AG
ENDA REPORT
TO
: Jestin D. Johnson FROM: Martina Bouey
City Administrator Acting Director, Human
Services
SUBJECT: HHAP Funded Homeless
Interventions
DATE: July 5, 2024
City Administrator Approval Date:
RECOMMENDATION
Staff Recommends That The City Council Adopt a Resolution:
1. Awarding And/Or Amending Grant Agreements And Professional Services Agreements To The Homeless Service Providers And For T he T
erms Identified In Tables 1, 2, And 3 Using Up To $20,397,380 Of State Homeless, Housing, Assistance, And Prevention (HHAP) Funds, $1,086,139 In Federal Funds, And $2,300,000 In Local Measure And GP F Funds;
2. Waiving The Local/Small Local Business Enterprise (L/SLBE) Requirement For Providers Identified In Tables 1 And 2 For The Provision Of Hygiene Services At Homeless Encampments And Homeless System Support;
3. Authorizing The City Administrator To Renew Contracts For O ne A
dditional 12- month Term Dependent On Review Of Quantitative And Qualitative Data; And
4. Making California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Findings
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The State of California funding including Homeless, Housing, Assistance, and Prevention (HHAP) funds have supported the City of Oakland (City) with the ability to stand up several homeless interventions providing shelter for thousands of Oakland residents. The Community Homelessness Services Division is committed to develop and sustain thoughtful and data informed programs in partnership with the Oakland community, partnering departments, and City Council. Adoption of the proposed resolution will allow the City Administrator to allocate over $20 million dollars in HHAP funds. This legislation will allow the City Administrator to use HHAP to enter into or extend existing agreements for homeless and hygiene services. The legislation will also allow City staff to move HHAP funds between agreements, if needed, to ensure that time July 16, 2024
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limited funds are spent down on time. Adoption of the resolution waives the local and small local business enterprise program (L/SLBE) requirements for small emerging organizations and will provide flexibility in contracting with providers allowing funds to move between providers to ensure service levels are maintained for people experiencing homelessness.
REASON FO
R URGENCY
All projects included in this proposed resolution are currently active. Their previous contract terms ended on June 30, 2024. It is urgent to approve these awards so providers can enter into legal contracts as they continue to provide services and receive timely payment for their services.
The State awarded the City of Oakland with $26,044,615 with an initial disbursement of 50% of the award. Release of remaining funds is contingent on meeting certain contract criteria. On June 11, 2024, the State provided an update regarding the remaining disbursements of HHAP-4. Prior to this date it was unknown what the plan or timeline goal was for the State to provide the second 50% allocation of HHAP 4 funds. The State is currently undergoing a transfer of their homeless programming to a new department. This transfer is expected to take place in July. At the earliest, conversations around HHAP 4 disbursements will take place after that transfer and are expected to resume in August 2024. The City of Oakland has met expenditure requirements to receive the remaining HHAP 4 allocation. Once the State resumes contract compliance reviews, they will review Oakland expenditures as well as County-wide data. Once this review is complete the State will confirm disbursement of funds.
BACKGROUND
/ LEGISLATIVE HISTORY
The HHAP 4 Fund is a $1 billion dollar block grant program offered by the State of California to assist local governments in their response to the statewide homelessness crisis. These funds are a continuation of previous one- time funding from the State, including Homeless Emergency Assistance Program (HEAP) and HHAP allocations 1, 2, and 3. The funds are designed to support local jurisdictions to continue building upon what has been developed through previous rounds of State funding and to use for similar purposes. On December 21, 2021, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 88949 C.M.S., which authorized the City Administrator to accept and appropriate HHAP 2 ($9,311,568) and HHAP 3 ($24,066,822.52) funds for the provision of emergency homeless interventions. On June 7, 2022 the City Council authorized similar proposed legislation to contract these funds out to homeless service providers to support the homeless population through emergency interventions. HHAP funds are administered at the State level by the California Interagency Council on Homelessness (Cal ICH). In August 2022, Governor Newsom released a letter to the City of Oakland indicating the City was at risk of losing State funding if there was not an increase in response to homelessness. This focuses on positive exits to permanent housing. This letter was followed by a request from the State to visit City homeless interventions and encampments. On November 16, 2022, former Mayor Libby Schaff responded to Governor Newsom’s letter detailing the detrimental impacts to homeless services the loss of State funds would have in Oakland. In November 2022, the City Administrator was required to sign a HHAP -4 guidance agreement formulated by the State’s ICH department in order to be eligible for the forthcoming HHAP -4 allocation, see Attachment A. This document included an agreement to decrease unsheltered homelessness with HHAP-3 and HHAP-4 funds.
