HAYWARD CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. 24-____
Introduced by Council Member __________
Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Negotiate and Execute a PROFESSIONAL SERVICES Agreement with First PresbyteriaN church of hayward TO OPERATE THE YEAR-ROUND SHELTER AT SOUTH HAYWARD PARISH FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025 for a Not-to exceed amount of $405,000 WHEREAS, beginning on December 1, 2018, First Presbyterian Church of Hayward (FPCH) offered emergency shelter services at its South Hayward Parish (SHP) location with funding support from the City; and WHEREAS, from 2018 through 2021, the Winter Warming Center provided 18 nightly shelter beds during the fall and winter months, when temperatures fell below 45 degrees or there was a high chance of rain; and WHEREAS, During these months, the shelter operated from 7 p.m. until 7 a.m. and provided dinner and breakfast services for its clients; and WHEREAS, in support, Council awards a non-competitive annual allocation of $25,000, through the Community Services Division’s (CSD) operating budget; and WHEREAS, On April 27, 2021, Council accepted American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) funds in response to the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and directed staff to develop a Federal Stimulus Expenditure Plan; and WHEREAS, on July 13, 2021, Council approved the City of Hayward Federal Stimulus Expenditure Plan and Let’s House Hayward (LHH) Strategic Plan, which detailed goals for reducing homelessness in Hayward and strategies and action steps required to achieve those goals, and WHEREAS, identified in both the Hayward Federal Stimulus Expenditure Plan and LHH Strategic Plan, one key action was expanding services at the Winter Warming Shelter to operate year-round; and WHEREAS, in October 2021, the shelter began offering expanded service hours to offer year-round shelter in South Hayward; and WHEREAS, the shelter is a vital resource and the Hayward Evaluation and Response Teams (HEART) routinely utilize SHP’s shelter services; and WHEREAS, to recognize the frequent collaboration between HEART and SHP and the reliance on shelter services by HEART, the HEART team budgeted $250,000 to reserve four nightly shelter beds for HEART use as part of the FY 2024-2025 operating budget; and WHEREAS, this guarantees four out of 21 shelter beds for City use at the only drop-in emergency shelter serving single adults experiencing homelessness in Hayward; and WHEREAS, in December 2020, Council authorized the use of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) COVID-19 Emergency-Related Funding to support the ongoing and long-term impact of COVID-19; and WHEREAS, there is $179,621 available in CDBG COVID-19 Emergency-Related Funding that needs to be expended; and WHEREAS, the shelter services is an eligible use as the shelter continues to prepare for, prevent and respond to COVID-19 at their location; and WHEREAS, FPCH is pursuing several funding options and is planning to leverage the City’s contribution and other committed funds to request additional funding from California Assemblymember Ortega’s office, Alameda County Supervisor Márquez’s office, and apply for foundation and philanthropic funding sources to close the funding gap of $566,379.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT, the City Council of the City of Hayward hereby authorizes the City Manager to negotiate and execute a professional services agreement with First Presbyterian Church of Hayward to operate the year-round shelter at South Hayward Parish for fiscal year 2024-2025 for a Not-to-Exceed amount of $405,000.
IN COUNCIL, HAYWARD, CALIFORNIA _______________________, 2024 ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
MAYOR:
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ATTEST: ______________________________________
City Clerk of the City of Hayward
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City Attorney of the City of Hayward
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