding for the ASL program.
Approval of the MOU with the City of
Laguna Beach will continue to support the provision of emergency shelter
services and efforts to address homelessness in the South Service Planning Area
and support the overall System of Care. By approving the Recommended Actions,
the County will maintain vital homeless service infrastructure for individuals
experiencing homelessness and support the City’s commitment and efforts to
address homelessness.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Appropriations for
this Amendment to the MOU will be included in Budget Control 018 FY 2024-25
Budget request and are offset by CDBG funding.
STAFFING IMPACT:
N/A
REVIEWING
AGENCIES:
OC Community Resources
ATTACHMENT(S):
Attachment A – First Amendment
Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Laguna Beach
Attachment B - Redlines to Memorandum of Understanding
Attachment C - Contract Summary Form