...Title
Actions Related to the Amendment to Title 5 of the San José Municipal Code for Emergency Bridge Housing Communities.
...Recommendations
(a) Accept the staff report including the site recommendations.
(b) Adopt the following resolutions:
(1) Adopting the Initial Study/Negative Declaration for the Emergency Bridge Housing Ordinance described below and the development of the recommended sites listed below for Emergency Bridge Housing Communities, all in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), as amended.
(2) Declaring the continued existence of a shelter crisis in the City of San José pursuant to, and in accordance with, the provisions of California Government Code section 8698 et seq. and designating the two recommended sites to be developed for and used as Emergency Bridge Housing Communities for homeless individuals during the crisis:
(a) Valley Transportation Authority staging site located at Mabury Road identified as Assessor Parcel Number 254-01-034; and
(b) Caltrans site located at the South West Quadrant of State Highways 101 and 680 adjacent to Felipe Avenue.
(3) Authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute the following:
(a) Documents and amendments with the Valley Transportation Authority and Caltrans for the leasing of the two sites recommended for Emergency Bridge Housing Communities through January 1, 2022;
(b) An agreement for the development and construction of two Emergency Bridge Housing Community sites and associated change orders with Habitat for Humanity East Bay/Silicon Valley, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $4,300,000;
(i) Approve a contingency of up to $860,000.
(c) A grant agreement for the operation and related services for the two Bridge Housing Community sites with HomeFirst Services of Santa Clara County in the amount not to exceed $1,300,000 through June 30, 2019 with the option to extend the term of the agreement through June 30, 2020 and increase the agreement amount no...
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