Summary of Responses to the Final Reports of the 2019-20 San Mateo County Civil Grand Jury

Recommendations 11

• R1
  timeline for compliance.
• R2
  Will implement by January 31, 2021. San Mateo County R3 Will implement by January 31, 2021. Board of Supervisors R4 Will implement
• R3
  Because the homeless move from place to place, the BOS should request that the County Sheriff and Police Chiefs convene a task force to increase cross-jurisdictional coordination and communication. As part of this collaboration, they should determine if the number and training of officers is sufficient to address homeless outreach and crisis management in those localities where homelessness is the biggest problem. The task force should hold an initial meeting by December 31, 2020 and regularly thereafter to exchange information and best practices. Regarding hospitalization, discharge options and SB 1152
• R4
  By June 30, 2021, the County’s Human Services Agency (HSA) should collaborate with the Governing Board of the Health Plan of San Mateo (HPSM) to create a standard option as a housing address proxy for the homeless and ill homeless so County hospitals and services can be reimbursed for services.
• R5
  Will implement after R4 completed. 2021/22
• R6
  Will complete by September 30, 2021. 2021/22 Generally agrees but no implementation plan.
• R7
  Recommendation did not indicate a timeline for compliance. A Slow-Moving Catastrophe:
• R8
  In the planned design and rebuilding of the Maple Street Shelter, the BOS should direct the County Manager to work with departments to prioritize addressing the needs of ill homeless, especially vulnerable women and the elderly
• R9
  The County’s Department of Housing should evaluate the feasibility of securing added board and care type housing facilities to provide long-term care, staffed with appropriate medical personnel, for homeless with chronic medical and mental illness needs by December 31, 2020. Regarding WPC
• R10
  The County Manager’s Office should work with the relevant County departments to determine if it is possible to permanently fund the integration of psychiatric personnel into all outreach efforts/teams given the high presence of mental health issues among the homeless and should have the relevant County departments publicly report the results of this effort to the Board during a regularly scheduled Board meeting
• R11
  The County Manager should prioritize the completion of the integrated data systems (i.e., Health Information Exchange and Enterprise Data Warehouse) which were begun under the auspices of the WPC and report back to the Board in a public meeting by December 31, 2020, whether the funding of such integration is possible and, if so, by which date it will be completed. Applicable Follow up Responding Agency Response Recommendation Year