TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Jennifer Palmer, Director of Housing & Community Services
REPORT BY: Brandee Freitas, Staff Services Manager - Housing & Community Services
SUBJECT: Amendment No. 7 to Agreement No. 210018B for $4,338,140 with Abode Services, Inc. for FY2025-2026
RECOMMENDATION
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Approve and authorize Amendment No. 7 to Agreement No. 210018B with Abode Services, Inc., increasing the contract maximum from $3,968,588 to $4,338,140 for the term July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, for the provision of homeless shelter operations, case management and housing placement services. (Fiscal Impact: $369,552 Expense; Housing & Community Services Fund; Budgeted: Discretionary)
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BACKGROUND
In September 2016 Napa County released an RFP and selected Abode Services to bring emergency shelter, meal provision and housing navigation and tenancy sustaining services to individuals experiencing homelessness in Napa County. The contract with Abode Services Inc. for operations of the South Napa Shelter, which includes meal provision, daytime drop-in services and extreme weather activation during the Winter Season at the South Napa Shelter, Housing Navigation Services, and Tenancy Sustaining Services to recently re-housed individuals formerly experiencing homelessness. Services provided are funded through a significant number of State and Federal grants and local funding, including a cost-sharing agreement for emergency shelter services with the City of Napa.
Abode Services, Inc. is one of the leading providers of homeless re-housing services in the Bay Area and has worked to end homelessness by assisting low-income, unhoused people to secure stable and supportive housing for over 30 years. Abode services more than 15,000 vulnerable adults and children annually in Alameda, Santa Clara, San Francisco, Santa Cruz, San Mateo and Napa counties. Since 2010, Abode has placed over 16,391 individuals in the six counties where they operate into permanent housing. Abode has operated shelter and drop-in services since its inception and has designed shelters to be housing crisis response centers that embrace the Housing First approach and place housing services directly on site.
Today’s action establishes the Agreement for services for Fiscal Year 2025-2026. This Agreement is reviewed annually, and the Scope of Work and budget are adjusted based on the availability of funding resources and the requirements of State and Federal grants.
Requested Action:
Approve and authorize Amendment No. 7 to Agreement No. 210018B with Abode Services, Inc. to increase the contract maximum from $3,968,588 to $4,338,140 for the term July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, for the provision of homeless shelter operations, case management and housing placement services.
FISCAL & STRATEGIC PLAN IMPACT
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Is there a Fiscal Impact? |
Yes |
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Is it currently budgeted? |
Yes |
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Where is it budgeted? |
Fund 2030, Housing & Community Services |
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Is it Mandatory or Discretionary? |
Discretionary |
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Discretionary Justification: |
This item is discretionary. There is no mandate for how homeless services are provided in a community. Eligibility for State and Federal funding requires services follow the housing-first model. This agreement uses principles of this model and funds emergency shelter, housing navigation and tenancy sustaining service systems focused on permanent housing solutions. |
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Is the general fund affected? |
Yes |
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Future fiscal impact: |
None |
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Consequences if not approved: |
If this item is not approved, Napa County will need to identify another way to provide emergency shelter, housing navigation and tenancy sustaining services for individuals experiencing homelessness in Napa or forego State and Federal funds supporting these services. |
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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: The proposed action is not a project as defined by 14 California Code of Regulations 15378 (State CEQA Guidelines) and therefore CEQA is not applicable.