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File #: 22-0675    Version: 1
Type: Resolution Status: Adopted
File created: 5/27/2022 In control: Safety, Housing, Education & Homelessness Committee
On agenda: 6/20/2022 Final action: 6/20/2022
Title: A resolution approving a proposed First Amendatory Agreement between the City and County of Denver and Colorado Legal Services to add additional funds to provide eviction legal assistance to eligible households. Amends an agreement with Colorado Legal Services by adding $105,000 for a new total of $1,217,520 to provide eviction legal assistance to eligible households, citywide. No change to agreement duration (HOST-202262180-01). The last regularly scheduled Council meeting within the 30-day review period is on 7-11-22. The Committee approved filing this item at its meeting on 6-8-22.
Indexes: Emily Lapel
Attachments: 1. RR22-0675 Colorado Legal Services- eviction legal assistance, 2. HOST_Eviction Legal Assistance_Safety Briefing_060822, 3. 22-0675 Filed Resolution_Colorado Legal Services 202262180-01, 4. 22-0675 First Amendatory Agreement Colorado Legal Services 202262180-01, 5. 22-0675 Filed Resolution_Colorado Legal Services 202262180-01, 6. 22-0675 - signed

Contract Request Template (Contracts; IGAs; Leases)

 

Date Submitted: 5-30-2022

 

Requesting Agency: Department of Housing Stability

                               Division:

 

Subject Matter Expert Name: Jack Wylie

Email Address: jack.wylie@denvergov.org
Phone Number:

 

Item Title & Description:

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These appear on the Council meeting agenda. Initially, the requesting agency will enter a 2-3 sentence description. Upon bill filling, the City Attorney’s Office should enter the title above the description (the title should be in bold font).

 

Both the title and description must be entered between the red “title” and “body” below.  Do not at any time delete the red “title” or “body” markers from this template.

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A resolution approving a proposed First Amendatory Agreement between the City and County of Denver and Colorado Legal Services to add additional funds to provide eviction legal assistance to eligible households. 

Amends an agreement with Colorado Legal Services by adding $105,000 for a new total of $1,217,520 to provide eviction legal assistance to eligible households, citywide. No change to agreement duration (HOST-202262180-01). The last regularly scheduled Council meeting within the 30-day review period is on 7-11-22. The Committee approved filing this item at its meeting on 6-8-22.

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Affected Council District(s) or citywide? Citywide

 

Contract Control Number: HOST-202262180-01

 

Vendor/Contractor Name (including any “DBA”): Colorado Legal Services

 

Type and Scope of services to be performed:

Lawyers and paralegals will provide tenants with free legal information and advice, full legal representation, as well as education, outreach, referrals for resolving civil legal matters related to an eviction or impending eviction, and resident support for complex financial, social, emotional, and medical needs.

This amendment adds $105,000 to an agreement with Colorado Legal Services to provide eviction legal assistance to eligible households in the City and County of Denver. Lawyers and paralegals will provide tenants with free legal information and advice, full legal representation, as well as education, outreach, and referrals for resolving civil legal matters related to an eviction or impending eviction. The added funds will be used for a social worker who will work as an integral part of the legal team to help its low-income clients with complex financial, social, emotional, and medical needs in 2022 and 2023. This $1,217,520 contract is expected to serve approximately 1,800 households (600/program year).

 

Location (if applicable):

 

WBE/MBE/DBE goals that were applied, if applicable (construction, design, Airport concession contracts):

 

Are WBE/MBE/DBE goals met (if applicable)?

 

Is the contract new/a renewal/extension or amendment? Amendment

 

Was this contractor selected by competitive process or sole source?

                     

For New contracts

Term of initial contract:

 

Options for Renewal:

                     How many renewals (i.e. up to 2 renewals)?

                     Term of any renewals (i.e. 1 year each):

 

Cost of initial contract term:

 

Cost of any renewals:

 

Total contract value council is approving if all renewals exercised:

 

For Amendments/Renewals Extensions:

Is this a change to cost/pricing; length of term; terms unrelated to time or price (List all that apply)? cost

 

If length changing

What was the length of the term of the original contract?

 

What is the length of the extension/renewal?

 

What is the revised total term of the contract?

 

If cost changing

What was the original value of the entire contract prior to this proposed change? $1,112,520

 

What is the value of the proposed change? $105,000

 

What is the new/revised total value including change? 1,217,520

 

If terms changing

Describe the change and the reason for it (i.e. compliance with state law, different way of doing business etc.)