Broward County Commission Regular Meeting
Director's Name: Tara Gaudin
Department: Human Services Division: Community Partnerships
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Requested Action
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MOTION TO AUTHORIZE County Administrator to execute First Amendment to Agreement No. 22-CP-HIP-9026-01 between Broward County and The Salvation Army (subject to review for legal sufficiency by the Office of the County Attorney), increasing the Agreement amount from $602,331 to $811,945, effective retroactively from July 14, 2022, through September 30, 2022, for the provision of 46 additional emergency shelter beds and support services for individuals and families experiencing homelessness and administrative services; and authorize the County Administrator to take all necessary administrative and budgetary actions to implement the Agreement as amended.
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Why Action is Necessary
Broward County Board of County Commissioners (“Commission”) approval is required for agreements with external agencies.
What Action Accomplishes
Approval provides 46 additional emergency shelter beds and support services for individuals and families experiencing homelessness and administrative services for The Salvation Army (“TSA”).
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 permanent, supportive housing for persons experiencing, or at risk of, homelessness.” A First Amendment will provide an additional 46 emergency shelter beds and support services for individuals and families experiencing homelessness and administrative services for TSA.
On September 9, 2021 (Item No. 4), the Commission approved the Agreement between Broward County and TSA to provide rapid rehousing services and emergency shelter beds to individuals experiencing homelessness in the amount of $602,331 from October 1, 2021, through September 30, 2022.
On September 9, 2021 (Item No. 4), the Commission also approved funding for an Agreement between Broward County and the Miami Rescue Mission, Inc. d/b/a Broward Outreach Center (“BOC”) to provide emergency shelter beds at the Homeless Assistance Center South in the amount of $1,840,712 from October 1, 2021, through September 30, 2022. On July 13, 2022, BOC notified Broward County of its intent not to renew the Agreement, effective October 1, 2022.
Retroactive approval is requested to allow TSA to invoice Broward County for provided services effective from July 14, 2022 for TSA to assist with the transition of emergency shelter beds from BOC to TSA and mitigate the impact to the Broward County Homeless Continuum of Care.
This item requests Commission approval to add funds in the amount of $209,614 to Agreement No. 22-CP-HIP-9026-01 with TSA, increasing the Agreement amount from $602,331 to $811,945, effective retroactively from July 14, 2022, through September 30, 2022, to provide an additional 46 emergency shelter beds and support services for individuals and families experiencing homelessness and administrative services for TSA.
Source of Additional Information
Keith D. Bostick, Deputy Director, Human Services Department, (954) 357-6385
Silvia Beebe, Assistant Director, Community Partnerships Division, (954) 357-6396
Fiscal Impact
Fiscal Impact/Cost Summary
Funds in the amount of $209,614 are from the Human Services Department’s Fiscal Year 2021-2022 budget.