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HOMELESSNESS HOUSING ASSISTANCE AND
PREVENTION ROUND 4
City Council
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Office of Homeless Solutions
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2 Activity Funding Allocation
Rapid Re‐Housing $1,443,328.80
Operating subsidies $1,200,000.00
Street Outreach $ 609,629.26
Services Coordination $ 400,000.00
Systems Support $ 30,000.00
Prevention and Shelter Diversion $ 160,000.00
Interim sheltering $4,000,000.00
Administration $ 590,330.16
Total HHAP‐3 Grant $8,433,288.22
BACKGROUND
On October 12, 2021, City Council authorized the submission of a Standard Agreement to Apply for $8,433,288.22 of Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention (HHAP) Round 3 grant funds.
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3 BACKGROUND (CONT.)
• May 3, 2022, the Standard Agreement for the initial disbursement of $1,686,657.64 was executed.
– Funds were earmarked to support the Project Connect Program • June 28, 2022, the Office of Homeless Solutions presented the draft Homelessness Action Plan, HHAP- 3, and HOME-ARP to City Council.
• June 29, 2022, the City submitted to Cal ICH the HHAP-3 grant application and draft Homeless Action Plan.
• October 11, 2022, the City Council adopted the Homelessness Action Plan. • November 3, 2022, Governor Newsom announced a state hold on funding the remaining HHAP-3 grants.
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4 • September 30, 2022, Cal ICH released the HHAP Round 4 (HHAP-4) grant application
– HHAP-4 application requires the applicant to es tablish outcome goals using the Calendar Year 2021 Baseline Data
• Cal ICH will calculate the grantees HHAP-4 funding allocations when the Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR) has been released which is expected in January 2023.
• Upon approval of the City’s HHAP-4 application and execution of the HHAP-4 disbursement contract, the City will receive 50% of its HHAP-4 funding allocation. The second disbursement will be provided upon confirmation of having contractually obligated 75% and expended 50% of the HHAP-4 first disbursement.
DISCUSSION
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5 HHAP-4 ELIGIBLE ACTIVITES
1. Rapid rehousing, includ ing rental subsidies and incentives to landlords, such as security deposits and holding fees.
2. Operating subsidies in new and exis ting affordable or supportive housing units, emergency shelters, and navig ation centers including operating reserves.
3. Street outreach to assist persons experiencing homelessness to access permanent housing and services.
4. Services coordination, which may include access to workforce, education, and training programs, or other services needed to promote housing stability in supportive housing.
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6 HHAP-4 ELIGIBLE ACTIVITES
5. Systems support for activities necessary to create regional partnerships and maintain a homeless services and housing delivery system.
6. Delivery of permanent housing and innovative housing solutions, such as hotel and motel conversions.
7. Prevention and shelter diversion to permanent housing, including rental subsidies.
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7 HHAP-4 ELIGIBLE ACTIVITES
8. Interim sheltering, limited to newly developed clinically enhanced congregate shelters, new or existing non-congregate shelters, and operations of existing navigation centers and shelters based on demonstrated need. Demonstrated shall be based on the following:
a) Number of available shelter beds in the City, county, or region served by a continuum of care. b) Number of people experiencing unsheltered homelessness in the homeless point-in-time count.
c) Shelter vacancy rate in the summer and winter months. d) Percentage of exits from emergency shelters to permanent housing solutions. e) A plan to connect residents to permanent housing.
f) Any new interim sheltering funded by round 4 funds must be low barrier, comply with Housing First, and prioritize interventions other than congregate shelters.
9. Improvements to existing emergency shelters to lower barriers and increase privacy.
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8 Activity Percentage of Grant Allocation
Rapid Re‐Housing 18%
Operating Subsidy 14%
Street Outreach 7%
Services Coordination 3%
Systems Support 1%
Prevention and Shelter Diversion 2%
Delivery of Permanent Housing 48%
Administration 7%
Total HHAP‐4 Grant Allocation 100%
HHAP-4 PROPOSED ALLOCATION
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9 • Strategic Priority 2, Community Well Being, Goal 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3 • Strategic Priority 5, High Performing Government, Goal 5.3 Cross-Cutting Threads
STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT
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10 That the City Council:
1. Approve the submission of the Homel ess Housing, Assistance and Prevention Round 4 funding application to the C alifornia Interagency Council on Homelessness and accept the grant award;
2. Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to sign the Standard Agreement for the Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prev ention Round 4 and other grant-related documents required to secure and administer the grant funds; and
3. With at least five affirmative votes, re cord an increase in revenue and appropriate expenditures in an am ount equal to the pending state grant award, in the Developments Grants Fund, HHAP 4 Grant Program.
RECOMMENDATIONS
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