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Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute an Agreement with Christ Episcopal Church to Provide Winter Warming Shelter and Related Services in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $123,385. (City Manager 10021833)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Jennifer Ott, City Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Staff is recommending that City Council authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with Christ Episcopal Church (Christ Church) (Exhibit 1) to provide Winter Warming Shelter and Related Services (Warming Shelter) in an amount not-to-exceed $123,385. The warming shelter will open daily from 6:00 pm to 7:00 am daily from December 15, 2023 to March 15, 2024. Staff recommends City Council authorize the City Manager to enter into an agreement with Christ Church which will provide oversight and management of the shelter program and its subcontractor, Episcopal Community Services, will provide staff oversight of the program, including meals.
BACKGROUND
City Council identified addressing homelessness as one of its key priorities. The Road Home: A Five-Year Plan to Prevent and Respond to Homelessness in Alameda, was approved by City Council on October 5, 2021 and guides the City's response to the most vulnerable citizens, including the following strategies:
* Strategy 2.2 of The Road Home recommends providing low-barrier, housing-focused temporary housing; and
* Strategy 2.3 recommends expanding outreach and supportive services to unsheltered households.
By providing the Warming Shelter, the City provides low-barrier shelter to the most vulnerable members of the Alameda Community and create opportunities to connect unhoused individuals to housing resources and supportive services.
The Warming Shelter basic services include dinner, breakfast, showers, toiletries, and new clothing. Pets are permitted. Christ Church and Episcopal Community Services work collaboratively with community-based organizations and volunteers to leverag...
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