Title
Veteran Navigation and Coordination Services Contract - Amendment (Ordinance S-48336)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute an amendment to an agreement with Community Bridges, Inc. (CBI) Contract 143959 to extend the term for an additional year and approve additional funding to this vendor to provide veteran navigation and coordination services. Further request to authorize the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item for the life of the contract. Expenditures will not exceed $125,000 during the extension period. Funds are available in the General Funds upon annual budget approval.
Report
Summary
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the Human Services Department (HSD) has been focused on developing, establishing and executing emergency services contracts to support residents who have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Dedication of resources to the emergency services contracts meant staff was unable to provide the necessary time to develop the procurement for Veteran navigation and coordination services. As such, HSD is requesting to extend the existing contract for one year to conduct a new procurement for these services. The procurement process may take from six months to a year, depending on the complexity of the services needed. This extension would provide HSD staff sufficient time to conduct the procurement process.
The City’s current contract with CBI supports full-time navigators who work to engage and connect homeless Veterans to permanent housing. It also supports coordination services to include management and prioritization of a regional Veterans By-Name List to ensure the most vulnerable Veterans are prioritized for service.
Contract Term
The extended contract term will be July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023.
Financial Impact
Expenditures will not exceed $125,000 during the extension period of the contract. Funds are available in the General Fund upon annual budget approval.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
On Nov. 3, 2016, the City Council authorized staff to contract with CBI for Veteran navigation and coordination services with Ordinance S-42987.
On June 5, 2019, the City Council authorized exercising the remaining contract extension options through Jun. 30, 2021, with Ordinance S-45713.
On Nov. 4, 2020, the City Council authorized a contract extension through June 30, 2022, with Ordinance S-47035.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Gina Montes and the Human Services Department.