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File #: ID 26-36    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Action Item Status: Passed
File created: 11/24/2025 In control: City Council
On agenda: 2/19/2026 Final action: 2/19/2026
Title: Actions pertaining to Emergency Shelter operations provided by Elevate Community Services (Elevate) under the Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention (HHAP) program. (City Council District 3) (Bid File No. 12500851): 1. Approve the First Amendment for Ambassador Inn, a 53-bed shelter located at 1804 W. Olive Avenue (APN 449-231-11). The amended agreement term is from April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027, for an amount not to exceed $1,324,600. 2. Approve the First Amendment for Villa Motel, a 52-bed shelter located at 817 N. Parkway Drive (APN 449-335-25). The amended agreement term is from April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027, for an amount not to exceed $1,299,998. 3. Approve the First Amendment for Fresno Home, a 50-bed emergency shelter located at 2550 W. Clinton Avenue (APN 442-081-28). The amended agreement term is from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, for an amount not to exceed $1,250,000.
Sponsors: Planning and Development Department
Attachments: 1. 26-36 Ambassador Inn - First Amendment, 2. 26-36 Villa Motel - First Amendment, 3. 26-36 Fresno Home - First Amendment
REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL


FROM: JENNIFER CLARK, Director
Planning and Development Department

PHIL SKEI, Assistant Director
Planning and Development Department

BY: CRYSTAL SILVA, Senior Management Analyst
Homeless Services Division

SUBJECT
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Actions pertaining to Emergency Shelter operations provided by Elevate Community Services (Elevate) under the Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention (HHAP) program. (City Council District 3) (Bid File No. 12500851):
1. Approve the First Amendment for Ambassador Inn, a 53-bed shelter located at 1804 W. Olive Avenue (APN 449-231-11). The amended agreement term is from April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027, for an amount not to exceed $1,324,600.
2. Approve the First Amendment for Villa Motel, a 52-bed shelter located at 817 N. Parkway Drive (APN 449-335-25). The amended agreement term is from April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027, for an amount not to exceed $1,299,998.
3. Approve the First Amendment for Fresno Home, a 50-bed emergency shelter located at 2550 W. Clinton Avenue (APN 442-081-28). The amended agreement term is from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, for an amount not to exceed $1,250,000.

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RECOMMENDATION

Staff recommends that the City Council approve the following First Amendment agreements related to shelter operations provided by Elevate under the HHAP program, and authorize the City Manager, or designee to sign all implementing agreements.
1. Ambassador Inn - A 53-bed emergency shelter located at 1804 W. Olive Avenue (APN 449-231-11), for the term of April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027, for an amount not to exceed $1,324,600.
2. Villa Motel - A 52-bed emergency shelter located at 817 N. Parkway Drive (APN 449-335-25), for the term April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027, for an amount not to exceed $1,299,998.
3. Fresno Home - A 50-bed emergency shelter located at 2550 W. Clinton Avenue (APN 442-081-28), for the term July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, for an amou...

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