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Authorize negotiation and execution of Amendment No. 12 to an agreement with The SAFE Alliance to provide victim services and bridge to safety and support services to survivors of sexual and domestic abuse or violence, to add one 12-month extension option beginning October 1, 2023 in an amount not to exceed $1,107,495, for a revised total agreement amount not to exceed $8,295,707.
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Lead Department
Austin Public Health.
Fiscal Note
Funding in the amount of $1,107,495 is included in the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Austin Public Health Department Operating Budget. Funding for the remaining term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.
Prior Council Action:
January 26, 2023 - Council authorized negotiation and execution of Amendment No. 11 to an agreement with The SAFE Alliance, approved on consent without objection.
September 1, 2022 - Council authorized negotiation and execution of Amendment No. 10 to an agreement with The SAFE Alliance, on an 11-0 vote.
September 30, 2021 - Council authorized negotiation and execution of Amendment No. 9 to an agreement with The SAFE Alliance, on an 11-0 vote.
For More Information:
Adrienne Sturrup, Director, 512-972-5167; Laura LaFuente, Assistant Director, 512-972-5077; Akeshia Johnson Smothers, Social Services Agreements Administration Manager, 512-972-5567; Juanita Jackson, Business Process Consultant, 512-972-6163.
Additional Backup Information:
The mission of The SAFE Alliance, previously named the Travis County Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Survival Center, d/b/a SafePlace program, is to end sexual and domestic violence through safety, healing, prevention, and social change for residents of Austin/Travis County. The SAFE Alliance’s Victim Services Program serves women, children, and men who have experienced rape, sexual abuse and/or domestic violence. All amendments are listed below:
Amendment No. 11 added ongoing funding in an amount not to exceed $175,000 for sexual assault kits, for a revised total agreement amount not to exceed $7,188,212.
Amendment No. 10 added one 12-month extension option in an amount not to exceed $932,495, for a revised total agreement amount not to exceed $7,013,212.
Amendment No. 9 added one 12-month extension option beginning October 1, 2021 in an amount not to exceed $932,495, for a revised total agreement amount not to exceed $6,080,717.
Amendment No. 8 exercised the third extension option in the amount of $932,495 for the period of October 1, 2020 to September 30, 2021.
Amendment No. 7 added $130,000 to the agreement to expand the provision of early intervention services to address violence and abuse, for a revised total agreement amount not to exceed $4,215,727.
Amendment No. 6 exercised the second extension option in the amount of $802,495 and authorized one-time funding of $130,000 for the period of October 1, 2019 to September 30, 2020, for a revised total agreement amount not to exceed $4,085,727.
Amendment No. 5 exercised the first extension option in the amount of $802,495 for the period of October 1, 2018 to September 30, 2019.
Amendment No. 4 added $19,573 to the 37-month base agreement, for a revised total agreement amount not to exceed $2,350,737.
Amendment No. 3 added $35,204 to the 37-month base agreement, for a revised total agreement amount not to exceed $2,331,164.
Amendment No. 2 changed the vendor’s name.
Amendment No. 1 added $129,960 to the 37-month base agreement, for a revised total agreement amount not to exceed $2,295,960.
This social services agreement with The SAFE Alliance was awarded through the 2014 Health and Human Services Department Self-Sufficiency Request for Applications, with services beginning on September 1, 2015 for an initial 37-month period in the amount of $2,166,000, with three 12-month extension options each in the amount of $722,000.