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Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) recommending the Board approve the addition of a $55,000 Security Camera System Project Fixed Asset in Fiscal Year 2022-23 for the Homeless Navigation Center at the old juvenile hall located at 295 Fair Lane.
FUNDING: State funding.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND:
On September 20, 2022, with Legistar item 22-1693, the Board approved the implementation of a temporary Navigation Center at 299 Fair Lane as quickly as possible after December 15, 2022. Staff from HHSA, Facilities, Information Technologies (IT), and the Chief Administrative Office have been working to implement the Board’s direction. A key component of the Homeless Navigation Center is a Security Camera System that will enable the County’s contracted service provider, Volunteers of America (VOA), to monitor the center, increasing the security of the staff and participants. IT, HHSA, and VOA conducted multiple walkthroughs of the facility to determine the security camera system needs. IT worked with the County’s security camera contractor to obtain a quote for the project.
HHSA is recommending the Board approve the addition of a $55,000 Security Camera System Project Fixed Asset in Fiscal Year 2022-23 for the Homeless Navigation Center. The addition of the Fixed Asset will allow HHSA to contract for these services and order the supplies needed to open the Navigation Center as soon as possible, as directed by the Board. A budget transfer is not needed at this time as HHSA had budgeted Fixed Asset appropriations for a homeless project that was not approved by the Board. The approval of the item will enable HHSA to work with Procurement and Contracts to contract for these services which are within Purchasing Agent authority.
ALTERNATIVES:
The Board could choose not to approve the security camera project, but this would lower the security of the Homeless Navigation Center in the old juvenile hall facility.
PRIOR BOARD ACTION:
See above.
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