Santa Rosa City Council
March 29, 2022

Amendment to Homeless Services
Grant Agreement –Warming Center
City Council
March 29, 2022
Kelli Kuykendall
Housing and Community Services
1 Warming Center Activation
• December 2021 & February 2022
• Extreme cold weather conditions
• Homeless Services Center
• 8pm to 7am
• Tents & Heaters
• 6 days total over 2 events
• 183 individuals served
2 Extreme Weather Warming
Center Policy
• City Manager may direct activation
of Warming Center based on
Extreme Weather Event
• National Weather Service (“NWS”)
forecasts:
 Three (3) consecutive days with
overnight lows below 32 degrees
Fahrenheit.
 Three (3) consecutive nights of rainfall
with major or extreme risk levels as
determined by the NWS. 3
First Amendment
• $202,000 existing budget +
$45,000 Warming Center
• Approx. cost/activation - $15,000
• 2 recent activations + contingency
for potential activation in FY
21/22
• Future activations based on policy
4 Recommendation
5 It is recommended by the Housing and
Community Services Department that the
Council, by resolution, approve a First
Amendment to Grant Agreement for Public
Service Providers Program Funds Catholic
Charities of the Diocese of Santa Rosa CFDA
#14.218 (First Amendment), increasing the
contract by $45,000 for a total amount of
$247,000, for the activation of a Warming
Center at the Homeless Services Center in
response to extreme weather conditions.