REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: JENNIFER CLARK, Director
Planning and Development Department
PHIL SKEI, Assistant Director
Planning and Development Department
BY: JILLIAN GAYTAN, Senior Management Analyst
Homeless Services Division
SUBJECT
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Approve a Service Agreement with RH Community Builders to manage a Transitional Aged Youth (TAY) Rapid Rehousing program offering 25-units serving youth ages 18 to 24, located at 1309 West Shaw Avenue (District 2), through June 30, 2026, in the total amount of $1,149,508.39 funded with Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention (HHAP) Youth Set-Aside Funds.
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council approve the HHAP agreement with RH Community Builders (RHCB) to provide homeless youth rapid rehousing program services in the amount of $1,149,508.39 for two (2) years and authorize the City Manager, or designee, to sign all implementing agreements.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City of Fresno (City) is seeking to award funding for homeless youth services as part of the HHAP program requirements. Staff issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) on June 5, 2024, and received five proposals for seven homeless youth services activities. Five proposals were determined to be qualified and responsive to the RFQ. Based on the evaluation completed by a selection committee, staff recommends awarding RHCB $1,149,508.39 for homeless TAY rapid rehousing services for 25-units at 1309 West Shaw Avenue, under an eighteen (18) month agreement.
BACKGROUND
In September 2021, the City was awarded HHAP funding in the amount of $2,911,171 from the California Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council to address homelessness, on January 18, 2023, received a total of $7,524,257.15 in a third round of HHAP allocations, and on July 31, 2023, received an initial disbursement of $5,632,712.55 in a fourth round of HHAP allocations. Health and Safety Code section 50218.6(e) requires that a program recipient use at least 10 pe...
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