REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: JENNIFER CLARK, Director
Planning and Development Department
PHIL SKEI, Assistant Director
Planning and Development
BY: DYLAN MCCULLY, Sr Management Analyst
Homeless Services Division
SUBJECT
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Action pertaining to homeless youth services agreement provided under the Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention (HHAP) program (Bid File 12400090):
1. Approve an Agreement for one-year with one optional one-year extension with Fresno County Economic Opportunities Commission to provide homeless youth bridge housing services in the annual amount of $139,429.00.
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council approve the HHAP agreement with Fresno County Economic Opportunities Commission (FEOC) to provide homeless youth bridge housing services in the amount of $139,429.00 annually and authorize the City Manager, or designee, to sign all implementing agreements.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City of Fresno (City) is seeking to award funding for homeless youth services as part of the HHAP program requirements. Staff issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) on August 2, 2023, and received two proposals for homeless youth services. One proposal was determined to be qualified and responsive to the RFP. Based on the evaluation completed by a selection committee, staff recommends awarding FEOC an annual allocation of $139,429.00 for homeless bridge housing services for one-year agreement with one optional one-year extension.
BACKGROUND
On January 18, 2023, the City of Fresno received a total of $7,524,257.15 in a third round of HHAP funding. HHAP Round 3 funding, authorized by Assembly Bill 140, is designed to develop a unified regional response to homelessness and to provide support to local jurisdictions to continue to build on regional collaboration developed through previous rounds of California Interagency Council on Homelessness (Cal ICH) funding. The funding is available to continuums of care, counties, tribal governments, ...
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