To: Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council
From: Steve Potter, City Manager
Prepared By: Molly Rattigan, Deputy City Manager
TITLE:
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Homeless Outreach Services Agreement
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommendation
Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with Abode Services for an amount not to exceed $525,828 for the term July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027 for the provision of homeless outreach services.
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DISCUSSION:
Abode Services was selected to be the primary homeless services provider by the Napa Continuum of Care through a Request for Proposal process and has been providing services in the community since 2017. In Fiscal Year 2022-2023, Homeless Outreach services became one of the responsibilities of the City of Napa under the Cooperative Joint Powers Agreement with the County of Napa pertaining to homeless services. The City of Napa has applied for and received funding allocations to continue Outreach Services. These funding services include, but are not limited to: Emergency Solutions Grant, Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention Funds, Permanent Local Housing Allocation, and Community Based Transitional Housing funds through the County of Napa.
Staff is seeking the approval and authorization for the City Manager to sign an agreement with Abode Services in the amount of $525,828 to provide outreach services from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. This agreement will provide two Community Health Outreach Workers, 1.5 Housing Services Coordinators and the necessary supervisorial and support staff.
The Abode Services Outreach Team’s goals are to build trust and rapport with clients and refer clients to shelter and other eligible services. Outreach staff will also assist clients with completing applications and preparing for referral to housing placement services and programs. The Outreach team shall conduct outreach activities in/on the streets, encampments, under bridges and freeways, jail, residential treatment centers, at shelters and day centers in Napa County and any other place where homeless individuals may reside or congregate throughout Napa County.
The Abode Outreach Team will partner with staff at the City of Napa, including the Police and Fire Departments, to ensure that clients connect to the appropriate services with the goal of reducing costly emergency services and unsheltered homelessness.
FINANCIAL IMPACTS:
This agreement is funded up to $347,158 in Measure G funds budgeted for this purpose. The remaining amount is funded by grants from the State of California.
CEQA:
The City Manager has determined that the Recommended Action described in this agenda report is not subject to CEQA, pursuant to CEQA guidelines Section 15060(c).
DOCUMENTS ATTACHED:
ATCH 1 - Abode Outreach Agreement FY 2026-27
NOTIFICATION:
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