STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Livable
AGENDA DATE: September 24, 2025
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): Citywide
DEPARTMENT: Office of Homeless Solutions
EXECUTIVE: Alina Ciocan
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SUBJECT
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Authorize the City Manager to (1) exercise the third 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 four 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 four of the contract, as amended, from $4,519,000.00 to an amount not to exceed $5,916,911.00, with $328,500.00 sourced from General Fund for an increase for pay-to-stay shelter beds, with $300,000.00 sourced from General Fund for an increase for the facility management services contract, and $769,411.00 sourced from the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs ("TDHCA") Grant Fund - Total not to exceed $5,916,911.00 - Financing: General Fund ($5,147,500.00), FY 2026 TDHCA-Homeless Housing and Services Program 25-26 Fund ($676,280.00), and FY 2024 TDHCA-HHSP General Set-Aside Reallocation Fund ($93,131.00) (subject to appropriations)
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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 (Homeless Recovery Center). The contract, as amended, 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.
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