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RESOLUTION NO. ______________
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN
JOSE AUTHORIZING THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF
HOUSING OR HER DESIGNEE TO NEGOTIATE AND
EXECUTE AMENDMENTS TO THE FOLLOWING
EXISTING EMERGENCY INTERIM HOUSING GRANT
AGREEMENTS: 1) HOMEFIRST – MONTEREY/BERNAL
AND RUE FERRARI 2) LIFEMOVES – GUADALUPE 3)
PATH – EVANS LANE AND 4) HOMEFIRST – BRIDGE
HOUSING COMMUNITY SITE AT MABURY AND FELIPE
WHEREAS, on September 27, 2016, Assembly Bill 2176 was signed into law and amended the Shelter Crisis Act; and
WHEREAS, a subsequent extension was passed under Assembly Bill 1745, authorizing a five-year pilot program allowing the City of San José to create emergency bridge housing communities as an intervention for people experiencing homelessness; and
WHEREAS, currently the Housing Department has four contracts for Emergency Interim Housing (EIH) and Bridge Housing Communities (BHC) on-site services and operations; and
WHEREAS, on September 29, 2021, the City Council directed the Housing Department to study the current EIH and BHC programs and services and to return with recommendations and improvements; and
WHEREAS, the Emergency Interim Housing Study (“EIH Study”) and report, finalized in December of 2022, provides a comprehensive assessment and analysis of EIH and BHC programs with the goal of identifying best practices and strategies to reduce operational costs and improve outcomes for individuals staying at interim housing communities; and
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WHEREAS, on June 20, 2023 City Council approved six-month extensions to Grant Agreements for Multiple Homeless Programs for Fiscal Year 2023-2024 with the plan for the Housing Department to release requests for proposals with new agreements to start beginning in January 2024; and
WHEREAS, to start implementation in Fiscal Year 2023-2024, staff developed a work plan that will implement twelve new recommendations for EIH and BHC locations; and
WHEREAS, additionally, staff will create opportunities for wider community engagement and resident involvement through the Community Advisory Committee and the implementation of Participant Councils at each location and staff will create EIH Program Guidelines outlining the vision for the City’s interim housing; and
WHEREAS, the guidelines will also establish specific requirements for security, program length of stays, staffing levels and roles and responsibilities for Participant Councils and Community Advisory Committees; and
WHEREAS, the EIH Program Guidelines will be included in a new Request for Proposals to identify new service providers for each EIH location with implementation of the updated guidelines required at each location; and
WHEREAS, to provide adequate time to develop the program guidelines and incorporate the recommendations resulting from the EIH study the Housing Department is seeking approval extend the existing agreements for an additional six-months and request proposals for new grant agreements for each program beginning on July 1, 2024; and
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WHEREAS, Housing would like to amend the following EIH and BCH grant agreements:
1) HomeFirst (Monterey/Bernal and Rue Ferrari) in an amount not to exceed $4,078,815 from January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024; 2) LifeMoves (Guadalupe) in an amount not to exceed $1,829,882 from January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024; 3) PATH (Evans Lane) in an amount not to exceed $1,900,000 from January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024; and 4) HomeFirst (Bridge Housing Community sites Mabury and Felipe) in an amount not to exceed $2,206,415 from January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024; and
WHEREAS, the approval of the recommended action authorizes a not-to-exceed cost of $10,015,112 for four grant agreements with HomeFirst Services of Santa Clara County, LifeMoves, and PATH - People Assisting the Homeless to continue to provide interim housing services to operate the Monterey/Bernal, Rue Ferrari, Guadalupe, Evans Lane, San Felipe and Mabury locations; and
WHEREAS, the costs for these grant agreements will be paid from a $23,295,196 State of California HHAP3 grant and there are no on-going fiscal impacts to the General Fund as a result of the actions recommended here;
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JOSE THAT:
The Acting Director of Housing or her designee is hereby authorized to negotiate and execute amendment to the following existing Emergency Interim Housing Grant Agreements:
1. HomeFirst (Monterey/Bernal and Rue Ferrari) in an amount not to exceed $4,078,815 from January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024;
2. LifeMoves (Guadalupe) in an amount not to exceed $1,829,882 from January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024;
3. PATH (Evans Lane) in an amount not to exceed $1,900,000 from January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024; and
4. HomeFirst (Bridge Housing Community sites Mabury and Filipe) in an amount not to exceed $2,206,415 from January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024.
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ADOPTED this _____ day of ___________, 2023, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
DISQUALIFIED:
MATT MAHAN
Mayor
ATTEST:
TONI J. TABER, CMC
City Clerk