San Diego County Board of Supervisors to vote on more cash for lodging, meals vouchers for flood victims

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) – The San Diego County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday is anticipated to vote on how a lot further cash will probably be allotted in direction of extending housing and meals help for victims of the Jan. 22 floods.

The vote comes at a vital time when county vouchers for lodging is ready to run out March 25 and nonprofits serving to flood victims have mentioned they’re operating out of cash.

Every of the objects the board will vote on Tuesday would require a minimal of 4 votes every as a result of the funding for the help will probably be pulled from the Normal Fund Reserve –which is at the moment beneath its minimal stability — to go in direction of the Workplace of Emergency Providers, Providers & Provides.

The votes will probably be for the next objects:

1. Adopting a decision permitting more cash to go to flood victims.

2. Allocating an additional $6.6 million in direction of the momentary housing price range, as a part of the county’s Emergency Non permanent Non-Congregate Lodging (ETL) Program launched on Feb. 12, 2024.

3. Allocating as much as $3 million in direction of meals help.

That third vote above consists of three totally different choices the board should select from, figuring out what number of meals every flood sufferer would obtain per day for the following two months:

a. One meal per day for sixty days at a complete value of as much as $1,000,000. (4 VOTES)

b. Two meals per day for sixty days at a complete value of as much as $2,000,000. (4 VOTES)

c. Three meals per day for sixty days at a complete value of as much as $3,000,000. (4 VOTES)