DEPARTMENT
Community Development
REQUESTED ACTION (Identify appropriate Action or Motion, purpose, cost, timeframe, etc.)
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Request approval to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding between Fulton County, Georgia, as the GA 502 Fulton County Continuum of Care (CoC) Collaborative Applicant acting through its Department of Community Development, and the Gateway Center, in the amount of $303,221.00, for Gateway to serve as the lead agency to work with the Fulton County Homeless Division and manage the county-wide assessment center offices located at 7741 Roswell Rd., NE, Atlanta, GA 30350 and 5600 Stonewall Tell Rd., College Park, GA 30349. The Assessment Center's homeless coordinated entry work, which is outside of the City of Atlanta is 100% grant-funded. Effective upon approval through August 31, 2022. (APPROVED UPON ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT AGENDA)
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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
Funding for this agreement will support the operations of the offices to provide the coordination and the delivery of homeless services for individuals and families who are at-risk of homelessness or are currently formerly homeless that resides in Fulton County.
Homelessness is a complex social issue with many contributing factors that cannot be easily or quickly solved by a single agency or organization. Solutions require both immediate and long-term strategies, and partnerships with County agencies,...
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