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a. Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Social Services to sign Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. A-13047 with the Coalition of Homeless Services Providers, adding $72,000, retroactive to July 1, 2016, to include Continuum of Care coordination, inclement weather planning, and Lead Me Home/10 Year Plan activities, increasing the total contract amount to $487,500 for the period January 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017; and
b. Authorize the Director of the Department of Social Services to sign up to (3) amendments to this agreement where the total amendments do not exceed 10% ($41,550) of the original contract amount, and do not significantly change the scope of work.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Social Services to sign Amendment #1 to Agreement #A-13047 with the Coalition of Homeless Services Providers, adding $72,000, retroactive to July 1, 2016, to include Continuum of Care coordination, inclement weather planning, and Lead Me Home/10 Year Plan activities, increasing the total contract amount to $487,500 for the period January 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017; and
b. Authorize the Director of the Department of Social Services to sign up to (3) amendments to this agreement where the total amendments do not exceed 10% ($41,550) of the original contract amount, and do not significantly change the scope of work.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
On February 2, 2016, the Board of Supervisors approved the execution of a contract with the Coalition of Homeless Services Providers to develop and implement the Coordinated Assessment and Referral System (CARS). With this contract the Coalition has been able to hire and train two (2) FTE positions to maintain and support the CARS data system ensuring resource availability and shelter capacity is kept up to date, while also expanding the HMIS capacity to fully incorporate all components of CARS. While ...
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