CIRCLE THE CITY AMENDMENT 6.PDF

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Contract No. C-22-20-059-3-06 
Amendment No. 6 
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AMENDMENT NO. 6 
TO THE CONTRACT 
BETWEEN 
MARICOPA COUNTY 
ADMINISTERED BY ITS 
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT 
AND 
CIRCLE THE CITY 
 
I. 
Maricopa County (“County”), administered by its Human Services Department, and Circle 
the City, a non-profit, community-based organization (“Contractor”), fully executed a 
financial agreement (“Agreement”), on or about June 24, 2020, for nursing services for 
individuals experiencing homelessness who are COVID-19 positive or symptomatic at the 
County temporary housing facility (“Facility”). The Agreement Start Date is May 11, 2020. 
In accordance with the terms of the Agreement, the County agreed to pay the Contractor 
an amount not to exceed $955,584 in CFDA 21.019 Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and 
Economic Security Act (CARES Act), Public Law 116-136 for the services. The County 
and Contractor collectively are referred to as the “Parties.”  
 
The Parties fully executed Amendment No. 1 on or about October 7, 2020. Among other 
things, it extended the Termination Date from September 30, 2020, to December 30, 2020, 
clarified the services to be provided, and changed the location where the services are to 
be provided.  
 
The Parties fully executed Amendment No. 2 on or about January 27, 2021. Among other 
things, it extended the Termination Date from December 31, 2020, through to March 31, 
2021, and added an additional $938,720 in funding under CFDA 21.019 Coronavirus Aid, 
Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), Public Law 116-136, the Agreement 
amount shall not to exceed $1,894,304. 
 
The Parties fully executed Amendment No. 3 on or about March 10, 2021. It increased the 
Agreement funding by $1,000,000 under CARES Act and increased Agreement to a not-
to-exceed amount of $2,894,304 under CARES Act and provided direction on submitting 
invoices. 
 
The Parties fully executed Amendment No. 4 on or about March 24, 2021. It extended the 
Termination Date from March 31, 2021 through June 30, 2021. The Amendment also 
provided the Contractor with $1,000,000 under CARES Act. The Agreement amount 
increased to a not-to-exceed amount of $3,894,304. 
 
The Parties fully executed Amendment No. 5 on or about June 9, 2021. It extended the 
Termination Date from June 30, 2021 through September 30, 2021. The Amendment also 
provided the Contractor with $300,000 under CARES Act. The Agreement amount 
increased to a not-to-exceed amount of $4,194,304. 
 
II. 
The Parties agree to enter into this Amendment No. 6 to amend the Agreement as follows: 
 
A. 
Extend the Termination Date from September 30, 2021 through December 31, 
2021.

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B. 
Revise Section 2.0 (Purpose), by adding Subsections 2.3, to read as follows: 
2.3 
The Contractor shall provide peer ambassador services to individuals 
experiencing homelessness. (Peer Ambassadors are current or former 
clients/patients of Circle the City who have been vaccinated and will be 
utilized to inform homeless individuals of their positive experience to 
encourage other people experiencing homelessness to obtain a Covid-19 
vaccination.) 
2.4 
The Contractor shall hire a Health Unit Coordinator to provide services to 
individuals experiencing homelessness at the Covid Isolation hotel. 
 
 
C. 
Revise Section 10.0 (Funding, Invoicing, and Payment), Subsections 10.6, 10.7, 
and 10.8, to read as follows: 
10.6 
The County shall provide the Contractor with: 
10.6.1 $600,000 in additional funding to continue medical care and nursing 
care services to individuals experiencing homelessness who are 
either COVID-19 positive or symptomatic (or both) at the Phoenix 
Inn facility provided under American Rescue Plan Act, Coronavirus 
State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (CSLFRF) under the CFDA 
number of 21.027. The funding availability period is extended 
through December 31, 2021. 
10.6.2 $30,000 in additional funding to hire a Health Unit Coordinator to 
support staff providing medical care and nursing care services to 
homeless individuals at the Covid Isolation hotel. The funding for 
this position shall be provided by American Rescue Plan Act, 
Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (CSLFRF) 
under the CFDA number of 21.027. The funding availability period 
is from September 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021. 
10.6.3 $16,500 in funding to offer peer ambassadors reimbursement for 
time spent providing services to individuals experiencing 
homelessness. The funding for services shall be provided by 
Maricopa County Public Health Department of Epidemiology and 
Laboratory Capacity (ELC2) CFDA number 93.323. The funding 
availability period is from October 1, 2021 through December 31, 
2021. 
10.7 
The Agreement amount shall now be increased to a total not-to-exceed 
amount of $4,840,804. 
10.8 
The Contractor shall submit monthly invoices no later than the 15th 
calendar day of each month. 
10.9 
The Contractor shall submit the September 2021 invoice no later than 
October 15, 2021. The December 2021 invoice shall be submitted no later 
than January 15, 2022. 
 
