DATE: May 8, 2018
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Delfino E. Neira, Department of Social Services
SUBJECT: Amendment III to WestCare Agreement to Provide Homeless Services Training and Supplies to the Fresno Madera Continuum of Care
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute Amendment III to Agreement A-15-057-2 with WestCare California, Inc. to provide homeless services training and supplies, effective upon execution with no change in term to June 30, 2018, and increasing the maximum compensation by $40,000 to a total of $583,800.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended action will allow the Department of Social Services to utilize unexpended CalWORKs Housing Support Program (HSP) funds to secure training services and supplies to benefit the Fresno Madera Continuum of Care (FMCoC). The proposed action would allow the Department's current vendor, WestCare California, Inc. to serve as the administrative entity for procuring training and supplies to benefit homeless services within the FMCoC, with no increase to Net County Cost. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Your Board could deny the recommended action, thereby foregoing the training and supplies for homeless services and forfeiting unexpended HSP funds.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. The recommended amendment will increase the total maximum compensation of the agreement by $40,000. The recommended amendment will be entirely funded by the CalWORKs HSP allocation. Sufficient appropriations are included in the FY 2017-18 Adopted Budget for the Department of Social Services, Org 5610, and will be included in subsequent annual budgets.
DISCUSSION:
The Department is a long-time regional representative in the FMCoC, a consortium of homeless service agencies that have come together to coordinate as a system and maximize the efficiency of service delivery. FMCoC members are required by federal mand...
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