...Title
Actions Related to the Homeless Housing Assistance and Prevention Grant from the State of California.
...Recommendations
(a) Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager or his designee:
(1) To accept the Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention ("HHAP") grant award of $23,832,510.94 from the State of California to fund emergency and crisis intervention services for the homeless and negotiate and execute related documents to accept these grant funds without further City Council action;
(2) To negotiate and execute a second amendment to the grant agreement with Habitat for Humanity dated June 3, 2019 to increase the grant amount by up to an additional $6,000,000 for a total amount of $11,100,600 to develop and construct an additional site located on Monterey and Bernal for emergency bridge housing or emergency shelters;
(3) To negotiate and execute a Third Amendment to the grant agreement that was transferred to Destination: Home SV by Asset Transfer Agreement dated November 28, 2017, to increase the grant amount by $3,000,000 for a total of $5,179,129, to continue implementing the Employment Initiative and Homelessness Prevention System for homeless individuals and families through June 30, 2021; and
(4) To negotiate and execute a third amendment to the grant agreement with Bill Wilson Center dated August 15, 2017, increasing the maximum amount of compensation by $2,000,000 from $2,179,129 to $4,179,129 to provide housing and supportive services to homeless youth ages 18 to 25 through their Transition in Place program through June 30, 2020.
(b) Adopt a resolution finding that the expenditures in connection with the COVID-19 emergency for the purposes of procuring, developing and constructing emergency bridge housing communities, emergency interim shelters or emergency shelters are deemed by the Council to be of urgent necessity for the preservation of life, health, or property and that such expenditures and contracts are exempted from Charter bidding and procurement requirements pursuant to Section 1217(i)(5) of the City Charter.
PLEASE NOTE: PER CHARTER SECTION 1217(i)(5), APPROVAL OF THIS URGENCY RESOLUTION REQUIRES 8 OR MORE VOTES
(c) Adopt the following Appropriation Ordinance Amendments in the Emergency Reserve Fund:
(1) Establish a Transfer to the Multi-Source Housing Fund in the amount of $3,919,821; and
(2) Decrease the COVID-19 Emergency Response appropriation by $3,919,821.
(d) Adopt the following Appropriation Ordinance and Funding Sources Resolution Amendments in the Multi-Source Housing Fund:
(1) Increase the estimate for Revenue from the State of California by $23,832,511;
(2) Increase the estimate for Transfers and Reimbursements by $3,919,821;
(3) Establish a SB89 COVID-19 Emergency appropriation to the Housing Department in the amount of $3,919,821;
(4) Establish an Emergency Shelters appropriation to the Housing Department in the amount of $17,232,511;
(5) Increase the Homelessness Prevention System appropriation to the Housing Department by $3,000,000;
(6) Establish a Homeless Youth appropriation to the Housing Department in the amount of $2,000,000; and
(7) Establish a Grant Administration appropriation to the Housing Department in the amount of $1,600,000.
CEQA: Pursuant to Governor’s Order N-352-20, CEQA, Division 13 (commencing with section 21000) of the Public Resources Code and regulations adopted pursuant to that Division are suspended for any project using Homeless Emergency Aid Program funds, Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention Program funds, or funds appropriated in Senate Bill 89, signed on March 17, 2020. The above listed projects will use Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention Program funds. (Housing/City Manager)
[Rules Committee referral 4/15/20 - Item A.1.a]