STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Housing & Homelessness Solutions
AGENDA DATE: September 14, 2022
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): All
DEPARTMENT: Office of Homeless Solutions
EXECUTIVE: Kimberly Bizor Tolbert
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SUBJECT
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Authorize an amendment to Resolution No. 22-0653, previously approved on April 27, 2022, with Bridge Steps dba The Bridge, increasing the total contract amount in the amount of $831,284.00 for the management and all operational responsibility of the City's homeless shelter facility for the Office of Homeless Solutions - Not to exceed $831,284.00, from $4,519,000.00 to $5,350,284.00 - Financing: FY2023 TDHCA-Homeless and Housing Services Program 22-23 Fund
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BACKGROUND
This facility management services contract will provide for the management and all operational responsibility of the City's homeless shelter located at 1818 Corsicana Street. The contract will be managed by the Office of Homeless Solutions. The scope of work includes support 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.
As the only low barrier shelter and entry point for all adult males and females experiencing homelessness in the City, this agreement is vital to keeping guests sheltered and safe while also helping them exit homelessness. The recommended proposer is equipped with the required experience and capabilities to successfully provide these services at the City's homeless shelter. in order to The proposer, Bridge Steps dba The Bridge will assist persons experiencing homelessness with innovative solutions to overcome their housing crisis and provides substantial case management services.
Since opening in 2008, Bridge Steps dba The Bridge has ...
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