Homelessness

Thursday, August 27, 2026 · item 26 Passed 11-0

Authorize an amendment to a contract for continued operation of the Austin Resource Center for the Homeless and the Eighth Street Women’s Shelters for Austin Homeless Strategies and Operations with Family Endeavors, Inc., d/b/a Endeavors to extend the term by two years and increase the amount by $14,100,000 for a…

Thursday, August 27, 2026 · item 52 Passed 11-0

Approve an ordinance amending the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Austin Homeless Strategies and Operations Special Revenue Fund (Ordinance No. 20250813-005) to accept and appropriate $724,405 in grant funds from the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs for the Homeless Housing and Services Program. Funding…

Thursday, August 27, 2026 · item 53 Passed 11-0

Approve a resolution authorizing the acceptance of grant funding in the amount of $724,405 from the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs for the Homeless Housing and Services Program and authorizing the negotiation and execution of related contracts. Funding: $724,405 is available from the Texas…

Thursday, August 27, 2026 · item 69 Passed 11-0

Approve a resolution directing the City Manager to evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of existing programs aimed at preventing displacement and homelessness, amend the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 budget by reallocating resources to existing displacement prevention services, initiate a competitive solicitation…

Thursday, July 23, 2026 · item 66 Passed 10-0

Authorize negotiation and execution of an agreement with Foundation Communities to provide site-based supportive housing services to individuals at Arbor Terrace, a City-owned supportive housing community, for an initial 13-month term beginning on September 1, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000, with up to…

Thursday, July 23, 2026 · item 67 Passed 10-0

Ratify an amendment to an interlocal agreement with Austin-Travis County Mental Health and Mental Retardation Center, d/b/a Integral Care, for the Homeless Outreach Street Team program to provide street outreach services, to add $440,000 to the current term beginning on October 1, 2025, and to each of the remaining…

Thursday, July 23, 2026 · item 68 Passed 10-0

Authorize negotiation and execution of an amendment to an agreement with Sunrise Community Church d/b/a Sunrise Homeless Navigation Center to provide street outreach and housing navigation services, to add one-time funding in an amount not to exceed $250,000, for a revised total agreement not to exceed $1,000,000…

Thursday, May 28, 2026 · item AHFC002 Passed 7-0

Authorize negotiation and execution of an amendment to the agreement with the Housing Authority of the City of Austin to fund and administer the Tenant-Based Rental Assistance Program, which provides housing opportunities through subsidies to individuals and families experiencing homelessness, to increase the amount…

Thursday, May 7, 2026 · item 5 Passed 10-0

Authorize negotiation and execution of an amendment to the interlocal agreement with Austin Travis County Mental Health Mental Retardation Center, d/b/a Integral Care for the Homeless Health and Wellness Center program, which offers behavioral health services integrated with primary care, to add one-time funding in…

Thursday, April 23, 2026 · item 27 Passed 10-0

Authorize negotiation and execution of an agreement with The Salvation Army, a Georgia corporation, for the Emergency Solutions Grant for the Austin Shelter for Women and Children to provide operations and maintenance for a nine-month term, beginning on January 1, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $313,922. Funding…

Thursday, March 26, 2026 · item 31 Passed 10-0

Approve adoption of the Austin Homeless Strategies and Operations 2025-2027 Strategic Plan which provides a framework to address homelessness in Austin through effective policies, investments, and partnerships. Funding: Approving the 2025-2027 Strategic Plan does not have an immediate fiscal impact. The future…

Thursday, February 26, 2026 · item 25 Passed 11-0

Authorize a contract for bridge shelter operation and provision of social services for Austin Homeless Strategies and Operations with The Other Ones Foundation, Inc. dba The Other Ones Foundation, for an initial term of one year with up to four 1-year extension options in an amount not to exceed $20,024,500. Funding…

Thursday, February 26, 2026 · item 33 Passed 11-0

Authorize negotiation and execution of an amendment to the agreement with Austin-Travis County Mental Health and Mental Retardation Center, d/b/a Integral Care, to provide street outreach services to individuals experiencing homelessness, to add one-time funding in an amount not to exceed $440,000 to the current term…

