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Aa MEMORANDUM Kristine Ridge To: City Manager Date: Nabil Saba, P.E. Executive Director From: Public Works Agency Subject: Homeless Services Agreement Amendments 29, 2020 In October 2019, the Public Works Agency coordinated the award of two emergency homeless service contracts of $250,000 each, to two contractors to supplement the Quality of Life Team's (QOLT) efforts in providing homeless encampment and debris clean up services. With these Contractors, QOLT operations have increased service levels by increasing coverage to seven days a week, during evenings, late -nights and weekends. These funds will be exhausted by the end of May 2020. As part of the Mid -Year Budget Update on February 18, 2020, the City Council approved $80,000 of additional General Funds for continued homeless contractor services that would ensure services through the end of the fiscal year. The funding will be allocated in the following manner to each contractor until funds are exhausted: • $35,000 to Landscape West Management Services; and • $45,000 to Sureteck Industrial & Commercial Services, Inc. The contract amendments attached to this memorandum are as follows: 1. First Amendment to Sureteck Agreement 2. Second Amendment to Landscape West Agreement We are requesting your administrative signature authority as the Director of Emergency Services in order to expedite the process and prevent disruption of homeless services. If the amendments are not approved administratively, a Request for Council Action is scheduled for City Council review on May 19, 2020. Additionally, staff has submitted a General Fund Supplemental Budget Request for $1 Million as part of the City's Fiscal Year 2020-21 Budget process to secure a multi -year homeless services contractor. Approval of this funding request will be required in order for the City to continue with the current homeless service level. A Request for Proposals is being prepared and will be released in May 2020 with an anticipated City Council hearing and start day in July 2020. Funding for the multi -year agreement would become available with the adoption of the City budget on July 21, 2020. Please indicate your approval or denial of the above request: Approved Denied ❑ Kristine Ridge City Manager �Az,;10 Date