Title
a. Ratify the execution by the County Administrator Officer's approval of agreement with Coalition of Homeless Services Providers, signed on September 9, 2020 retroactively for $3,601,213 to operate the Project Roomkey program for "high-risk COVID-19" homeless residents of Monterey County for a term of 9/8/2020 through December 31, 2020; and
b. Authorize the Director of the Department of Social Services to sign up to three (3) additional amendments to this agreement where the total amendments do not increase funding for the Agreement and does not significantly change the scope of work.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Ratify the execution by the County Administrator Officer's approval of agreement with Coalition of Homeless Services Providers, signed on September 9, 2020 retroactively for $3,601,213 to operate the Project Roomkey program for "high-risk COVID-19" homeless residents of Monterey County for a term of 9/8/2020 through December 31, 2020; and
b. Authorize the Director of the Department of Social Services to sign up to three (3) additional amendments to this agreement where the total amendments do not increase funding for the Agreement and does not significantly change the scope of work.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The purpose of this agreement is to transfer oversight and operations of the 'high-risk COVID-19" Project Roomkey services, which provides non-congregate shelter options for people experiencing homelessness and are at high risk for medical complications were they to become infected from COVID-19. Referrals to this program continue to be received and processed through the Monterey County Emergency Operations Center by way of the Health Department and local hospitals. Additionally, oversight and operations of the "COVID-19 positive and under investigation" portion of Project Roomkey remains within the County.
This agreement is sole sourced to the Coalition of Homeless Services Providers due to their uni...
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