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BACKGROUND In September 2002, the cities of Livermore and Pleasanton contracted with ICF Consulting, Inc. to conduct a Human Services Needs Assessment for the Tri-Valley. In 2003, the Needs Assessment was completed and has been used in the Tri-Valley to fill service gaps and as a tool for non-profit agencies to leverage funding when applying for grants. At the April 15, 2008 meeting of the City Council, the Council approved the formation of an Ad Hoc Grants Working Group (Working Group) to carry out a City Council priority by reviewing the City's existing grant programs. Councilmembers Sullivan and Cook-Kallio were appointed and represented the Council on the Working Group. The Working Group met four (4) times from June through October 2008, developing recommendations for the Council's consideration regarding opportunities to streamline and enhance the City's grant process. On June 16, 2009, the City Council approved the Working Group's recommendations as follows: 1. Annually adjust the total funding for the City Grant program based on an increase in City General Fund revenue for the preceding fiscal year. 2. Adopt a one-year rollover provision for carrying over City Grant funding from a previous grant cycle. 3. Establish a coordinated/streamlined grant process with a new rebranded Housing and Human Services grant program that combines general fund City Grant funding for human services with federal grant funds (e.g., CDBG and HOME). (The new Housing and Human Services Grant Program was implemented for the FY 2010/11 funding cycle.) 4. Recommend the City Council consider an update to the Human Services Needs Assessment study as part of its Annual Work Plan. At the November 16, 2010 meeting of the City Council, the Council approved a professional services agreement with Resource Development Associates (RDA) to assess the current and future conditions of the Tri-Valley region's Human Services Delivery Network, identify service gaps and provide recommendations to strengthen delivery efforts and identify service priorities for federal and local grant programs. On January 24, 2012, a Joint Workshop of the City Council and Human Services Commission was held to discuss the Needs Assessment, concluding that the Council would like the Commission to continue to explore opportunities for improving services and requested that the Commission provide recommendations on the next steps of the Eastern Alameda County Human Services Needs Assessment. At its regular meeting on May 16, 2012, the Human Services Commission approved the Eastern Alameda County 2011 Human Services Needs Assessment: Findings Report. Page 2 of 4