DATE: June 4, 2019
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Delfino E. Neira, Director, Department of Social Services
SUBJECT: Homeless Emergency Aid Program and California Emergency Solutions and Housing Agreements
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute an Agreement with Mental Health Systems, Inc. for Triage Center Emergency Shelter Services, effective upon execution through May 31, 2021, total not to exceed $2,169,221.
2. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute an Agreement with Poverello House for Triage Center Emergency Shelter Services, effective upon execution through May 31, 2021, total not to exceed $382,547.
3. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute an Agreement with Turning Point of Central California, Inc. for Triage Center Emergency Shelter Services, effective upon execution through May 31, 2021, total not to exceed $1,576,357.
4. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute an Agreement with Mental Health Systems, Inc. for Bridge Emergency Housing Services, effective upon execution through November 30, 2021, total not to exceed $1,596,875.
5. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute an Agreement with WestCare California, Inc. for Diversion Services, effective upon execution through November 30, 2021, total not to exceed $1,200,000.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended actions will allow the Department to provide Triage Center Emergency Shelter (Triage Center), Bridge Emergency Housing (Bridge Housing), and Diversion services to the homeless in Fresno and Madera Counties, with no Net County Cost. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
There are no viable alternative actions. Should your Board not approve the recommended actions, the Department would be out of compliance with the spending plans submitted to the State for the Homeless Emergency Aid Program (HEAP) and the California Emergency Solutions and Housing (CESH) program.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no Net County Cost assoc...
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