REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: JENNIFER CLARK, Director
Planning and Development Department
PHIL SKEI, Assistant Director
Planning and Development Department
BY: DYLAN MCCULLY, Senior Management Analyst,
Homeless Services Division
SUBJECT
Title
Approve the first amendment to the agreement with Poverello House for Village of Hope Emergency Shelter services increasing funding for tiny home pre-development costs by $75,578.60 for a total amount of $4,738,133.39.
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council approve an amendment to the agreement with Poverello House (Poverello) for Village of Hope Triage Center Emergency Shelter services increasing Encampment Resolution Fund Round 1 (ERF-1) funding by $75,578.60 for a total contract amount of $4,738,133.39, and authorize the City Manager to sign all implementing documents.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City of Fresno (City) has an existing agreement with Poverello House (Poverello) to provide triage center emergency shelter services at Village of Hope at 412 F Street, funded through ERF-1. This agreement also supports the development of permanent shared housing for those served through the encampment resolution activities. Poverello has incurred necessary pre-development costs associated with the analysis of two potential sites for development of the tiny home shared housing project, a project that is continuing to advance. These costs were not included in the original agreement budget. In order to reimburse these costs, the Department recommends amending the agreement to increase the contract amount by $75,578.60 for pre-development costs for a total contract amount of $4,738,133.39. Cost savings in the ERF-1 grant administration budget will be utilized to offset the pre-development costs.
BACKGROUND
On October 29, 2021, the California Interagency Council on Homelessness issued a Request for Applications for the ERF-1 Program. The ERF-1 Program is designed to assist local jurisdictions in ensuring ...
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