REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: JENNIFER CLARK, Director
Planning and Development Department
PHIL SKEI, Assistant Director
Planning and Development Department
BY: ISSIAHS GARCIA, Management Analyst
Homeless Services Division
SUBJECT
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Actions pertaining to the Encampment Resolution Fund round 5 (ERF-5) program.
1. RESOLUTION - Authorizing an application for funding directly from the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) as an applicant for the fifth round of the Encampment Resolution Funding (ERF) program 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 implementing documents.
2. Approve a Memorandum of Understanding committing the City and County of Fresno to participate in and comply with the services outlined in the ERF-5 application.
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council adopt the Resolution to apply for funding from HCD as an applicant for the ERF-5 and authorize the City Manager to sign all required implementing documents and approve the MOU to comply with the services outlined in the ERF-5 application.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City of Fresno (City) is eligible to apply for ERF-5 funding to address the safety and wellness of people within a designated encampments, resolve critical encampment concerns, and transition individuals into interim shelter with clear pathways to permanent housing or directly into permanent housing, using data-informed, non-punitive, low-barrier, person-centered, Housing First, and coordinated approaches. The City must submit a competitive application to be considered for an award. HCD requires all eligible applicants to submit an application for ERF-5 funding no later than June 30, 2026.
The City's application for ERF-5 is strengthened through having a MOU with the County of Fresno that demonst...
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