Title:
Title
Authority to Receive External Funds for Homeless Sheltering Activities
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FileID
File ID: 2019-00185
Location
Location: Citywide
Recommendation:
Recommendation
Adopt a Resolution, authorizing the City Manager, or City Manager's designee to 1) accept $1.1 million donation from Sutter Health; and 2) increase revenue and expenditure budget in the amount of up to $1.1 million for the Homeless Housing Initiative Program (I02000200) in the Externally Funded Program Fund (Fund 2703) to support sheltering activities.
Contact: Emily Halcon, Homeless Services Coordinator, (916) 808-7896; Angela Marin, Administrative Analyst (916) 808-7949, Office of the City Manager
Body
Presenter: None
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Resolution
Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: The crisis of unsheltered homelessness is one that impacts an entire community, both those experiencing homelessness and the broader community of housed residents, businesses, and neighborhoods. On December 8, 2017, the City opened the Triage Shelter at 2040 Railroad Drive, which added 200 shelter beds accessible by referral through the Police Impact Team and City outreach partners in the City's Pathways to Health + Home ("Pathways") program. The Triage Shelter has been in operation for 13 months through five contracts extensions approved by Council. The last extension continues shelter operations until April 30, 2019 and reduced shelter capacity to 100 guests to be able to provide the best services to a very vulnerable population.
In addition to the Triage Shelter, the City also funds, either directly or through partnerships with the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency, five other shelter programs with 332 beds. Despite these efforts, there remains a significant need for additional shelter capacity and services linking shelters to permanent housing to make a demonstrable difference in the number of people experiencing unsheltered homelessness in Sac...
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