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Annual Action Plan 2023 8 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 09/30/2021) The CoC Results Based Accountability (RBA) Committee developed system level and program level performance measures in 2017, and in 2018 the RBA Committee benchmarked those outcomes and set performance targets. These measures and targets appear in county and city contracts for homeless services. Alameda County Housing and Community Development Department supports CoC initiatives to measure and evaluate performance by administering the HMIS and as a founding member of the CoC Results Based Accountability Committee. In 2022, to better center race equity, utilize additional data sources besides HMIS data, and cover indicators of most importance and interest the CoC Practitioner Scorecard was revised. The new scorecard has 13 indicators that will now be disaggregated by race/ethnicity (whereas in the past there were none), has added measures to monitor coordinated entry and includes additional data from 211 and census data. The CoC utilizes the HUD system wide performance outcome measures for evaluating ESG funded projects. The Results Based Accountability committee developed system performance outcomes into measures for each component of the Housing Crisis Response System, including those funded by ESG such as outreach, shelter and RRH. The Committee also developed measures for data quality and service quality as well as outcomes. All jurisdictions within Alameda County administering local and federal funds including ESG incorporate these new measures into funding contracts. For more information see: http://www.everyonehome.org/measuring-success.html. All providers receiving ESG funds will be contractually expected to meet or exceed performance standards. The CoC will seat a new committee this year, the System Impact Committee, that will take the place of the RBA Committee. The aim is to develop more in-depth and comprehensive system-wide data monitoring tools that track outcomes in the Home Together Plan and other new committees that will be seated soon including the Housing Capacity Committee and the Youth Committee. CoC partners developed county-wide system standards to be implemented with related program funding including Emergency Solutions Grant funds. The standards for assistance have been updated to incorporate the use of the new assessment scoring tool and continuous prioritization. In addition, Alameda County adopted standards for the operation of emergency shelters and all shelters funded with County general funds and ESG funds are expected to comply with those standards. Those standards include accepting persons referred by coordinated entry with no sobriety or income requirements for receiving ESG assistance. The CoC’s HMIS Committee and Workgroup works closely with the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) Lead. The committee collaborates with the HMIS Lead to update policies and procedures related to HMIS operations, including a Privacy Plan, Security Plan, and Data Quality Plan. On an annual basis, the HMIS Committee completes a monitoring process of the HMIS Lead to support ongoing quality improvements. The work of the committee includes developing recommendations for changes to the HMIS database, reviewing system-level data reports, and implementing the Data Quality Plan.