To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #25-106-2 with Lao Family Community Development 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 #25-106-2 with Lao Family Community Development, Inc., a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $1,047,411, to provide rapid rehousing services to individuals and families experiencing homelessness in Contra Costa County for the period from October 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Contract will result in budgeted expenditures of up to $1,047,411 over a nine-month period and will be funded as budgeted 100% by Measure X funds.
BACKGROUND:
This Contract meets the social needs of County's population by providing rapid rehousing services to the homeless population in Contra Costa County. These services 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. Lao Family Community Development Inc. was selected through a Measure X Housing Fund request for proposal (RFP) on May 16, 2024.
On September 19, 2023, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #25-106 with Lao Family Community Deve...
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