Title
Request to Extend Contracts for COVID-19 Related Homeless Services (Ordinance S-48975)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to amend the following contracts: 154922 (A New Leaf, Inc.- Rapid Rehousing); 154923 (A New Leaf, Inc - Emergency Shelter); 155179 (Central Arizona Shelter Services, Inc.); 154921 (Child Crisis Arizona); 154939 (Community Bridges, Inc - Emergency Shelter); 154940 (Community Bridges, Inc. - Street Outreach), 154968 (Homeward Bound), 154969 (Homeward Bound); 154962 (Southwest Behavioral Health Services, Inc.); and 154896 (UMOM New Day Centers) to extend the term of the contracts through Sept. 30, 2023. The aggregate value of the contracts will remain unchanged and will not exceed $10.6 million. Further request to authorize the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item. Funding is Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG)- CV2 monies from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). There is no impact to the General Fund.
Report
Summary
The City of Phoenix contracted with various nonprofit organizations to provide homeless services in the following categories: Emergency Shelter, Street Outreach, Rapid Rehousing, Homelessness Prevention, Data Collection, and/or Administration under the ESG expenditure guidelines. In doing so, the City of Phoenix seeks to end an individual’s homelessness through outreach and case management services, housing stabilization, and the eventual provision of a pathway to permanent housing while simultaneously adhering to Center for Disease Control recommendations to prioritize efforts for vulnerable individuals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Funding is used to prevent, prepare for, and mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic among individuals and/or families experiencing homelessness who are at greater risk of exposure and susceptibility, and to support additional homeless assistance and prevention activities to alleviate the impacts of COVID-19 within the community.
HUD has extended the expenditure deadline for ESG-CV2 funds. As such, staff is requesting to extend the following contracts to align the expiration dates with that of HUD. Contract amounts are as follows:
- A New Leaf (Contract 154922) - $1,169,963;
- A New Leaf (Contract 154923) - $129,129;
- Central Arizona Shelter Services, Inc. (Contract 155179) - $1,035,254;
- Child Crisis Arizona (Contract 154921) - $1,196,459;
- Community Bridges, Inc. (Contract 154939) - $371,223;
- Community Bridges, Inc. (Contract 154940) - $2,285,979;
- Homeward Bound (Contract 154968) - $ 1,471,301;
- Homeward Bound (Contract 154969) - $827,494;
- Southwest Behavioral Health Services (Contract 154962) - $584,198; and
- UMOM New Day Centers (Contract 154896) - $1,529,000.
Total: $10.6 million
Contract Term
The term of the extension period for each contract will be from on or about Oct. 1, 2022, through Sept. 30, 2023.
Financial Impact
Funding is available from the Emergency Solutions Grant - CV2 monies from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). There is no impact to the General Fund.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
The City Council approved Contracts 154922, 154923, 154921, 155179, 154939, 154940, 154968, 154969, 154962, and 154896 (Ordinance S-47793) on July 1, 2021.
The City Council approved additional funding for Community Bridges, Inc. 154940 (Ordinance S-48547) on April 20, 2022.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Gina Montes and the Human Services Department.