RESOLUTION NO. (N.C.S.)
A RESOLUTION OF THE SALINAS CITY COUNCIL TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A ROOM RENTAL AGREEMENT WITH JS, INC. AND EXECUTE AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO AGREEMENT 22MoCoARPA03 WITH MARINA HOTELS Ci, LLC WHEREAS, the Covid-19 pandemic continues to significantly impact congregate living shelter opportunities resulting in limited capacity and lengthy waiting lists for available beds within the City of Salinas and County of Monterey shelter system; and WHEREAS, the City of Salinas has utilized various hotels to provide non-congregate shelter options to individuals experiencing homelessness to protect human life and minimize strain on health care system capacity; and WHEREAS, on September 14, 2021, the Salinas City Council approved Resolution No. 22175 authorizing the allocation of $3 million of American Rescue Plan Act funds to a Salinas Homeless Motel Program; and WHEREAS, on October 26, 2021, the Salinas City Council approved Resolution No. 22235 authorizing the City to enter into a Standard Agreement with the County of Monterey to accept Project RoomKey funds to administer an Emergency Motel Program; and WHEREAS, on September 22, 2022, the Salinas City Council approved Resolution No. 22484 to add County of Monterey American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds and extend the terms of Standard Agreement #5010-197 to allow continued operation and administration of the Emergency Motel Program; and WHEREAS, on October 4, 2022, the Salinas City Council approved Resolution No. 22493 authorizing the execution of a Room Rental Agreement with Marina Hotels Ci, LLC to provide emergency housing opportunities for the Emergency Motel Program through February 28, 2023; and WHEREAS, on January 27, 2023, the City Manager executed Amendment No. 1 to Agreement 22MoCoARPA03 to extend the term through to April 30, 2023; and WHEREAS, the City’s Emergency Motel Program in the City of Marina that continues to receive sustained interest from homeless residents during the winter months and regularly sits at or near capacity; and WHEREAS, since its inception, the Emergency Motel Program has placed forty-five unhoused residents in permanent housing and anticipates an additional fourteen placements in upcoming months; and WHEREAS, the City desires to continue operations and produce vital housing outcomes for City residents in support of City initiatives such as Health & Safety Days, the resolution and restoration of the Natividad Creek Park encampments and developing Salinas Soccer Complex, and much needed emergency shelter in times of inclement weather; WHEREAS, City staff have identified a viable location to relocate the Emergency Motel Program to a preferred location within the City’s jurisdiction and have successfully negotiated a Room Rental Agreement with JS Inc. for full use of the forty-three room Steinbeck Lodge at 109 John Street; and WHEREAS, funding to support the operations of the City’s Emergency Motel Program at the Steinbeck Lodge will come from appropriated funding though the American Rescue Plan Act dedicated to the Homeless Motel Program, Project Roomkey Motel Program (County ARPA division), and Encampment Resolution Fund; and WHEREAS, funding to support Amendment No. 2 with Marina Hotel Ci, LLC will come from appropriated funding through the Encampment Resolution Fund and American Rescue Plan Act dedicated to the Homeless Motel Program; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Salinas City Council authorizes the City Manager to execute a Room Rental Agreement with JS Inc., in an amount not to exceed $1,500,000 from appropriated funding through the American Rescue Plan Act dedicated to the Homeless Motel Program, Project Roomkey Motel Program (County ARPA division), and Encampment Resolution Fund; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Salinas City Council authorizes the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 2 to Agreement No. 22MoCoARPA03 with Marina Hotels Ci, LLC to add an additional $115,000 of appropriated funding through the Encampment Resolution Fund and an additional $135,000 of American Rescue Plan Act appropriations dedicated to the Homeless Motel Program for a total amount not to exceed $907,000.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 21st day of March 2023, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
APPROVED:
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Kimbley Craig, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Patricia M. Barajas, City Clerk
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