Item 67 Passedunofficial
In plain language — from the agenda backup
This ratifies an amendment to the city's agreement with Integral Care (the Austin-Travis County mental health center) for the Homeless Outreach Street Team, which provides street outreach services to people experiencing homelessness. It adds $440,000 to the current term and each of three remaining 12-month extension options, bringing each option to no more than $839,354 and the total agreement to no more than $3,756,770. The $440,000 comes from this year's Homeless Strategies and Operations Social Services budget, with future years contingent on available funding.
The official agenda language
Ratify an amendment to an interlocal agreement with Austin-Travis County Mental Health and Mental Retardation Center, d/b/a Integral Care, for the Homeless Outreach Street Team program to provide street outreach services, to add $440,000 to the current term beginning on October 1, 2025, and to each of the remaining three 12-month extension options for a revised per extension option amount not to exceed $839,354, for a revised total agreement amount not to exceed $3,756,770. Funding: $440,000 is available in the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Austin Homeless Strategies and Operations Social Services Budget. Funding for the remaining years of the agreement is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.
"Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted" — meeting transcript (unofficial)
What got said
- Chase Wright of Hungry Hill Foundation supported street outreach services