HomeMy WebLinkAboutContract 52336-A2 CSC No.52336-A2
AMENDMENT 2 TO CITY OF FORT WORTH CONTRACT 52336
BETWEEN THE CITY OF FORT WORTH AND HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE
CITY OF FORT WORTH DBA FORT WORTH HOUSING SOLUTIONS FOR RENTAL
ASSISTANCE AND ADMINISTRATION
This Amendment (the "Amendment") is made and entered into by and between the City of Fort
Worth,a home-rule municipality of the State of Texas (hereinafter referred to as the"City"),acting
by and through Fernando Costa, its duly authorized Assistant City Manager, and HOUSING
AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH DBA FORT WORTH HOUSING
SOLUTIONS (hereinafter referred to as the "Agency"), acting by and through Mary Margaret
Lemons, its duly authorized President,to provide rental assistance and administration. Each party
shall be individually referred to herein as Party and collectively as Parties.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, on May 22, 2019, the City entered into an Agreement with the Agency to
provide services more specifically described in the agreement, City Secretary Office (CSO)
Contract No.52336, (the "Agreement"); and
WHEREAS,the term of the Agreement was for a six month period from April 1, 2019,to
September 30, 2019, and could be renewed for an additional one year term by mutual agreement
of the Parties;
WHEREAS,the Parties previously agreed to modify the scope of work to include overage
payment for Homeless Housing and Services Program at the direction of Directions Home staff on
September 9, 2019, and the Parties now wish to memorialize that agreement through this
Amendment;
WHEREAS,on November 8,2019 the City renewed the Agreement for an additional year
tofurther the goals and priorities of Directions Home; and amended the Agreement to provide for
funding for the entire program year and include salary percentages for an inspector,housing clerk
and HMIS specialist under"Personnel"as well as include interpretation services and an inspection
fee under"Other Approved Expenses."
WHEREAS, the Parties agree to amend the Agreement to provide additional funding for
rental assistance and administration.
NOW THEREFORE City and Agency do hereby agree to the following:
1. OFFICIAL RECORD
AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT CITY SECRETARY
FT.WORTH, TX
Amendment of CSC 522336 Page 1 of 7
CoFW and HOUSING AUTHORTTY OF THE,CITY OF FORT WORTH DBA FORT WORTH HOUSING SOLUTIONS
Section 3. COMPENSATION is hereby amended and replaced in its entirety with the
following:
Section 3. COMPENSATION.
3.1 City shall pay Agency in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and Exhibit
"B" — Budget. Total payment made by the City under this Agreement shall not exceed
$771,400.00("Program Funds"),and shall be paid to Agency on a reimbursement basis. Agency
shall not perform any additional services for City not specified by this Agreement unless City
requests and approves in writing the additional costs for such services. City shall not be liable for
any additional expenses incurred by Agency not specified by this Agreement unless City first
approves such expenses in writing. If City determines in its sole discretion that this Agreement
should be renewed as provided under Section 2 of this Agreement, the City shall provide an
updated Exhibit "B", which shall include the not to exceed amount to be paid to Agency on a
reimbursement basis during the renewal term.
3.2 Payment of the Program Funds from City to Agency shall be made on a cost-
reimbursement basis following receipt by City from Agency of a signed Reimbursement Request
Form("RRF") as described in Exhibit"C" along with copies of all receipts and other supporting
documentation.The RRF and reports shall be submitted to City no later than the 15th day following
the end of the month. Submittal of a monthly RRF and reports is required even if services are not
provided.
3.3 The monthly RRF should be sequentially numbered and include expense
documentation that is detailed,clear and concise. The submission shall include applicable monthly
reports. Submissions must be scanned and submitted to the Directions Home Program Manager.
Submissions should be titled"HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH DBA
FORT WORTH HOUSING SOLUTIONS— RFR Month- RENTAL ASSISTANCE AND
ADMINISTRATION and sent either via email to Tara.Perez@fortworthtexas.gov or via mail to
ATTENTION: Tara Perez, Directions Home Manager, City Manager's Office, 200 Texas Street,
Fort Worth TX 76102: Reimbursements will not be made until after receipt of an acceptable and
approved RRF and monthly report as required. Reimbursements shall be made within 30 days
receipt of said documents. Incomplete or incorrect submissions will be returned to the Agency for
resubmission, restarting the 30-day reimbursement schedule.
