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Receive a verbal update on Homeless Warming Shelter and provide direction to the Administrative Office to move forward with any potential options. We will provide the latest information at the Board meeting due to constrained timeframe.
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RECOMMENDATION:
Receive a verbal update on Homeless Warming Shelter and provide direction to the Administrative Office moving forward with any potential options. We will provide the latest information at the Board meeting due to constrained timeframe.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Department of Social Services (DSS) and the City of Salinas have been working together for the last four years to provide an emergency shelter in downtown Salinas for homeless individuals and families during the inclement weather months. In preparation for the 2016-2017 inclement weather period, the County agreed with the City of Salinas' request to administer the contract and the lease for center operations. On October 4, 2016, your Board authorized the Department of Social Services to:
• Execute a funding agreement with the City of Salinas to partner in the cost of the Salinas Winter Warming Shelter;
• Enter into a lease through April 30, 2017 with the Transportation Agency of Monterey County for 4,932 square feet of space located at 20 West Market Street to serve as the Salinas Winter Warming Shelter;
• Enter into a standard agreement with Community Homeless Solutions for $216,000 to operate the Salinas Winter Warming Shelter for the period of November 1, 2016 through April 30,2017;
• Sign up to three (3) amendments to the agreements with Community Homeless Solutions and the City of Salinas where total contract amounts do not exceed ten percent (10%) of the original contract amounts and do not significantly change the scope of services.
On April 26, 2017, the Transportation Agency of Monterey County (TAMC) agreed to extend the lease for the Salinas Winter Warming Shelter for an additional 30 days. The Board of Supervisors previously granted authority for the Director of Social Services to make amendments to the respective agreements with Community Homeless Solutions which operates the shelter and with the City of Salinas which partners in funding the shelter. With approval of the 30-day lease extension, DSS will work with Community Homeless Solutions to amend the contract for operation of the shelter through the extended term using existing authority.
Additionally, with the 30-day extension of the Salinas Winter Warming Shelter's operations, the County partners - including the County Administrators Office-Community Engagement and Strategic Advocacy Division, DSS, the Health Department, and the Resource Management Agency - have continued to work with partners in local jurisdictions to identify permanent shelter solutions
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
The County Administrative Office is working with Social Services, the Resource Management Agency, Purchasing and the Office of Emergency Services.
FINANCING:
The costs associated with the alternatives has not been determined as of yet.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS STRATEGIC INITIATIVES:
This Agreement correlates to the Health & Human Services Strategic Initiatives adopted by the Board of Supervisors by working towards the goals of improving health and quality of life outcomes by providing shelter and services to individuals and families experiencing homelessness.
Check the related Board of Supervisors Strategic Initiatives:
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