City of Sunnyvale - File #: 24-0198

• File #: 24-0198
• Type: Report to Council
• Status: Passed
• Meeting Body: City Council
• On agenda: 12/10/2024
• Title: Amend Street Outreach and Essential Homeless Services Contract to add an Inclement Weather Hotel Pilot Program (Study Issue OCM 22-02: Investigate Potential Locations, Funding, and Outreach for Overnight Warming Centers in the City of Sunnyvale During Inclement Weather) and Approve Budget Modification No. 11 in the Amount of $73,185

REPORT TO COUNCIL

SUBJECT
Title
Amend Street Outreach and Essential Homeless Services Contract to add an Inclement Weather Hotel Pilot Program (Study Issue OCM 22-02: Investigate Potential Locations, Funding, and Outreach for Overnight Warming Centers in the City of Sunnyvale During Inclement Weather) and Approve Budget Modification No. 11 in the Amount of $73,185

Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
In 2022, the City Council directed staff to investigate potential locations, funding, and outreach for Overnight Warming Locations (OWL) in the City during inclement weather through the study issue process for OCM 22-02 (Attachment 2). Staff researched a variety of overnight warming location models, locations, and costs associated with this temporary shelter model to understand the feasibility providing an overnight warming location (OWL) in Sunnyvale during inclement weather.

Through research and conversations with the County and other jurisdictions experienced in this shelter program model, staff found that the most cost-effective model of operating shelter during inclement weather is an inclement weather hotel program. Staff recommends a pilot program (Inclement Weather Hotel Pilot Program or IWHPP) for individuals experiencing homelessness for the 2024-2025 winter season by temporarily expanding the existing hotel shelter program during inclement weather events. At the end of the 2024-2025 winter season and upon review of the service outcomes and available funding, the City could determine if an inclement weather program should continue in future years.

As the City's current unhoused street outreach provider, WeHOPE, currently operates a temporary hotel-based shelter program for unhoused residents. Staff is recommending an amendment to the existing WeHOPE Street Outreach and Essential Services contract in the amount of $60,987 plus a 20% continency in the amount of $12,198 to expand hotel rooms to establish the Inclement Weather Hotel Pilot Program between December 2024 ...