RATIFICATION OF FIRST AMENDMENT TO
AGREEMENT WITH SONOMA COUNTY
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
FOR FUNDING OF OPERATIONS DURING THE
COVID-19 PANDEMIC AT THE SAMUEL L.
JONES HALL HOMELESS SHELTER
City Council
January 11, 2022 1
Marita Wallace
City Manager’s Office
Background
• Sonoma County CoC made available ESG-CV
(coronavirus) funding for eligible homeless
services with tight expenditure deadlines
• Staff submitted funding requests for Sam
Jones Hall operating expenses
• Round 1 - $651,224
• Round 2 - $390,533
• Round 3 - $521,881
• Total - $1,563,638
2 Background
• Expedited execution of agreements by City
Manager
• Request by Sonoma County CDC (CoC lead
agency) to meet expenditure deadlines
• Secure funding for City
• Offset City General Fund for SJH Annex –
Approx. $2.6 million
• Round 1 and 2 agreements ratified by Council
August 17, 2021
3 Council Request
• Ratification of First Amendment to Agreement
with Sonoma County CDC for Funding of
Operations During the COVID-19 pandemic at
SJH (Round 3 - $521,881)
• Includes existing facility and SJH Annex
4 Recommendation
• It is recommended by the City Manager’s Office
that Council, by resolution, ratify the First
Amendment to Agreement between the Sonoma
County Community Development Commission and
City of Santa Rosa Sam Jones Hall and Sam Jones
Hall Annex for funding from the Commission to
reimburse the City for operations over July 1, 2021
to March 31, 2022, during the COVID-19 pandemic
in a total amount of $521,881.
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