STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Human and Social Needs
AGENDA DATE: September 11, 2019
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): All
DEPARTMENT: Office of Homeless Solutions
EXECUTIVE: Nadia Chandler-Hardy
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SUBJECT
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Authorize (1) an amendment to Resolution No. 18-1383, previously approved on September 26, 2018 to include one twelve-month renewal option to the grant agreement with Shelter Ministries of Dallas dba Austin Street Center for the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (THHSC) for the Healthy Community Collaborative (HCC) program; (2) an amendment to the grant agreement with Shelter Ministries of Dallas, Contract No. MGT-2018-00007333, to include a twelve-month renewal option; (3) to exercise the twelve-month renewal option to be funded by the THHSC for the HCC program for FY 2019-20 (Grant No. 2016-049507-001C) in an amount not to exceed $504,201.00 for Shelter Ministries of Dallas dba Austin Street Center to (a) provide emergency shelter and a wide range of supportive services to homeless individuals who suffer from mental illness, substance abuse disorder or co-occurring psychiatric disorders; (b) provide a private 1:1 cash match in an amount not to exceed $504,201.00; and (c) comply with all conditions of the Texas Department of State Health Services Grant to provide services to the homeless through the HCC for the period September 1, 2019 through August 31, 2020; and (4) execution of the amended grant agreement and renewal - Total not to exceed $504,201.00 - Financing: Texas Health and Human Services Commission Grant Funds
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BACKGROUND
Senate Bill 58 of the 83rd regular legislative session amended Subtitle I, Title 4, of the Texas Government Code to add Chapter 539 establishing or expanding community collaborative projects to improve the access to care, quality/comprehensiveness of care, and outcomes for persons who are both homeless and have a mental illness. The Texas Department of State Health...
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