REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: JENNIFER CLARK, Director
Planning and Development Department
PHIL SKEI, Assistant Director
Planning and Development Department
BY: JILLIAN GAYTAN, Senior Management Analyst
Homeless Services Division
SUBJECT
Title
Approve an agreement with Poverello House to operate the Clarion Pointe as a low-barrier emergency homeless shelter and bridge housing site in the total amount of $2,799,997.48.
Body
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council approve the agreement with Poverello House (Poverello) for low-barrier emergency shelter and bridge housing services for homeless residents in the total amount of $2,799,997.48 and authorize the City Manager to sign all implementing agreements.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City of Fresno (City) is seeking to award funding for emergency shelter and bridge housing services for homeless residents as part of the Mayor's second phase of Project-Off-Ramp to shelter 350 unhoused individuals. Staff issued a Request for Qualification (RFQ) to develop and/or operate homeless shelters on February 15, 2023, and received three statements of qualifications to operate a homeless shelter, all were determined to be qualified and most responsive to the RFQ. Based on the evaluation completed by a selection panel, staff recommend awarding Poverello House a total allocation of $2,799,997.48 for operation and coordination of services at Clarion Pointe for a 12-month agreement with an option to extend 12 additional months.
BACKGROUND
On March 21, 2023, the Mayor announced the launch of the second phase of Project-Off-Ramp. The City of Fresno is home to 1,696 unsheltered individuals, the goal of the second phase of Project-Off-Ramp is to house 350 people who are unsheltered by June 30, 2023, one hundred days from the project's launch. The Planning and Development Department's Homeless Services Division released a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for Community-Based Organizations and D...
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