REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: JENNIFER CLARK, Director
Planning and Development Department
PHIL SKEI, Assistant Director
Planning and Development Department
BY: JILLIAN GAYTAN, Sr Management Analyst
Housing and Community Development Division
SUBJECT
Title
Approve the First Amendment to the Service Agreement with Mental Health Systems to operate Fresno Home as an emergency shelter for unhoused individuals extending the contract term to June 30, 2025, and increasing funding by $1,492,659.40 in Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention funds (HHAP) for a total program award of $2,941,843.29.
Body
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommend the City Council approve the first amendment to the service agreement with Mental Health Systems (MHS) to operate the Fresno Home as an emergency shelter for unhoused individuals using $1,492,659.40 in Homeless, Housing, Assistance and Prevention (HHAP) funds, extend the contract term one year, and authorize the City Manager to sign all implementing agreements.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City of Fresno (City) has an existing agreement with MHS to operate Fresno Home and provide homeless family emergency shelter services funded with HHAP funds. In order to continue operations without disruption, staff recommend amending the agreement and utilizing additional HHAP funds to increase the funding and 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 em...
Click here for full text