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a. Receive a presentation on the Request for Proposal process for the new homeless housing navigation facility, the SHARE Center; and
b. Approve Bay Area Community Services as the recommended operator for the SHARE Center identified through the RFP process; and
c. Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Social Services to negotiate a service agreement with Bay Area Community Services (BACS) to serve as the operator of the SHARE Center pursuant to the Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Salinas and County of Monterey approved on October 9, 2018.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Receive a presentation on the Request for Proposal process for the new homeless housing navigation facility, the SHARE Center; and
b. Approve Bay Area Community Services as the recommended operator for the SHARE Center identified through the RFP process; and
c. Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Social Services to negotiate a service agreement with Bay Area Community Services (BACS) to serve as the operator of the SHARE Center pursuant to the Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Salinas and County of Monterey approved on October 9, 2018.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The County and City of Salinas have partnered to build a new housing navigation center at 845 E. Laurel Drive in Salinas, expected to open in Spring 2021. The SHARE Center will serve up to 100 City and County residents experiencing homelessness and will provide services in a housing navigation center model, including emergency shelter and wraparound services with a Housing First approach. In late 2018, The City and the County entered into an MOU establishing roles and responsibilities on the development and operation of the SHARE Center. Under the MOU, the City was tasked with leading the Request for Proposal process of the SHARE Center operator. The RFP process, which included; a community and service provider survey, a Bidders ...
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