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BACKGROUND On August 8, 2018, the Human Services Commission approved the strategic action to Revise Human Services Commission Grant -making Protocols/RFQs including exploration of multi-year contracts with core safety -net service providers. The Human Services Commission, through the City of Pleasanton Human Services Needs Assessment Updated Strategic Plan 2018-2022, reaffirmed eight, most critical human service needs specific to Pleasanton: • Healthcare and Behavioral Health • Disability Services and Access • Food and Nutrition • Youth Services • Senior Services • Homelessness in the Tri -Valley • Workforce Development/Unemployment • Service Provider Critical Initiatives On August 7, 2019 the Human Services Commission recommended that health care and behavioral health be the focused need to address through an RFQ process. At the same meeting the commission recommended an annual amount of $35,000 be set aside from the HHSG process for this RFQ process. Given this recommendation, staff has developed an RFQ (attachment 1) for commission review and approval. The commission has consistently funded Tri -Valley organizations for health care and behavioral health services which, through the current grant process, they must apply for annually. This practice creates uncertainty for long-term strategic planning and decision making for critical human service needs. A goal of this RFQ is to help stabilize funding for Tri -Valley health care and behavioral health services and allow organization(s) to make longer-term strategic plans and decisions through an annual City contribution. Funding will be drawn from the existing HHSG program. The RFQ approach would be structured as an initial two-year agreement with an option to renew up to five years. DISCUSSION This RFQ process is designed to align with some of the HHSG Program funding dates. The RFQ will be released on January 2, 2020 and responses must be submitted by February 14, 2020. This timeline will enable interested Tri -Valley service providers to submit for the RFQ and the HHSG program. This timeline will also allow staff to take the Housing and Human Services, Community Grants and RFQ recipient(s) to the City Council as part of the annual grant program agenda report in May. In order to secure the commission recommended amount of $35,000 for the annual RFQ process staff will reserve funds from the HHSG Program. Page 2 of 3