RESOLUTION NO. _____________

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA

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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING: (A) THE WAIVER OF THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) PROCESS; AND (B) THE EXECUTION OF AN AGREEMENT WITH COMMMUNITY OVERCOMING RELATIONSHIPS ABUSE (CORA) TO PROVIDE PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION SERVICES FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, FOR THE TERM OF JULY 1, 2006 TO JUNE 30, 2007, IN THE AMOUNT OF $187,000, $87,000 IS NET COUNTY COST

RESOLVED, by the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo, State of California, that

WHEREAS, there has been presented to this Board of Supervisors for its consideration and acceptance an Agreement with Community Overcoming Relationships Abuse, for the purpose of providing prevention and intervention services for victims of domestic violence; and

WHEREAS, the term of this Agreement is July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007 with a total obligation of $187,000; and

WHEREAS, this Board has been presented with the form of this Agreement and has examined and approved it as to both form and content and desires to enter into said Agreement; and

WHEREAS, it is in the County’s best interests to waive the RFP process because Community Overcoming Relationships Abuse is the only agency in San Mateo County that provides domestic violence shelter-based services.

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY DETERMINED AND ORDERED that

A. The Request for Proposal process is waived; and

B. The President of this Board of Supervisors be, and is hereby, authorized and directed to execute said Agreement for and on behalf of the County of San Mateo, and the Clerk of this Board shall attest the President’s signature thereto.

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