Legislation Details

File #: ID 26-42    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Action Item Status: Passed
File created: 11/24/2025 In control: City Council
On agenda: 6/4/2026 Final action: 6/4/2026
Title: Approve the First Amendment to the Service Agreement with Marjaree Mason Center (MMC) to continue operating twelve (12) emergency shelter beds at Fresno Safe House, a secure site in Fresno, California, that provides refuge for individuals and families due to domestic violence. MMC will also utilize motel vouchers to expand temporary housing services to clients off site until a room becomes available at the Fresno Safe House shelter. The amendment, funded by the Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention (HHAP) program will cover July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027 for an amount not to exceed $240,000. (Bid File No.12500851)
Sponsors: Planning and Development Department
Attachments: 1. 26-42 First Amendment to Service Agreement with Marjaree Mason Center
REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL


FROM: JENNIFER CLARK, Director
Planning and Development Department

PHIL SKEI, Assistant Director
Planning and Development Department

BY: IEN XIONG, Senior Management Analyst
Planning and Development Department

SUBJECT
Title
Approve the First Amendment to the Service Agreement with Marjaree Mason Center (MMC) to continue operating twelve (12) emergency shelter beds at Fresno Safe House, a secure site in Fresno, California, that provides refuge for individuals and families due to domestic violence. MMC will also utilize motel vouchers to expand temporary housing services to clients off site until a room becomes available at the Fresno Safe House shelter. The amendment, funded by the Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention (HHAP) program will cover July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027 for an amount not to exceed $240,000. (Bid File No.12500851)

Body
RECOMMENDATION

It is recommended that the City Council approve the First Amendment to the Service Agreement with MMC to provide funding for twelve (12) emergency shelter beds at Fresno Safe House, a secure site in Fresno, California, that provides refuge for individuals and families fleeing domestic violence. Additionally, MMC will utilize motel vouchers to expand the ability to meet the needs of the community by temporarily housing clients off site until a room becomes available at the Fresno Safe House shelter. The amendment, funded by the Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention (HHAP) program will cover the period of July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, for an additional amount not to exceed $240,000, and authorizing the City Manager or designee, to sign all implementing agreements.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Staff recommends a total allocation of $240,000 to MMC to provide emergency shelter operations at Fresno Safe House, a secure site in Fresno, California, that provides refuge for individuals and families due to domestic violence. The City of Fresno...

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