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Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) recommending the Board:
1) Make findings pursuant to Section 3.13.030 (B) of the El Dorado County Ordinance, Contracting Out, that the provision of Transitional Housing and associated services for homeless Transitional Age Youth provided by Tahoe Youth and Family Services (TYFS), are in the public's best interest and that there are specialty skills, qualifications, and equipment not expressly identified in County classifications involved in the performance of the work;
2) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign competitively bid Agreement for Services 9428 with TYFS, in the amount of $99,672, and for the term of two years from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027;
3) Authorize the Purchasing Agent to execute amendments relating to Agreement 9428, contingent upon approval by County Counsel and Risk Management, which do not increase the maximum dollar amount or term of the Agreement; and
4) Authorize the HHSA Director, or Chief Assistant Director, to execute programmatic, administrative, and fiscal documents relating to the agreement.
FUNDING: 100% State grant funding awarded through the Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention Program.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND:
On November 15, 2022, the Board authorized HHSA to apply for and accept HHAP Round 4 grant funding if awarded (Legistar file 22-1921). On March 12, 2024, the Board authorized HHSA to apply for and accept Round 5 HHAP grant funding if awarded (Legistar file 23-2113). As a requirement for applying to the HHAP Round 4 and Round 5 grant funding opportunities, HHSA and the El Dorado Opportunity Knocks Continuum of Care (EDOK CoC) had to allocate at least ten percent of its allocation as Youth Set-Aside funding, for services for unaccompanied youth who are between 12 and 24 years old and experiencing homelessness, in accordance with Health and Safety Code (HSC) Section 50218.5(f).
On October 9, 2024, at the request of HHSA, the County’s Chief Administrative...
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