Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Ken Cole, Director, Human Services Agency
Subject: Agreements with Core Service Agencies
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing:
A) The President of the Board of Supervisors to execute agreements to provide Core Agency and Lifeline Transportation services for the term of July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2025 in the following amounts: (1) Coastside Hope, $603,988; (2) Pacifica Resource Center, $569,923; (3) Puente de la Costa Sur, $349,495; (4) Samaritan House, $2,028,157; (5) Samaritan House (South Program), $713,179; (6) Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) of San Francisco, $884,506; (7) Daly City Peninsula Partnership Collaborative, $980,085; and
B) The Human Services Agency Director, or designee, to execute an agreement to provide Core Agency and Lifeline Transportation services for the term of July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2025 with the City of Redwood City (Fair Oaks Community Center) in the amount of $938,379.
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BACKGROUND:
Core Service Agencies provide critical safety-net (Core) services to vulnerable, low-income San Mateo County residents, including emergency food and referral, emergency rental assistance, information on housing resources, utility bill financial assistance, transportation assistance, and referral to the homeless Coordinated Entry System through which residents experiencing homelessness can be assessed and connected to homeless services. San Mateo County residents have a need for Core services, particularly those who are facing additional challenges due to impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic, extremely high housing costs, and other challenges.
On January 20, 2022, the Human Services Agency (HSA) issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for Core Service Agency (safety-net) services. An evaluation committee met, and using the criteria outlined in the RFP, selected multiple agencies to provide Core...
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