TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Jennifer M. Palmer, Director of Housing & Community Services
REPORT BY: Brandee Freitas, Staff Services Manager - Housing & Community Services
SUBJECT: Amendment No. 8 to Agreement No. 210018B for $4,643,703 with Abode Services, Inc. for FY2025-2026
RECOMMENDATION
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Approve and authorize Amendment No. 8 to Agreement No. 210018B with Abode Services, Inc., increasing the contract maximum from $4,338,140 to $4,643,703 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: $305,563 Expense; Housing & Community Services Fund 2030, Subdivision 2030002; Not Budgeted: Discretionary)
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BACKGROUND
This item is a contract amendment and a budget amendment. The contract amendment increases services provided by Abode Services, Inc. (Abode) to maintain a Master Lease Program previously operated by Buckelew Programs, as well as provide funding for meal delivery previously under contract with Salvation Army. The budget amendment increases appropriation for the new program and increases Federal and State revenues to offset those costs.
Abode is a leading providers of homeless and rapid re-housing services in the Bay Area. Housing & Community Services contracts with Abode 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.
On April 24, 2026 the Napa County Board of Supervisors approved the transfer of Buckelew Program's Continuum of Care's Department of Housing an...
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