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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Approve a Service Agreement with Poverello House (Poverello) to operate Village of Hope located at 412 F. Street, a shelter offering 65 beds serving individuals experiencing homelessness. The agreement term is from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, in the total amount of $1,986,072.25 funded with Encampment Resolution Funding (ERF) Round 3. (Council District 3) (Bid File No.12500851)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council approve the service agreement with Poverello for emergency shelter operations in the total amount of $1,986,072.25 under a one-year agreement and authorize the City Manager, or designee, to sign all implementing agreements.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City of Fresno (City) is seeking to allocate funding for emergency shelter operations in alignment with the requirements of the Encampment Resolution Funding (ERF) program. A Request for Qualification (RFQ) was issued on October 18, 2024, resulting in the submission of five (5) proposals and all five (5) were determined to be qualified.
Based on the evaluation of the response from Poverello, Staff recommends awarding Poverello a total amount of $1,986,072.25 to oversee the operation and coordination of services at Village of Hope under a one-year agreement.
BACKGROUND
On October 29, 2021, The California Interagency Council on Homelessness published a Notice of Funding Availability for the ERF-1 Program. The ERF-1 Program is designed to assist local jurisdictions in ensuring the wellness and safety of people experiencing homelessness in encampments, including their immediate physical and mental wellness and safety needs arising from unsheltered homelessness and their long-term needs addressed through a path ...
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