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REPORT 6.1C Page 1 To the Honorable Mayor and City Council Frqm th~ Ci ; M,~o.~~r July 21, 2008 SUBJECT Amendment of Agreement with San Mateo County to provide Information and Referral Services at Fair Oaks Community Center and to include Early Entry Shelter Program. RECOMMENDATION Approve by motion and authorize City Manager to sign the amendment to the agreement between San Mateo County Human Services Agency and the City of Redwood City for Information and Referral services provided at the Fair Oaks Community Center and to add a provision for Early Entry Shelter Services. BACKGROUND In 1982, the County of San Mateo first contracted with the City of Redwood City to provide information and referral services at the Fair Oaks Community Center to low- income residents of Redwood City, North Fair Oaks, Woodside, Atherton, and Portola Valley. Since that time, the program has grown to meet the demand for services with joint funding from both the County and the City. Currently, approximately 75% of the residents seeking services are from Redwood City and approximately 25% of the residents seeking services are from unincorporated North Fair Oaks. The Information and Referral Program provides information and referral, needs assessments, crisis intervention, short-term emergency assistance, shelter referrals, forms and translation assistance, housing assistance and advocacy, and serves as a "first-stop" for individual and families in need in our community. Working closely with the County's Human Services Agency and other local non-profit organizations, the information and referral program is able to help thousands of individuals and families in need each year. The Early Entry Shelter Program serves single homeless adults who are seeking shelter and are willing and eligible to go into shelter anywhere in San Mateo County with access to a motel bed when no space is available at any of the shelters. Last year we entered into a three-year contract with the County of San Mateo expecting to amend it annually to reflect specific funding amounts. This amendment specifies that annual amount at not to exceed $71,369 for Information and Referral Services and reflects the County's decision to include the funding provided for the Early Entry Shelter Program at Fair Oaks Community Center under this amendment rather than a separate agreement. The Early Entry Shelter funding for Fiscal Year 08-09 is not to exceed $15,000. AL TERNA TIVES Council could choose not to sign the agreement - and not accept funding from San Mateo County Human Services Agency for the Fair Oaks Community Center Information and Referral program and Early Entry Shelter Program.