REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
January 31, 2019
FROM: LEE BRAND, Mayor
Office of the Mayor & City Manager
BY: H. SPEES, Director, Strategic Initiatives
Office of the Mayor & City Manager
SUBJECT
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Actions pertaining to the Homeless Emergency Aid Program (HEAP) Grant:
1. Allocating City of Fresno's $3,105,519.90 in HEAP funds based on approving the HEAP Spending Plan and approving a procurement process
2. ***RESOLUTION - 27th amendment to the Annual Appropriation Resolution (AAR) appropriating $3,105,600 for homeless services through the Homeless Emergency Aid Program (HEAP) (Requires 5 affirmative votes) (Subject to Mayor's veto)
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommend approval of the Mayor/Council Subcommittee's HEAP Funding Plan and the 27th Amendment to the Annual Appropriation Resolution No. 2018-157 to Appropriate $3,105,600 for Homeless Services through the Homeless Emergency Aid Program (HEAP) awarded by the State of California Coordinating and Financing Council to the City of Fresno December 20, 2018; and authorize City Manager to develop Memorandum of Understanding with the County of Fresno for joint procurement. See attached HEAP Funding Plan (Exhibit A) and AAR (Exhibit B).
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. The Mayor and Council Subcommittee have recommended specific investments that address homelessness in the City of Fresno while supporting the comprehensive, community-wide approach developed with key partne...
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