REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
AND RECORD OF ACTION
February 9, 2021
FROM
GARY HALLEN, Director, Community Development and Housing
SUBJECT
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Community Development Block Grant - CARES Act Round 1 Contracts with Various Food Service Providers/Distributors
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve contracts to provide access to food to income-eligible, food insecure households within the County of San Bernardino for the period of February 9, 2021 through April 30, 2022 with:
1. Boys and Girls Club of Greater Redlands-Riverside in an amount not-to-exceed $216,634;
2. Hi-Desert Memorial Health Care District in an amount not-to-exceed $331,400;
3. New Hope Village Inc. in an amount not-to-exceed $357,749; and
4. Operation New Hope in an amount not-to-exceed $250,012.
(Presenter: Gary Hallen, Director, 387-4391)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Promote the Countywide Vision.
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
This item will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The cost of these food preparation and/or distribution services will not exceed $1,450,000 over the terms of the contracts and is funded through the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Development Block Grant - CARES Act Round 1 (CDBG-CV1) Grant. Adequate appropriation and revenue have been included in the Community Development and Housing Department's 2020-21 budget and will be included in future recommended budgets.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
On May 19, 2020 (Item No. 109), the Board of Supervisors (Board) authorized revisions to the County of San Bernardino's (County) Fiscal Year (FY) 2015-2020 Consolidated Plan and FY 2019-2020 Annual Action Plan that allowed the County to accept and utilize $6,560,515 in federal funding from HUD to address the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Of the ...
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