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Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Two-Year Contract with the County of Alameda to Implement Alameda's Homeless Emergency Aid Program (HEAP) Plan; and
Adoption of Resolution Amending the General Fund Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2019-20 by Increasing Estimated Revenue and Appropriations by $756,524. (Community Development 267)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Staff is recommending that the City Council authorize the City Manager to execute a contract with the County of Alameda (County) to implement the Homeless Emergency Aid Program (HEAP) projects and services plan to support the homeless population in the City of Alameda (City). Staff is also recommending that the City Council adopt a resolution to amend the City's operating budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2019-20 to acknowledge receipt of $756,524 in HEAP grant funds and to appropriate the funding. Approval of the agreement with the County will allocate the grant funds for the programs and services identified in the work scope.
BACKGROUND
Senate Bill (SB) 850 established HEAP in 2018, a $500 million block grant to provide immediate emergency assistance to counties and cities experiencing homelessness in California. Funds are allocated by formula to counties and cities with populations over 330,000. The City has been allocated $756,524 in HEAP funds, which must be fully spent by June 30, 2021. As part of its administration of the HEAP funds, the County is requiring a 30% funding match ($226,957). Up to 2.5% of the funds ($18,913) can be used for program administration. The composition of the match requirement is being developed by the County as of the writing of this report. However, staff anticipates that funding for homeless services already included in the City's FY 2019-20 and FY 2020-21 budget will qualify for the required match.
On January 15, 2019, the City Council authorized staff to work with the Social Service Human ...
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