RESOLUTION NO. RES-2024-141
RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA APPROVING and authorizing the director of housing and community services to negotiate and execute A) an Agreement between the City OF SANTA ROSA, the County of Sonoma, and the City of Petaluma for the Funding of a Homelessness Prevention Pilot Program (Keep People Housed (KPH) – Sonoma) for Fiscal Years 2024/2025 and 2025/2026 in the amount of $1.3 million, and B) a Grant Agreement for KEEP PEOPLE HOUSED (kph) – Sonoma with THE Committee on the Shelterless (COTS) in the amount of $1.3 million for the period October 1, 2024 to June 30, 2026; and endorsing All Home’s Regional Action Plan 2024 WHEREAS, All Home, an organization focused on assisting unhoused populations, has worked with several Bay Area communities to develop and test a regionally coordinated homelessness prevention system for households with income below 50% of Area Median Income (AMI); and WHEREAS, All Home’s Regional Action Plan 2024 recommends concurrent investments in three interventions to effectively reduce unsheltered homelessness: interim housing, permanent housing, and homelessness prevention; and WHEREAS, All Home has offered to expand its homelessness prevention model into Sonoma County with technical assistance and a funding match of local funds to support a pilot program, Keep People Housed (KPH) – Sonoma; and WHEREAS, the City of Santa Rosa (City), the County of Sonoma (County), and the City of Petaluma (Petaluma), have collaborated with All Home to develop KPH – Sonoma and have identified $1.3 million in local funds for the two-year pilot program: $500,000 from the City, $500,000 from the County, and $300,000 from Petaluma; and WHEREAS, the City has agreed to administer the $1.3 million in local funds over the course of the two-year pilot program through the execution of an agreement between the City, Petaluma, and the County for funding of a homelessness prevention pilot program, Keep People Housed (KPH) – Sonoma; and WHEREAS, on May 29, 2024, the City released a Request for Proposals (RFP) in the amount of $2.6 million ($1.3 million local funds plus $1.3 million in match from All Home) seeking proposals from qualified agencies to serve as a Lead Provider of KPH – Sonoma with partner agencies (Local Hubs) representing the following subregions: Central/Santa Rosa, West County, North County, South County, and Sonoma Valley; and WHEREAS, a total of four (4) proposals were received in response to the RFP from Bay Area Community Services, the Committee on the Shelterless (COTS), Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Santa Rosa, and the Sonoma Community Action Network; and WHEREAS, based on the review and scoring of the proposals by an evaluation committee, the proposal submitted by COTS was the highest scoring and COTS is recommended to be the Lead Provider for KPH – Sonoma; and WHEREAS, following conclusion of the RFP process and review and scoring of the proposals, All Home made an additional commitment of $1.3 million, bringing their match to $2.6 million for a total of $3.9 million available for KPH – Sonoma; and WHEREAS, the City will enter into a grant agreement with COTS for administration of the local funds provided by the City, Petaluma, and the County ($1.3 million) and All Home will enter into a separate agreement with COTS for the administration of their match funds ($2.6 million); and WHEREAS, the proposed action is exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under section 15061(b)(3) and 15378 in that there is no possibility that the implementation of this action may have significant effects on the environment, and that no further environmental review is required.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Santa Rosa approves and authorizes the Director of Housing and Community Services to negotiate and execute the Agreement between the City, the County of Sonoma, and the City of Petaluma for the Funding of a Homelessness Prevention Pilot Program (Keep People Housed (KPH) – Sonoma) for Fiscal Years 2024/2025 and 2025/2026 in the amount of $1.3 million in substantially the same form as Exhibit A to the resolution, subject to approval as to form by the City Attorney.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council approves and authorizes the Director of Housing and Community Services to negotiate and execute the Grant Agreement for Keep People Housed (KPH) – Sonoma, with the Committee on the Shelterless (COTS) in the amount of $1.3 million for the period October 1, 2024 to June 30, 2026 in substantially the same form as Exhibit B to the resolution, subject to approval as to form by the City Attorney.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council endorses All Home’s Regional Action Plan 2024.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council authorizes the Chief Financial Officer to appropriate revenue to Fund 1209 “Homeless Shelter Operations” Object 4432 “Other County Revenue- Intergvmt” in the amount of $400,000 ($250,000 from County, $150,000 from Petaluma) in Fiscal Year 2024/2025 and $400,000 ($250,000 from County, $150,000 from Petaluma) in Fiscal Year 2025/2026 as part of the annual budget process. ///
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council authorizes the Chief Financial Officer to pay all proper costs and claims for this contract out of Key 340707/Fund 1209 not to exceed a total amount of $1.3 million.
IN COUNCIL DULY PASSED this 20th day of August, 2024.
AYES: (6) Mayor N. Rogers, Vice Mayor Stapp, Council Members Alvarez, Fleming, Okrepkie, C. Rogers
NOES: (0)
ABSENT: (1) Council Member MacDonald
ABSTAIN/RECUSE: (0)
ATTEST: _________________________ APPROVED: ______________________________ Deputy City Clerk Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM: ________________________
City Attorney
Exhibit A- Agreement between the City, the County of Sonoma, and the City of Petaluma for the Funding of a Homelessness Prevention Pilot Program (Keep People Housed (KPH) – Sonoma) for Fiscal Years 2024/2025 and 2025/2026 Exhibit B- Grant Agreement for Keep People Housed (KPH) – Sonoma, Committee on the Shelterless (COTS) Reso. No. RES-2024-141
Homelessness Prevention Pilot RES 8.20.24.docx