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[Contract Supplement] Meadowview Navigation Center and X Street Navigation Center [Two-Thirds Vote Required]
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FileID
File ID: 2026-00679
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Location
Location: 2812 Meadowview Road, District 8; 2970 X Street, District 5
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Recommendation
Recommendation: Pass a Motion by two-thirds vote: 1) waiving the requirement for 10-day posting of agreements over $1 million under City Code section 4.04.020 (C) and Council Rules of Procedure Chapter 7, Section E.2.d; authorizing the City Manager or designee to: 2) execute Supplemental Agreement No. 1 to City Agreement No. 2025-0442 with Volunteer of America in the amount of $2,737,923, for a total not-to-exceed of $5,475,846 for the continued operations of the Meadowview Navigation Center; and 3) execute Supplemental Agreement No. 1 to City Agreement No. 2025-0443 with Volunteers of America in the amount of $2,111,264, for a total not-to-exceed $4,926,282 for the continued operations of the X Street Navigation Center.
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Contact
Contact: Brian Pedro, Director, (916) 808-7816, bpedro1@cityofsacramento.org; Rodolfo Davidson, Program Manager, (916) 808-3703, rdavidson@cityofsacramento.org; Department of Community Response
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Attachments
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Volunteers of America Meadowview Supplement
3-Volunteers of America X Street Supplement
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Description/Analysis
IssueDetail
Issue Detail: Homelessness is an issue that impacts communities without regard to geographic or political boundaries and for which there is no single answer or approach. Shelters play a significant role in addressing homelessness, and as such, it is necessary to create a systemic approach to addressing homelessness that includes low-to-no barrier crisis shelters. The City of Sacramento recognizes the important role that such shelters play in helping move people out of homelessness and into permanent housing.
The City of Sacramento has made a significant investment of resources into increasing the access and availability of shelter beds, services, and permanent housing for those experiencing homelessness. The positive impact from these investments can be seen from the latest Sacramento Point-In-Time (PIT) Count that was released in June 2024 by the Sacramento County Continuum of Care. According to the 2024 PIT Count, the County of Sacramento had an estimated homeless population of 6,615, a 28.7% decrease from the 2022 PIT Count. Between 2022 and 2024, the number of people experiencing homelessness in shelters increased by 2.2%, from 2,614 to 2,671. In contrast, the number of unsheltered individuals decreased by 40.8%, dropping from 6,664 to 3,944. Despite recent improvement in the number of individuals experiencing homelessness, Sacramento has still seen a 19% increase in homelessness from the 2019 PIT count.
The City’s response to homelessness has included two congregate navigation centers on Meadowview Road and X Street, which opened in October 2020 and September 2021, respectively. Each of these shelters has been funded by the City using Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention (HHAP) funding from the State of California, and the shelter operations previously were managed and overseen by the Housing Authority of the City of Sacramento (Housing Authority). The City and the Housing Authority in 2024 mutually agreed to transition the management and oversite of shelters from the Housing Authority to the City, with the transition occurring in 2025.
Meadowview Navigation Center
In August 2019, the Council directed City staff to move forward with establishing a homeless shelter in Meadowview at 2812 Meadowview Road, which would house up to 100 women and children. Construction for the project was funded by State Homeless Emergency Aid Program (HEAP) and Measure U funds and was administered by the City Public Works Department. The City in partnership with the Housing Authority received $6 million of HHAP-1 funds for the operation of this shelter, and the Housing Authority was asked to oversee the administration of shelter operations.
The campus includes two Sprung Structures: one for dining and the other for the dormitory, with accompanying restrooms, showers, and administrative space. Three daily meals are provided, and kennels are available for a limited number of pets. The goal of the Meadowview Center is to serve women experiencing homelessness, understand their barriers to housing, stabilize them with services, link them to income resources as necessary, and help them find suitable and stable housing. The shelter operates from a Housing-First, low-barrier approach to provide services and housing support. Priority is given to women living in the surrounding area.
In preparation to take over the administration of the Meadowview Navigation Center from the Housing Authority, City staff released a Request for Proposals for operation of the Meadowview Navigation Center in early 2025 and awarded the contract to Volunteers of America (VOA) for a not-to-exceed amount of $2,737,923 starting on May 1, 2025.
From opening on October 1, 2020, through April 2025, Meadowview Navigation Center served 1,160 women experiencing homelessness; 373 participants exited to positive destinations (such as family reunification) and 278 went into permanent housing.
Since May 2025, the shelter has served 479 women experiencing homelessness; 89 women exited the program to a positive destination, and six moved into permanent housing with the assistance of VOA and their service providers.
City staff recommend entering into a supplemental agreement with VOA for the continued operations of the Meadowview Navigation Center from May 1, 2026, through April 30, 2027.
