PILLAR: Vibrant
AGENDA DATE: September 23, 2026
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): Citywide
DEPARTMENT: Office of Housing and Community Empowerment
PRIORITY: N/A
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SUBJECT
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Authorize the City Manager to (1) exercise the fourth of four, one-year renewal options to the facility management services contract with Bridge Steps d/b/a The Bridge, as amended (the “MSC”), for facility management and operational services; and (2) provide funding for the annual fee during year five of the MSC, as amended, in an amount not to exceed $4,519,000.00 sourced from General Fund; and (3) increase the annual fee during year five of the MSC, as amended, from $4,519,000.00 to $5,147,500.00, with $328,500.00 sourced from General Fund for an increase for pay-to-stay shelter beds and $300,000.00 sourced from General Fund for an increase for the MSC – Not to exceed $5,147,500.00 $4,519,000.00 – Financing: General Fund (subject to appropriations)
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BACKGROUND
This MSC will provide for the management and all operational responsibility of the City’s homeless shelter located at 1818 Corsicana Street (Bridge Steps d/b/a The Bridge). The MSC, as amended, will be managed by the Office of Housing and Community Empowerment. The scope of work includes supportive services programs for clients, which utilize best practices specified by the National Alliance to End Homelessness. This contract is in support of the following key priorities: preventing homelessness, protecting persons experiencing homelessness, promoting affordable housing solutions, and partnering to maximize resources. The MSC with the Bridge has been amended several times since 2022 to add additional funds via Supplemental Agreement No. 5 by Administrative Action No. 24-5988 and revise amendments via Supplemental Agreement No. 10 by 26-5355.
As the only low barrier shelter and entry point for all adult males and females experiencing homelessness in the City, this con...
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