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Commission approves Gerald Commons shelter contract, HMIS contracts and Mission Inn and property-management actions
Summary
The commission unanimously approved new contracts for the Gerald Commons shelter, Bitfocus HMIS and system-administration services, and consent items including a Mission Inn amendment and a Swords to Plowshares property-management contract.
The Homelessness Oversight Commission on Feb. 14 approved several contracting actions that the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing brought forward, including a new shelter contract for the Gerald Commons, two multi-year agreements with Bitfocus for the 1System and HOPE databases, and consent-calendar items related to the Mission Inn acquisition and to property management at 250 Kearny.
Votes at a glance - Gerald Commons shelter contract (We Hope): Motion to approve a new contract for shelter services at Gerald Commons (initial contract term 03/03/2024—03/31/2027). Budget: $8,535,582 in new funding plus a 15% contingency ($1,280,338) for a total not-to-exceed $9,815,920. Funding mix: state behavioral-health bridge housing funds (54%), state encampment resolution funds (30%), and local Our City Our Home (Prop C) funds (16%). Outcome: approved by roll call (Chair Butler, Vice Chair Evans, Commissioners Albright, Aslanian Williams and Dufty voted aye).
- Bitfocus software-as-a-service contract (HMIS and HOPE system): Motion to approve a sole-source licensing contract with…
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