RESOLUTION NO. (N.C.S.)
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SALINAS AUTHORIZING AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO AGREEMENT 24CIP9125-01 WITH COMMUNITY HOMELESS SOLUTIONS FOR OPERATION OF THE CHINATOWN NAVIGATION CENTER WHEREAS, on June 11, 2024, the Salinas City Council approved the Capital Improvement Project (CIP) budget for fiscal year 2024-25 (Resolution No. 22685) which allocated $1,434,800 to CIP 9125 for the operations of the Chinatown Navigation Center Emergency Shelter Program; and WHEREAS, the City and Community Homeless Solutions entered into Agreement No. 24CIP9125-01 effective July 1, 2024 (Agreement), for an amount not to exceed $1,418,362 for the operations of the Chinatown Navigation Center (CNC), which provides emergency shelter and housing navigation to individuals experiencing homelessness; and WHEREAS, approved budget of the CNC for FY 2024-2025 was $1,723,396. Funding sources included $1,418,362 from CIP 9125 (Chinatown Navigation Center) and $305,034 from American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds; and WHEREAS, the City and Community Homeless Services desire to amend Agreement No. 24CIP9125-01 to increase the maximum compensation by $760,000 for a total not to exceed compensation of $2,483,396, and to extend the term to October 31, 2025; and WHEREAS, the funding source for the $760,000 increase is Encampment Resolution Fund (ERF3L) grant funds; and WHEREAS, the expenditure of ERF3L funds will be prioritized to ensure compliance with the ERF3L expenditure benchmark deadline of June 30, 2025; and WHEREAS, the City of Salinas has determined that the proposed action is not a project as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (CEQA Guidelines Section 15378). In addition, CEQA Guidelines Section 15061 includes the general rule that CEQA applies only to activities which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Salinas City Council hereby authorizes the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 24CIP9125-01 with Community Homeless Solutions for the operation of the Chinatown Navigation Center to increase the maximum compensation by $760,000 to $2,483,396 with Encampment Resolution Fund (ERF3L) funds and to extend the term to October 31, 2025.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 27th day of May 2025, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
APPROVED:
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Dennis Donohue, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Patricia M. Barajas, City Clerk
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