MURIELBOWSER
MAYOR
January27,2023
HonorablePhilMendelson
Chairman
CounciloftheDistrictofColumbia
JohnA.WilsonBuilding
1350PennsylvaniaAvenue,NW,Suite504
Washington,DC20004
DearChairmanMendelson:
EnclosedforconsiderationandapprovalbytheCounciloftheDistrictofColumbiaisan
emergencybill,the“ModificationstoHumanCareAgreementNo.CW93767withSashaBruce
Youthworks,Inc.ApprovalandPaymentAuthorizationEmergencyActof2023,”andthe
accompanyingemergencydeclarationresolution,
ThelegislationwillapproveModificationNos.5,6,and7tofullyexerciseoptionyearoneof
HumanCareAgreementNo.CW93767withSashaBruceYouthworks,Inc.fortheprovisionof
pre-andpost-transitionalcarehomestoDistrictyouthandwillauthorizepaymentforthegoods
andservicesreceivedandtobereceivedunderthemodifications.
Ifyouhaveanyquestionsregardingthislegislation,pleasecontactMareScott,ChiefOperating
Officer,OfficeofContractingandProcurement,at(202)724-8759.
lookforwardtotheCouncil’spromptandfavorableactionontheenclosedlegislation.
Sincerely,
furiflBowser
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attherequestoftheMayor
APROPOSEDRESOLUTION
INTHECOUNCILOFTHEDISTRICTOFCOLUMBIA
Todeclaretheexistenceofanemergencywithrespecttotheneedtoapprove
ModificationNos.5,6,and7toHumanCareAgreementNo.CW93767with
SashaBruceYouthworks,Inc.toprovidepre-andpost-transitionalcarehomesto
Districtyouthandtoauthorizepaymentforthegoodsandservicesreceivedandto
bereceivedunderthemodifications.
RESOLVED,BYTHECOUNCILOFTHEDISTRICTOFCOLUMBIA,That
thisresolutionmaybecitedasthe“ModificationstoHumanCareAgreementNo,
CW93767withSashaBruceYouthworks,Ine.ApprovalandPaymentAuthorization
EmergencyDeclarationResolutionof2023”
Sec.2.(a)ThereexistsanimmediateneedtoapproveModificationNos.5,6,
and7toHumanCareAgreementNo.CW93767withSashaBruceYouthworks,Inc.to
providepre-andpost-transitionalcarehomestoDistrictyouth,andtoauthorizepayment
forthegoodsandservicesreceivedandtobereceivedunderthemodifications.
(b)ByModificationNo,5,datedSeptember20,2022,theOfficeofContracting
andProcurement,onbehalfoftheDepartmentofYouthRehabilitationServices,
exercisedapartialoptionyearoneofHumanCareAgreementNo.CW93767forthe
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periodfromSeptember22,2022throughDecember20,2022inthenot-to-exceedamount
of$618,136.96.
(©)ByModificationNo.6,datedDecember15,2022,theOfficeofContracting
andProcurement,onbehalfoftheDepartmentofYouthRehabilitationServices,
extendedthetermofthepartialoptionyearoneofHumanCareAgreementNo.
CW93767fromDecember21,2022toFebruary7,2023inthenot-to-exceedamountof
$375,880.64.
(d)ModificationNo.7isnownecessarytoexercisetheremainderofoptionyear
oneofHumanCareAgreementNo.CW93767fortheperiodFebruary8,2023through
September21,2023inthenot-to-exceedamountof$1,458,373.60.
(e)Councilapprovalisrequiredbysection451(b)(1)oftheDistrictofColumbia
HomeRuleAct,approvedDecember24,1973(87Stat.803;D.C.OfficialCode§1-
204.51(b)(1))sincethemodificationswillincreasethevalueofthecontracttomorethan
$1millionduringa12-monthperiod
(£)Approvalisnecessarytoallowthecontinuationofthesevitalservices.
Withoutthisapproval,SashaBruceYouthworks,Inc.cannotbepaidforgoodsand
servicesprovidedinexcessof$1millionfortheperiodSeptember22,2022through
September21,2023.
Sec.3.TheCounciloftheDistrictofColumbiadeterminesthatthe
circumstancesenumeratedinsection2constituteemergencycircumstancesmakingit
necessarythattheModificationstoHumanCareAgreementNo.CW93767withSasha
BruceYouthworks,Inc.ApprovalandPaymentAuthorizationEmergencyActof2023be
adoptedafterasinglereading.
37 Sec.4.Thisresolutionshalltakeeffectimmediately.