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File #: 25-0988    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Approval Status: Consent Agenda
File created: 11/3/2025 In control: Social Services
On agenda: 11/18/2025 Final action:
Title: Approval of Retroactive Agreement with Redwood Community Services, Inc. in the Amount of $18,800, to Provide "Homeward Bound" Transportation Services to Person Experiencing Homelessness in Mendocino County, Effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027
Attachments: 1. Agreement

To:  BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

From:  Social Services

Meeting Date:  November 18, 2025

 

Department Contact:  

DeDe Parker

Phone: 

707-463-7761

Department Contact:  

Megan Van Sant

Phone: 

707-463-7733

 

Item Type:   Consent Agenda

 

Time Allocated for Item: N/A

 

 

Agenda Title:

title

Approval of Retroactive Agreement with Redwood Community Services, Inc. in the Amount of $18,800, to Provide “Homeward Bound” Transportation Services to Person Experiencing Homelessness in Mendocino County, Effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027

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Recommended Action/Motion:

recommendation

Approve retroactive Agreement with Redwood Community Services, Inc. in the amount of $18,800, to provide “Homeward Bound” transportation services to individuals experiencing homelessness in Mendocino County, effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027; authorize the Social Services Director or designee to sign any future amendments not to exceed a maximum amount of $40,000; and authorize Chair to sign same.

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Previous Board/Board Committee Actions:

Agreement SS-23-067 in the amount of $25,000 for similar Homeward Bound services was approved by the Chief Executive Officer and Direct of Social Services on April 10, 2024, for a term of service ending June 30, 2025.

 

Summary of Request

Mendocino County currently contracts with Redwood Community Services, Inc. (RCS) to provide transportation services to individuals experiencing homelessness who have identified stable places to stay in locales outside of the county. Through the proposed Agreement, RCS will provide assistance to homeless individuals in need of transportation outside of the county, including bus tickets, trains, air flights, and in limited circumstances, fuel for individuals with access to an automobile. The contractor will enter all relevant demographic and service data for individuals accessing Homeward Bound services in the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS), so that system administrators can track outcomes over time.  Transportation services will be available to eligible homeless individuals currently residing in all regions of Mendocino County.

 

Grant funding from the Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention Program (HHAP) jointly allocated to Mendocino County and the Mendocino County Homeless Continuum of Care will be used to support the services described in the proposed Agreement.

 

This contract is retroactive due to the need to close out grant fund accounting and related program activities for the prior fiscal year in order to accurately estimate and plan for the current year’s contract amount and expected services.

 

Alternative Action/Motion:

Return to staff for alternative handling.                     

 

Strategic Plan Priority Designation: A Safe and Healthy County

 

Supervisorial District:  All

                                          

Vote Requirement:  Majority

                                          

 

 

Supplemental Information Available Online At:

<https://www.redwoodcommunityservices.org/integratedhealth>

 

Fiscal Details:

source of funding: Housing and Homelessness Incentive Program (HHAP)

current f/y cost: $18,800

budget clarification: n/a

annual recurring cost: $18,800

budgeted in current f/y (if no, please describe): Yes

revenue agreement: No

AGREEMENT/RESOLUTION/ORDINANCE APPROVED BY COUNTY COUNSEL: Yes

CEO Liaison: Sara Pierce, Deputy CEO                                                               

CEO Review: Yes                                            

CEO Comments:

 

FOR COB USE ONLY

Executed By: Deputy Clerk

Final Status: Item Status

Date: Date Executed

Executed Item Type: item

 

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