Title
Joint resolution approving a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Lake County and the Lake County Coalition for the Homeless (LCCH) to provide services under Lake County's Continuum of Care and for the purposes of serving as Collaborative Applicant.
Staff Summary
* The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) provides nearly $3,000,000 of annual Continuum of Care funding to LCCH members, including Lake County as Collaborative Applicant and Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) ServicePoint lead.
* Lake County Community Development staff have informally filled the staffing capacity needs of the LCCH, a community-based membership organization comprised of agencies serving the needs of people who are homeless.
* HUD makes funding available via the LCCH to Lake County as Collaborative Applicant. This MOU defines the roles and responsibilities that accompany that funding. In the event that future HUD funding is insufficient for Lake County to provide these services, the MOU could be terminated or not renewed.
* If funded, this MOU would be renewed annually on October 1, concurrent with the renewal of HUD funding for this purpose.
Body
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Lake County Community Development requests that Lake County enter into a MOU with the LCCH which serves as the organizing body of a community-based Continuum of Care that allocates and receives nearly $3,000,000 annually from the HUD for ending homelessness; and
WHEREAS, the community development staff of the Lake County Planning, Building & Development (PBD) Department have extensive background and expertise in HUD grant administration and management; and
WHEREAS, said MOU authorizes Community Development staff of the Lake County PBD to provide services under Lake County's Continuum of Care for the purposes of serving as its Collaborative Applicant, and
WHEREAS, said MOU states that in the future event that HUD funding is insufficient for Lake County PBD to...
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