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September 25, 2024 City Council Agenda Item #43: Authorize the City Manager to (1) exercise the second of four, one-year renewal options to the facility management services contract with Bridge Steps d/b/a The Bridge, as amended, for facility management and operational services; (2) provide funding for the annual fee during year three of the contract, as amended, in an amount not to exceed $4,519,000.00 sourced from General Fund; and (3) increase the annual fee during year three of the contract, as amended, from $4,519,000.00 to an amount not to exceed $5,798,944.00, with $164,250.00 sourced from General Fund for an increase for pay-to-stay shelter beds, $300,000.00 sourced from General Fund for an increase for the facility management services contract, and $815,694.00 sourced from Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs ("TDHCA") Grant Funds - Not to exceed $5,798,944.00 - Financing: General Fund ($4,983,250.00) (subject to appropriations), FY 2025 TDHCA-Homeless Housing and Services Program 24-25 Fund ($701,076.00) and FY 2023 TDHCA-HHSP Youth Set-Aside Reallocation Fund ($114,618.00).
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. Bridge Steps d/b/a The Bridge Recovery Center is equipped with the required experience and capabilities to successfully provide these services at the City's homeless shelter and will assist persons experiencing homelessness with innovative solutions to overcome their housing crisis and provides substantial case management services.
Working in consultation with the Housing and Homelessness Solutions Committee, the City Manager will be authorized to negotiate and execute an amendment to the Contract that modifies the Good Neighbor Addendum to the Contract, approved as to form by the City Attorney. The $300,000 general fund increase for the fa...
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