RESOLUTION NO. RES-2022-043
RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA APPROVING a Professional Services Agreement with FOCUS STRATEGIES for the development of a Homelessness Solutions Strategic Plan in the amount of $100,000 for an initial six-month period (March 1, 2022 to August 31, 2022) with an option to extend for an additional six-month period (September 1, 2022 to February 28, 2023) and authorizing the Chief Financial Officer to appropriate $100,000 for this purpose from Homeless Fund 1209 RESERVES WHEREAS, on December 7, 2021, a Request for Proposals for the Provision of Consulting Services – Homelessness Solutions Strategic Plan (RFP) was released with a due date of January 7, 2022; and WHEREAS, the RFP sought qualifications for professional consulting services to prepare a five-year Homelessness Solutions Strategic Plan and step-by-step action plan to address homelessness in the community and achieve “Functional Zero” homelessness in alignment with the Sonoma County Continuum Care (CoC); and WHEREAS, a total of six proposals were received in response to the RFP; and WHEREAS, based on the review and scoring of the proposals by an evaluation committee and follow-up interviews, Focus Strategies was the determined to be the best qualified consultant; and WHEREAS, the proposed services are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because it is not a project which has a potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378; and WHEREAS, the City desires to enter into an agreement for the provision of consulting services with Focus Strategies to prepare a Homelessness Solutions Strategic.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Santa Rosa approves the Professional Services Agreement (Agreement) with Focus Strategies, a California corporation, in the amount of $100,000, in substantially the same form as Exhibit A to the resolution, subject to approval as to form by the City Attorney, and authorizes the City Manager, or designee, to execute the Agreement for an initial six-month period (March 1, 2022 to August 31, 2022) with an option to extend for an additional six-month period (September 1, 2022 to February 28, 2023). / / /
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council authorizes the Chief Financial Officer to appropriate $100,000 for this purpose from Homeless Fund 1209 reserves to 340707-5320 “Homeless Programs Svcs/Projs – Professional Services.” BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council authorizes the Chief Financial Officer to pay all proper costs and claims for this contract out of Charge No. 340707 not to exceed a total amount of $100,000.
IN COUNCIL DULY PASSED this 1st day of March, 2022.
AYES: (6) Mayor C. Rogers, Council Members Fleming, MacDonald, N. Rogers, Sawyer, Schwedhelm
NOES: (0)
ABSENT: (1) Vice Mayor Alvarez
ABSTAIN: (1)
ATTEST: _________________________ APPROVED: ______________________________ City Clerk Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM: ________________________
City Attorney
Exhibit A - Professional Services Agreement with Focus Strategies Reso. No. RES-2022-043
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