Thursday, February 26, 2026 · item 34 Passed 11-0

Authorize negotiation and execution of an agreement with Family Endeavors, d/b/a/ Endeavors, to provide shelter services at the Marshalling Yard to individuals experiencing homelessness for an initial 12-month term, beginning January 1, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $8,000,000 with one 12-month extension option…

Thursday, December 11, 2025 · item 56 Passed 11-0

Authorize negotiation and execution of an agreement with Bailey at Berkman LP to provide permanent supportive housing to those experiencing homelessness at Bailey at Berkman for an initial nine-month term, in an amount not to exceed $150,000, with fourteen 12-month extension options, each in an amount not to exceed…

Thursday, December 11, 2025 · item 57 Passed 11-0

Authorize negotiation and execution of an agreement with Family Endeavors d/b/a Endeavors, to provide permanent supportive housing to those experiencing homelessness at The Roz and Cady Lofts, for an initial nine-month term, in an amount not to exceed $1,700,000, with four 12-month extension options each in an amount…

Thursday, December 11, 2025 · item 58 Passed 11-0

Authorize negotiation and execution of an agreement with The SAFE Alliance d/b/a SAFE to provide permanent supportive housing to individuals experiencing homelessness due to domestic violence, for an initial nine-month term, in an amount not to exceed $600,000, with four 12-month extension options, each in an amount…

Thursday, December 11, 2025 · item 59 Passed 11-0

Authorize negotiation and execution of an agreement with Bailey at Stassney LP to provide permanent supportive housing to those experiencing homelessness at Bailey at Stassney for an initial nine-month term, in an amount not to exceed $150,000, with fourteen 12-month extension options, each in an amount not to exceed…

Thursday, December 11, 2025 · item 60 Passed 11-0

Ratify an amendment to the agreement with Caritas of Austin to provide permanent supportive housing services, to add two 12-month extension options, each in an amount not to exceed $500,000, for a total agreement amount not to exceed $3,200,000. Funding: $500,000 is available in the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Social…

Thursday, December 11, 2025 · item 61 Passed 11-0

Ratify an amendment to the agreement with Austin-Travis County Mental Health and Mental Retardation Center, d/b/a Integral Care, to provide permanent supportive housing services, to add two 12-month extension options, each in an amount not to exceed $1,199,220, for a total agreement amount not to exceed $7,554,300…

Thursday, December 11, 2025 · item 62 Passed 11-0

Authorize negotiation and execution of an agreement with The Other Ones Foundation, Inc., to provide emergency shelter and support services to individuals exiting homelessness at the Esperanza Community, for an initial nine-month term, in an amount not to exceed $2,900,000, with four authorized extension options…

Thursday, November 6, 2025 · item 24 Passed 10-0

Approve a resolution directing the City Manager to develop a plan to prioritize, expand, and align the operations of street and community outreach for individuals experiencing homelessness and should emphasize the importance of vital and mental healthcare services connections and housing.

Thursday, November 6, 2025 · item 25 Passed 10-0

Approve a resolution directing the City Manager to present an implementation plan for a homeless encampment management dashboard, provide a comprehensive plan for coordination with partner departments to report and address encampments and provide services and resources to people experiencing homelessness the…

Thursday, October 9, 2025 · item 16 Passed 10-0

Ratify an emergency agreement with Family Endeavors to operate the Austin Resource Center for the Homeless and the Eighth Street Women’s Shelter for a 12-month term beginning on September 30, 2025, in an amount not to exceed $8,031,944. Funding: $500,000 was available in the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Operations Social…

Thursday, September 25, 2025 · item 64 No final action

Discuss legal issues and real estate matters related to the acquisition of approximately 1.39 acres including an office/retail building for the Homeless Strategy Office, located at 2401 South Interstate 35 (IH-35). (Private consultation with legal counsel – Section 551.071 of the Government Code and Real Property…

