DATE: August 18, 2020
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Delfino E. Neira, Director, Department of Social Services
SUBJECT: Retroactive Amendment to Selma Community Outreach Ministries Agreement
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a retroactive Amendment I to Agreement No. 20-198 with Selma Community Outreach Ministries for homeless shelter services in eastern Fresno County in response to the COVID-19 pandemic to increase shelter, meals and security services, with no change to the term of May 8, 2020 through January 3, 2021 and increasing the maximum by $251,728 to a total of $781,400.
REPORT
There is no additional Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. Approval of the recommended action will allow the Department of Social Services to increase funding that is used to provide homeless shelter services including meals and security for up to 75 eligible individuals in the Super 8 Motel in the City of Selma. The services are coordinated through Selma Community Outreach Ministries (Selma COM) and funded with Community Development Block Grant - Coronavirus (CDBG-CV) funding. This item pertains to a location in District 4.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
There is no viable alternative action. Should your Board elect not to approve the recommended action, there will not be adequate funding to continue the shelter-based services available to individuals experiencing homelessness and needing to shelter-in-place in Selma.
RETROACTIVE AMENDMENT:
Department staff identified a budgeting error in the initial agreement, which will be corrected through the recommended amendment. Additionally, the recommended amendment includes CDBG-specific provisions that were omitted in the original agreement. The recommended amendment is retroactive to May 8, 2020, when Selma COM began providing services at the request of the County.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. The...
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