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On February 1, 2023, during the HHAP -4 application period, the City was required to work in collaboration with Alameda County to amend shared HHAP -3 goals identifying these more aggressive outcomes. While Community Homelessness Services (CHS) has a goal to decrease and ultimately end homelessness in Oakland, we are aware that for every person who exits homelessness in Oakland there is an estimate of 2.5 individuals entering homelessness. We are also aware that the extreme lack of affordable housing unfortunately complicates the mission to decrease and end homelessness. In addition to developing and maintaining emergency homeless interventions, CHS is increasing collaboration with HCD to expand affordable housing in the City.
For example, $7 million dollars in HHAP funds went toward the development of Clifton Hall senior and family housing and an additional $7 million of HHAP funds are allocated to support affordable housing through HomeKey projects. On December 20, 2022, CHS presented an informational report to Council regarding the HHAP-4 application and HHAP-4 goals. HHAP-4 allocations were subsequently released with Oakland’s allocation being $26,044,615. On June 6, 2023, City Council approved the acceptance and allocation of HHAP-4 funds. The City received fifty percent of the allocation up front. The remaining allocation is dependent on the County meeting defined outcome goals. CHS met with the State’s ICH department and discussed the importance of HHAP funds on the City’s homeless response system. The City of Oakland has utilized State funding to provide interim shelter and other emergency solutions to the homeless population since the State provided HEAP funds in 2018. These funds are necessary to maintain the current emergency homeless solutions in place throughout the City of Oakland and keep vulnerable Oakland residents sheltered, safe, and healthy.
The State announced round 5 of formula granted HHAP funds. This round required a collaborative application between Cities, Continuum of Cares, and Counties receiving allocations. CHS worked with Alameda County to complete and submit the HHAP 5 application. These funds will continue to support the community by providing shelter and services to support the transition of homeless residents to permanent housing and providing resources to support the retention of permanent housing.
ANALYSIS AND POLICY ALTERNATIVES
The funding recommendations in this proposed resolution seeks to maintain crisis response beds/spaces, and health and hygiene interventions continuing to support the homeless community. Together, these funds support the following:
• 200+ Crisis response beds
• 100+ RV safe Parking spaces- average 2 people/space
• Hygiene (portable toilets, wash stations) at a minimum of 40 encampments and program sites
• Prioritizing ongoing, long-term strategies on City land • Ensuring one-time funds can be fully spent down in a timely manner • Aligning with Cal ICH priorities such as systems improvement, preserving existing shelter, and increased positive exits from homelessness.
These numbers are only indicative of services provided through one- year of HHAP funded programs. Tables 1, 2, and 3 below lists the proposed HHAP funded agreements. CHS aims to enhance services provided to individuals and households who are in a situation where they are deprived of the basic right of housing. Through our experience, knowledge, and outreach we understand everyone’s situation and needs are unique. One overwhelming factor we have Jestin D, Johnson, City Administrator
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dentified as an increased need is that of healthcare services, both for mental and physical health.
With the current program outline and funding restrictions, the City has limited ability to add these components to the current programs. As of fiscal year 2022/2023, each newly competitive funding application has and will at minimum include a clinical component to support individuals impacted by the trauma of homelessness, as well as other past and current trauma. City homeless representatives, both from CHS and CAO, are also in continued conversations with Alameda County to enhance health services at Oakland funded programs. The County does provide a degree of health services through County contracts in both Oakland encampments and Oakland programs. There remains a gap in this area and space for increased coordination.
