Broward County Commission Regular Meeting
Director's Name: Keith D. Bostick (Deputy Director)
Department: Human Services Division: Community Partnerships
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Requested Action
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MOTION TO AUTHORIZE County Administrator to execute Agreement, subject to review for legal sufficiency by the Office of the County Attorney, between Broward County and the City of Fort Lauderdale, Florida effective upon execution through August 31, 2021 with one optional thirty-day renewal term to provide continued transitional housing services for persons experiencing homelessness currently participating in Fort Lauderdale's COVID-19 Non-congregate Hotel Program in the amount of $800,000; authorize the County Administrator to execute amendments to the Agreement (subject to review for legal sufficiency by the Office of the County Attorney) that do not increase the Agreement amount more than $1,200,000 in the aggregate; and authorize the County Administrator to take all necessary and administrative and budgetary actions to implement the Agreement.
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Why Action is Necessary
Broward County Board of County Commissioners ("Commission") approval is required for agreements with external agencies and for authorizing the County Administrator to execute agreements.
What Action Accomplishes
Provides funding to maintain transitional housing for persons experiencing homelessness currently in the City of Fort Lauderdale's Non-congregate Hotel Program.
Is this Action Goal Related
Yes
Previous Action Taken
None
Summary Explanation/Background
THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS DIVISION RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE ABOVE MOTION.
This action supports the Commission's value of "approaching human services collaboratively and compassionately, with special emphasis on the most vulnerable" and the goal to "collaborate with public and private partners to find creative, equitable, and responsible solutions to systemic community problems, especially perm...
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