To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Amendment Agreement #25-084-5 with Contra Costa Interfaith Transitional Housing, Inc. (dba Hope Solutions)
☒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 Amendment Agreement #25-084-4 with Contra Costa Interfaith Transitional Housing, Inc. (dba Hope Solutions), a non-profit corporation, to amend Contract #25-084-4, effective July 1, 2024, to increase the payment limit by $1,600,000, from $1,342,790 to a new total payment limit of $2,942,790 and to extend the termination date from June 30, 2025 through June 30, 2027 to provide additional rapid rehousing and homeless prevention services for transition aged youth (TAY), adults, and families in Contra Costa County.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Amendment Agreement will result in additional expenditures of $1,600,000 funded 100% by Homeless Housing Assistance and Prevention Program (HHAPP) funds, as budgeted by the department. (No rate increase)
BACKGROUND:
This Contract meets the social needs of county’s population by providing rapid rehousing and homeless prevention services to the homeless TAY, adult and family 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 participants experiencing homelessness or who are at risk of becoming homeless. Contractor has been providing rapid rehousing and homeless prevention services for the County since January 1, 2020. The request for proposal (RFP) was posted on January 11, 2023 and closed on March 3, 2023. This Contractor was selected through the RFP process on April 28, 2023.
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.
On November 28, 2023, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #25-084-4 with Contra Costa Interfaith Transitional Housing, Inc. (dba Hope Solutions) in an amount of $1,342,790 to provide wraparound rapid rehousing and homeless prevention services for homeless TAY in Contra Costa County to achieve self-sufficiency and housing stability for the period January 1, 2023 through June 30, 2025.
Approval of Contract Amendment Agreement #25-084-5 will allow contractor to provide additional rapid rehousing and homeless prevention services to TAY, adults, and families through June 30, 2027.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Amendment Agreement is not approved, homeless TAY, adults, and families in Contra Costa County will not receive housing assistance provided by contractor further putting their health and safety at risk.