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File ID: 2022-02002 11/29/2022 Consent Item 08.
Department of Community Response Sheltering for Women and Families Grant Agreement [Published for 10-Day Review 11/17/2022]
File ID: 2022-02002
Location: Citywide
Recommendation: Pass a Motion authorizing the City Manager or the City Manager’s designee to execute an Agreement with Saint John’s Program for Real Change for an amount not-to-exceed $1,018,273.
Contact: Bridgette Dean, Director, (916) 808-0597, [email protected], Nicholas Golling, Homeless Services Manager, (916) 808-7816, [email protected], Department of Community Response
Presenter: None
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Saint John’s Program for Real Change Grant Agreement
Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: The Department of Community Response (DCR) seeks to provide $1,018,273 in grant funding to Saint John’s to fund the temporary shelter and case management services for at least 51 women and children from August 1, 2022, through July 31, 2023.
Homelessness is an issue that impacts communities without regard to geographic or political boundaries and for which there is no single answer or approach. Shelters play a significant role in addressing homelessness and as such it is necessary to create a systemic approach to addressing homelessness which includes low to no barrier crisis shelters. The City of Sacramento recognizes the important role that such shelters play in helping move people out of homelessness and into permanent housing. To that end, DCR has contracted with Saint John’s to provide supportive services to women and their children experiencing homelessness or violence.
Saint John’s delivers a year-round program for women and children who receive weekly case
File ID: 2022-02002 11/29/2022 Consent Item 08.
management services throughout the whole-person care program and include:
• Intake screening and needs assessment
• Substance use disorder treatment, receiving up to 9 hours each week of drug and/or alcohol counseling
• Mental health services
• Connection to health/dental care and coverage
• Classes on health and wellness practices
• Classes on developing healthy relationships and positive parenting • Reunification of families where children have been removed from their parents • Creating a financial plan and resolving barriers
• Instruction on money management, budgeting, and savings • Identify/resolve legal issues
• Completion of high school diploma with onsite instruction • Comprehensive job training program
In 2020, Saint John’s served 431 women and children with 675 comprehensive service hours for each family every month. While in Saint John’s program women and children live in a safe, secure, violence-free and drug-and alcohol-free environment for up to 18 months. From August 1, 2021, through July 31, 2022 City funding enabled Saint John’s to serve 101 women and children and assist 29 households obtain permanent housing.
During the FY2021/22 Midyear Budget process, Council approved a motion to fund Women’s and Children’s programs for $2,000,000. DCR seeks to provide grant funding to Saint John’s for one year, for $1,018,273.
Policy Considerations: The recommendations in this report are in accordance with 1) City Code Section 3.56.230(C) allowing the City Council to suspend competitive bidding for any contract when, by two thirds vote, the City Council finds that it is in the best interest of the City to suspend competitive bidding; 2) City Code Section 3.04.020, agreements involving an expenditure of $250,000 or more requires City Council approval; and 3) City Code Section 4.04.020 and Council Rules of Procedure (Chapter 7, Section E.2.d) mandate that unless waived by a 2/3 vote of the City Council, all labor agreements and all agreements greater than $1,000,000 shall be made available to the public at least ten (10) days prior to council action. This item was published for 10-day review on November 17, 2022, in compliance with the City Code.
Economic Impacts: None.
Environmental Considerations: This report concerns administrative activities and government fiscal activities that do not constitute a “project” and is not subject to the provisions of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (CEQA Section 15378(b)(2)).
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Sustainability: None.
Commission/Committee Action: None.
Rationale for Recommendation: Services provided by this agreement address the ongoing need for safe supportive services for individuals and families experiencing homelessness.
Financial Considerations: Sufficient funding is available (Measure U Fund, Fund 2401) in the Homeless Housing Initiative MYOP (I02000200) to execute a Grant Agreement with Saint John’s Program for Real Change in an amount not to exceed $1,018,273.
Local Business Enterprise (LBE): Saint John’s Program for Real Change is local to the Sacramento region.