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Approve a Memorandum of Understanding with Community Action Partnership Solano Joint Powers Authority for coordinated entry of homeless services for the term of December 1, 2025-December 31, 2028, for a total of $253,350; and Delegate authority to the County Administrator to execute the agreement and any subsequent amendments, with County Counsel concurrence, up to an aggregate of $74,999
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The County Administrator's Office recommends the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Community Action Partnership Solano Joint Powers Authority (CAP Solano JPA) for coordinated entry of homeless services for the term of December 1, 2025-December 31, 2028, for a total of $253,350; and
2. Delegate authority to the County Administrator to execute the agreement and any subsequent amendments, with County Counsel concurrence, up to an aggregate of $74,999.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
In Solano County, CAP Solano JPA is the Administrative Entity for the Continuum of Care (CoC) and as such is required by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to operate a Coordinated Entry System (CES). The CES is a process developed to ensure that all people experiencing homelessness have fair and equal access to available housing and are quickly identified, assessed for, and connected to housing and assistance based on their strengths and needs.
HUD provides limited funding for the CES, but does not cover the full cost of the mandated services. Since 2019, Benicia, Fairfield, Rio Vista, Suisun City, Vacaville and Vallejo and the County have agreed to provide funding to supplement federal funding for the annual cost of the agreement with the operator. The most recent funding agreement with the jurisdictions expired on May 31, 2025. This item brings forward a new MOU to continue to fund the CES at the same ra...
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