DEPARTMENT: Community Services Administration
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization To Use Hennepin County Agreement With Bridging, Inc. As A Lead County Contract For Providing Household Goods And Furniture To Eligible Client(s)
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WHEREAS, Dakota County has a population of people that are transitioning out of homelessness that have typically lost all of their household goods; and
WHEREAS, the County decided it needed to contract directly with Bridging, Inc.; and
WHEREAS, the County learned that Hennepin County has an Agreement with Bridging, Inc. that began on January 1, 2007; and
WHEREAS, the County started using Hennepin County’s Agreement with Bridging, Inc. under its lead county contract provision on January 1, 2017; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 19-068 (February 26, 2019), the Dakota County Board of Commissioners authorized the use of Hennepin County’s Agreement with Bridging, Inc. as a lead county contract for the purpose of providing household goods and furniture to eligible clients for the period of January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2022.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Dakota County Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes the Community Services Director to approve the use of the Hennepin County Agreement with Bridging, Inc. as a lead county contract for the purpose of providing household goods and furniture to eligible clients for the period of January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2025, 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 modify the amount budgeted, to alter the number and types of clients served, types of services provided, service expectations and rates and the contract term, consistent with County contracting policies, subject to approval by the County Attorney’s Office as to form.
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