Title
Authorization to Amend Contract with Central Arizona Shelter Services, Inc. (Ordinance S-50555)
Description
Request authorization for the City Manager, or his designee, to amend Contract 159075 with Central Arizona Shelter Services, Inc. (CASS) to add $169,160 annually, for each year of the potential maximum five-year term, in General Purpose Funds (GPF), subject to annual budget approval, to adjust for inflation and continue to provide emergency shelter services for people experiencing homelessness in the City of Phoenix. The new contract total will not exceed $5,235,990. Further request authorization for the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item for the life of the contract.
Report
Summary
The City has contracted with CASS to provide emergency shelter services since July 1, 2007. CASS's facility on the Key Campus (formerly Human Services Campus) currently serves up to 600 adult men and women. Shelter operations include security, staffing and secured storage for personal belongings, and case management. The shelter uses a coordinated entry access point run out of the co-located Brian Garcia Welcome Center.
The continued coordination of services and additional GPF is critical to serving people experiencing homelessness in the area and to regional efforts to end homelessness. CASS is a large provider of shelter services for adults in Phoenix and Maricopa County and is the only facility that has the capacity to serve this large number of homeless individuals.
Contract Term
The term of the contract will remain unchanged and began on July 1, 2023, for one year, with four one-year options to extend, which may be exercised by the City Manager or his designee.
Financial Impact
The contract will have an annual budget of approximately $1,047,198, subject to annual budget approval. The new total contract value of this agreement shall not exceed $5,235,990. General Purpose funding is available in the Human Services Department Office of Homeless Solutions' budget, subject to annual budget approval.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
On June 14, 2023, the City Council approved Contract 159075 with Ordinance S-49849.
Location
Key Campus (formerly Human Services Campus)
Council District: 7
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Gina Montes and the Human Services Department.