To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Amendment Agreement #25-116-2 with Shelter, Inc.
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Amendment Agreement #25-116-2 with Shelter, Inc., a non-profit corporation, to amend Contract #25-116 (as amended by Extension Agreement #25-116-1), effective July 1, 2024, to increase the payment limit by $77,000, from $500,000 to a new payment limit of $577,000 to provide additional rapid rehousing services to individuals and families experiencing homelessness or who are at risk of becoming homeless in Contra Costa County with no change in the term July 1, 2023 through December 31, 2024.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Amendment will result in additional expenditures of up to $77,000 as budgeted by the Department and funded 100% by Anthem Housing and Homelessness Incentive Program (HHIP) funds. (No rate increase)
BACKGROUND:
This contract meets the social needs of county’s population by providing rapid rehousing and housing support services to the homeless population in Contra Costa County. These services include case management which will assist participants with food assistance, substance use treatment, education and training, employment and benefits assistance, health care, mental health counseling, childcare, and credit repair. Rapid rehousing services will include providing financial assistance for security deposits, utility deposits/payments, moving costs, hotel/motel vouchers, paid shelter costs, housing application and credit/background check fees, partial, tiered or full rental subsidies, to individuals and families experiencing homelessness or who are at risk of becoming homeless.
This contract is entered into under and subject to the following legal authorities: California Government Code § 26227 and 31000. This contract was approved by Health Services Personnel to ensure there is no conflict with labor relations. The Health, Housing and Homeless Services Division Contract Monitoring staff meet on a regular basis to ensure monitoring of performance measures set forth in the contract are upheld. The request for proposal (RFP) was posted on January 11, 2023 and closed on March 3, 2023. Shelter, Inc. was selected through the RFP process on April 28, 2023.
On October 24, 2023, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #25-116 with Shelter, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $500,000 for the provision of rapid rehousing services to individuals and families experiencing homelessness or who are at risk of becoming homeless for the period July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024.
On February 27, 2024, the Board of Supervisors approved Extension Agreement #25-116-1 to extend the termination date from June 30, 2024 to December 31, 2024 to continue providing rapid rehousing services with no change in the payment limit.
Approval of Amendment Agreement #25-116-2 will allow the contractor to provide additional rapid rehousing services through December 31, 2024.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Amendment is not approved, individuals and families will not receive the necessary rapid rehousing and housing support services further putting individuals and families experiencing homelessness or who are at risk of becoming homeless at risk.
CHILDREN’S IMPACT STATEMENT:
This program supports the following Board of Supervisors’ community outcomes: “Children Ready For and Succeeding in School”; “Families that are Safe, Stable, and Nurturing”; and “Communities that are Safe and Provide a High Quality of Life for Children and Families”. Expected program outcomes include an increase in positive social and emotional development as measured by the Child and Adolescent Functional Assessment Scale (CAFAS).