Memorandum
Date: July 28, 2020
To: The Honorable Moke Simon, Chair, Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Todd Metcalf, Behavioral Health Services Director
Subject: Consideration of Agreement Between the County of Lake and Elijah House for Temporary COVID-19 Homeless Shelter Operations for a contract maximum of $234,550.
Executive Summary: (include fiscal and staffing impact narrative):
Attached, for your approval, is the Agreement between the County of Lake and Elijah House for temporary COVID-19 shelter operations after the existing shelter closes.
Lake County Behavioral Health Services submitted a request for proposals soliciting an organization(s) to take over operations of the COVID-19 homeless shelter. The existing shelter is slated to close July 31, 2020. The proposal asked for temporary oversight of the shelter after its closure (to be potentially housed at the old juvenile hall facility in Lakeport) until the Hope Center transitional housing project opens this Fall. The plan then would be to move residents from the temporary shelter to Hope Center.
One proposal was received and approved by the proposal selection committee. The successful bid was submitted by Elijah House, a non-profit organization headquartered in Oroville, California. Elijah House provides substance use disorder and mental health services, in addition to operating residential sober living housing.
Monies to operate the shelter will come from the existing Continuum of Care Homeless Housing and Prevention grant as allowed by the State for such COVID-19-related activities.
If not budgeted, fill in the blanks below only:
Estimated Cost: ________ Amount Budgeted: ________ Additional Requested: ________ Future Annual Cost: ________
Consistency with Vision 2028 and/or Fiscal Crisis Management Plan (check all that apply): ☐ Not applicable
☒ Well-being of Residents ☒ Public Safety ☐ Infrastructure ☐ Technology Upgrades
☐ Economic Development ☐ Disaster Recovery ☐ County Workforce ☐ Revenue Generation
☐ Community Collaboration ☐ Business Process Efficiency ☐ Clear Lake ☐ Cost Savings
If request for exemption from competitive bid in accordance with County Code Chapter 2 Sec. 2-38, fill in blanks below:
Which exemption is being requested?
How long has Agreement been in place?
When was purchase last rebid?
Reason for request to waive bid?
Recommended Action:
Approve the Agreement between the County of Lake and Elijah House for temporary COVID-19 shelter operations for FY 2020-21, for a contract maximum of $234,550.00 and authorize the Board Chair to sign the Agreement.