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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 it is appropriate to contract with the Tahoe Coalition for the Homeless, Inc. (TCH) to provide supportive case management and placement services for medically vulnerable homeless individuals and sheltering in non-congregate shelters under Agreement for Services 5836 as due to the 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 the addition of permanent staff;
2) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign Amendment 1 to Agreement 5836 with TCH with no change to the term that began July 12, 2021, on a month-to-month basis until terminated, to provide supportive case management and placement and sheltering services for medically vulnerable homeless individuals, in non-congregate shelters, increasing the maximum obligation to $410,000; and
3) Authorize the HHSA Director, or designee, to execute further documents relating to Agreement 5836, including amendments that do not increase the maximum compensation, contingent upon approval by County Counsel and Risk Management.
FUNDING: Various Housing and Homeless Program grants, including but may not be limited to COVID-19 specific grants.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND:
On July 27, 2021 (File ID 21-1178) the Board of Supervisors approved Agreement 5836 with Tahoe Coalition for the Homeless (TCH), to provide ongoing case management, and placement of individuals in need of non-congregate shelter (NCS), as well as food and miscellaneous items for those individuals placed in NCS.
On August 14, 2021, the Caldor Fire started east of Omo Ranch in the County, resulting in mandatory evacuation orders in several communities on the West Slope of the County and into South Lake Tahoe. The clients being housed in NCS in Pollock Pines were evacuated to South Lake Tahoe, and...
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