AGENDA REPORT
REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
DATE: 04/01/2020
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Management Services Department
SUBJECT:
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Funding Options for Inclement Weather/ Emergency Shelter Motel Voucher Program.
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the City Council:
a. Select a funding option outlined in this agenda staff report.
b. Authorize the City Manager or his designee to execute a First Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement and approval to execute all no-cost and non-substantive amendments between the City of Corona and Kingdom Causes, Inc. DBA City Net, a California Domestic Nonprofit Corporation (City Net). The First Amendment will reflect funding option selected by City Council.
c. Approve extension of Exception to Bid for the City Net Agreement pursuant to Corona Municipal Codes (C.M.C.) 3.08.140 (A) and C.M.C. 3.08.140 (E). Extension period defined by funding option selected by City Council.
d. Authorize the City Manager or his designee to negotiate and execute a contract with the County of Riverside and/or the Riverside Continuum of Care in an aggregate amount not to exceed $100,000 to support the continuation of the City's Motel Voucher Program during the COVID-19 Stay at Home Order.
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ANALYSIS:
In an effort to provide inclement weather shelter, meals, and case management services to Corona's homeless residents during the FY 2020 winter season, the Homeless Solutions Coordinator developed a Motel Voucher Program in collaboration with the Homeless Strategic Plan Ad Hoc Committee. The program was officially launched on January 13, 2020 with $100,000 in City General Funds allocated to address homelessness in the City of Corona.
City Net was selected to provide contract services given their experience with Motel Voucher Programs. The City Net agreement was originally approved with an Exception to Bid (ETB) justification. Due to the urgent need for an immediate emergency sh...
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