D. 
Revise Section 7.0 (Administrative Change Orders) by deleting Paragraph 7.0 and 
replacing it with the following: 
7.0 
ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGE ORDERS 
The Chairman of the Board of Supervisors is authorized upon the 
recommendation of the Human Services Department Director and Legal 
Counsel to make changes within the general scope of the Agreement on 
behalf of the County through Administrative Change Orders. Administrative

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Change Orders shall be approved and fully executed by the Chairman of 
the Board of Supervisors and the Contractor. 
7.1. 
Administrative Change Orders may address any of the following 
areas: 
7.1.1 Modifications to the project timeline if the last day of the 
project timeline is within the Agreement term; 
7.1.2 Modifications to Budget line items if the Agreement 
Amount remains unchanged; 
7.1.3 Modifications required by federal, state, or County 
regulations, ordinances, or policies; and 
7.1.4 Modifications to administrative requirements such as 
changes in reporting periods, frequency of reports, or 
report formats required by HUD or local regulations, 
policies, or requirements. 
7.2. 
It is the responsibility of the Contractor to ensure the latest 
documents are consulted and followed. 
 
E. 
Revise Section 28.0 (Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights and 
Requirements to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights), by deleting 
Subsection 28.3 and replacing it with the following: 
28.3 
The Contractor shall insert the substance of this clause, including this 
Section 28.0, in all subcontracts over the simplified acquisition threshold 
($250,000 as of June 2021). 
 
F. 
Add the following paragraphs: 
40.0 
FORCE MAJEURE 
40.1 
Neither Party shall be liable for failure of performance, nor incur any 
liability to the other Party on account of any loss or damage 
resulting from any delay or failure to perform all or any part of this 
Agreement if such delay or failure is caused by events, 
occurrences, or causes beyond the reasonable control and without 
negligence of the Parties. Such events, occurrences, or causes will 
include Acts of God/Nature (including fire, flood, earthquake, storm, 
hurricane, or other natural disaster), war, invasion, act of foreign 
enemies, hostilities (whether war is declared or not), civil war, riots, 
rebellion, revolution, insurrection, military or usurped power or 
confiscation, 
terrorist 
activities, 
nationalization, 
government 
sanction, lockout, blockage, embargo, labor dispute, strike, 
pandemic, 
and 
interruption 
or 
failure 
of 
electricity 
or 
telecommunication service. 
40.2 
Each Party, as applicable, shall give the other Party notice of its 
inability to perform and particulars in reasonable detail of the cause 
of the inability. Each party must use best efforts to remedy the 
situation and remove, as soon as practicable, the cause of its 
inability to perform or comply. 
40.3 
The Party asserting Force Majeure as a cause for non-performance 
shall have the burden of proving that reasonable steps were taken 
to minimize delay or damages caused by foreseeable events, all 
non-excused obligations were substantially fulfilled, and the other 
Party was timely notified of the likelihood or actual occurrence that

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would justify such an assertion, so that other prudent precautions 
could be contemplated. 
 
41.0 
LOBBYING 
41.1 
No federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid by or 
on behalf of the Contractor to any person for influencing or attempting 
to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a member of 
Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a 
member of Congress in connection with the awarding of any federal 
agreement, the making of any federal grant, the making of any 
federal loan, the entering into of any cooperative agreement, and the 
extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification of any 
federal agreement, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement. 
41.2 
If any funds, other than federal appropriated funds, have been paid 
or will be paid to any person for influencing or attempting to influence 
an officer or employee of any agency, a member of Congress, an 
officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a member of 
Congress in connection with any federal agreement, grant, loan or 
cooperative agreement, then the Contractor shall complete and 
submit OMB Form-LLL, titled "Disclosure of Lobbying Activities," in 
accordance with its instructions and 31 U.S.C. § 1352. 
 
III. 
Section II above contains all the changes made by this Amendment No. 6. All other terms 
and conditions of the Agreement and previously approved Amendments shall remain the 
same and in full force and effect as approved. 
 
IV. 
The Parties have authorized the undersigned to execute this Amendment No. 6 on their 
behalf. 
 
V. 
This Amendment No. 6 shall be effective as of October 1, 2021, upon approval and 
signature by both Parties. 
 
 
(Signatures are contained on the following page)

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IN WITNESS, the Parties have approved and signed this Amendment No. 6: 
 
FOR AND ON BEHALF OF  
CIRCLE THE CITY: 
_____________________________________ 
Kimberly Despres, Interim CEO                Date 
FOR MARICOPA COUNTY: 
 
_____________________________________ 
Jack Sellers                                                Date 
Chairman of the Board of Supervisors 
 
Attested To: 
_____________________________________ 
Clerk of the Board                                     Date 
 
 
This Amendment No. 6 has been reviewed by 
the undersigned Deputy County Attorney who 
has determined that it is proper in form and 
within the powers and authority granted to 
Maricopa County under the laws of the State 
of Arizona. 
Approved as to form: 
_____________________________________ 
Deputy County Attorney                            Date