3.4 Agency is authorized to modify up to five (5)percent of any budgeted line-item in the
original approved budget without prior written permission from City. However, Agency must
submit the Request for Budget Modification Form(Exhibit"E") to City, with the monthly RRF,
during the month the modification took place. The new modified budget cannot exceed the total
amount of Program Funds. Agency shall be solely responsible for any money spent in excess of
the not to exceed amount included in this Agreement for the then-current term.
3.5 Any modifications of more than five (5) percent of any budgeted line-item in the
original approved budget must have prior written permission from City before the modifications
are made. The Budget Modification Form (Exhibit "E") must be submitted, and request must be
Amendment of CSC 522336 Page 2 of 7
CoFW and HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH DBA FORT WORTH HOUSING SOLUTIONS
approved by City, before any money is moved to the line-item. Once the Budget Modification is
approved, the modified budget will take effect on the first day of the following month. The new
modified budget shall not exceed the total amount of Program Funds. Agency shall be solely
responsible for any money spent in excess of the not to exceed amount included in this Agreement
for the then-current term.
3.6 Any modifications to zero line-items in the original approved budget must have prior
written permission from City before the modifications are made. The Budget Modification Form
(Exhibit "E") must be completed and approved by City before money is transferred into the new
line-item. Once the Budget Modification is approved,the modified budget will take effect on the
first day of the following month. The new modified budget shall not exceed the total amount of
Program Funds. Agency shall be solely responsible for any money spent in excess of the not to
exceed amount included in this Agreement for the then-current term.
3.7 Agency will document cost allocations for all budgeted expenses throughout the
entirety of the Agreement and will be responsible for having a policy and procedure in place for
this documentation. Specifically, Agency will document how all shared costs, personnel time, or
equipment that was fully or partially paid for using City funds, were used in furtherance of the
program activities described in this Agreement. Documentation of these cost allocations, as well
as a copy of the Agency's policy and procedures for the documentation of the cost allocations shall
be made available to the City upon request.
3.8 The City reserves the right to reject any budget modification that the City believes, in
its sole discretion, is not clearly aligned with the program activities and any requests for
reimbursement expenses that the City believes, in its sole discretion, are not specified in Exhibit
"ll" of this Agreement or an approved budget modification form.
3.9 Budget adjustments shall be submitted via either email to
Tara.Perez@fortworthtexas.gov or to the Tara Perez, Directions Home Manager, City Manager's
Office, 200 Texas Street, Fort Worth TX 76102.
Exhibit B of the Agreement is hereby amended and replaced in its entirety with the attached
Exhibit B.
III.
This amendment is effective as of the Effective Date of this Amendment.
IV.
All terms and conditions of the Contract not amended herein remain unaffected and in
full force and effect, are binding on the Parties and are hereby ratified by the Parties. Capitalized
terms not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Contract.
Amendment of CSC 522336 Page 3 of 7
CoFW and HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH DBA FORT WORTH HOUSING SOLUTIONS
[THE REMAINDER OF THIS PAGE IS INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK]
[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]
Amendment of CSC 522336 Page 4 of 7
CoFW and HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH DBA FORT WORTH HOUSING SOLUTIONS
IN WITNESS WHEREOF,the parties hereto have executed this agreement, to be effective this
day of .520
FOR CITY OF FORT WORTH: FOR AG C
cam.
Fernando Costa(Sep 9,202018:49 CDT)
Fernando Costa Mary 4rgaret ons
Assistant City Manager President
Date:Se p 9, 2020 Date:
APPROVAL RECOMMENDED
T q 2 2Z
Tara Perez(Sep 9,202016:00 CDT)
Date: Sep 9, 2020
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND ATTEST: 4..o�an
o F°°Rr�aa
LEGALITY ° 's►°o
P�'o o�1d
lo
VV ((// U �nnaaao4
Taylor Paris,Assistant City Attorney Mary J. Kayser, City Secretary
Date:
Sep 10, 2020 Date: Sep 10,2020
Contract Compliance Manager: M&C No.:
By signing I acknowledge that I am the
person responsible for the monitoring
and administration of this contract,
including ensuring all performance and
reporting requirements.
