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REPORT 6.2A Page 1 To the Honorable Mayor and City Council From the Cil Mana er February 11, 2008 SUBJECT Authorization to Submit 2008-09 Application to San Mateo County Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) and designate contact person RECOMMENDATION Approve resolution to authorize the submission of an application for the Early Entry Shelter Program (EESP) at the Fair Oaks Community Center to the San Mateo County Department of Housing for COBG Funding for FY 08-09 and to designate Human Services Manager, Terj Chin as the contact person. BACKGROUND In April 2007, as a part of HOPE, the 10 year plan to end homelessness in San Mateo County, the Fair Oaks Community Center launched the Early Entry Shelter Pilot Program with $25,000 from the County of San Mateo Human Services Agency and in partnership with Shelter Network's Maple Street Shelter and Samaritan House' Safe Harbor Shelter. Under this program, single homeless adults who are seeking shelter and are willing and eligible to go into shelter anywhere in San Mateo County are able to access a motel bed when no space is available at any of the shelters. The Fair Oaks Community Center secured additional funds from the County of San Mateo and from Silicon Valley Community Funds to extend the pilot program through June 2008. In the first six months of the pilot program, 83% more individuals accessed shelter services through Fair Oaks Community Center compared to the same time period the previous year (148 from April -September 2007; 81 from April - September 2006), Because of the positive results from the pilot, the City proposes to make EESP an ongoing program and is currently seeking outside funding sources to make it possible. Although initial funding for the pilot was made available through the San Mateo County Human Services Agency (HSA), it is unlikely that HSA funding will be available for this program in FY 08-09. As a result, the City is submitting an application for $20,000 for EESP to the San Mateo County Office Department of Housing for COBG Funding. One of the requirements for submission is a resolution from the City Council authorizing submission of the application and designating a contact person. AL TERNA TIVES Without a resolution, the City cannot apply for San Mateo County CDBG Funds for EESP at the Fair Oaks Community Center. FISCAL IMPACT The City is requesting $20,000 from the San Mateo County CDBG Funds for FY 08-09 to help fund the continuation of the Early Entry Shelter Program to assist single homeless adults on the path towards ending their homelessness.