REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: JENNIFER CLARK, Director
Planning & Development Department
BY: PHIL SKEI, Assistant Director
Planning and Development Department
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***RESOLUTION - Authorizing and directing a grant application to the California Interagency Council on Homelessness (Cal ICH) for funding under the Encampment Resolution Funding Program, round 3, third disbursement (ERF-3-R) for actionable, person-centered local proposals that resolve the experience of unsheltered homelessness for people residing in encampments, and authorizing the City Manager to sign all required application documents. (Subject to Mayor's Veto)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council approve submission of ERF-3-R application to Cal ICH in order to provide support and services to unsheltered individuals within the Downtown and Highway 41 encampment area.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City of Fresno (City) is eligible for ERF-3-R funding to provide encampment resolution services to a Highway 41 encampment area bounded by Barstow and Shields, Blackstone and Highway 41, and enhance services for the existing Downtown encampment area currently supported with Encampment Resolution Funding Program (ERF-2), which has built capacity to provide services that are relevant and responsive to the needs of individuals experiencing homelessness. The City intends to apply for ERF-3-R grant funds to support one or more eligible activities in an amount not to exceed $10 million. Cal ICH requires all eligible applicants to submit an application for funding no later than January 31, 2024 for Application Window #1 consideration. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis until June 30, 2024 or until funds are exhausted, whichever is sooner.
The City's application will include a Street Outreach team to go into both encampment areas and provide services to the unhoused community. The Street Outreach team will consist of six Outreach/Street Navigators, one Licensed Clinici...
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