TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Talyn Mirzakhanian, City Manager
FROM:
George Gabriel, Assistant to the City Manager
Patricia Matson, Management Analyst
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of Awarding RFP No. 1328-25 and Adopting a Resolution Approving an Agreement with Harbor Interfaith Services Inc. for Homeless Outreach and Housing Navigation Services (City Manager Mirzakhanian).
ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 24-0126
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
a) Award Request for Proposal (RFP) No. 1328-25 and adopt Resolution No. 24-0126 approving a two-year agreement with Harbor Interfaith Services Inc. (HIS), for homeless outreach and housing navigation services in the amount of $90,413.00 annually.
b) Authorize the City Manager to extend the agreement for one additional year (third year of services).
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Sufficient funding for this agreement is available in the Management Services Department's budget for the current fiscal year within the General Fund. Future years will be budgeted accordingly.
BACKGROUND:
The City has been utilizing HIS for homeless outreach and housing navigator services since December 2021 in order to assist individuals and families experiencing homelessness in the community. The City's current agreement with HIS will expire on December 1, 2024.
In anticipation of the agreement's expiration, staff released RFP No. 1328-25 on August 8, 2024, to explore additional consultants offering the same or similar services. Staff reached out to known consultants to notify them of the RFP after its release. At the close of the August 21, 2024, deadline, staff received one response, which came from HIS. Staff received notice from two additional consultants stating that they would not be submitting proposals due to operational challenges.
DISCUSSION:
The City has been actively working with HIS for five years. In 2019, they were award...
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