Agenda Item
City Council
Item #: 3.6. 6/14/2022 File #: 22-0308
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THRU: Rob Houston, City Manager
FROM: Leslie Hardy, Community Services Director
1. SUBJECT
Agreement with The HUB OC for providing on-site services, referrals, and resources for those experiencing homelessness as part of the 517 W. Struck Transition Plan.
2. SUMMARY
This Agreement provides one year of partnership with The HUB OC for the 517 W. Struck Transition Plan. The HUB OC will utilize staff and volunteers to operate onsite services such as laundry, showers, mail, and food distribution, as well as provide access to phone/facsimile services, phone charging, and on-site services or referrals for medical, dental, veterinary services, haircuts, COVID- 19 vaccines, and clothes. Services also include partnering with the City and local non-profit groups to refer individuals to shelters and entry into the Coordinated Entry System and Homeless Management Information System. The total cost of this agreement is $330,000.
3. RECOMMENDED ACTION
1. Approve Agreement with the HUB OC in the amount of $330,000 for services in support of the 517 W. Struck Transition Plan and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute on behalf of the City.
2. Authorize the appropriation of $100,000 from the General Fund unreserved fund balance to expenditure account number 100.0000.51670.30200, General Fund - 517 W. Struck Transition.
4. FISCAL IMPACT
The total expenditure for this Agreement is $330,000 and will be funded through Community Development Block Grant (310) and General Fund (100).
5. STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS
Goal 1: Provide for a safe community
a: Provide staffing and resources to deliver services that ensure public safety.
6. DISCUSSION AND BACKGROUND
The City has developed a plan to provide services for one year for its unhoused community, a population that has been affected by COVID-19, as Mary’sKitchen vacates the property located at 517 W. Struck Avenue. The City is collaborating with local nonprofit organizations and contracting with several vendors to provide food services, mail services, showers and restroom facilities (including ADA facilities), and laundry services. The COVID-19 Pandemic has exacerbated the homeless crisis making the need for continued assistance and resources to those experiencing City of Orange Printed on 6/9/2022Page 1 of 2
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Item #: 3.6. 6/14/2022 File #: 22-0308
homeless crisis making the need for continued assistance and resources to those experiencing homelessness more urgent; providing showers, restroom facilities and laundry services is essential in promoting good hygiene to reduce rate of infection/illness caused by COVID-19.
Due to the nature of the emergency, the City partnered with The HUB OC (The HUB) to begin operating on (May 2, 2022) for continuum of care services (laundry, shower, restroom, mail, food distribution, etc), along with connecting the unhoused with access to shelter services through the Coordinated Entry System and Homeless Management Information System, providing access to phones and facsimile services, providing phone charging services, provide and/or refer individuals to medical, dental, and services, veterinary services, COVID-19 vaccinations, haircuts, and provide and/or refer individuals to clothing suppliers.
The City is committed to providing services for one year, unless otherwise directed by the court. The proposed Agreement will ensure that the HUB can continue to provide services through the one-year term. The amount of the Agreement is $330,000. At its April 12, 2022 meeting, the City Council appropriated $746,884.76 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding (310) for the 517 W. Struck Avenue Transition Plan. The agreement will be partially funded through the Community Development Block Grant (310). Exhibit B of the agreement outlines an annual budget of $809,222.
Staff will return to the City Council with an appropriation request for the remaining funds through a separate funding source in Fiscal Year 2023. Should any additional funding be required for this or any other transition plan services, staff will return to the City Council with an additional appropriation request.
7. ATTACHMENTS
· Subrecipient Agreement with The Hub OC
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