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
Homeless Services Division
SUBJECT
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Approve a First Amendment to the Service Agreement with Turning Point of Central California to operate the Golden State Triage Center emergency shelter extending the contract term twelve months to June 30, 2025, and increasing funding by $1,599,726.12 through Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention (HHAP) program funds, for a total contract value of $3,154,460.23.
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommend the City Council approve the First Amendment to the Services Agreement with Turning Point of Central California (TPOCC) to operate the Golden State Triage Center (Golden State) using HHAP funds in the amount of $1,599,726.12 and extending the term of the Agreement twelve months to June 30, 2025; and authorize the City Manager to sign all implementing agreements. This First Amendment will bring the total Agreement amount to $3,154,460.23.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City of Fresno (City) has an existing Agreement with TPOCC to operate and provide homeless services at Golden State Triage Center funded through Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention (HHAP) funds. In order to continue operations without disruption, staff recommend amending the Agreement and utilizing additional HHAP funds in the amount of $1,599,726.12, to extend the contract through June 30, 2025.
BACKGROUND
In February 2020, the City was awarded HHAP funding in the amount of $6,158,246.18 from the California Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council to address homelessness, in September 2021 received $2,911,171 in a second round of HHAP allocations, in January 2023 received a total of $7,524,257.15 in a third round of HHAP allocations, and on July 21, 2023 received an initial disbursement of $5,632,712.55 in a fourth round of HHAP allocations. Health and Safety Code Section 50220.5 (d) allows grantees to use the HHAP funding allocation for operating subsidies in new and existing emergency shelters and for services coordination for homeless populations.
In February 2023, the Planning and Development Department released a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) seeking qualified community-based organizations to develop motels into homeless shelters and/or operate homeless shelters and provide services for unhoused individuals. TPOCC’s response to the RFQ demonstrated that the organization is well-qualified to provide emergency shelter services for unhoused individuals.
On June 15, 2023, City Council approved a Service Agreement with TPOCC for the operations of Golden State Triage Center.
Approving the Agreement will increase funding with TPOCC for homeless emergency shelter services at Golden State totaling $1,599,726.12 and allow the City continued access to 50 shelter beds.
ENVIRONMENTAL FINDINGS
This item is not a project as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act.
LOCAL PREFERENCE
Local preference is not applicable as this is an amendment being sought for an existing contract.
FISCAL IMPACT
The Agreement will be funded through the City’s HHAP allocations.
Attachments:
First Amendment with Turning Point of Central California_Golden State
2023 Agreement with Turning Point of Central California_Golden State