REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
January 17, 2019
FROM: LEE BRAND, Mayor
Office of the Mayor & City Manager
BY: H. SPEES, Director, Strategic Initiatives
Office of the Mayor & City Manager
SUBJECT
Title
Approve Agreement with the State of California to receive $3,105,519.90 in Homeless Emergency Aid Program (HEAP) funding awarded to the City of Fresno December 20, 2018.
Body
RECOMMENDATION
Agreement with the State of California Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council for City of Fresno’s Homeless Emergency Aid Program (HEAP) award. See attached HEAP Standard Agreement with Exhibits A through D (City of Fresno Agreement #18-HEAP-00028:CA 514 LC-CA-514-Z94RTPX978).
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
During the summer of 2018, Mayor Lee Brand joined with other Big 11 City Mayors in California to lobby the State for funding to relieve the burden Fresno and other cities face in addressing homelessness.
The Mayors’ efforts were successful, resulting in $500 million in State assistance. Fresno’s pro-rata portion of these funds is $3,105,519, with an additional $9,501,363 going to the Fresno-Madera Continuum of Care (CoC). The State required a community planning process to determine how these funds would be invested in a coordinated way.
BACKGROUND
City Attorney has reviewed and approved the State’s HEAP Standard Agreement with Exhibits A through D (see attached).
Planning for these expenditures has been done, as required by the State, in coordination with similar funding in the amount of $9,501,363 through the Fresno Madera Continuum of Care.
These plans call for the addition of 100 Shelter Beds; 60 Bridge Housing Beds; Rapid Rehousing for up to 154 households over a three year period; 718 households provided Diversion Services to keep them from becoming homeless; additional investments in Outreach, Coordinated Entry, Landlord Engagement; a Landlord Mitigation Fund and Services to Homeless Youth. (see attached HEAP Funding Plan)
ENVIRONMENTAL FINDINGS
Any CEQA findings or other regulatory requirements will be included with specific project agreements brought to your Council.
LOCAL PREFERENCE
N/A
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no increase in Net City Cost associated with the recommended action. There is no matching contribution requirement for these funds.
Funds will be available for homeless services in both the City of Fresno and, through the parallel CoC funding in incorporated and unincorporated jurisdictions of Fresno and Madera Counties through June 30, 2021.
The City Council may expect the following next steps:
1.) a joint procurement process with the County of Fresno based on a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to provide opportunities for local homeless service providers to apply for funding in the first quarter of 2019
2.) a plan for providing financial and program monitoring of all activities under this program.
Both the MOU and the monitoring plan will be brought to the City Council for approval. Agreements resulting from the process will be brought to your Council for consideration, as appropriate.
Attachments:
Attachment A - HEAP Standard Agreement with Exhibits A through D
Attachment B - HEAP Spending Plan