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Budget Ordinance Amendment No. 20BCC000056 Appropriating $100,000 in General Fund Fund Balance in Support of a Contract Amendment of up to a $100,000 Increase for Urban Ministries of Durham Related to Additional Covid-19 Operational Support
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Date of BOCC Meeting: May 11, 2020
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The Board is requested to approve Budget Ordinance Amendment No. 20BCC000056 increasing the Emergency Services departmental budget by $100,000 with General Fund fund balance to support unplanned Urban Ministries of Durham expenditures associated with COVID-19. The Board is also requested to approve the attached contract amendment with Urban Ministries of Durham and authorize the County Manager to execute it.
Durham County has always been a strong support of Urban Ministries of Durham. Annual operating support has increased over time, and the County has also supported numerous capital upgrades at the shelter, including a sprinkler system, front lobby enhancements, and caf? upgrades.
The COVID19 pandemic has required Durham's homeless continuum of care to increase and enhance services on many fronts. On April 9th, Commissioners approved significant funding to enable Urban Ministries of Durham (UMD) to essentially move all shelter operations to a local hotel to enable appropriate social distancing of shelter residents. Recreating shelter operations at the hotel and providing sufficient security has required additional resources, and County staff are carrying forward a request from UMD to help cover those costs over the next several months.
The largest category of new cost is security. Some savings have been realized through a reduced security presence at the downtown site, though some is still necessary, especially as community feeding is continuing out of UMD's kitchen. Transportation and extra labor are also needed to get food from the shelter kitchen down to the hotel. Shelter residents, who can normally do their laundry at ...
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