Vote — approved

Thomas Galvin	yes
Kate Brophy McGee	yes
Mark Stewart	yes
Debbie Lesko	yes
Steve Gallardo	yes

Ayes: Thomas Galvin, Kate Brophy McGee, Mark Stewart, Debbie Lesko, Steve Gallardo

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60. IGA WITH CITY OF TOLLESON FOR HOMELESSNESS OUTREACH SERVICES Approve a financial Intergovernmental Agreement (Agreement) between the City of Tolleson (City) and Maricopa County (County), administered by its Human Services Department. The City and the County are collectively referred to herein as the “Parties”. The purpose of this Agreement is to establish a collaboration between the Parties focused on a strategy to reduce homelessness with an added focus in wash and canal areas (e.g. Agua Fria, Skunk Creek, and New River).The Cities including, but not limited to, Tolleson, Peoria, Surprise, Sun City, Sun City West, Waddell, Wittmann, Town of Youngtown and City of El Mirage (Subregional Partners) are committed to provide outreach teams with needed resources to assist individuals who are unsheltered to transition into permanent housing. Subregional Partners are working to address the needs of individuals that are utilizing the wash and canal areas as campsites for temporary shelter. The Subregional Partners will ensure outreach teams are developed to assist individuals with services to transition into permanent housing. Outreach includes a versatile combination of coordination of case management, mental health service connections and substance use support. Through a sustained targeted effort, this partnership endeavors to reduce local street homelessness in the areas as measured by the Point in Time count. The Parties shall share in the costs for outreach service delivery. The City shall provide the County with $5,000 for program activities. The Agreement shall be effective on and retroactive to July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, and may be extended upon acceptance and approval by the Parties. This is a non-reoccurring Agreement that is entered by the parties through a non-competitive process. Cash, match, or in-kind are not required. The County does not have any obligations after the Agreement term. The services provided under this Agreement are not mandated services but provide a benefit to the residents of Maricopa County by increasing the availability of outreach services to individuals and families experiencing homelessness. The Human Services Department indirect rate for FY2026 approved by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is 24% for salaries and employee related expenses. The Agreement funds are $5,000 of which $0 will be allocated for salaries and ERE, therefore indirect costs are $0 and are not subject to indirect cost recovery. This Agreement does not impact the County General Funds. Supervisor District: 5 (C-22-26-014-X-00)

Vote: approved

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59. AMENDMENT TO IGA WITH CITY OF TOLLESON FOR HOMELESSNESS OUTREACH SERVICES (Supervisorial District: 5) Approve financial Amendment No. 1 to the Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) between the City of Tolleson (“City”) and Maricopa County (“County”), administered by the Human Services Department. The City and the County are collectively referred to as the “Parties”. Amendment No. 1 continues and strengthens the Parties’ collaboration to reduce homelessness in Maricopa County through the County’s Hand in Hand program by expanding homelessness outreach services in West Valley communities and improving access for individuals and families in remote areas. The purpose of this Agreement is to establish a collaboration between the Parties focused on a strategy to reduce homelessness with an added focus in wash and canal areas (e.g. Agua Fria, Skunk Creek, and New River). The Cities including, but not limited to, Goodyear, Peoria, Surprise, Tolleson, Sun City, Sun City West, Waddell, Wittmann, Town of Youngtown and City of El Mirage (Subregional Partners) are committed to providing outreach teams with needed resources to assist individuals who are unsheltered to transition into permanent housing. Under the current Agreement term July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, the City provided $5,000 to the County for program service delivery. Amendment No. 1 includes the following changes: A. Extend the Agreement term identified on page 1 of the Agreement through June 30, 2027 (Fiscal Year 2027). B. 1. Revise Attachment A - Budget in Paragraph 5.0 (Funding) to provide the County with $5,000 for the period of July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027 (Fiscal Year 2027). 2. Revise Paragraph 10.0 (Notices) by updating the County point of contact. 3. Revise and replace Paragraph 15.0 (Insurance) with required language. This is a non-recurring, non-competitive Agreement requiring no cash match, or in-kind contribution and creates no County obligations beyond the term. The Human Services Department provisional indirect rate for FY2027, approved by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is 24% for salaries and employee-related expenses. Agreement funds total $5,000, of which $0 will be allocated for salaries and ERE; therefore, indirect costs are $0 and not subject to indirect cost recovery. The services provided under this Agreement are not mandated services but provide a benefit to the residents of Maricopa County by increasing the availability of outreach services to individuals and families experiencing homelessness. Grant revenues are exempt from the constitutional expenditure limitation and do not alter the Board-adopted local revenue budget. County General Funds are not impacted. (C-22-26-014-X-01)

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