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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Report - October 30, 2018 B-01 SMTM CITY OF LODI COUNCIL COMMUNICATION AGENDA ITEM 12, • 1 AGENDA TITLE: Authorize City Manager to Execute Contract with Michael Baker International, of Rancho Cordova, to Prepare Homeless Emergency Assistance Program Grant Application ($10,000) MEETING DATE: October 30, 2018 PREPARED BY: City Manager RECOMMENDED ACTION: Authorize City Manager to execute contract with Michael Baker International, of Rancho Cordova to prepare Homeless Emergency Assistance Program Grant Application. BACKGROUND INFORMATION: The Lodi Committee on Homelessness has endorsed the City filing an application for Homeless Emergency Assistance Program Grant Funds. The Committee supports a 4-6 unit tiny homes project on a vacant lot. The project would be owned and operated by San Joaquin County Housing Authority and leased to program graduates of Salvation Army or Lodi House or similar. To date Lodi has not found a nonprofit willing to pursue an alternate model. Timelines are running fast for the HEAP application. The application was initially expected to be relatively simple but has come in far more complex than the committee on homelessness can coordinate. The City does not have the bandwidth in house to put the application together either. Michael Baker does have the capacity and quoted an estimate of $10,000 to put the grant together. I have the budget in the City Manager's consultant budget to accommodate the project and will also be pursuing CDBG resources if available from unspent proceeds of other projects. FISCAL IMPACT: There is no impact to the General Fund, as the City Manager had budgeted for miscellaneous professional services in the FY 2018/19 adopted budget. FUNDING AVAILABLE: Funding is available in the City Manager's professional services budget, SS: LT Andrew Keys Deputy City Manager/Internal Services Director APPROVED: Stephabaue City Manager Stephen chwabauer, City Manager