Fundi
ng in Table 1 below proposes an actual contract amount as well as an up to amount for interventions. The up-to amount will allow CHS to amend contracts to add additional supportive services to programs should additional funding be identified through competitive grants, private funds, carryforward dollars, or other funding sources. Some funding sources, such as competitive grants, will require additional council approval. Other funding sources, such as unexpected carryforward dollars may not. Increases would not exceed $250,000 per contract. Increases would solely be used to add clinical support (mental and/or physical health), facility enhancemen ts, housing support, workforce support, hygiene support, or on- site meals. CHS has a goal to enhance all navigation centers by ensuring they all provide essential needs including access to beds, meals, water, restrooms with showers, electricity for heat, fans, mental and physical health support. Historically, community cabin programs were set -up with minimal support allowing for lower costs. Facilities included sheds with two cots and porta potty and handwashing stations as city provided shelter services. With this budget, CHS can commit to 2024 being the last year the City provides this level of shelter services. Over the last year, CHS has enhanced 71 st RV Safe parking and 3 rd & Peralta program by adding plumbing and plumbed onsite restrooms with showers and laundry established on site utilizing cost savings and carryforward funds. CHS has depended on such funds to attempt to upgrade city -funded outdoor interventions. This budget dedicates funds to add plumbing and plumbed restrooms to the Mandela Community Cabins located on Wood Street. We are also looking at funding options to upgrade the shelters beyond minor updates currently underway utilizing cost savings which require a reduction of services.
T
able 1 – HHAP Funded Contracts
Provider Grant/Professi
onal Services
Agreement
(PSA)
Up to
Amount
Actual
Amount
Term L/SLBE
Building
Opportunities
for Self-
Sufficiency
Wood Street
RV Safe
Parking PSA
$1,200,000 $950,000 July 1, 2024
– Sep 30,
2025
Yes
Gamechange
rs
Wood Street
Lease
$160,000 $80,000 Through
December
31, 2026
N/A
Society of St.
Vincent de
Paul
Alameda
County
Emergency
Congregate
Shelter PSA
$1,470,000 $1,220,000 July 1, 2024
– Sep 30,
2025
N/A
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Urban
Compassion
Project
Hygiene
Oversight and
Outreach Grant
$150,000 $100,000 January 1,
2025 – Dec
31, 2025
Yes
HCEB 71st RV Safe
Parking PSA
$1,150,000 $900,000 July 1, 2024
– December
31, 2024
N/A
Youth Spirit
Artworks
(YSA)
TAY
Transitional
Housing
$1,600,000 $1,350,000 July 1, 2024
– 9/30/2027
N/A
Social Impact
Wheel, LLC
Grant writer,
research
consultant
$280,000 $139,950 March 1,
2024 –
December
2025
Yes
TBS Site
Services
Porta Potties
and
Handwashing
Stations
$1,000,000 $750,000 July 1, 2024
– Sep 30,
2025
Yes
HERC
Rentals Inc.
Electrical
services to
outdoor
interventions
$2,500,000 $2,500,000 April 1,
2024 –
December
31, 2025
Yes
Housing
Consortium
of the East
Bay (HCEB)
3rd & Peralta
Navigation
Center Site
Improvement
Grant
$500,000 - July 1, 2024
– December
31, 2025
No
Operation
Dignity, Inc.
West Oakland
Complex PSA
Site
Improvement
Grant
$1,500,000 - July 1, 2024
– December
31, 2025
No
TOTALS $11,510,000 $7,989,950
Table 2 – HHAP Funded Contract Amendments
Provider Grant/Professional
Services
Agreement (PSA)
Amount Total
Contract
Amount
Term L/SLBE
Housing
Consortium of
the East Bay
(HCEB)
3rd & Peralta
Navigation Center
PSA amendment
$1,100,000 $2,250,000 July 1,
2023 –
Sep 30,
2025
N/A
Operation
Dignity, Inc.
