HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Resolution 15426 (Sanctioned Camping Area Operations)RESOLUTION NO. 15426
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO AMEND CONTRACTS WITH FOEGE SCHUMAN GLOBAL DISASTER SOLUTIONS LLC FOR SANCTIONED
CAMPING AREA OPERATIONS IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $675,000 FOR A
TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT UNDER THE AGREEMENT OF $1,350,000, AND
WITH DEFENSE BLOCK SECURITY FOR SECURITY SERVICES AT THE SANCTIONED CAMPING AREA IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $750,000 FOR A TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT UNDER THE AGREEMENT OF $1,600,000; AND AUTHORIZING SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS OF $1,425,000 FROM
AVAILABLE ENCAMPMENT RESOLUTION FUND-ROUND 3 (ERF3) GRANT FUNDS
TO SUPPORT AMENDED CONTRACTS
WHEREAS, Homelessness remains a significant challenge across the United
States and San Rafael is no exception; and
WHEREAS, the City Council, through their 2025-26 Goals and Objectives, has
made Housing and Homelessness one of their top priorities; and
WHEREAS, The California lnteragency Council on Homelessness (Cal ICH)
established the Encampment Resolution Funding, Third Round (ERF3) Program to
increase collaboration between itself, local jurisdictions, and continuums of care for the
purposes of (1) Assisting local jurisdictions in ensuring the wellness and safety of people
experiencing homelessness in encampments, including short-term needs arising from
their unsheltered homelessness and their long-term needs through a path to safe and
stable housing; (2) Providing grants to local jurisdictions and continuums of care to
support innovative and replicable efforts to resolve critical encampment concerns, and to
support individuals in accessing safe and stable housing, using Housing First
approaches; and (3) Encouraging a data-informed, coordinated approach to addressing
unsheltered homelessness at encampments; and
WHEREAS, The City and the County of Marin partnered on an ERF3 grant
application earlier this year. In April, Cal ICH announced its intent to award the County of
Marin and the City a total of $5,999,241 in funding; and
WHEREAS, the City and County proposed utilizing the funds to address San
Rafael’s largest encampment, and Marin County’s largest urban encampment, known as
the Mahon Creek Area encampment, in two phases; and
WHEREAS, in the first phase, the City sanctioned an area for camping and made
safety/sanitation improvements to the encampment area. This phase will operate as a
low-barrier, housing-focused safe sleeping site, and is discussed in the staff report
accompanying this resolution; and
WHEREAS, once it becomes feasible, the City will replace the sanctioned camp
with a non-congregate, housing-focused, interim shelter program at a site still to be
identified within the City; and
WHEREAS, the first phase requires several contractors to support the
development and operation of the sanctioned camping site and issued and completed a
Request for Proposals process to solicit and identify potential contractors to provide these
services; and
WHEREAS, the City has identified Defense Block Security to sanctioned camp
area provide security services in an amount not to exceed $750,000; and
WHEREAS, the City has identified FS Global to provide sanctioned camping area
program and property management services in an amount not to exceed $675,000; and
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of San
Rafael hereby authorizes the City Manager to amend the General Services Agreement
between the City and Foege Schuman Global Disaster Solutions LLC, for operational
services in an amount of $675,000, for a total contract amount not to exceed $1,350,000;
and amend the General Services Agreement with Defense Block, Inc for security services
in amount of $750,000, for a total contract amount not to exceed $1,600,000; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVE D, that he City Council of the City of San Rafael does hereby
authorize appropriation of $1,425,000 from available Encampment Resolution Fund-
Round 3 (ERF3) Grants Funds (Fund 283) to augment the Community Services Division
of the City Manager’s Office FY 2025-26 budget to support ongoing contract costs
associated with the Sanctioned Camp Area.
I, LINDSAY LARA, Clerk of the City of San Rafael, hereby certify that the foregoing
resolution was duly and regularly introduced and adopted at a special meeting of the City
Council of said City on the 23rd day of June 2025, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Councilmembers: Bushey, Hill, Kertz & Mayor Kate
NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: Llorens Gulati
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Lindsay Lara, City Clerk