Tavg A2lk2Z
Tara Perez(Sep 9,202016:00 CDT)
Tara Perez
Manager, Directions Home OFFICIAL RECORD
CITY SECRETARY
FT.WORTH, TX
Amendment of CSC 522336 Page 5 of 7
CoFW and HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH DBA FORT WORTH HOUSING SOLUTIONS
EXHIBIT "B"
BUDGET
Agency will submit invoice for reimbursement by the 15th of the month following the month
services were provided.
This report shall itemize each monthly expense requested for reimbursement by the Agency and
shall be included in Budget submitted. In order for this report to be complete the following must
be submitted:
For payroll expenses, timesheets signed and dated by employees and approved by
supervisor for all payroll expenses listed with the code of time being billed to
City/Directions Home. Paystub must include pay period, date paid, amount and
expenses (salary, FICA, benefits etc). If pay stubs are unavailable, payroll registries
with applicable expenses highlighted and labeled will suffice. Agency may not submit
payroll expenses dated 60 calendar days prior to the date of the Reimbursement Request
with the exception of the first Reimbursement Request which may include items from
the Effective Date of the Agreement to the end of the reporting month.
For non-payroll expenses, invoices for each expense listed. Agency may not submit
invoices dated 60 calendar days prior to the date of the Reimbursement Request with
the exception of the first Reimbursement Request which may include items from the
Effective Date of the Agreement to the end of the reporting month.
Proof that each expense was paid by the Agency, which proof can be satisfied by
cancelled checks.If a cancelled check is not possible,a bank statement with the expense
highlighted and labeled will suffice.
If allocations percentages are used, all documentation must be submitted with the first
month's invoice.
For the audit, bank statements showing payments, Form 941s and allocation
documentation will be reviewed.
Reimbursement Requests shall be submitted to:
City Manager's Office
Directions Home
Attention Tara Perez
200 Texas Street
Fort Worth TX 76102
Amendment of CSC 522336 Page 6 of 7
COI'W and HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH DBA FORT WORTH HOUSING SOLUTIONS
EXHIBIT "B"
PROGRAM COSTS Total
$771,400.00
A.PERSONNEL (By title)
Directions Home Coordinator $37,587.00
Inspector $2,408.00
Housing Clerk—Spec Prg. II $2,271.00
HMIS Specialist $738.00
PERSONNEL TOTAL: $43,004.00
B. FRINGE BENEFITS
Health Coverage Retirement $15,043.00
FRINGE BENEFITS TOTAL: $15,043.00
C. MILEAGE
MILEAGE TOTAL:
D. CELL PHONES/EQUIPMENT
CELL PHONES/EQUIPMENT TOTAL:
E. CLIENT COSTS/EXPENSES
Client Expenses $711,893.00
CLIENT EXPENSES TOTAL:
F. OTHER APPROVED
Office Supplies $250.00
Interpretation Services-ADA related $200.00
Inspection Fee $200.00
HMIS fee $810.00
OTHER APPROVED TOTAL: $1,460.00
TOTAL PROGRAM COST: $771,400.00
*Client Expenses are defined as rental assistance, application feeds, apartment administrative
fees,security deposits,high risk fees and opportunity fees. High risk fees and opportunity fees
are sometimes charged to clients with a rental history, clients with evictions, clients with
criminal background histories and/or clients without income.
