Department
Community Development
Requested Action (Identify appropriate Action or Motion, purpose, cost, timeframe, etc.)
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Request approval to amend the Coordinated Intake Assessment System (CIAS 2019), Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG 2019), and Emergency Solutions Grant COVID (ESG CV 2019) grant awards with Subrecipients: (a) 24/7 Gateway (Gateway Center), by reducing funding from $249,079.00 to $176,779.00, (b) Community Assistance Center (CAC), to increase funding by $12,500.00 and change the contract date to August 31, 2021, (c) Youth Empowerment Success Services (YESS) ), to increase funding by $12,500.00 and change the contract date to August 31, 2021, and (d) Hope thru Soap, to increase funding by $11,210.00 and change the contract date to August 31, 2021, to allow these organizations to continue carrying out their functions with CIAS funding. The County Attorney is authorized to approve the amended contracts as to form and make necessary changes thereto prior to execution by the Chairman. (APPROVED)
ITEM REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR SEPARATE CONSIDERATION AS REQUESTED BY VICE CHAIR HALL
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Requirement for Board Action (Cite specific Board policy, statute or code requirement)
Official Code of Georgia 36-10-1 states that all contracts entered into by Fulton County with other partiers or persons on behalf of the County shall be in writing and entered on the Board of Commissioners meeting minutes.
Strategic Priority Area related to this item (If yes, note strategic priority area below)
Health and Human Services
Commission Districts Affected
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Is this a purchasing item?
No
Summary & Background (First sentence includes Agency recommendation. Provide an executive summary of the action that gives an overview of the relevant details for the item.)
Due to challenges with hiring staff during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Gateway Center has requested to reduce its Coordinated Intake Assessment Intake System (CIAS) grant award from $249,079 to $176,779. The original contract was approved (#20-0670) at the October 7, 2020 Board of Commissioners meeting.
The Community Assistance Center and Youth Empowerment Success Services have expensed their ESG 2019 grant allocations ($25,000) and have requested $12,500 in additional funding to provide homeless services, respectively. The original contracts were approved (#20-0779) at the November 4, 2020, BOC meeting, and Amendment one (1) was approved (#21-0195) at the March 17, 2021, BOC meeting. Amendment 1 amended the contracts’ goal and scope of work and moved grant funding from Emergency Shelter and Rapid Rehousing to support the Homeless Prevention activity.
The Hope Thru Soap is projected to expense its $88,700 ESG COVID grant and have noted an increase in homeless outreach needs and have requested $11,210 in additional funding to support the need. The original grant award was approved (#20-0577) at the August 19, 2020, BOC meeting.
The remaining funding of $36,090 will be used for eligible CIAS activities per 24 CFR § 578.53.
Action
CIAS and ESG grant funds may be used for street outreach, emergency shelter, homelessness prevention, rapid rehousing assistance, Homeless Management Information System (HMIS), supportive services and administrative activities.
Scope of Work:
1. Reduce the Gateway’s CIAS 2019 grant award from $249,079 to $176,779.
2. Increase the Community Assistance Center and Youth Empowerment Success Services contracts from $25,000 to $37,500 with CIAS 2019 funding.
3. Increase the Hope thru Soap contract from $88,790 to $100,000 with CIAS 2019
funding.
4. Add a contract end date of August 31, 2021, to the Community Assistance Center, Youth Empowerment Success Services, and Hope thru Soap’s contracts for the use of the CIAS 2019 grant funds.
The respective contracts require an amendment to reflect grant award reduction and increases.
The CIAS funding will be used to support the increase needs of the CAC, YE, Hope thru Soap homeless programs and related CIAS eligible activities.
Community Impact: CIAS and ESG grant funding increase the County’s capacity to provide homeless and homeless prevention services for its most vulnerable citizens.
Department Recommendation: The approval of the requested action will help the Subrecipients provide additional homeless services to Fulton County residents.
Project Implications: None
Community Issues/Concerns: None
Department Issues/Concerns: None