Approve fifth amendment to Agreement No. 21-191 with Shores of Hope to extend the term of the agreement through March 31, 2024 and add funding in the amount of $79,831 for a new contract maximum of $253,095, for the period of December 20, 2020 through March 31, 2024, for the provision of ESG-CV Round 2 Rapid Rehousing services. (No general fund impact) (Sullivan)

Approve fifth amendment to Agreement No. 21-191 with Shores of Hope to extend the term of the agreement through March 31, 2024 and add funding in the amount of $79,831 for a new contract maximum of $253,095, for the period of December 20, 2020 through March 31, 2024, for the provision of ESG-CV Round 2 Rapid Rehousing services.

On or about June 1, 2020 the California Department of Housing and Community Development released a Notice of funding Availability (NOFA) for the Federal Emergency Solutions Grant Program Coronavirus (ESG-CV). The funding was allocated to the Homeless and Poverty Action Coalition (HPAC) for the purpose of preventing, preparing for, and responding to coronavirus. On or about June 24, 2020, HPAC voted to make Yolo County the administrative entity for the ESG-CV funds. On or about December 22, 2020, the County entered into State Agreement No. 20-ESGCV1-0035 (“State Contract”) with the Department of Housing and Community Development (“Department”), via the Department’s administration of the Federal CARES Act Emergency Solutions Grants (“ESG-CV”) Program, pursuant to the provisions of the 2020 Federally enacted Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, Title XII, Homeless Assistance Grants Section (“CARES Act”) and any waivers including the HUD Mega-Waiver dated April 1, 2020,  and where not superseded by the CARES Act, pursuant to the provisions of 42 USC 11371; 42 USC 11378; 24 CFR Part 576;  all as shall be amended from time to time.

On or about April 6, 2023 the Department of Housing and Community Development amended the State Contract to add additional ESG-CV Round 2 funding.

Approval of this amendment will allow Shores of Hope to continue providing rapid rehousing services to Yolo County households. Services are provided to people who are homeless or are at imminent risk of becoming homeless due to a lack of supportive programming.

The model of service has 5 Stages  and is consistent with current services offered:
1.   Identify and Enroll
2.   Hotel Vouchers.
3.   Housing Identification
4.   Rent and Move-In assistance.
5.    Case Management and Linkage

Performance Measures included in this Agreement are as follows:
The Performance Measures were included in the underlying Agreement and are not being revised at this time.

County Counsel has approved this Agreement as to form.
Yolo County Homeless Poverty Action Coalition (HPAC)

ESG-CV Round 2 funding was a local selection process held by non-conflicted members of HPAC that reviewed and scored each proposal, made a recommendation to the HPAC Board, and as a result of the HPAC Board votes, this proposal was selected.

Vendor Performance
HHSA confirms Shores of Hope has performed satisfactorily under this agreement.