West Oakland
Complex PSA
(Mandela and
Northgate Cabins)
amendment
$3,000,000 $5,700,000 July 1,
2023 –
Sep 30,
2025
N/A
Urban
Alchemy
66th Avenue RV
Safe Parking PSA
amendment
$2,200,000 $5,576,375 January 1,
2023 –
Yes
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Roots
Community
Health Center
Miller Community
Cabins PSA
Amendment
$500,000 $1,575,000 July 1,
2023 –
December
31, 2024
N/A
WEHOPE –
DBA Project
We Hope
Mobile Showers
PSA Amendment
$250,000 $1,005,000 July 1,
2023 –
Dec 30,
2025
Yes
Aspire
Consulting -
Kathie Barkow
Family Services
Consultant PSA
Amendment
$60,000 $120,000 July 1,
2023 –
Dec 31,
2026
Yes
TOTALS $7,110,000 $16,226,375
Table 3 – HHAP – Combined Funding Contracts
Provider Grant/Professional
Services
Agreement (PSA)
Amount Funding
Sources
Term Total
Contract
Amount
Abode
Services
Navigate to
Housing PSA
$550,000 State of California
Fund (2159),
Community
Housing Services
Org (78411),
HHAP Round 4
Project (1006961),
Homeless Services
& Support Program
(NB41)
January 1,
2024 –
December
31, 2026
$1,880,019
$1,030,019 HUD-
ESG/SHP/HOPWA
Fund (2103),
Community
Housing Services
Org (78411), CoC
Navigate to
Housing Project
(1007453),
Homeless Services
& Support Program
(NB41)
$300,000 Measure Q Fund
(2244), Community
Housing Services
Org (78411), City-
County Re-entry
Job Project
(1001142),
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Homeless Services
& Support Program
(NB41)
Operation
Dignity
HMOP PSA $450,000 State of California
Fund (2159),
Community
Housing Services
Org (78411),
HHAP Round 4
Project (1006961),
Homeless Services
& Support Program
(NB41)
July 1,
2024 –
September
30, 2025
$1,200,000
$750,000 Measure Q Fund
(2244),
Homelessness Org
(02141), Measure
Q Homelessness
Project (1005349),
Homeless Services
& Support Program
(NB41)
Covenant
House
California
TH Expansion
Project
$433,500 State of California
Fund (2159),
Community
Housing Services
Org (78411),
HHAP Round 4
Project (1006961),
Homeless Services
& Support Program
(NB41)
7/1/2024 –
12/31/2026
$1,633,500
$1,200,000 Low Moderate
Income Housing
Asset Fund (2830),
Housing and
Community
Development Org
(89929), Low
Moderate Income
Housing Asset
Fund Project
(1007497), Low
Income Housing
Program (SC14)
Jewel’d
Legacy
Group,
LLC
Capacity Building
and Event
Administration PSA
Amendment
$143,880 State of California
Fund (2159),
Community
Housing Services
7/1/2023 –
12/31/2026
$250,000
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Org (78411),
HHAP Round 3
Project (1006326),
Homeless Services
& Support Program
(NB41)
$50,000 General Purpose
Fund (1010),
Community
Housing Services
Or g (78411),
Hunger Program
FY2023 Project
(1005635)
Homeless Services
& Support Program
(NB41)
$56,120 HUD-CDBG Fund
(2108), Community
Housing Services
Org (78411),
CDBG CHS
Delivery Project
(1006660),
Homeless Services
& Support Program
(NB41)
TOTALS $4,963,519 $4,963,519
Additional HHAP funding is allocated to utilities including PG&E and EBMUD and administrative expenses including staffing and supplies. This includes over $5 million in HHAP funding per fiscal year.
The Covenant House expansion project involves adding twenty new beds to an existing thirty bed transitional housing facility for transition aged youth. In addition to HHAP funding, Covenant House applied to the City’s Rapid Response Homeless Housing (R2H2) Program Request for Proposals, released on November 30, 2023, requesting an additional $1,200,000.
