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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS '' Contra
JAMES A. RYDINGSWORD, DIRECTOR f'.
FROM: SOCIAL SERVICE DEPARTMENT Costa
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July 10 , 1990 County
DATE:
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AMEND & EXTEND VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA CONTRACT #20-847 COUNTY
SUBJECT: TRAILER SHELTER PROGRAM FOR THE HOMELESS
SPECIFIC REOUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)6 BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION
Authorize the Social Service Department Director, or his designee,
to amend the current Volunteers of America Homeless Case
Management contract #20-847 in order to add $86,781 additional
funds to operate the temporary Trailer Shelter in Richmond for
homeless single men, and to extend this operation from 8-1-90
until 9-30-90 , when the more permanent modular shelter will be
available. Subject to a separate Board Order approval, this
department plans to release to bid the operation of a Richmond
Homeless Shelter Program to begin on or about 9-24-90.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
With the additional $86,781, the increased total payment limit
for this contract will be $140 ,700 all County dollars. Costs for
the 40 bed Trailer Shelter operation are $1000/day, which includes
the current cost of this VOA Case Management services contract.
See budget detail below.
BACKGROUND
The 5-22-90 Board Order approved the temporary leasing of trailers
to house the homeless in Richmond. The 6-12-90 Board Order author-
ized the current VOA Homeless Case Management Services contract to
provide these services until the County shelter is opened in
Richmond. The modular units for shelter will not be completed for
use until the end of September.
Since the 6-20-90 beginning operation of the Emergency Trailer
Shelter facility, the number of homeless persons in motels/hotels
decreased by 137 persons/day. . .an estimated savings of over 600
a day which would have been spent from ounty f ds. ( ve
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: _YES SIGNAT E:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR _RECOMMENDATION OF BO C E
APPROVE -OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS(ABSENT ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN,
CC: SOCIAL SERVICE (CONTRACTS UNIT) ATTESTED JUL 2 4 1990
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
AUDITOR-CONTROLLER SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
CONTRACTOR
M382 (10/88) BY .DEPUTY
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BACKGROUND (cont 'd)
Old Budget:
The original contract budget was for 122 days of operation:
( 4-1-90 to 7-31-90 ) @ $442 . /day; Total budget . . $53 ,919
Amount expended 4-1 thru 6-19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - 35 , 360
Balance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18, 559
New Budget:
This budget is consistent with the amounts approved in the Board
Orders authorizing both the Case Management and Trailer Shelter
Programs.
The operations budget for the Trailer Shelter Program is:
( 6-20-90 to 9-30-90 ) 104 days @ $1000/day . . . . . . . . . . . . $104, 000
15 Bunk beds and 10 cots (to replace broken cots) . . . . . + 1 , 340
105, 340
Less remaining balance from old budget . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -18 ,559
Additional funds requested. . . . . . $86 ,781
NEGATIVE IMPACT
Disapproval of this action will reinstate a motel/hotel program
which does not provide for a supervised support services for the
homeless and the daily savings of over $4 , 600 county funds will
not be achieved.