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CSC No. 54492-A5
FIFTH AMENDMENT TO CITY OF FORT WORTH CONTRACT 54492 BETWEEN
THE CITY OF FORT WORTH AND MY HEALTH, MY RESOURCES OF TARRANT
COUNTY FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
This fifth 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 MY
HEALTH, MY RESOURCES OF TARRANT COUNTY, a unit of local government in Texas
("Agency"). Each party shall be individually referred to herein as Party and collectively as
Parties.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the City entered into an Agreement with Agency to provide services more
specifically described in the agreement, City Secretary Contract No. 54492, (the "Agreement");
WHEREAS, the Parties executed Amendment 1 and Renewal 1 to the Agreement through
which the Parties agreed to increase the budget, amend the Reporting Forms and the Budget
Modification Form and renew the Agreement for an additional year;
WHEREAS, the Parties executed Amendment 2 through which the Parties agreed to
amend the Agreement to expand the definition of resident services in the budget;
WHEREAS, the Parties executed the Amendment 3 and Renewal 2 to the Agreement
through which the Parties agreed to renew the Agreement and amend the Agreement to change
memorialize prior budget modifications and amend the scope of services;
WHEREAS, the Parties executed the Amendment 4 and Renewal 3 to the Agreement
through which the Parties agreed to renew the Agreement and amend the Agreement to
memorialize a prior budget modification and amend the budget;
WHEREAS, the Parties desire to amend the scope of services to provide mental health
services to clients of the new high impact pilot program which focuses on providing services and
housing to those experiencing homelessness in seven target areas of the city;
WHEREAS, this Amendment will amend the scope of services.
NOW THEREFORE City and Agency do hereby agree to the following:
OFFICIAL RECORD
CITY SECRETARY
FT. WORTH, TX
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I.
AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT
NOW THEREFORE, for valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of
which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:
A. The Scope of Services attached as EXHIBIT "A" to the Agreement is hereby deleted
and replaced in its entirety with the scope of services consisting of three (3) pages
attached hereto.
B. All terms and conditions of the Agreement 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 Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this agreement, to be effective this
day of , 20�
FOR CITY OF FORT WORTH:
Fernando Costa
Assistant City Manager
Date:
APPROVAL RECOMMENDED
FOR AGENCY: MY HEALTH, MY
RESOURCES OF TARRANT COUNTY
DocuSigned by,
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Susan Garnett
Chief Executive Officer
Date: 5/20/2024
Amy Connolly, Acting Neighborhood Services Director
Date:
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND
LEGALITY
Leslie L. Hunt, Senior Assistant City Attorney
Date:
Contract Compliance Manager:
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.
Tara Perez
Manager, Directions Home
ATTEST:
Jannette S. Goodall, City Secretary
Date:
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OFFICIAL RECORD
CITY SECRETARY
FT. WORTH, TX
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this agreement, to be effective this
day of , 20
FOR CITY OF FORT WORTH:
Fernando Costa
Assistant City Manager
Date: May 23, 2024
APPROVAL RECOMMENDED
FOR AGENCY: MY HEALTH, MY
RESOURCES OF TARRANT COUNTY
Susan Garnett
Chief Executive Officer
Date:
Kacey Bess, Interim Neighborhood Services Director
Date: May 22, 2024
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND ATTEST: FaRr°ne
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Leslie L. Hunt, Senior Assistant City Attorney
Date: May 22, 2024
Contract Compliance Manager:
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.
