DEPARTMENT: Social Services
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization To Execute Contract Amendment For Street Outreach Services With Ally Supportive Services, LLC
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RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, the Housing section of Social Services provides both in-house and contracted services across the services continuum; and
WHEREAS, the contracted services include street outreach, intake and assessment, emergency shelter, transitional housing, permanent supportive housing, and housing search and stability services for people experiencing homelessness in Dakota County; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 23-471 (October 24, 2023), the Dakota County Board of Commissioners authorized execution of a street outreach contract with Ally Supportive Services, LLC in the amount of $102,000 for the period of January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2025; and
WHEREAS, the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) funding for street outreach for adults experiencing homelessness decreased significantly starting in the third quarter of 2023 due to the elimination and/or reduction of current Community Living Infrastructure (CLI) grants by DHS, even as the number of people experiencing homelessness has remained at historic highs; and
WHEREAS, to continue street outreach services, staff recommends amending the contract with Ally Supportive Services, LLC to increase the contract amount by $100,000 for a new total not to exceed contract amount of $202,000 through December 31, 2025.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Dakota County Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes the Community Services Director to execute a contract amendment for street outreach services with Ally Supportive Services, LLC to increase the contract amount by $100,000 for a new total not to exceed contract amount of $202,000 through December 31, 2025; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Community Services Director is hereby authorized to amend said contract, consistent with the amount budgeted, to alter the contract amount and the contract term up to one year after initial expiration date, consistent with County contracting policies, subject to approval by the County Attorney’s Office as to form; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the contract shall contain a provision that allows the County to immediately terminate the contract in the event sufficient funds from county, state, or federal sources are not appropriated at a level sufficient to allow payment of the amount due.
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