Amendment of CSC 522336 Page 7 of 7
CoFW and HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH UBA FORT WORTH HOUSING SOLUTIONS
M&C Review Page 1 of 4
Official site of the City of Fort Worth,Texas
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA FORT R�TII
COUNCIL ACTION: Approved on 4/2/2019
DATE: 4/2/2019 REFERENCE C-29083 LOG NAME: 02DIRECTIONS HOME
NO.: CONTRACTS
CODE: C TYPE: NOW PUBLIC CONSENT HEARING: NO
SUBJECT: Authorize Execution of Agreements with Listed Public Service Agencies in an Amount Up
to $1,758,668.00 for an Initial Six-Month Term for the Continuation of Directions Home
Initiatives and Authorize Renewal Options for Fiscal Year 2020 in a Combined Amount
Up to $3,930,156.00 (ALL COUNCIL DISTRICTS)
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Authorize the City Manager or his designee to execute agreements with agencies listed below in a
combined amount up to $1,758,668.00 for a term commencing April 1, 2019 and terminating September 30,
2019 for the continuation of Directions Home initiatives;
2. Authorize the City Manager or his designee to renew the agreements for Fiscal Year 2020 with the
agencies listed below for up to one year in a combined amount up to $3,930,156.00 for the continuation of
Directions Home initiatives in order to align Directions Home program year with the City's fiscal year;
3. Authorize the City Manager or his designee to amend the agreements if necessary to achieve program
goals provided that the amendment is within the scope of the program and in compliance with City policies
and applicable laws and regulations.
DISCUSSION:
On June 17, 2008, the City adopted Directions Home, the City's plan to make homelessness rare, short-
term and nonrecurring (Resolution No. 3628-06-2008). The United Way of Tarrant County (United Way) has
served as the fiscal and grant-making agent for public and private funds in support of Directions Home for
the previous 10 years. This year, there are two changes regarding the expenditure of Directions Home's
funds. The City will now serve as the fiscal and grant-making agent due to United Way's capacity issues,
and the Directions Home April to March program year will be changed to align with the City's Fiscal Year
beginning October 1, 2019.
Because the initial term of the agreements is six months, only a portion (up to $1,758,668.00) of the Fiscal
Year 2019 (FYI 9) Directions Home budget will actually be expended during FYI 9. Residual funds from
FY2019 will be addressed during the FY2020 (FY20) budget development. For FY20, the total amount for
the renewals will be up to$3,930,156.00. This amount includes the anticipated budget for Directions Home
for FY20 as well as the unspent funds from FYI 9. The exact amount of the renewals will be determined at
the beginning of FY20 when the actual budget is known. This one-time structure will allow Directions Home
to align with the City's Fiscal Year while continuing to further its program goals without disrupting necessary
services. The rollover of funding caused by this structure will allow Directions Home to support one-time
innovative programs to reduce family/childhood homelessness. The Directions Home contract cycle will be
in line with the City's Fiscal Year beginning in Fiscal Year 2021.
Directions Home staff issued a Request for Proposals through the City's Purchasing Division on February 6,
2019. The solicitation was advertised in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram on February 6, 13, 20, and 27. The
City closed the RFP on February 28, 2019. In order to align with the City's Fiscal Year, the Directions Home
RFP included funding for an initial six-month term, April 1 -September 30 of 2019 (Initial Term), with a
renewal of up to a year at the City's discretion.
