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Ranking and Funding for Homeless Services at the Empowerment Center (B)
The Gainesville City Commission requests the Alachua County Board of County Commissioners to consider and approve the proposal ranking for Homeless Services at the Empowerment Center; and authorize County staff to amend the Interlocal Agreement between the City and the County for equal funding for Homeless Services at the Empowerment Center.
Explanation
On February 15, 2018, the Gainesville City Commission discussed City and County staff’s recommendation and ranking of the organizations for Homeless Services at the Empowerment Center. The organization’s that submitted proposals are as follows: 1) Alachua County Coalition for the Homeless and Hungry (ACCHH); and 2) Gainesville Marketplace Charity Support Foundation (GMCSF).
As part of the Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) process, City and County staff ranked GMCSF as the number one ranked organization. However, after reviewing and evaluating the proposals, the City Commission determined that the ACCHH is the number one ranked organization for homeless services and authorized the City Manager to negotiate a contract with the number one ranked firm. Further, the City Commission authorized the City Manager to negotiate with GMCSF, if negotiations with the ACCHH are unsuccessful.
Attached is a copy of the February 15, 2018 City Commission agenda item and back up presented to the Gainesville City Commission regarding the proposed ranking of the two proposals. Also attached are the Evaluation Summary and Negotiation Results for reference.
At the December 11, 2017 Joint City and County Commission Meeting, City staff in conjunction with County staff was directed to prepare a cost analysis of the City and County managing homeless services at the Empowerment Center in case no provider was selected to manage the facilities. For reference, included in the backup is a Cost Estimate chart summarizing the costs for the City/County to manage t...
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