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Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) recommending the Board:
1) Make findings in accordance with County Ordinance 3.13.030 (C) that due to limited timeframes, temporary or occasional nature, or schedule for the project or scope of work, the ongoing aggregate of work to be performed is not sufficient to warrant addition of permanent staff for Funding Agreement 4244 with The Center for Common Concerns, Inc. (DBA HomeBase), for the provision of a Strategic Planning Document and second-year Implementation Plan to the El Dorado Opportunity Knocks Continuum of Care;
2) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign Amendment 2 to Funding Agreement 4244 with HomeBase, with no change to the maximum obligation of $55,000, and extending the term for an additional year, through October 21, 2022; and
3) Authorize the HHSA Director, or designee, to execute further documents relating to Agreement 4244, including amendments that do not increase the maximum obligation or term of the Agreement, contingent upon approval by County Counsel and Risk Management.
FUNDING: 100% California Emergency Solutions and Housing Program Grant funding.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND:
On October 22, 2019, the Board of Supervisors approved Funding Agreement 4244 (File ID 19-1317, No. 13), to complete the development of a strategic plan and first-year implementation plan in collaboration with the El Dorado Opportunity Knocks Continuum of Care (CoC) with a term of October 22, 2019, through October 21, 2020. This Agreement 4244 was funded with California Emergency Solutions and Housing (CESH) Grant #18-CESH-12458, which has an expenditure deadline of May 6, 2024, 90 days before the end of the CESH Grant term.
To improve local coordination of resources and to ensure continued access to available federal and state grants, Funding Agreement 4244 with HomeBase was entered into for the development of a 5-year homeless Strategic Plan for El Dorado County and the CoC. HomeBase has worked consistently...
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