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File ID: 2023-00982 9/12/2023 Consent Item 17.
Approval of a Grant Agreement for the North 5th Navigation Center [Published for 10-day Review on 08/31/2023]
File ID: 2023-00982
Location: Citywide
Recommendation: Pass a Motion authorizing the City Manager or the City Manager’s designee to execute a grant agreement with Shelter Inc. for an amount not-to-exceed $3,446,414 for continued operation of the North 5th Street Shelter.
Contact: Nick Golling, Homeless Services Manager, (916) 808-7816, [email protected], Jason Beckstrom, Office of Homeless Services, Program Specialist, (916) 808-5709, [email protected], Department of Community Response Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Shelter, Inc. Grant Agreement
Additional Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: 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, the Department of Community Response has contracted with Shelter Inc to operate the North 5th Street Shelter to help address the needs of the unsheltered population.
The State of California established the Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention Program Round 4 (“HHAP-4”) pursuant to Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 50216) of Part 1 of Division 31 of the Health and Safety Code. (Added by Stats.2021, Ch. 111, Sec. 4 (AB 140) Effective June 19, 2021.) HHAP-4 is a $1 billion block grant program authorized by budget appropriations and administered by the California Interagency Council on Homelessness (Cal ICH).
File ID: 2023-00982 9/12/2023 Consent Item 17.
On November 2022, the City submitted an application for HHAP-4 funds in the amount of $24,791,417. On February 7, 2023, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2023-0036, which authorized the City Manager, or the City Manager’s designee, to accept the state allocation of $24,791,417 in grant funds (Operating Grants, Fund 2702) and increase the revenue and expenditure budgets in the HHAP-4 Grant Fund Project (G02000980). The City received the first disbursement of HHAP-4 funds in August 2023.The City’s HHAP-4 funding allocation for shelters is 70%, a portion of which will be used to fund the North 5th Navigation Center.
City staff is seeking approval to provide a HHAP-4 subgrant to Shelter Inc. in further support of the North 5th Street Navigation Center as set forth in the above-referenced Resolutions.
The North Fifth Navigation Center will accommodate 163 beds for adult men and women which includes emergency isolation and quarantine shelter and operations, provision of food, and essential supportive services. Additionally, the Shelter will accommodate up to 25 pets nightly in accordance with Animal Care Policies.
From July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023 Shelter Inc. served a total of 514 people experiencing homelessness at the North 5th Street Navigation Center. During that time a total of 360 individuals exited, of those that exited, 20% exited to positive destinations including 34 individuals that exited to permanent housing and 37 individuals that exited to positive temporary housing.
The disbursement of HHAP-4 grant funds to Grantee for the North 5th Street Navigation Center Project furthers the HHAP-4 purpose of continuing to build on regional coordination to reduce homelessness.
Policy Considerations: The recommendations in this report are in accordance with 1) City Code Section 3.04.020, agreements involving an expenditure of $250,000 or more requires City Council approval; and 2) 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 August, 31, 2023, in compliance with 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 Sections 15378(b)(2), 15378(b)(4) and/or 15378(b)(5)).
Sustainability: None.
File ID: 2023-00982 9/12/2023 Consent Item 17.
Commission/Committee Action: None.
Rationale for Recommendation: Services provided by this agreement address the ongoing need for safe supportive services for individuals experiencing homelessness.
Financial Considerations: Sufficient funding is available (Operating Grants, Fund 2702) in the HHAP-4 Grant Project (G02000980) to execute the Agreement with Shelter Inc. for an amount not to exceed $3,446,414.
Local Business Enterprise (LBE): Shelter Inc is local to the Sacramento region.