Upon review of the application, Housing and Community Development staff determined that the project meets R2H2 program thresholds and underwriting requirements. Pursuant to City Council Resolution 89977 passed November 7, 2023, $10,400,740 has been allocated to the program, and Covenant House will be the first R2H2 project, Further, the City funding for the capital cost of this expansion ($430,000 in HHAP and $1,200,000 in R2H2) will be provided to the sponsor as a loan that will have a term of 55 years, and which will not require payment of debt service during its term. This type of loan is the vehicle the City uses for all of its capital residential real estate funding.
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services. These programs currently provide crucial services supporting the health and well-being of homeless individuals throughout the City of Oakland. These agencies are predominantly small, black-led businesses supporting the Oakland community. Hygiene support is a unique service which CHS has received minimal interest from local businesses, especially small local businesses. As previously stated, TBS Services, Urban Compassion Project and WeHope are all small black led organizations. These three organizations provide hygiene and outreach support to encampments. As of fiscal year 2022/2023 Urban Alchemy began running an RV Safe Parking site in East Oakland. CHS has a rolling RFQ seeking support with homeless services funded through the City of Oakland. Unfortunately, there is not a large pool of vendors who provi de homeless services in Oakland beyond food insecurity support and general outreach services. The Capacity Building Program, included in this report, aims to continue to increase this pool of vendors. With the current providers CHS contracts with overextended or unavailable, Urban Alchemy was able to demonstrate the ability to support the City by operating the 100- stall RV Safe Parking site.
Policy Alternatives
The funding recommendations support the continuation of existing programs. It is important to receive authorization for the above-mentioned contracts at this time in order to:
• Maintain existing programs and services serving vulnerable populations. These programs need timely and careful planning if they were to close. The process to close programs that provide crisis response beds/spaces (cabins, shelter, RV safe parking) would require between three to six months to ensure that all clients have a safe place to go. Closing multiple sites simultaneously would cause a strain on our homeless and housing system and increase the risk of individuals returning to homelessness. We are currently in the process of closing two existing programs in order to align with funding requirements. These programs are the Oak Street Community Cabins and Lao Family Transitional Housing Project
• Programs need to begin the contracting process immediately in order to limit any disruption in programming and payment for services.
• The proposed HHAP-4 and Measure Q budget also allows for additional support for exit resources aimed at providing and increasing permanent housing solutions. This is both a requirement of the State funding and a City priority.
If these proposed recommendations are not adopted by the City Council, the beds and services outlined above will close effective immediately transitioning hundreds of Oakland residents back to unsheltered homelessness.
FISCAL IMPACT
Funding discussed in this report is primarily State HHAP funding allocated in various HHAP projects. All funding discussed in this report is allocated within the following Fund/Org/Project/Program funding codes:
Fund: General Purpose Fund (1010), HUD -ESG/SHP/HOPWA Fund (2103), HUD -CDBG Fund (2108), State of California Fund (2159), Measure Q Fund (2244), Low Moderate Income Housing Asset Fund (2830)
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Org: Homelessness Org (02141), Community Housing Services Org (78411), Housing and Community Development Org (89929)
Project: City-County Re -entry Job Project (1001142), HHAP FY2021 thru FY2023 Project (1005248), Measure Q Homelessness Project (1005349), Hunger Program FY2023 Project (1005635), HHAP Round 2 Project (1006126), HHAP Round 3 Project (1006326), CDBG CHS Delivery Project (1006660), HHAP Round 4 Project (1006961), HHAP Round 5 Project (1007402), CoC Navigate to Housing Project (1007453), Low Moderate Income Housing Asset Fund Project (1007497)
Program: Homeless Services & Support Program (NB41), Low Income Housing Program (SC14) Availability of funding in funding codes provided may be contingent upon approval of carryforward of funds from FY23-24 to FY24-25.
PUBLIC OUTREACH / INTEREST
No outreach was deemed necessary for the proposed policy action beyond the standard City Council agenda noticing procedures.
