Title
Authorization to Enter into Contract with Central Arizona Shelter Services, Inc. (Ordinance S-49849)
Description
Request authorization for the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into contract with Central Arizona Shelter Services, Inc. (CASS) to provide emergency shelter services for people experiencing homelessness in the City of Phoenix. Upon annual general fund budget approval, the total contract authority will not exceed $4,390,190. 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. The facility 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 is located on the Human Services Campus, and a coordinated entry access point is run out of the co-located Brian Garcia Welcome Center. This coordination 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.
Contracting with CASS will provide the essential continuation of shelter services. In addition, enhanced reporting requirements and an updated service delivery model will align CASS with regional standards for emergency shelter services and ensure full participation in the regional homelessness response system.
Contract Term
The term of the contract will be for one year, beginning on or about July 1, 2023, 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 $878,038, subject to annual budget approval. The total contract value of this agreement shall not exceed $4,390,190. General Purpose funding is available in the Human Services Department Office of Homeless Solutions' budget, subject to annual budget approval.
Location
Human Services Campus
Council District: 7
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Gina Montes and the Human Services Department.