Health & Human Services housing, more on Placer Supervisors' agenda

The Placer County Board of Supervisors is slated to receive various updates during its Sept. 27 meeting. The first agenda item, scheduled at 10 a.m., is to receive an overview of the funding and expenditures for the Health and Human Services (HHS) department. According to the staff report, HHS has 800 staff members and offers integrated programs through its Adult System of Care, Children's System of Care, Human Services, Public Health and Environmental Health and Animal Services divisions. The department relies on the General Fund for nearly 17 percent of its annual budget and most of its funding comes from state and federal sources, the staff report notes. Additionally, the staff report states there is growing interest from stakeholders to better understand the department's funding and expenditures. At 11:30 a.m., the board is scheduled to receive the annual update on the county housing program. The update will include the 2022-23 work plan, which will focus on funding and resources; advocacy, relations and communication; advancing housing policy and adaptive regulations; and housing development and incentive programs. The staff report notes work to create affordable housing opportunities continues through negotiations with developers, technical assistance for projects and the lease and sale of county land. These efforts are to meet the county's Regional Housing Needs Allocation of 7,854 new units the county needs to plan for during the 2021-29 housing element planning period. The board is also scheduled to receive an update at 1:30 p.m. on facilities improvements for the Placer County Government Center (PCGC) in North Auburn. According to the staff report, the update will include the progress of the Health and Human Services Center building construction, county departmental relocation and consolidation and the current phase of the Tier 1 infrastructure improvements, which includes water, sewer and stormwater system improvements. These efforts are part of the PCGC Master Plan, a long-term document guiding development on the 200-acre government campus. Tuesday's meeting is scheduled at 9 a.m. The public is invited to attend at the County Administrative Center, 175 Fulweiler Ave. in Auburn, or online at placer.ca.gov/boslive. The agenda can be found at placer.ca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/64022/2022-092722-Additional-Documents.