To: Board of Supervisors
From: DHHS: Administration
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Ratify Approval for Lease at 1140 4th St, Eureka
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Ratify and approve county's lease with HBJ Partnership on a month to month tenancy under all the terms and conditions of the lease.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Public Health
DISCUSSION:
On March 11, 2020, the Humboldt County Health Officer declared a local emergency as a result of the threat of COVID-19 which the Board of Supervisors ratified on March 17. On March 26, the Board authorized all department heads to execute agreements related to the declared emergency and required that all such agreements must be ratified by the Board of Supervisors at the next available Board meeting. On June 19, 2020, Director Connie Beck of DHHS executed a lease agreement with HBJ Partnership in order to secure non-congregate shelter for individuals experiencing homelessness who:
1. Test positive for COVID-19 that do not require hospitalization, but need isolation or quarantine (including those exiting from hospitals);
2. Have been exposed to COVID-19 (as documented by a state or local public health official, or medical health professional) that do not require hospitalization, but need isolation or quarantine; and
3. Are asymptomatic, but are at "high risk," such as people over 65 or who have certain underlying health conditions (respiratory, compromised immunities, chronic disease), and who require emergency non-congregate shelter as a social distancing measure.
Under the terms of the lease, the county is obligated to pay a daily rate of $90.91 for all occupied rooms. The county will guarantee a minimum rent payment equivalent to the nightly rate for 22 rooms at 30 days per month totaling $60,000.60 during the term of this agreement.
California has a demonstrated need for hotel and motel rooms around the state to immediately provide non-congregate s...
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