TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Health and Human Services Agency
MEETING DATE: May 7, 2019
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Tammy Moss Chandler
PHONE:
463-7774
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Bekkie Emery
PHONE:
463-7761
ITEM TYPE: Consent Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: N/A
AGENDA TITLE:
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Approval of Amendment to BOS Agreement No. 18-130 with Redwood Community Services, Inc. in the Amount of $25,000, for a New Total of $165,000, to Provide Resources for Families Who Are Experiencing Homelessness and Need of to be Sheltered at the Homeless Shelter in Ukiah, Effective When Fully Executed through June 30, 2019
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
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Approve amendment to BOS Agreement No. 18-130 with Redwood Community Services, Inc. in the amount of $25,000, for a new total of $165,000, to provide resources for families who are experiencing homelessness and need to be sheltered at the homeless shelter in Ukiah, effective when fully executed through June 30, 2019; authorize the Health and Human Services Agency Director or designee to sign any future amendments that do not increase the annual maximum amount; and authorize Chair to sign same.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
September 11, 2018, Item 4(n), BOS Agreement No. 18-130.
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
Redwood Community Services, Inc. (RCS) will continue to provide services to those individuals and families who are experiencing homelessness and need to be sheltered, but who are not able to stay in the Homeless Shelter, often due to a need identified in Homelessness Needs Assessment and Action Steps for Mendocino County (March 19, 2018, by Marbut Consulting). Alternate sheltering may be recommended, for example, for individuals due to medical necessity or for families if they have children. In such cases, these individuals and families are sheltered temporarily in hotels.
RCS works to link temporarily sheltered individuals and families with alternate supports as soon as possible; howev...
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