Thursday, September 11, 2025 · item 32 No final action

Authorize negotiation and execution of an agreement with Valkyrie Intelligence LLC to develop a data-driven framework for identifying households at risk of experiencing homelessness in Austin, for a 13-month term beginning on September 1, 2025, in an amount not to exceed $250,000. Funding: $250,000 is available in…

Thursday, August 28, 2025 · item 49 Passed 10-0

Authorize negotiation and execution of an amendment to the Manor Road Permanent Supportive Housing Program agreement with the Austin/Travis County Mental Health and Mental Retardation Center d/b/a Integral Care to provide permanent supportive housing services to individuals experiencing chronic homelessness, to add…

Thursday, August 28, 2025 · item 50 Passed 10-0

Authorize negotiation and execution of an amendment to the agreement with the Austin/Travis County Mental Health and Mental Retardation Center d/b/a Integral Care to provide permanent supportive housing services to individuals experiencing chronic homelessness, to add $457,820 each to the current term and $457,820…

Thursday, August 28, 2025 · item 51 Passed 10-0

Authorize negotiation and execution of an amendment to the agreement through September 30, 2025, with Casa Marianella to provide rapid rehousing services, to add one-time funding in an amount not to exceed $300,000 for a revised total agreement amount not to exceed $1,919,250. Funding: $300,000 is available in the…

Thursday, August 28, 2025 · item 52 Passed 10-0

Authorize negotiation and execution of an amendment to an agreement through September 30, 2026, with Casa Marianella to provide emergency and transitional shelter, to add one 13-month extension option in the amount of $500,000, for a revised total agreement amount not to exceed $2,800,751. Funding: $500,000 is…

Thursday, August 28, 2025 · item 53 Passed 10-0

Authorize negotiation and execution of an amendment to an agreement through September 30, 2025, with Family Endeavors d/b/a Endeavors to provide rapid rehousing services for individuals experiencing homelessness, to add one-time funding in an amount not to exceed $700,000, for a revised total agreement amount not to…

Thursday, August 28, 2025 · item 54 Passed 10-0

Authorize negotiation and execution of an agreement through September 30, 2027, with Foundation Communities to provide support services to help families exit homelessness and sustain stable housing, for a 24-month term. Funding: $300,000 is available in the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Homeless Strategy Office Social…

Thursday, August 28, 2025 · item 55 Passed 10-0

Authorize negotiation and execution of an amendment to the agreement with Family Eldercare to provide permanent supportive housing services at Pecan Gardens for seniors experiencing chronic homelessness, to add $142,180 to the current term through September 30, 2025, and to each of the two remaining 12-month…

Thursday, August 28, 2025 · item 56 Passed 10-0

Authorize negotiation and execution of an amendment to an agreement through September 30, 2025, with Family Eldercare for the Rehousing Aging Adults program to provide rapid rehousing services to individuals experiencing homelessness, to add one-time funds in an amount not to exceed $130,000, for a revised total…

Thursday, August 28, 2025 · item 57 Passed 10-0

Authorize negotiation and execution of an agreement with El Buen Samaritano to provide homelessness prevention services to help households most at-risk of homelessness beginning on September 1, 2025, for a term of up to 24 months. Funding: $2,212,508 is available in the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Homeless Strategy Office…

Thursday, August 28, 2025 · item 58 Passed 10-0

Authorize negotiation and execution of an agreement with the Youth and Family Alliance d/b/a LifeWorks to provide emergency shelter to youth experiencing homelessness, for a 13-month term, beginning September 1, 2025, in an amount not to exceed $200,000. Funding: $200,000 is available in the Fiscal Year 2024-2025…

Thursday, August 28, 2025 · item 59 Passed 10-0

Authorize negotiation and execution of an amendment to an agreement with Youth and Family Alliance d/b/a LifeWorks to provide services to unaccompanied youth experiencing homelessness and young adults 24 years of age and younger experiencing homelessness, to add grant funds from the Texas Department of Housing and…

