DEPARTMENT: Social Services-Children & Family Services
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization To Execute Contract With Nexus Family Healing
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RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, the Children and Families section in the Social Services department and the Juvenile Corrections section in the Community Corrections department require a vendor to provide services at a Dakota County owned facility, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, for youth who are placed by county child protection, community corrections, children's mental health, crisis response teams, local law enforcement, or other applicable agencies; and
WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 245A and Minnesota Rules, parts 2960.0010 to 2960.0710 state the requirement to provide services and the framework by which to provide those services for youth aged 12 to 17; and
WHEREAS, Aspen House provides short-term housing for up to 90 days for up to 12 residents, ages 12-18; and
WHEREAS, County mobile crisis response, juvenile justice, child protection, and children’s mental health teams utilize this program when youth temporarily need a safe place to stay away from home while service professionals (social workers, probation officers, therapists) work on reunification or longer-term solutions for the family; and
WHEREAS, the services and programming at Aspen House include family engagement, maintaining family and cultural connections, family therapy, transition planning, and psychoeducation; and
WHEREAS, educational services are provided on-site in partnership with Independent School District 197; and
WHEREAS, Nexus Family Healing has provided these youth shelter support services for Dakota County since Aspen House opened in October 2022; and
WHEREAS, a Request for Proposal (RFP) was released on July 23, 2024, for youth shelter support services and Nexus Family Healing was selected; and
WHEREAS, staff is requesting a contract with Nexus Family Healing for youth shelter support services in a not to exceed amount of $1,900,000, effective January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2026.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Dakota County Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes the Community Services Director to execute a contract with Nexus Family Healing for emergency shelter with support services for youth funded in a not to exceed amount of up to
$1,900,000 for the period of January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2026, subject to approval by the County Attorney's Office as to form; 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(s) due.
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