Title
Outreach and Engagement for Persons Experiencing Homelessness Contract - Amendment (Ordinance S-48337)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute an amendment to an agreement with Community Bridges, Inc. Contract 145545 to extend the term for an additional year and approve funding for this vendor to continue to provide outreach and engagement services for individuals experiencing homelessness through the extended term. Further request to authorize the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item for the life of the contract. The total value of the contract extension will not exceed $1,175,000 Funding is contingent upon the City's annual Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) allocation from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the approval of the HUD Annual Action Plan, and the Phoenix City Council annual budget adoption.
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 outreach and engagement for individuals experiencing homelessness. 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 navigation teams who assist persons experiencing homelessness and further supports the PHX C.A.R.E.S. program.
Contract Term
The extended contract term will be July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023.
Financial Impact
Expenditures will not exceed $1,175,000 during the extension period of the contract. Funding is contingent upon the City's annual CDBG allocation from HUD, the approval of the HUD Annual Action Plan and the Phoenix City Council annual budget adoption.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
On June 7, 2017, the City Council authorized staff to contract with Community Bridges, Inc. for outreach and engagement for person experiencing homelessness with Ordinance S-43631.
On Nov. 29, 2017, the City Council authorized additional funds be added to the contract with Ordinance S-44114.
On June 6, 2018, the City Council authorized additional funds be added to the contract with Ordinance S-44630.
On Oct. 21, 2020, the City Council authorized an administrative correction to Ordinances S-44114 and S-44630 to reflect the correct annual funding allocation with Ordinance S-46993.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Gina Montes and the Human Services Department.