THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS DIVISION RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE ABOVE MOTIONS.
These actions support the Commission Value: “Approaching human services collaboratively and compassionately, with special emphasis on the most vulnerable” and the Commission Goal: “Collaborate with public and private partners to find creative, equitable, and responsible solutions to systemic community problems, especially permanent, supportive housing for persons experiencing, or at risk of, homelessness.” The grant funding will support the coordinated system of care and assist eligible families and individuals in accessing permanent housing interventions.
On January 28, 2019, DCF released the Request for Application for the Unified Homelessness Grant for the period of July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020. The Application included opportunities to apply for the CG, ESG, and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (“TANF”) Homelessness Prevention Grant. Upon award, the agreement has the ability to be renewed for two option periods.
The DCF application required Broward County to release a Request for Proposals (“RFP”) to select competitive proposals for services. The RFP was released on February 18, 2019 and closed on March 20, 2019. Broward Partnership for the Homeless, Inc. (“BPHI”), HOPE South Florida (“HSF”), and Women in Distress (“WID”), were selected to be included in the County’s application to DCF for CG and ESG funding. Broward County did not receive applications for TANF funding, therefore we could not apply for the TANF grant. On April 29, 2019, DCF awarded the County $420,162 to be disbursed as follows: BPHI was awarded $119,000 of CG funds and $44,000 of ESG funds; HSF was awarded $120,000 of ESG funds, and WID was awarded $30,000 of ESG funds. The DCF award includes a direct appropriation of $107,143 for the purposes of staffing; the Homeless Initiative Partnership Section ("HIP") will retain the funds for administrative services to assist with planning and increasing the capacity of the Homeless Continuum of Care. The service providers for CG and ESG are required to provide a 100% match to the DCF funding (Exhibit 1, Attachment A). DCF requires deliverables to be tracked, monitored and reported, which will be conducted by HIP staff on a monthly basis.
The agreement will be in DCF's standard form and will be reviewed and approved as to legal sufficiency by the Office of the County Attorney prior to execution. Staff will utilize the applicable unit of service form agreement and addenda with the specified service providers (Exhibit 1, Attachment B). The agreements and addenda will be reviewed and approved as to legal sufficiency by the Office of the County Attorney prior to execution by the County Administrator.
Approval of this item would give rise to certain employment conflicts under Section 112.313(7)(a), Florida Statutes, which provides that "no public officer...shall have or hold any employment or contractual relationship with any business entity...which is doing business with an agency of which he or she is an officer or employee." In accordance with Section 112.313(7)(a), Florida Statutes, Commission approval is required to waive any conflict arising under Section 112.313(7)(a), Florida Statutes. An effective waiver requires two-thirds vote of the County Commission after full disclosure of the conflicting relationship (Motion C). Forms 4A, attached hereto as Exhibit 3, constitute full disclosure of any existing conflict. |