To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #25-046-25 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 Contract #25-046-25 with Shelter, Inc., a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $1,186,768, to provide support services to county residents experiencing homelessness who have a disability and are receiving services in the Supportive Housing Program, for the period from December 1, 2023 through November 30, 2024.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This contract will result in contractual service expenditures of up to $1,186,768 and is funded 98% Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and 2% Mental Health Services Act (MHSA). (Rate increase)
BACKGROUND:
This contract meets the social needs of the county’s population by providing housing support services to county residents experiencing homelessness. Shelter Inc. has been providing housing support services to homeless county residents who have a disability and who are enrolled in the supportive housing program since August 2001. This contractor has been a longstanding partner in previous projects, fostering a deep understanding of our organization's mission, values, and long-term objectives. Engaging them again will enable knowledge transfer, avoiding knowledge gaps and ensuring continuity in service delivery to vulnerable populations experiencing housing instability or homelessness.
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. This contractor was approved by the Public Works Department’s Purchasing Division on January 24, 2024.
On December 6, 2022, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #25-046-24 with Shelter, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $1,073,302 to provide support services to county residents in the Supportive Housing Program that are homeless and have a disability, for the period from December 1, 2022 through November 30, 2023.
Approval of Contract #25-046-25 will allow the contractor to continue to provide housing support services through November 30, 2024. This contract is late due to prolonged negotiations between the Health, Housing and Homeless Services Division and contractor.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this contract is not approved, county residents who are homeless with a disability and are receiving services in the supportive housing program will not receive services from this contractor.