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This Item Was Chaired by Councillor Todd-Jones
Matter for
Decision
The City Council
funds a Street and Mental Health Outreach Service working primarily with rough
sleepers and those at risk of rough sleeping. The contract is commissioned jointly
with the County Council and is now due to be re-tendered, having been extended
for the maximum permitted period. The new contract would commence on 1st
April 2016.The service is aimed at adults engaged in a street based lifestyle (i.e.
those who sleep rough, drink, beg or indulge in a number of other potentially
anti-social behaviours) but also provides a mental health outreach service. The
service is a vital first point of contact with people arriving onto the streets
of Cambridge with no accommodation and has played a significant part in
minimising rough sleeping in Cambridge City since 2003.
Decision
of Executive Councillor for Housing
i.
Agreed to commit
funds of up to £178,500 (plus annual inflationary uplifts, if applicable) per
annum from 1st April 2016 and to award a contract for four years
with an option to extend for a further two years.
ii.
Agreed to
continue to jointly commission the service with the County Council for the
contract period outlined above
Reason for the Decision
As set out in the Officer’s report.
Any Alternative Options Considered and Rejected
Not applicable.
Scrutiny
Considerations
The Committee received a report from the Housing Advice Service Manager.
Members expressed their support for the
service.
The Committee unanimously resolved to endorse the recommendations.
The Executive Councillor
approved the recommendations.