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Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute an Agreement with Alameda County to Accept $60,000 in Funding for the Local Winter Warming Services Program; and
Authorize the City Manager to Execute a First Amendment to the Agreement with Building Futures with Women and Children to Provide Winter Warming Services For $60,000, Resulting in a Total Contract Amount of $113,000; and
Adoption of Resolution Amending the Budget to Increase Revenue and Expenditure Appropriations in the Homelessness Program by $60,000. (Community Development 10061833)
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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 an agreement with Alameda County (County) to accept $60,000 for Winter Warming Services in the . In addition, staff is recommending that the City Council authorize the City Manager to amend an agreement with Building Futures with Women and Children (Building Futures) to provide Winter Warming Services for $60,000.
This proposal would allocate $60,000 of funding from the County to Building Futures. This funding would be added to an existing contract for $53,000 and would allow Building Futures to reserve a minimum of seven (7) hotel rooms to provide emergency shelter for up to 50 nights between the dates of November 15, 2021 and April 15, 2022. Additional hotel rooms may be provided as funding allows. Hotel rooms would be reserved in advance using the best reasonable negotiated rate. These rooms would be made available to homeless individuals, with priority given to those over 65 and/or with chronic health conditions, to stay for the duration of the program. Building Futures would provide staff oversight of the program along with meals, case management, referrals to services including housing support, and warm clothing for those in need.
BACKGROUND
The City Council has identified addressing homelessness as one of its key priorities. As a r...
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