COORDINATION
Coordination has occurred between the Human Services Department, Homelessness Administrator, Housing and Community Development Department, Office of the City Attorney, City Administrator’s Office, and the Budget Bureau in the preparation of this report and legislation.
PAST PERFORMANCE, EVALUATION AND FOLLOW-UP
The Human Services Department’s Community Homelessness Services Division has a standard evaluation process. Each City of Oakland homeless program is assigned a City Analyst to oversee operation of the program (there is a current gap over RV Safe Parking sites with temporary and case management staff providing support). This Analyst role includes completing contracting, invoicing, and program evaluation amongst other duties. In July 2022, program monitoring was completed for new programs and several other programs funded through HHAP and local funds.
This resulted in the analyst identifying deficiencies and addressing them directly with the program operators through a written monitoring report. We are currently working with our program monitoring consultant to redesign the monitoring process, documents, and timeline ahead of the conclusion of FY 22-23. In addition to end of the fiscal year monitoring, analyst and management meet regularly throughout the year with the program operator leadership and line staff to discuss programmatic success, challenges, and growth. Meetings include both program specific meetings and program type meetings such as the Community Cabin collaborative. These meetings incorporate discussions of client outcomes, program expectations, and program design. Analysts work closely with program staff to troubleshoot challenges that arise. Lastly, program operators are required to submit quarterly and year to date HMIS data directly to their analyst.
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to support providers to enhance outcomes and push the work forward of positively supporting the homeless population in Oakland. Through program and outcome evaluations we continue to see challenges around positive exits from our emergency interventions. In part, we understand this is due to the lack of affordable housing in the City. With the observations made through program evaluation by the City staff combined with State directives, 16% of HHAP4 funding has been repurposed specifically toward exit resources for the Community Cabin sites. In addition, there is room to improve program delivery and oversight. A major focus of FY 23-24 is developing stronger housing navigation collaboration and evaluation with cabin, RV safe parking and emergency shelter providers. This comes with the understanding that our Navigation Centers are meant to be short term interventions providing unsheltered Oakland residents access to basic needs, including shelter, connection to homeless services and other social services resources. We look forward to having the ability to conduct more robust evaluations and follow-ups with providers with the hiring of the dedicated data specialists proposed in the HSD FY 23-25 Budget proposal. The funding discussed in this report covers a wide range of homeless services programs. Operators of homeless interventions funded through the City of Oakland enter data into the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS). It is through this system we are able to gather valuable data such as exit data and demographic data. Some key outcomes from programs supported with this funding in the first two quarters of FY 22-23 are below.
FY 23-24 Quarter 3 Year to Date Programmatic Data
Youth Spirit Artwork Tiny Home Village (YSA) Total
Persons Served 38
Chronically homeless 57%
Number of stayers 29
Number of exits 9
Clients who exited to permanent housing 5
Clients who exited to transitional housing 1
Clients who exited to homelessness 1
YSA Demographics Total
Black 55%
White 6%
Multiple Races 30%
American Indian 0%
Pacific Islander 0%
Asian 3%
Hispanic/Latin 6%
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Cabin Navigation Centers Total
Persons Served 493
Chronically homeless 64%
Number of stayers 250
Number of exits 243
Clients who exited to permanent housing 79
Clients who exited to transitional housing 27
Clients who exited to homelessness 46
Cabin Navigation Centers Demographics Total
Black 57%
White 13%
Multiple Races 17%
American Indian 1.4%
Pacific Islander 1.6%
Asian 3%
Hispanic/Latin 3.2%
RV Navigation Centers Total
Persons Served 245
Chronically homeless 88%
Number of stayers 200
Number of exits 45
Clients who exited to permanent housing 15
Clients who exited to transitional housing 1
Clients who exited to homelessness 13
RV Navigation Centers Demographics Total
Black 23.27%
White 32.65%
Multiple Races .82%
American Indian 1.63%
Pacific Islander 1.63%
Asian 1.63%
Hispanic/Latin 18.78%
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St. Vincent de Paul Outcomes Total
Persons Served 159
Chronically homeless 4.40%
Number of stayers 20
Number of exits 139
Clients who exited to permanent housing 4
Clients who exited to transitional housing 14
Clients who exited to homelessness 117
St. Vincent de Paul Demographics Total
Black 51.39%
White 19.44%
Multiple Races 8.33%
American Indian 4.17%
Pacific Islander 0%
Asian 6.94%
Hispanic/Latin 5.56%
Exit Definitions
Exits to homelessness include all exits to places not meant for habitation such as the street, including structures and tents, vehicles parked on the street, abandoned buildings, and unknown exit destinations. Exits to shelters include exits to emergency shelters and housing navigation centers including both cabin and RV Safe Parking sites. Exits from one shelter to another is neither considered a negative or positive. Occasionally, a different program may be a better fit for an individual and a shelter-to-shelter transfer will be approved
SUSTAINABLE OPPORTUNITIES
Economic: All funds proposed in this report will provide interim housing and services to prevent, address and end homelessness.
