Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Louise F. Rogers, Chief, County Health
Cassius Lockett, Director, Public Health, Policy and Planning
Subject: Agreement with Mental Health Association of San Mateo County for Housing and Related Services
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing an agreement with Mental Health Association of San Mateo County to provide housing and related services for the term of July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020, in an amount not to exceed $652,390.
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BACKGROUND:
The San Mateo County STD/HIV Program (SMSH) has received funding from the federal Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS Program (HOPWA) to provide housing services to San Mateo County residents affected by HIV/AIDS. For the past 20 years, SMSH has contracted with Mental Health Association of San Mateo County (MHA) to provide housing and housing-related services.
DISCUSSION:
Under this agreement, MHA will provide short-term rent and mortgage assistance, benefits counseling, and case management services to County residents affected by HIV/AIDS. A Request for Proposals was released in January 2017, and MHA was the sole participant with a proposal to provide housing and related services. The selection committee reviewed the proposal and determined that the proposal met service requirements.
The resolution contains the County's standard provisions allowing amendment of the County's fiscal obligations by a maximum of $25,000 (in aggregate).
The agreement and resolution have been reviewed and approved by County Counsel as to form. This agreement is coming to your Board late due to delays in the authorization of federal funding.
Approval of this agreement contributes to the Shared Vision 2025 outcome of a Healthy Community by providing housing services, benefit counseling and case management to individuals with HIV/AIDS. It is anticipated that these services will enable 95% o...
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