Tara Perez
Manager, Directions Home
Jannette S. Goodall, City Secretary
Date: May 24, 2024
M&C No.: 20-0651
OFFICIAL RECORD
Amendment 4 to CSC 54502 CITY SECRETARY
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EXHIBIT "A"
SCOPE OF SERVICES
MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
MY HEALTH, MY RESOURCES OF TARRANT COUNTY (MHMR) will do the
following:
Employ one (1) full time case manager and one (1) part time program manager to provide
mental health services as needed and accepted to 375 Directions Home permanent
supportive housing clients to do the following:
A. In General
• Document the nature and extent of all services provided to chronically homeless individuals
in the City of Fort Worth receiving mental health services hereunder (client") in a complete
case file, with case notes in the HMIS system within 3 business days of a service being
provided hereunder;
Eligible clients are those currently on the Directions Home permanent supportive housing
program and those who are chronically homeless in the City of Fort Worth and referred by
Tarrant County Homeless Coalition from the Coordinated Entry list for permanent
supportive housing and those households in the high impact pilot program;
B. Mental Health Services
• Maintain a priority mental health case load of highly vulnerable Directions Home
permanent supportive housing clients;
• Vulnerability score on assessment will determine placement on priority mental health
case load;
• Receive referrals based on assessment scores from permanent supportive housing
agencies contracted by Directions Home for permanent supportive housing;
• Also receive direct referrals from Directions Home permanent supportive housing case
managers to the priority mental health case load based on observation;
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• The case load will not exceed 20 clients at any given time during the contract year;
• Meet with clients on high priority mental case load to provide (as appropriate):
o Referrals to resources
o Counseling
o Goal setting
o Harm reduction planning
• Determine frequency of meetings with clients based on assessment score, permanent
supportive housing case manager observation and mental health services evaluation
• Provide four group meetings a week throughout the Fort Worth specifically for
Directions Home permanent supportive housing clients;
• h1 group meetings, facilitate discussion and provide coaching/counseling regarding (as
appropriate):
o Life skills
o Harm reduction
o Socialization
o Use of resources
o Addiction
o Depression, Bipolar, Schizophrenia etc.
o Hoarding
o Relationship issues
o Community issues
• Submit on time quarterly reports detailing progress on meeting targets:
• Monthly, document clients participating in group meetings;
• Monthly, send a list of clients on priority mental health caseload and include date
assigned to priority case load, date of exit from case load and date of follow up screening
Evaluation:
Evaluation meetings will be held with Directions Home staff to continually evaluate program
and Agency shall comply as necessary and in good faith.
Financial reporting:
Reimbursement Request and any necessary supporting documentation and reports will be
submitted by the 15t1i of every month in format of Exhibit "C".
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Programmatic reporting:
Monthly reports will be submitted by the 15th of every month in format of Exhibit "D".
Quarterly reports will be submitted by the 151f of July, October, January and April in the format
of Exhibit "D".
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M&C Review
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official site of the City of Fort Worth, Texas
CITY COUNCIL AGENDAFi�I�Ti�'�pRTll
ERENCE **M&C 20 13P20-0161 DIRECTIONS HOME
REF
DATE, 9/16/2020 REF ** LOG NAME: FY2021 HOMELESSNESS
OBJECTIVE SC CMO
CODE: P TYPE: CONSENT PUBLIC NO
HEARING:
SUBJECT: (ALL) Authorize Execution of Agreements with Listed Public Service Agencies in an
Amount Up to $2,215,678.00 for the Continuation of Directions Home Initiatives and
Authorize Three Renewal Options in a Combined Amount Up to $8,870,736.00
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 $2,215,678,00 for a term commencing October 1, 2020 and
terminating September 30, 2021 for the continuation of Directions Home Initiatives,,
2. Authorize the City Manager or his designee to renew the agreements for Fiscal Years 2022,
2023 and 2024 with the agencies listed below In a combined amount of up to $8,870,736,00
for the continuation of Directions Home initiatives and dependent on funds being
appropriated for Directions Home initiatives; and
3. Authorize the City Manager or his designee to amend the agreements if necessary to achieve
program goals provided the amendment is within the scope of the program and in
compliance with City policies and applicable laws and regulations.
DISCUSSION:
The City Manager's Directions Horne Division approached the Purchasing Division to issue a Request
for Proposals (RFP) seeking Firms to: 1) increase or maintain permanent supportive housing; 2)
quickly house people in permanent housing; or 3) Improve overall system capacity. The RFP
consisted of specifications explaining the need for various housing programs and overall improvement
of the homeless system. Proposals were scored based on the strength of the proposed program,
program performance, outcomes and quality, organizational capacity of the agency, and budget, The
RFP was advertised in the Fort Worth Star Telegram on June 10, June 17, June 24, July 1 and July 8,
2020. The City closed the RFP on July 9, 2020. The City received 17 responses, Staff from
the Directions Home Division and Neighborhood Services Department evaluated the proposals and
found the below listed firms to be experienced and well equipped to perform the needed services,
A waiver of the goal MNUBE subcontracting requirement is approved by the Office of Business
Diversity, in accordance with the MNVBE or BDE ordinance, because the purchase of goods or
services is from sources where subcontracting or supplier opportunities are negligible.
