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Resolution Approving a Contract with the Shelter Association of Washtenaw County for the 2020 - 2021 Winter Emergency Shelter and Warming Center ($72,000.00)
Memorandum
Attached for your consideration is a request to approve a contract for the expenditure of $72,000.00 for winter emergency shelter and warming center response cycle for 2020 - 2021. This funding would in effect pay for a portion of the warming center costs for this winter.
The 2020-2021 Winter warming shelter planning and budget continue to shift, as pandemic response is factored in. As reported previously, the Delonis Center capacity has been reduced from approximately 145 to 70 to allow for physical distancing. Rotating congregations are being engaged for a longer period (one month as opposed to one week) but have a nightly capacity of about 25 individuals. Additional funding has been provided through CHRT and Emergency Solutions Grant funding to cover costs hotel rooms for Shelter clients who are medically fragile. Work continues on a daytime and overnight congregate shelter with adequate social distancing for overflow for the coldest nights of the year.
Costs for winter warming shelter may increase due to the need for an additional location for staffing.
Budget/Fiscal Impact: City Council approved the $72,000.00 in its FY21 General Fund budget
Staff
Prepared by: Teresa Gillotti, Director, Office of Community & Economic Development
Reviewed by: Derek Delacourt, Community Services Area Administrator
Approved by: Tom Crawford, City Administrator
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Whereas, The 2013-14 winter season was particularly brutal for Washtenaw County residents - and no more so for those most vulnerable residents struggling with homelessness;
Whereas, The local sheltering system was stretched beyond capacity to accommodate the overwhelming demand for safe, warm space during the near-constant emergency weather conditions;
Whereas, The Office of Community & Economic Development - on behalf of the Cit...
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