X Street Navigation Center
On April 15, 2021, the City amended the Master Administrative Services Agreement with the Housing Authority to include $7,708,024 of HHAP-1, Kaiser Foundation, Measure U, and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) CARES funds for the construction and operation of the X Street Navigation Center. The center opened on September 21, 2021, to house up to 100 homeless adults on property owned by Caltrans, located under Business 80 at the intersection of Broadway and Alhambra.
The site has two Sprung Structures (for dining and a dormitory) with accompanying restrooms, laundry and showers, and administrative space for case management services. VOA was selected as the site operator, subcontracted through the Housing Authority, and has staff on-site 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Three meals are provided each day, and limited kennels are available onsite.
Guests receive services on-site and/or are linked to services off-site that meet their individual needs. Service include but are not limited to behavioral health treatment, anger management, addiction recovery assistance, conducting activities of daily living, ready-to-rent training, financial management, employment connections, access to critical documents, addressing credit/eviction issues, and re-housing efforts.
In preparation to take over the administration of the Meadowview Navigation Center from the Housing Authority, City staff released a Request for Proposals for operation of the X Street Navigation Center in early 2025 and awarded the contract to VOA for a not-to-exceed amount of $2,815,018 starting on July 1, 2025.
From opening on September 21, 2021, through June 30, 2025, the X Street Navigation Center has served 1,186 people experiencing homelessness; 174 participants exited to positive destinations and 15 of those exits were to permanent housing.
Since July 2025, when the City awarded VOA the contract, the shelter has served 1,186 people experiencing homelessness; 278 individuals exited the program to a positive destination, and 239 went to permanent housing with the assistance of VOA and their service providers.
City staff recommend entering into a supplemental agreement with Volunteers of America for the continued operations of the X Street Navigation Center from July 1, 2026, through March 31, 2027.
This contract term is aligned to the City’s lease with Caltrans for the site at X Street Navigation Center, which is set to expire in April 2027. The City is working with Caltrans to renew the lease, however, due to the uncertainty, the extension is being recommended through March 2027 to align with the current lease and reduce risk if the site is no longer available.
If the City is able to secure a new or extended lease with Caltrans, City staff plan to shift the service model at this location to a recuperative care, which will continue to support people experiencing homelessness. This would enable the City to partner with a provider that can bring in additional funding to support operations and expand services.
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PolicyConsiderations
Policy Considerations: Pursuant to Sacramento City Code Section 3.04.020, any agreement involving an expenditure of $250,000 or more requires City Council approval.
The Sacramento City Code Section 4.04.020 and the City Council Rules of Procedure (Chapter 7, Section E.2.d) mandate that unless waived by a 2/3 vote of the City Council, all labor agreements, and all agreements greater than $1,000,000 shall be made available to the public at least ten (10) days prior to City Council action. The recommendation is to waive this requirement.
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EconomicImpacts
Economic Impacts: None
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EnvironmentalConsiderations
Environmental Considerations: Pursuant to Government Code section 8698.4(a)(4), the California Environmental Quality Act does not apply these contracts. Additionally, this report concerns activities that do not have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment and would be exempt from the CEQA (CEQA Guidelines section 15061(b)(3)).
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Sustainability
Sustainability: Not applicable.
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Commission/Committee Action
Commission/Committee Action: None.
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RationaleforRecommendation
Rationale for Recommendation: Services provided under this agreement address the ongoing need for supportive services for women experiencing homelessness in the City.
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FinancialConsiderations
Financial Considerations: Sufficient funding is available (Operating Grants, Fund 2702) in the HHAP-2 Grant Project (G02000960) in the amount of $16,935 of interest earned, (Operating Grants, Fund 2702) in the HHAP-4 Grant Project (G02000980) in the amount of $457,767, (Operating Grants, Fund 2702) in the HHAP-5 Grant Project (G02000990) in the amount of $70,345, and sufficient funding will be available (Operating Grants, Fund 2702) in the upcoming HHAP-6 Grant Project in the amount of $2,192,876 upon the State’s disbursement of HHAP-6 funding, to execute the supplement agreement with Volunteers of America for Meadowview Navigation Center for an amount not-to-exceed $2,737,923, for a total not-to-exceed amount of $5,475,846.
Sufficient funding will be available (Operating Grants, Fund 2702) in the upcoming HHAP-6 Grant Project in the amount of $2,111,264, upon the State’s disbursement of HHAP-6 funding, to execute the supplement agreement with Volunteers of America for X Street Navigation Center, for a total not-to-exceed amount of $4,926,282.
On March 30, 2026, the City received the State’s approval of the Sacramento Region’s HHAP-6 action plan, and the State’s award of $16,120,619 of HHAP-6 funding. Until the City receives the State’s disbursement of HHAP-6 funding, there is sufficient funding available (Measure U, Fund 2401) in the Homeless Housing Initiative MYOP (I23001000) to fund the HHAP-6 portion of both agreements, if needed.
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LocalBusinessEnterprise
Local Business Enterprise (LBE): All businesses and non-profit organizations that the Department of Community Response is partnering with are LBEs in the City of Sacramento.
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