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Recommendation to Provide Direction on the Provision of Housing for the City's Unhoused Population, Including Emergency Housing, Transitional Supportive Housing, Permanent Supportive Housing and Prospective Homeless Housing Projects. (Community Development 10061833)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
There is a need for homeless housing in the community, and a significant amount of funds are currently available through the State's Project Homekey program (Homekey) and the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). Currently, funds are available through the second tranche of Homekey and a third tranche will be available in approximately late 2022.
Consistent with City Council direction on July 20, 2021, staff issued a request for proposal (RFP) asking respondents to propose a homeless housing project that qualifies as a Homekey project to be located in one of the three following locations: (i) the "Bottle Parcel" at 2350 5th Street; (ii) the Marina Village Inn at 1151 Pacific Marina; or (iii) another site in the city identified by the respondent. Staff received five responses to the RFP, as further described below. Staff recommends submitting an application for the second tranche of Homekey funds to construct a transitional housing project on the Bottle Parcel, and further investigating the possibility of purchasing a hotel in Alameda and submitting an application for this project in the third tranche of Homekey funds due to the need to seek an operating partner for this specific project
Since the City Council meeting on July 20, 2021, staff has also been exploring the possibility of using three vacant City-owned homes at Alameda Point for emergency housing. That option is also described more fully in this report and is recommended by staff at this time.
BACKGROUND
Alameda County's homeless population grew by 43% (from 5,629 to 8,022) as shown by the 2017 and 2019 Point-in-Time (PIT) counts. Alameda had a homeless p...
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