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RESOLUTION 2024-###
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO AUTHORIZING
THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH SOS RICHMOND FOR
CREEK CLEAN UP, HOUSING ASSISTANCE, JOB COUNSELING, AND OTHER SERVICES, FROM FISCAL YEAR 2024 -25 THROUGH FISCAL YEAR 2026 -27,
SUBJECT TO FUNDING AVAILABILITY, FOR A TOTAL CONTRACT AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $31,525 OVER THE THREE (3) YEAR PERIOD
WHEREAS, litter and illegal dumping are issues of concern in San Pablo for City employees and residents;
WHEREAS, City staff presented the Multi-Year Litter and Illegal Dumping Strategy to address the proliferation of litter and illegal dumping City -wide in February 2020 and a component of this strategy is the use of local community-based organizations (CBOs), non- profits, and youth for litter education and cleanup efforts;
WHEREAS, the
City’s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) stormwater permit includes two provisions (C.10 Trash Reduction and C.17 Discharges Associated with Unsheltered Population) that require the City to reduce trash going into the creek and to address impacts from unsheltered persons encampments adjacent to creeks and storm drains;
WHEREAS, the NPDES permit also includes reporting requirements about the types of programs and activities the City has implemented to address trash and litter from illegal encampments and to provide data on meeting targets and metrics;
WHEREAS, the City has a uniquely qualified local resource in the non-profit agency SOS Richmond, which works to empower unhoused persons and open the door to personal transformation;
WHEREAS, an agreement with SOS Richmond to provide housing assistance , job counseling and other services assists the City in meeting the NPDES permit requirements;
WHEREAS, the Public Safety Standing Committee recommend ed authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement with SOS Richmond for an amount not to exceed $31,525 over three fiscal years;
WHEREAS, funding for the agreement between the City of San Pablo and SOS Richmond is available in the Fiscal Year 2024-25 and Fiscal Year 2025-26 City of San Pablo Environmental Services Operating Budget; and
WHEREAS, the component of this agreement for creek clean -up services is categorically exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15308 for actions by regulatory agencies to protect the environment; and the component of the agreement for housing and job assistance and other services is not a project as defined by CEQA.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of San Pablo hereby authorizes the City Manager to enter into an agreement with SOS Richmond for
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housing assistance, job counseling and other services in an amount not to exceed $31,525 for FY 2024/25 through FY 2026/27 as follows:
Fiscal Year Maximum Contract
Amount
2024/25 $10,000
2025/26 $10,500
2026/27 $11,025
TOTAL: $31,525
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the foregoing recitations are true and correct and are included herein by reference as findings.
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ADOPTED this 4
th day of November, 2024, by the following votes:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ATTEST: APPROVED:
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Dorothy Gantt, City Clerk Patricia Ponce, Mayor