Any renewals are contingent on funds being appropriated.
City staff recommends awarding agreements to the listed agencies In the amounts listed below:
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,
Program Description - Agency i Funding FY 21 1
Case Management for Assisting clients My Health, My Up to $432,000,00
Permanent Supportive in setting and Resources of
Housing Clients fulfilling goals Tarrant County
such as health, (MHMR)
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Case Management for
Permanent Supportive
Housing Clients
education,
employment,
housing stability
for approximately
150 permanent
supportive
housing clients
Case
Management for
Permanent
Supportive
Housing
Clients Assisting
clients In setting
and fulfilling
goals such as
health,
education,
employment,
housing stability
for approximately
75 permanent
supportive
housing clients
Rental Assistance and Provide rental
Administration for Permanent assistance
Supportive Housing Clients (which is the
Mental Health Services for
Permanent Supportive
Housing Clients
difference
between Fair
Market Rent and
the client's 30\%
contribution of
income, if
applicable) to
landlords of up to
20 permanent
supportive
housing clients;
Focus on
housing stability
by addressing
addiction, mental
health, social,
coping skills and
other adjustment
difficulties;
Day Resource
Center for the
Homeless d/b/a
DRC
Solutions
Housing
Authority of the
City of Fort
Worth dba Fort
Worth Housing
Solutions
My Health, My
Resources of
Tarrant County
(M HM R)
Rapid Rehousing Maximize state SafeHaven of
and federal rapid Tarrant
rehousing rental County
assistance funds
by funding case
management for
rapid rehousing
clients
0
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Up to $200,977,00
Up to $250,000,00
Up to $172,000.00
Up to $103,124.00
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Rapid Rehousing
Maximize state
Center for
Up to $167,418,00
and federal rapid
Transforming
rehousing rental
Lives
assistance funds
by funding case
management for
rapid rehousing
clients
Rapid Exlt/DIVersion/Shallow
Housing funds to
The
Up to $400,000,00
Subsidies
allow people to
Presbyterian
quickly exit
Night Shelter of
homelessness
Tarrant County,
Into housing
Inc,
Cold Weather Overflow
Provide
Day Resource
Up to $150,000,00
Emergency Shelter
additional
Center for the
Operations
emergency
Homless d/b/a
shelter beds on
DRC Solutions
weather trigger
nights;
Critical Documents Clerk and
Produce
Day Resource
Up to $150,000.00
Funding
documents
Center for the
necessary for
Homeless d/b/a
housing and
DRC Solutions
employment for
clients
experiencing
homelessness;
Direct Client Services Fund
Provide one time
Tarrant County
Up to $72,000.00
funds to quickly
Homeless
divert or rapidly
Coalition
exit households
from the
homeless system
Mobile Navigators
Reduce the
Tarrant County
Up to $33,668.00
length of time
Homeless
homeless by
Coalition
assisting
assigned clients
with unit location
and gathering
documentation
for clients at the
top of the
permanent
supportive and
rapid rehousing
lists
Continuum of Care Support
Planning and
Tarrant County
Up to $84,491.00
data reporting for
Homeless
Continuum of
Coalition
Care
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The Director of Finance certifies that upon approval of the above recommendations and adoption of
the Fiscal Year 2021 Budget by the City Council, funds will be available in the Fiscal Year 2021
Operating Budget, as appropriated, in the General Fund. Prior to an expenditure being Incurred,
the City Manager's Office has the responsibility to validate the availability of funds.
BQN\\
TO
'Pund I Department I Account I Project I Program I Activity I Budget ( Reference # I Amount
ID ID Year (Chartfield 2)
FROM
Fund Department Account Project Program Activity Budget Reference # Amount
I ID I I ID I I I Year I (Chartfleld 2)
Submitted for City Manager's Office bv: Jay Chapa (5804)
Fernando Costa (6122)
Oriqinatinq Department Head:
Additional Information Contact:
ATTACHMENTS
Reginald Zeno (8617)
Cynthia Garcia (8525)
Sarah Czechowicz (2069)
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