REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: JENNIFER CLARK, Director
Planning and Development Department
PHIL SKEI, Assistant Director
Planning and Development Department
BY: MELISSA FRANCO, Sr Management Analyst
Planning and Development Department
SUBJECT
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Approve First Amendment to the Service Agreement with Poverello House for professional emergency shelter, bridge housing, street outreach, and navigation services for individuals experiencing homelessness in two State encampment areas extending the contract term to July 30, 2025, and increasing funding by $2,001,280.00 in Encampment Resolution Funding-Round 3 (ERF-3R) grant for a total program award of $11,781,605.71.
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends City Council approve the first amendment to the service agreement with Poverello House (Poverello) for professional emergency shelter, bridge housing, street outreach, and navigation services for individuals experiencing homelessness in two State encampment areas using $2,001,280.00 in Encampment Resolution Funding-Round 3 (ERF-3R) funds, extend the contract term to July 30, 2025, and authorize the City Manager, or designee, to sign all implementing agreements.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City of Fresno (City) has an existing agreement with Poverello for professional emergency shelter, bridge housing, street outreach, and navigation services for individuals experiencing homelessness in the Downtown State encampment area using Encampment Resolution Funding-Round 2 (ERF-2R) funds. The City is seeking to award funding for services through the ERF-3R program, to include an increase the total number of emergency shelter beds, expand street outreach services, and extend the contract term through July 30, 2025.
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 ens...
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