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Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute a One-Year Agreement with Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency to Provide Interim Supportive Housing and Property Management Services at Dignity Village in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $2,026,715 and to Terminate the Agreement with Five Keys Schools and Programs. (City Manager 10021833)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Jennifer Ott, City Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City of Alameda (City), DignityMoves, and Five Keys Schools and Programs (Five Keys), received a Homekey 2 grant to construct and operate Dignity Village, a 47-unit, 61-bed interim supportive housing program for homeless individuals and unhoused transitional age youth, located at 2350 5th Street. Since opening in May 2023, Dignity Village has housed a total of approximately seventy-five (75) individuals. Five Keys has a five-year agreement with the City to provide interim supportive housing services, including housing navigation services, case management, facilities maintenance, and 24/7 security services. In June 2024, Five Keys and the City mutually agreed to terminate the agreement and work to transition services to new provider.
Staff requested proposals from Bay Area Community Services (BACS), Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency (BOSS) and HomeFirst, which are all local service providers who operate emergency shelter, interim and/or permanent housing. Staff recommends City Council authorize the City Manager to terminate the agreement with Five Keys and execute an agreement with BOSS to provide interim supportive housing and property management services at Dignity Village for up to one year while staff conducts a Request for Proposal process to identify a long-term provider.
BACKGROUND
In November 2021, City Council approved a Memorandum of Understanding with DignityMoves and Five Keys, which ultimately led to the Homekey 2 application submission and award to support the construction an...
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