REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: JENNIFER CLARK, Director
Planning and Development Department
PHIL SKEI, Assistant Director
Planning and Development Department
BY: JILLIAN GAYTAN, Senior Management Analyst,
Housing and Community Development Division
SUBJECT
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Approve the third Amendment to the Agreement with Turning Point of Central California, Inc., for triage center services at the Journey Home Triage Center.
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council approve the amendment to the homeless services agreements with Turning Point of Central California (Turning Point) reducing the use of HHAP funds; and authorize the City Manager to sign all implementing agreements.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City of Fresno (City) has existing agreements with Turning Point or the Fresno Housing Authority to provide homeless services at Journey Home Triage Center (formerly Welcome Inn) funded through Emergency Solutions Grant - CARES Act (ESG-CV), Community Development Block Grant - CARES Act (CDBG-CV) and Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention (HHAP) funds. City staff met with members of Fresno Housing Authority and Turning Point to discuss the operating budget of Journey Home Triage Center and the funding sources available. It was agreed upon by all parties that ESG-CV and CDBG-CV funding under current agreements between the City and Fresno Housing Authority would be utilized as planned and a reduction of $500,000 would be made to the existing HHAP agreement with Turning Point.
BACKGROUND
On February 18, 2021, City Council approved ESG-CV and CDBG-CV allocations that included funding for the operations of Fresno Housing Authority's Journey Home Triage Center (formerly Welcome Inn). The City entered into agreements with Fresno Housing Authority to provide ESG-CV and CDBG-CV funding for shelter operations at Journey Home Triage Center from January 1, 2021, through December 31, 2023. Fresno Housing Authority subcontracted with Turning Point to provide...
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