Title
Request to Enter into an Agreement with the Salvation Army to Expand Family Emergency Shelter Services (Ordinance S-49186)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into an agreement with the Salvation Army to expand family emergency shelter services. The total value of the contract will not exceed $6 million. Further request to authorize the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item. Funding is available from Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) entitlement and Community Development Block Grant Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CDBG-CV) funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). There is no impact to the General Fund.
Report
Summary
The Salvation Army currently operates an emergency family shelter which houses families experiencing homelessness for up to 120 days. The shelter provides housing, meals, case management, vocational counseling, crisis counseling, life skills classes, and other activities for 24 families. This project would add an additional residential building to the Salvation Army campus, located at 2707 E. Van Buren St., expanding the capacity of the shelter by 12 rooms, with beds for as many as 60 individuals, increasing the total number of families served at any one time to 36. Based on services provided by existing units, it is expected that the additional rooms, over the course of a year, would serve approximately 173 families, including an estimated 267 children. Funding would cover the construction expenses associated with this project.
Contract Term
The term of the contract will begin on or about Nov. 16, 2022, and end on Dec. 31, 2024.
Financial Impact
The total value of the contract will not exceed $6 million. Funding is available from HUD through CDBG and CDBG-CV funding. There is no impact to the General Fund.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
- On May 6, 2020, the City Council authorized a Substantial Amendment to the 2015-20 Consolidated Plan's 2019-20 Annual Action Plan to include the first release of allocations and waivers authorized by the CARES Act.
- On Jan. 21, 2021, the Land Use and Livability Subcommittee recommended City Council approval of broad allocations of ESG-CV2 allocations to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on individuals and families who are experiencing homelessness or receiving homeless assistance, and to support homelessness prevention activities to mitigate the impacts of COVID-19.
- On Feb. 17, 2021, the City Council authorized a Substantial Amendment to the 2015-20 Consolidated Plan's 2019-20 Annual Action Plan to include the second release of allocations and waivers authorized by the CARES Act.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Managers Gina Montes and Alan Stephenson and the Office of Homeless Solutions and the Neighborhood Services Department.