FAIRFIELD HOUSING AUTHORITY
RESOLUTION NO. HA2026-01
AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE THE LEASE RENEWAL AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE FAIRFIELD HOUSING AUTHORITY AND CHANGE AND NEW BEGINNINGS (CAN- B) FOR THE PROPERTY AT 710-724 OHIO STREET AND 311-315 JEFFERSON STREET, (COLLECTIVELY KNOWN AS THE “OHIO STREET PROPERTY”)
WHEREAS, the Fairfield Housing Authority (FHA) owns property located at 710 -724 Ohio Street and 311 -315 Jefferson Street (collectively known as “Ohio Street Property”) in the Cit y of Fairfield; and
WHEREAS, there is a critical need for emergency and transitional housing for those families or individuals who are unhoused or near being unhoused in the City of Fairfield; and
WHEREAS, the City issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to invite qualified and experienced organizations to submit a written proposal to operate and manage the Ohio Street Property; and
WHEREAS, based on the scoring of the submitted proposals , the Rank and Review Panel recommended that CAN -B be the selected Pro gram Operator/Property Manager for the Ohio Street Property; and
WHEREAS, on July 20, 21, 2021, a lease agreement between FHA and CAN -B was approved for an initial one year term with the option to extend for three years; and
WHEREAS, on December 31, 2025, the lease agreement between FHA and CAN-B expired; and
WHEREAS, FHA would like to renew the lease agreement with CAN -B for an initial one year and with the option to extend it for three years thereafter, as long as CAN-B is not in default.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE FAIRFIELD HOUSING AUTHORITY HEREBY RESOLVES:
Section 1. The above recitals are true and correct and are a substantive part of this resolution.
Section 2. The executive director of the FHA, or designee, is hereby authorized to execute the Lease agreement between FHA and CAN-B for the provision of emergency shelter and transitional housing services to extremely low and very low unhoused and near -unhoused City of Fairfield residents.
Section 3. This resolution has been reviewed with respect to the applicability of the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code Section 21000 et seq.) (CEQA). The Board finds that authorizing the Executive Director to sign the Property Lease is exempt from environmental review pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301, which exempts the operation , repair, RES. NO. HA2026-01
maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, and minor alteration of existing public or private structures and facilities, involving a negligible expansion of a former use to another where only minor modifications are made to the exterior of the structure, including apartments, duple xes, and similar structures designed for not more than six dwelling units in urbanized areas.
Section 4. The officers and staff of the FHA are hereby authorized and directed, jointly and severally, to do all things which they may deem necessary or proper to effectuate the purpose of this Resolution, and any such actions previously taken are hereby ratified and confirmed.
Section 5. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 17th day of March 2026, by the following vote:
AYES: COMMISSIONERS: MOY/BERTANI/CARR/PANDURO/SANDHU/TONNESEN/WILLIAMS NOES: COMMISSIONERS: _________________________________________________ ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: _________________________________________________ ABSTAIN: COMMISSIONERS: _________________________________________________
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