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Contract No. C-22-15-084-3-05 Amendment No. 5
AMENDMENT NO. 5 TO
THE CONTRACT
BETWEEN
MARICOPA COUNTY
ADMINISTERED BY ITS
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
AND
CENTRAL ARIZONA SHELTER SERVICES
I. Maricopa County (“County”) by and through its Human Services Department and Central
Arizona Shelter Services (“CASS”) entered into a financial Agreement on or about July 7,
2015 through June 30, 2016. The purpose of the Agreement is for CASS to provide
emergency shelter services to homeless individuals or families. The Agreement includes an
option to extend the Agreement for five (5) one-year terms. The County and the City may
be referred to individually as “Party” or collectively as “Parties.”
The Parties executed Amendment No. 1 on or about December 17, 2015 to increase funding
amount. Amendment No. 2 (renewal option #1) was executed on or about August 11, 2016
to extend the Agreement term to June 30, 2017. The Parties executed Amendment No. 3
(renewal option #2) on or about July 26, 2017 which extended the term to June 30, 2018.
Amendment No. 4 (renewal option #3) was executed on or about June 27, 2018, extended
the Agreement term to June 30, 2019.
II. The Parties now wish to amend the Agreement “Amendment No. 4# (renewal option #4,
final renewal option) to address the following:
A. Amend the Agreement term from June 30, 2019 to June 30, 2020.
B. The County shall provide CASS with $450,000 for the period of July 1, 2019 to June 30,
2020.
C. Add the following clause to Section I, Paragraph K “Termination”:
5. The County has the right to reevaluate this Agreement upon a decision in the City of
Phoenix Special Permit related to temporary shelter capacity at the Human Services
Campus.
D. Revise Section III Work Statement and Compensation in the following paragraph:
A. Scope of Work revised to include collaborative work activities
III. CASS shall provide the County with proof of occupancy by July 1, 2019.
IV. Unexpended funds from the Original Agreement and Amendment No. 1, Amendment No. 2,
Amendment No. 3, and Amendment 4 shall revert to the County and shall not be available
for the new Agreement term.
V. The County shall reimburse the Contractor on a Net “0” payment standard.

Contract No. C-22-15-084-3-05 Amendment No. 5
VI. This Agreement is subject to and incorporates by reference the statutory language of A.R.S.
§38-511.
VII. The foregoing paragraphs contain all the changes to the Agreement. All other terms of
the original Agreement and Amendments not amended hereby, remain in full force and
effect as approved and amended.
IN WITNESS THEREOF, the Parties have signed this Amendment:
FOR AND ON BEHALF OF: FOR AND ON BEHALF OF:
CENTRAL ARIZONA SHELTER SERVICES MARICOPA COUNTY
____________________________________ ______________________________________
Chief Executive Officer Chairman, Board of Supervisors
Attested To:
______________________________________
Clerk of the Board Date
This Amendment has been reviewed by the
undersigned Attorney who has determined
that is proper in form and within the power
and authority granted under the laws of the
State of Arizona.
______________________________________
Deputy County Attorney Date

Contract No. C-22-15-084-3-05 Amendment No. 5
A. SCOPE OF WORK
CASS shall work collaboratively with the Human Services Campus and its partners to identify
areas where cooperation and coordination of operations would benefit the client and campus
needs.
The following are required to be coordinated:
- Participate in weekly coordinated entry case conferencing / client coordination
meetings
- Campus messaging – partner to coordinate messaging and data points with campus
partners to demonstrate collective needs and outcomes
- Provide CASS’s implementation plan of the Homebase low-barrier technical
assistance by October 1, 2019.
- Work with campus partners on redesign initiative to ensure a streamlined intake and
housing plan process in order to eliminate gaps for clients
FY 19/20 PRIORITIES
Case management services prioritized for:
 Persons who are chronically homeless
 Persons who have a length of homelessness > 1 year
 Persons who have a shelter stay > 90 days
FY 19/20 Outcomes – Performance Measures
Ensure case management has been assigned for at least 185 clients who meet one or more of the
case management priorities:
1. Persons who are chronically homeless
2. Persons who have a length of homelessness > 1 year
3. Persons who have a shelter stay > 90 days
Report monthly on the number and percent of the 185 case managed clients who meet one or
more of these criteria
Achieve known exit destinations of 53%, an increase known exit destinations for case managed
individuals in HMIS by 5% annually until known destinations reach 75%
Increase HUD defined positive exit destinations for case managed individuals by 5% annually to
45% for FY18/19, until positive exit rate of 75% is achieved (see link for approved destinations,
applicable destinations are marked with “P” in the “ES” column).
Achieve and maintain an average length of stay of 37 days for all stayers based on total bed nights
used divided by total clients served in the twelve month period ending with the last month of the
reporting period. Goal is 20 day average length of stay.
FY 19/20 Indicators – Not a Performance Measure for Project
Client surveys reflect continuous improvement – at least annual surveys conducted and submitted
Reduce #/% of participants with a permanent housing placement who return to homelessness –
(goal of less than 15% returns to homelessness)
Number of new clients entering shelter – HUD definition
Bed utilization rate
Demographics
FY 19/20 System Performance Measures – Not a Performance Measure for Project
Reduce length of time homeless for participants in project

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REPORTING SCHEDULE
(If the 15th of the month falls on a weekend or holiday, reports will be due the following business day)
Contractor shall provide the following HMIS and program specific reports by the 15th of each month:
 0550 Exit Destination Outcomes
 LOS by Program
 0323 Project Demographics
 CASS Custom Rainbow Report (20th of the month)
 Narrative report on collaboration with Human Services Campus and
partners
Contractor shall provide the following quarterly HMIS and program specific reports by the 15th of July,
October, January, and April:
 0704 Number of First Time Homeless
 0315 Program Daily Census
 Modified 0701 – Returns to Homelessness by Program
 Number and percentage of Case Managed clients meeting one or more of
priority criteria
Contractor shall provide the following annual HMIS and program specific reports by the 15th of July:
 0700 Length of Time Homeless
 Client Satisfaction Survey
B. BUDGET
MC Investment Quarterly Payment Allowance MC Bed Nights (Utilization)
$450,000 $112,500 20,566
SUCCESS MEASURES/PAYMENT MODEL
Quarter 1
100% budget request Project meets or exceeds 75% successful outcomes by quarter 4 of prior fiscal
year
75% budget request Project meets up to 74% successful outcomes by quarter 4 of prior fiscal year
Quarter 2
100 % budget request Project meets or exceeds 75% successful outcomes by quarter 1
 May recoup quarter 1 request if 100% budget not previously achieved
75% budget request Project meets up to 74% successful outcomes by quarter 1
At end of Quarter 2 County and Contractor will evaluate and reassess benchmarks as necessary
Quarter 3
100 % budget request Project meets or exceeds 75% successful outcomes by quarter 2
 May recoup quarter 1-2 request if 100% budget not previously achieved
75% budget request Project meets up to 74% successful outcomes by quarter 2
Quarter 4
100 % budget request Project meets or exceeds 75% successful outcomes by quarter 3
 May recoup quarters 1-3 request if 100% budget not previously achieved
75% budget request Project meets up to 74% successful outcomes by quarter 3
PAYMENT SCHEDULE

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Four equal installments paid at the beginning of each quarter dependent upon evaluation and
achievement of prior quarter performance measurements.