Thursday, August 28, 2025 · item 60 Passed 10-0

Authorize negotiation and execution of an amendment to an agreement through September 30, 2025, with Youth and Family Alliance d/b/a LifeWorks to provide rapid rehousing services for youth and young adults experiencing homelessness, to add one-time funds in an amount not to exceed $1,187,565 for a revised total…

Thursday, August 28, 2025 · item 61 Passed 10-0

Authorize negotiation and execution of an amendment to the agreement with Mission Accomplished to provide mobile laundry services to individuals experiencing homelessness, to add a one-time 12-month extension option in the amount of $100,000 for a revised total agreement amount not to exceed $243,998. Funding…

Thursday, August 28, 2025 · item 62 Passed 10-0

Authorize negotiation and execution of an amendment to an agreement with the Salvation Army to provide shelter and housing services to homeless individuals and households, to add $25,591 to each of the remaining two 12-month extension options for a revised total agreement amount not to exceed $2,776,828. Funding…

Thursday, August 28, 2025 · item 63 Passed 10-0

Authorize negotiation and execution of an agreement with Social Finance to develop and implement Rapid Rehousing and Permanent Supportive Housing performance management with community providers, for a 13-month term with no extension options, beginning September 1, 2025, in an amount not to exceed $267,000. Funding…

Thursday, August 28, 2025 · item 64 Passed 10-0

Approve a resolution authorizing the acceptance of grant funding in the amount of $733,005 from the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs for the Homeless Housing and Services Program General Set-Aside and the Homeless Housing and Services Program Youth Set-Aside and authorizing the negotiation and…

Thursday, August 28, 2025 · item 65 Passed 10-0

Authorize negotiation and execution of an agreement with The Other Ones Foundation, Inc., to provide support services at the Esperanza Community, for a 13-month term, beginning September 1, 2025, in an amount not to exceed $500,000. Funding: $500,000 is available in the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Social Services Contracts…

Thursday, August 28, 2025 · item 66 Passed 10-0

Authorize negotiation and execution of an amendment to the agreement with Urban Alchemy to provide emergency shelter and supportive services to those experiencing homelessness at the ARCH and Eighth Street Shelters, to add one-time funding in the amount of $500,000 for a revised total agreement amount not to exceed…

Thursday, August 28, 2025 · item 67 No final action

Authorize negotiation and execution of an agreement with Valkyrie Intelligence LLC to develop a data-driven framework for identifying households at risk of experiencing homelessness in Austin, for a 13-month term beginning September 1, 2025, in an amount not to exceed $250,000. Funding: $250,000 is available in the…

Thursday, August 28, 2025 · item 102 Failed 5-3

Approve a resolution providing guidance regarding actions taken in amending and approving the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 budget and planned budget for Fiscal Year 2026-2027, including addressing social service funding, homelessness, the Housing Trust Fund and HOPE Fund, establishment of a new grant program, a non-sworn…

Thursday, August 28, 2025 · item AHFC003 Passed 10-0

Authorize negotiation and execution of a one-year contract with the Housing Authority of the City of Austin to fund and administer the Tenant-Based Rental Assistance Program, which provides housing opportunities through subsidies to individuals and families experiencing homelessness, in an amount not to exceed…

Wednesday, August 13, 2025 · item 10 Passed 11-0

Approve an ordinance ordering a special municipal election to be held in the City of Austin on November 4, 2025, to submit to the voters a proposed property (ad valorem) tax rate that exceeds the voter approval rate, for the purpose of funding or expanding programs intended to increase housing affordability and…

Wednesday, August 13, 2025 · item 12 Passed 10-0

Approve a resolution directing the City Manager to develop a public dashboard to report on the performance of service providers contracted to achieve the Homelessness Strategy Office’s plan.

Wednesday, August 13, 2025 · item 17 Passed 11-0

Approve a resolution directing the City Manager to provide and support additional shelter capacity for families experiencing homelessness.

