Agenda Item Wording:
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Accept and Appropriate Grant Funding - Accept and appropriate $3,103,963 of Encampment Resolution Funding Round 3 Window 3 for operational and rapid rehousing funds for the Visalia Navigation Center on N. Court to provide interim shelter, and a combination of capital and operational funds for the Sequoia Village on S. Mooney to provide permanent supportive housing for people living in targeted encampments.
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Deadline for Action: 5/19/2025
Submitting Department: Finance and Technology Services
Contact Name and Phone Number:
Margie Perez, Housing Specialist, margie.perez@visalia.city, (559) 713-4460;
Melody Murch, Assistant Finance Director, melody.murch@visalia.city, (559) 713-4379; Renee Nagel, Finance Director, renee.nagel@visalia.city, (559) 713-4375
Department Recommendation:
Staff recommends that Council:
* Accept and appropriate $3,103,963 in Encampment Resolution Funding (ERF), Round 3 Window 3 which was awarded on December 23, 2024. These funds will be used for operational and rapid rehousing funds for the Visalia Navigation Center in the amount of $1,603,963 million, and assistance for the Sequoia Village, a permanent supportive housing project, for capital and operational funds including rental subsidy gap funds and on-site case management for $1.5 million;
* Authorize the City Manager to execute the necessary grant agreements; and
* Authorize the City Manager to enter into contracts with Community Services Employment Training (CSET) for $1.6 million for the Navigation Center, Mooney Sequoia LP for $644,400 for the Sequoia Village capital, and Elevate Community Services for $855,600 the Sequoia Village operational funds.
Summary:
The Encampment Resolution Funding (ERF) program is a competitive grant program through the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) available to assist local jurisdictions to provide support to people experiencing homelessness...
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