DEPARTMENT: Social Services
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization To Execute Three Contracts With Guild, Inc., For Rental Assistance Administration And Case Management
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RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Dakota County issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a vendor to provide rental assistance administration services on behalf of Dakota County Social Services in 2018; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 18-425 (August 21, 2018), the Dakota County Board of Commissioners authorized the Community Services Director to contract with Hearth Connection for rental assistance administration; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution Nos. 19-850 (November 26, 2019), and 20-238 (May 12, 2020), the Dakota County Board of Commissioners authorized the Community Services Director to execute renewal contracts with Hearth Connection to provide rental assistance; and
WHEREAS, Hearth Connection subcontracted with Guild to provide case management; and
WHEREAS, Rental Assistance resources included in the RFP are U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Continuum of Care Rapid Re-Housing (CoC RRH) and HUD Emergency Solutions Grant Rapid Re-Housing (ESG RRH); and
WHEREAS, Dakota County is the grant recipient for the CoC RRH program and the administrator on behalf of the CDA for the ESG RRH program; and
WHEREAS, these relationships will remain in place with the selection of a Rental Assistance Administrator; and
WHEREAS, the HUD CoC RRH funds are secured annually through a competitive grant process that runs from June 1 through May 31 of each year and is anticipated to renew, serving 48 family households at a time; and
WHEREAS, total rental assistance, application fee, security deposit and administration funds currently available are $329,500 for the grant year and must be spent within each grant period; and
WHEREAS, the HUD ESG RRH funds are secured annually through a formula allocation that runs from July 1 through June 30 of each year and is anticipated to renew, ser...
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