RESOLUTION NO. RES-2026-046
RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA APPROVING MODIFICATION ONE OF THE Agreement Between the City of Santa Rosa and the County of Sonoma for OperationAL FUNDING at the Samuel L. Jones Hall Homeless Shelter WHEREAS, the Samuel L. Jones Hall Homeless Shelter (Shelter) is a City-owned facility which has been operated by Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Santa Rosa (Catholic Charities) since it opened in November 2005; and WHEREAS, the Shelter is funded collectively by the City of Santa Rosa, the County of Sonoma, and Community Foundation Sonoma County; and WHEREAS, the County has supported the operation of the Shelter since opening in 2005 via annual funding agreements; and WHEREAS, the Annex, a separate facility constructed in 2020, to restore shelter bed capacity to pre-COVID-19 levels while maintaining social distancing requirements, is operated in conjunction with the Shelter, providing up to 60 of the total 213 beds; and WHEREAS, on June 7, 2022, by RES-2022-114, Council approved the Agreement for the Operation and Use of the Samuel L. Jones Hall Homeless Housing Focused Program (Agreement), and authorized the Director of Housing and Community Services to execute the Agreement and subsequent extensions with Catholic Charities for a five-year period (Fiscal Year 2022/2023 through Fiscal Year 2026/2027) subject to Council’s approval of the budget; and WHEREAS, on June 17, 2025, the City entered into a funding agreement with the County of Sonoma for Shelter operations for Fiscal Year 2025/2026, in the amount of $255,000 with an option to extend for Fiscal Year 2026/2027; and WHEREAS, on July 28, 2025, the Director of Housing and Community Services executed an operating agreement with Catholic Charities in the amount of $1,878,742 for the period July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026, which included $255,000 from the County of Sonoma for Shelter operations; and WHEREAS, the Director of Housing and Community Services will execute an operating agreement with Catholic Charities for Fiscal Year 2026/2027 following Council’s adoption of the budget on June 18, 2026; and WHEREAS, the City desires to enter into a modification of the funding agreement with the County of Sonoma for Shelter operations for Fiscal Years 2025/2026 and 2026/2027, in the amount of $255,000 annually for a combined total amount of $510,000.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Santa Rosa approves Modification One of the Agreement Between the City of Santa Rosa and the County of Sonoma for Operational Funding at the Samuel L. Jones Hall Homeless Shelter (Funding Agreement) for Fiscal Years 2025/2026 and 2026/2027, in the amount of $255,000 annually for a combined total amount of $510,000.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council authorizes the Director of Housing and Community Services to make non-substantive changes to the Funding Agreement, in substantially the same form as Exhibit A attached hereto, subject to approval as to form by the City Attorney, and authorizes the Director of Housing and Community Services to execute the Funding Agreement for the period July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2027.
IN COUNCIL DULY PASSED this 5th day of May, 2026.
AYES: (6) Mayor Stapp, Council Members Alvarez, Bañuelos, Fleming, MacDonald, Rogers NOES: (0)
ABSENT: (1) Vice Mayor Okrepkie
ABSTAIN: (0)
RECUSE: (0)
ATTEST: _________________________ APPROVED: ______________________________ City Clerk Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM: ________________________
Chief Assistant City Attorney
Exhibit A – Modification One of the Agreement Between the City of Santa Rosa and the County of Sonoma for Operational Funding at the Samuel L. Jones Hall Homeless Shelter Reso. No. RES-2026-046
Reso. No. RES-2026-046