Environmental: The provision of housing and services for homeless persons is intended to address the environmental degradation caused by homeless families and individuals precariously housed or living on the streets and will support cleaner and safer city streets.
Race & Equity: In Oakland, the drivers of homelessness fall most squarely on the backs of the African American community who, due to long standing structurally racist practices such as red lining and employment discrimination, are most vulnerable to losing their homes. According to the 2022 Point In Time count for Oakland, 60 percent of the population experiencing homelessness in Oakland identifies as Black or African American; however, this demographic is only 23 percent of the general population. Ending homelessness in Oakland must be defined by what works for African Americans first and foremost in order to reduce the racial disparities. The drivers of homelessness include:
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• Structural racism
• Insufficient controls on the rental housing market that create vulnerability and housing instability for tenants
• Insufficient housing units that are affordable to households with the lowest incomes, including particularly those whose incomes are below 20 percent of Area Median Income (AMI)
• Systematic barriers that often prevent residents who are returning home from incarceration from living with family members and/or accessing both public and private rental housing and employment opportunities
• Inadequate pay and benefits for many of the jobs that ar e available in the community, and insufficient access to quality employment opportunities that pay wages that meet the cost of housing
One of the goals of CHS is to eliminate racial disparities and the rates at which African Americans experience homelessness, as well as their exit to stable housing. The City utilizes data from the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) to track client demographics and outcomes.
The programs and services recommended for funding in this report serve a majority of African American clients. Rates of exits to permanent housing among African American clients are proportionate to their representation in the programs’ population. This report also recommends funding for two specific capacity building initiatives to support racial equity goals: • Launching cohort two of a capacity building initiative for small BIPOC led organizations to support their ability to contract with the city and provide homeless services • A yearlong professional development training program to strengthen the capacity of homeless services professionals to approach their day-to-day work more aware of the impact of systemic and structural racial inequities on their work and the people they serve.
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ACTION REQUESTED OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Staff Recommends That The City Council Adopt a Resolution:
1. Awarding And/Or Amending Grant Agreements And Professional Services Agreements To The Homeless Service Providers And For The Terms Identified In Tables 1, 2, And 3 Using Up To $20,397,380 Of State Homeless, Housing, Assistance, And Prevention (HHAP) Funds, $1,086,139 In Federal Funds, And $2,300,000 In Local Measure And GPF Funds;
2. Waiving The Local/Small Local Business Enterprise (L/SLBE) Requirement For Providers Identified In Tables 1 And 2 For The Provision Of Hygiene Services At Homeless Encampments And Homeless System Support;
3. Authorizing The City Administrator To Renew Contracts For One Additional 12-month Term Dependent On Review Of Quantitative And Qualitative Data; And
4. Making California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Findings
For questions regarding this report, please contact C’MONE FALLS, MANAGER, at 510-238- 6186.
Respectfully submitted,
MARTINA BOUEY
Acting Director, Human Services
Prepared by:
C’Mone Falls, Manager
Community Homelessness Services Division
Human Services Department