http://apps.cfwnet.org/council_packet/Mc review.asp?ID=26826&councildate=4/2/2019 9/9/2020
M&C Review Page 2 of 4
City staff recommends awarding agreements to the listed agencies in the listed amounts:
Program Description Agency Funding FY 19 Funding FY 20
Case Management Assisting clients in My Health,My Up to Up to
for Permanent setting and fulfilling Resources of Tarrant $180,000.00 $360,000.00
Supportive Housing goals such as County(MHMR)
Clients health,education,
employment,
housing stability for
150 permanent
supportive housing
clients
Case Management Case Management Day Resource Center Up to Up to
for Permanent for Permanent for the Homeless d/b/a $150,000.00 $300,000.00
Supportive Housing Supportive Housing DRC Solutions
Clients Clients Assisting
clients in setting
and fulfilling goals
such as health,
education,
employment,
housing stability for
75-125 permanent
supportive housing
clients(depending
on voucher
availability for
permanent
supportive housing)
Rental Assistance Provide rental Housing Authority of the Up to Up to
and Administration assistance(which is City of Fort Worth dba $357,500.00 $715,000.00
for Permanent the difference Fort Worth Housing
Supportive Housing between Fair Solutions
Clients Market Rent and
the client's 30%
contribution of
income, if
applicable)to
landlords of up to
85 permanent
supportive housing
clients;
Mental Health Focus on housing My Health, My Up to Up to
Services for stability by Resources of Tarrant $75,000.00 $150,000.00
Permanent addressing County(MHMR)
Supportive Housing addiction,mental
Clients health,social,
coping skills and
other adjustment
difficulties;
Rapid Rehousing Maximize state and SafeHaven of Tarrant Up to Up to
federal rapid County $53,528.00 $107,056.00
rehousing rental
assistance funds by
funding case
management for
rapid rehousing
clients
Rapid Maximize state and Center for Transforming Up to Up to
Rehousing federal rapid Lives $68,974.00 $137,948.00
rehousing rental
assistance funds by
funding case
management for
rapid rehousing
clients
Rapid New program to The Presbyterian Night Up to Up to
Exit/Employment improve the flow at Shelter of Tarrant $165,000.00 $330,000.00
Case Management emergency shelters County, Inc.
and reduce
homelessness by
http://apps.cfwnet.org/council_packet/mc review.asp?ID=26826&councildate=4/2/2019 9/9/2020
M&C Review Page 3 of 4
quickly connecting
clients who need
very limited
assistance with
housing;
Cold Weather Prevent anyone The Presbyterian Night Up to Up to
Overflow Emergency from needing to Shelter of Tarrant $100,000.00 $200,000.00
Shelter Operations sleep outside in County, Inc.
severe cold weather
conditions;
Critical Documents Produce documents Day Resource Center Up to Up to
Clerk and Funding necessary for for the Homeless d/b/a $75,000.00 $150,000.00
housing and DRC Solutions
employment for
clients experiencing
homelessness;
Direct Client Provide one time Tarrant County Up to Up to
Services Fund funds to quickly Homeless Coalition $200,000.00 $400,000.00
divert or rapidly exit
households from
the homeless
system
Navigators Reduce the length Tarrant County Up to Up to
of time homeless by Homeless Coalition $33,668.00 $67,336.00
assisting assigned
clients with unit
location and
gathering
documentation for
clients at the top of
the permanent
supportive and
rapid rehousinq lists
Reducing New program to The Presbyterian Night Up to Up to
Family/Childhood reduce the number Shelter of Tarrant $300,000.00 $1,012,820.00
Homelessness of literally homeless County, Inc.
families
Because the exact amount of funding for FY20 cannot be determined at this time, the amounts included for
FY20 are estimates based on current funding and the anticipated Directions Home budget for FY20. In the
event that Directions Home funding in FY20 is less than anticipated, the funding included for the listed
agencies for FY20 will remain the same except for funding for reducing family and childhood homelessness
(The Presbyterian Night Shelter of Tarrant County, Inc) and funding for direct client services (Tarrant County
Homeless Coalition), which will be decreased to the extent necessary to match actual available funding. This
M&C authorizes the City Manager or his designee to approve the renewal amounts up to the amounts listed
above, including any decreases for the specified agencies necessary to bring the total renewal amounts in
line with actual FY20 funding. Agencies impacted by a decrease in funding will be notified as soon as
practicable.
Directions Home services and programs are available in ALL COUNCIL DISTRICTS.
FISCAL INFORMATION/CERTIFICATION:
The Director of Finance certifies that funds are available in the current operating budget as appropriated, of
the General Fund and that prior to an expenditure being made; the City Manager's Office has the
responsibility to validate the availability of funds.
TO
Fund Department Account Project Program Activity Budget Reference# Amount
ID ID Year (Chartfield 2)
10100 0022002 5330201 2019 $1 758 668.06
FROM
Fund Department I Account Project I Program I Activity Budget Reference# Amount
ID ID Year Chartfield 2
http://apps.cfwnet.org/council_packet/mc review.asp?ID=26826&councildate=4/2/2019 9/9/2020