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Merced County accepts $6.27M CDBG disaster award for mobile-home remediation and a $211,621 SCAP award; board confirms public-health director
Summary
The Board of Supervisors accepted a $6,274,102 CDBG disaster relief allocation to replace/elevate flood-damaged mobile homes and a $211,621 Bureau of Justice Assistance SCAP award; the board also confirmed Dr. Kristen Sullivan as public health director, effective March 10.
At its Feb. 11 meeting the Merced County Board of Supervisors accepted two federal awards and confirmed a county department head.
Community & Economic Development director Mark Mims told the board the county has been allocated $6,274,102 from the federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) disaster relief program to replace and raise elevations of eligible mobile homes damaged during the January 2023 floods. Mims said an initial assessment by Habitat for Humanity identified 16 mobile homes in need of replacement at Highway 59 Mobile Home Park; staff noted a new assessment will be completed and that eligible candidates could receive up to $350,000 each. Self Help will administer the grant on the county’s behalf.
Undersheriff Corey Gibson reported the Bureau of Justice Assistance had awarded Merced County $211,621 under the SCAP program for costs related to individuals incarcerated for state and local offenses, covering the period July 2022 through December 2025. Gibson told the board SCAP funds are intended for correctional purposes such as staffing, programs and medical/behavioral-health services and reiterated the Sheriff’s Office does not perform federal immigration enforcement; he cited compliance with the California Values Act (Gov. Code §§7282, 7282.5).
Both grant items were brought to the board, public comment was opened and closed, and motions to accept each award passed unanimously.
The board also confirmed Dr. Kristen Sullivan as Merced County’s public health director after staff described an extensive recruitment. The board’s motion passed unanimously; Mendez said the appointment will become effective March 10 and Dr. Sullivan — who previously worked in county public health and in the Central California Alliance for Health — addressed the board and thanked staff and family.
