FY 2023 HOMELESS SYSTEM
OF SERVICES AGREEMENTS
Karen Roper, Homeless Solutions Manager
December 7, 2022
Chain of Transformation
Key City of Corona Plans
Citywide Strategic Plan
City Park Master Plan
Parks & Recreation Master Plan
Downtown Revitalization Plan
Economic Development Strategic Plan
Trails Master Plan
General Plan
Homeless Strategic Plan 2
Develop a Systems-Oriented Approach
to Address Homelessness
Develop a Low-Barrier Emergency
Shelter/Navigation Center System
Develop Permanent SupportiveHousing
and Affordable Housing Solutions
Expand Outreach
and Engagement
Develop and Participate in Sub-Regional
Collaboratives with Neighboring Cities
Develop Public/Private Partnerships to
Support Plan Initiatives
Develop Partnerships with the County and
Continuum of Care to Support Plan Initiatives
Develop aHomeless
Prevention Initiative
Develop an Advocacy Campaignto
Support Plan Initiatives
Expand Data Tracking Systems & Dashboard
to Measure System Performance
City of Corona Homeless Strategic Plan Goals
1 2
3 4
5 6
7 8
9 10
3 M
easurements
of Success
SYSTEM MEASUREMENTS Emergency Shelter Beds Permanent Supportive Housing Units Affordable Housing Units Supportive Services Public/Private Partnerships Sub-Regional Partnership Initiatives Grants 4 Harrison Shelter Construction Update
5 1. Phase I and II Costs - $3,027,912
2. Phase 1 completed
3. Phase II completion ETA is December 2022,
excluding generator
4. Generator install ETA is March/April 2023
5. Shelter already has Certificate of Occupancy
6. Shelter will open without generator
6 OVERVIEW OF HOMELESS SERVICES AGREEMENTS
•$3,988,491 Mercy
House
• $249,000 Path of
Life
• $271,481 Security
Defense
System of Services
Request for Proposals Process
7 1. Advertising: Sentinel Weekly, Planet Bids & Riverside County CoC
2. Released June 1, 2022
3. Three nonprofits participated in Pre-Proposal Conference and Shelter/Housing Site Visits
4. Path of Life declined to submit a proposal
5. Holliday’s Helping Hands missed the RFP Deadline
6. Mercy House Living Centers submitted a responsive proposal on July 11, 2022
7. Evaluation Committee Average Score was 111 of 120
Mercy House Agreements
8 1. Two-month Operational & Capital Advance of $838,031
2. Good Standing verifications from cities of Bakersfield, Bellflower, and Oxnard
3. Ten Percent (10%) Contingency of $218,202
4. $638,726 Measure X Appropriation request for System of Services
5. Change of Automobile Liability from $10 million to $4 million per accident / $5 million aggregate
Mercy House Partnership Efforts to Date
9 1. Grant collaboration meetings with City of Corona and Centro Medico Community Clinic
2. October 2022 $2.5 million Continuum of Care Unsheltered NOFO Grant Application for scattered site PSH units
3. December 1, 2022 Application for County Housing Authority for Project-Based Vouchers for 5th Street PSH units
Security Defense Agreement
10 1. Serious issues with break-ins and vandalism at shelter site
2. 24/7 security needed at Harrison Shelter
3. Collaboration with Community Services Department
4. Security Services time period: August 2022 – January 2023
5. Amendment to Security Defense Agreement to add $96,481 for new total of $271,481
6. Mercy House security vendor will take over in February 2023 Path of Life Agreement
11 1. Shelter opening is 90-120 days from Mercy House contract execution
2. Potential delays due to labor market and supply chain
3. Recommend extension of Path of Life agreement through June 2023
4. Cost per bed increase from $60 to $80 per bed, per night (10 beds)
5. $120,000 cost bringing contract total to $249,000
Questions?
(951) 739-4949
[email protected]
www.CoronaCA.gov