Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Nicole Pollack, Director, Human Services Agency
Subject: Amendment to the Agreement with LifeMoves for Shelter Services
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing an amendment to the agreement with LifeMoves to continue to provide shelter services, increasing the amount by $950,444 for a new total obligation amount not to exceed $3,755,682 for the same term of July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2020.
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BACKGROUND:
After obtaining approval by your Board, by Resolution No. 075297, on June 27, 2017, the County entered into an agreement with LifeMoves to fund shelter services for a total obligation amount not to exceed $1,781,152 and a term of July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2020. LifeMoves provides emergency and transitional shelters for homeless individuals and families, housing-focused case management services and service linkages to persons who are unsheltered (living outdoors, in vehicles, or other places not meant for human habitation) as well as those who are experiencing a housing crisis and have no alternative housing options after having been assessed and referred from the Coordinated Entry System (CES). Clients served include adults and families who are experiencing homelessness and who may face a variety of barriers to maintaining housing including little to no income, evictions, criminal convictions, alcohol or substance use issues, and mental and physical health challenges.
In May 2018, the County completed its expansion of the Maple Street Shelter facility which increased the bed total from 75 to 111. On June 26, 2018, by Resolution No. 075991, your Board approved an amendment to its agreement with LifeMoves to increase the funding by $1,024,086, with no change to the term, to meet operational costs associated with the Maple Street Shelter expansion. The amendment also provided funding to offset the loss of part of a gra...
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