REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
May 14, 2020
FROM: CITY COUNCIL SUBCOMMITTEE ON HOMELESSNESS
(Councilmembers Miguel Arias, Esmeralda Soria and Garry Bredefeld)
and
LEE BRAND, Mayor
Office of the Mayor & City Manager
BY: H. SPEES, Director, Strategic Initiatives
Office of the Mayor & City Manager
SUBJECT
Title
RESOLUTION - Authorizing Coordination to Align Spending Plans for COVID-19 Homeless Response Using Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act Emergency Solutions Grant Funding
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RECOMMENDATION
Adopt Resolution of the Council of the City of Fresno, CA, authorizing coordination with the County of Fresno and the Fresno Madera Continuum of Care to align spending plans and establish disbursement mechanisms that support the community-wide COVID-19 Homeless Response using Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act Emergency Solutions Grant supplemental funding, Public Law 116-136.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City-through the Mayor and the Council Subcommittee on Homelessness-and the County of Fresno-through the County Administrative Officer and County Supervisor Nathan Magsig, the Fresno County Board of Supervisors' designee-have collaborated with the Fresno Madera Continuum of Care and service providers to align varied resources to execute the COVID-19 Homeless Response (Response) for the prevention and containment of COVID-19 among individuals experiencing homelessness community-wide.
One-time State funding to address homelessness; Homeless Emergency Aid Program (2018), Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention Program (2019), one-time State COVID-19 Emergency Homelessness Funding Grant, Federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG-CV) funding for the community-wide Response warrant continued coordination.
Adoption of the proposed resolution will authorize staff to apply the City's ESG-CV dollars the Response maintaining the continuum of services. (See Attachment A-R...
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