City Council

(8) 23-0718 NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the contracts with Melissa Munn Consulting, St. Joseph Center, Urban Alchemy, Urban Voices Project, and WEA CA, PC, to provide mental health services and social services to Library patrons, and related matters. Recommendations for Council action: AUTHORIZE the President, Board of Library Commissioners (Board), or designee, to execute the proposed contracts between the City and Melissa Munn Consulting, St. Joseph Center, Urban Alchemy, Urban Voices Project, and WEA CA, PC, to provide mental health services and social services to Library patrons and provide training, support, and community resources to Library staff, volunteers, and patrons, at Central Library and specified branch locations, for a term of five years upon the execution of the contracts, not to exceed $860,267 per fiscal year per contract, subject to review and approval of the City Attorney as to form. REQUEST the Board, or a designee, before execution of the proposed contracts to: Ensure that the Contractors submit proof of current insurance on KwikComply that meets the minimum limits as required by the Risk Management Division, Office of the City Administrative Office (CAO). Ensure that the Bureau of Contract Administration verifies receipt of the Contractor Responsibility Ordinance Questionnaire for each Contractor. Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that the 2022-23 Adopted Budget includes $860,267 in the Library’s Contractual Services Account, Account No. 003040, for all mental health and social service contractors combined for the first year of the proposed contract. There is no additional impact on the General Fund. Financial Policies Statement: The CAO further reports that the recommendations in the report comply with the City’s Financial Policies in that the proposed contract’s expenditures will be limited to the use of approved budgeted funds.