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Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Third Amendment to the Agreement with The Village Of Love Foundation for the Provision of Emergency Shelter Services for Alameda Households Experiencing Homelessness in Emergency Supportive Housing Homes by Increasing Total Compensation by $553,171.36 for a Total Not-To-Exceed $2,644,493.36, and Extend the Term of the Agreement through December 31, 2025; and
Adoption of Resolution Amending the Fiscal Year 2024-25 America Rescue Plan Act Fund (Fund 223) Operating Budget Appropriating $232,000 from Available Earned Interest to Project C99300 (American Rescue Plan 2021) Emergency Housing Alameda Point.
This project is statutorily exempt from further environmental review pursuant to Public Resources Code section 21080.10 (services for people experiencing homelessness), and categorically exempt from further environmental review pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (Existing Facilities) and 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense). (City Manager 10021833)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Jennifer Ott, City Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Staff recommends authorizing the City Manager to execute a Third Amendment to the Agreement with The Village of Love Foundation (VOL) to continue providing essential shelter services to vulnerable homeless Alameda residents using America Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) funds. Services include non-congregate shelter in a safe and secure home with case management, mental health, and life skills support. The Third Amendment will increase the contract by $553,171.36 for a total amount not-to-exceed $2,644,493.36 and extend the term through December 31, 2025.
BACKGROUND
On October 5, 2021, City Council approved The Road Home: A Five-Year Plan to Prevent and Respond to Homelessness in Alameda (The Road Home). The Road Home was a culmination of City Council's recognition of the need to address homelessness in Alameda and set it as a priority for the City...
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