DATE: September 22, 2020
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Delfino E. Neira, Department of Social Services
SUBJECT: Ratification of Amendments for Emergency Shelter Services with RH Community Builders and Poverello House
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Ratify amendment I to Agreement No. 20-126 with RH Community Builders for Emergency Shelter Services in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, previously executed on September 9, 2020 by the County Administrative Officer acting as the Emergency Services Director, to extend the term by a month from September 22, 2020 to October 31, 2020 with two optional one-month renewals through December 30, 2020 and increasing the maximum by $881,364 to a total of $3,006,954.
2. Ratify amendment I to Agreement No. 20-147 with Poverello House for Emergency Shelter Services in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, previously executed on September 9, 2020 by the County Administrative Officer acting as the Emergency Services Director, to add one optional one-month renewal and one optional 40-day renewal through December 30, 2020 and increasing the maximum by $180,554 to a total of $475,850.
REPORT
There is no additional Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions which will allow the Department of Social Services to continue providing emergency shelter beds and wrap services in response to COVID-19, updating the contracted bed counts and compensation accordingly. This item is countywide
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
If your Board does not approve the recommended actions, the COVID-19 emergency shelter beds and wrap services provided by RH Community Builders (RHCB) and Poverello House will likely stop and an estimated 269 homeless individuals will be required to find alternative shelter and food amid the ongoing pandemic. Additionally, wrap services such as meals and monitoring services for those isolating in motels and shelters will stop and the bed capacities reflected in the original agreements will remain unchanged and ...
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