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Community Action Agency Advisory Board (CAAAB) Recommendation for Family Services Center Tenancy
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recommendation
Human Services
a) Accept recommendations from the Community Action Agency Advisory Board (CAAAB) and Human Services staff on non-profit tenancy at the Charlotte County Family Services Center; and
b) Approve Resolution authorizing the leasing of designated space at the Charlotte County Family Services Center (FSC); and
c) Authorize the Chairman to sign the Resolution.
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Budgeted Action:
No action needed.
Background:
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On January 19, 2024, a Request for Applications (RFA), was issued to solicit applications from non-profit health and human services providers to request tenancy at the Charlotte County Family Services Center (FSC). Twelve (12) applications were received by the RFA deadline. Prior to the March 29, 2024, Special CAAAB meeting to review/score applications, one applicant withdrew their application.
The requests from the eleven (11) agencies under consideration amounted to forty-one (41) total workstations. Only twenty-one (21) workstations are vacant/available. In advance of the CAAAB review/scoring meeting, staff contacted several applicant agencies to obtain additional documentation, clarify facility use, integration opportunities, discuss space requests, and negotiate adjustments to increase capacity to accommodate as many applicants as possible. CAAAB reviewed and scored applications in an open, publicly noticed meeting, on March 29, 2024. Additional space negotiations were made during the meeting. Reviewers average scores were ranked, and the formalization of a recommendation for tenancy scheduled for the next Regular meeting on April 25, 2024, following staff work-up of space accommodations based on rankings and modified space requests. CAAAB reviewed the staff work-up, considered alternatives, and voted to recommend the leasing of available space to:
1. Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sun Coast, Inc.
2. Society of St. Vincent de Paul South Pinellas, Inc. d/b/a St. Vincent de Paul CARES.
3. The Loveland Center, Inc.
4. Boys & Girls Clubs of Charlotte County, Inc.
5. Peace River Community Housing Partners, Inc. (PORCH).
6. Senior Friendship Centers, Inc.
7. Alvin A. Dubin Alzheimer’s Resource Center, Inc. d/b/a The Dubin Center.
8. Rebuilding Together Tampa Bay, Inc.
9. Florida Rural Legal Services, Inc.
Provided for review and consideration are: a presentation providing an overview of the CAAAB recommendation; a comparative summary of applications; the cumulative scoring matrix reflecting average scores and ranking; and Resolution adopting the CAAAB recommendation and authorizing the preparation of leases. Organizations not recommended for leased space at the FSC are able to utilize the facility for certain activities without lease and may be appropriate for a lower level of partnership, should the BCC approve the proposed FSC Levels of Partnership.
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