Thursday, July 24, 2025 · item 99 Passed 11-0

Authorize negotiation and execution of an amendment to the agreement with Catholic Charities of Central Texas for family stabilization to add one 12-month extension option beginning August 1, 2025, in an amount not to exceed $100,000, for a revised total agreement amount not to exceed $700,000. Funding: $100,000 is…

Thursday, June 5, 2025 · item 62 Passed 11-0

Approve negotiation and execution of a memorandum of understanding with Downtown Austin Alliance d/b/a DAA to pay the City $411,000 for the City to contract with Urban Alchemy to provide intervention services to individuals experiencing homelessness. Funding: $411,000 is available from Downtown Austin Alliance. A…

Thursday, May 8, 2025 · item 23 Passed 11-0

Authorize negotiation and execution of an amendment to the agreement with Caritas of Austin to provide permanent supportive housing to individuals experiencing homelessness, to add two 12-month extension options beginning October 1, 2025, at no additional cost to the City. This item has no fiscal impact.

Thursday, May 8, 2025 · item 24 Passed 11-0

Authorize negotiation and execution of an amendment to the agreement with Catholic Charities of Central Texas to help refugee families achieve economic self-sufficiency and housing stability, to add one 12-month extension option beginning July 1, 2025, in an amount not to exceed $100,000, for a revised total…

Thursday, May 8, 2025 · item AHFC006 Passed 11-0

Authorize negotiation and execution of a one-year contract with the Housing Authority of the City of Austin to fund and administer the Tenant Based Rental Assistance Program, which provides housing opportunities through subsidies to families and individuals experiencing homelessness, in an amount not to exceed…

Thursday, April 24, 2025 · item 4 Passed 11-0

Authorize negotiation and execution of Amendment No. 5 to the interlocal agreement with the Austin Travis County Mental Health Mental Retardation Center d/b/a Integral Care for the Homeless Health and Wellness Center program, which offers behavioral health services integrated with primary care, to extend the current…

Thursday, April 24, 2025 · item 43 Passed 11-0

Authorize negotiation and execution of an amendment to the agreement with Urban Alchemy to provide intervention services to individuals experiencing homelessness, to add one-time funding in the amount of $411,000 for a revised total agreement amount not to exceed $851,000. Funding in the amount of $411,000 is…

Thursday, February 13, 2025 · item 4 Passed 11-0

Authorize negotiation and execution of an agreement with The Other Ones Foundation, Inc., for bridge housing services, which assists individuals experiencing homelessness find temporary housing and supportive services with an aim to transition to permanent housing, for an initial 18-month term beginning April 1…

Thursday, February 13, 2025 · item 15 Passed 11-0

Authorize negotiation and execution of an amendment to the agreement with Family Eldercare, Inc. d/b/a Family Eldercare to provide rapid rehousing services to individuals experiencing homelessness, to add one-time funding in an amount not to exceed $882,435, for a revised total agreement amount not to exceed…

Thursday, February 13, 2025 · item 31 Passed 11-0

Approve a resolution relating to the establishment of the Downtown Austin Strategic Initiative to track, oversee, coordinate, implement, and identify any additional funding needed for all projects and programs within and impacting downtown Austin, focusing on mobility and infrastructure, music and arts, cultural and…

Thursday, January 30, 2025 · item 51 Passed 11-0

Authorize negotiation and execution of an agreement with Caritas of Austin to provide permanent supportive housing services to individuals experiencing homelessness for an initial eight-month term, from February 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025, in an amount not to exceed $500,000 with four 12-month extension options…

Thursday, January 30, 2025 · item 66 Passed 11-0

Authorize negotiation and execution of an amendment to the agreement with the Salvation Army for the Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) for the Austin Shelter for Women and Children to provide operations and maintenance at the 24-hour low-barrier shelter for women and their children experiencing homelessness in order to…

Thursday, January 30, 2025 · item 83 Passed 10-0

Approve a resolution directing the City Manager to explore sustainable funding sources, partnerships, and opportunities to prioritize ongoing investments in the homelessness response system. Funding: This item has no fiscal impact.

Thursday, December 12, 2024 · item 18 No final action

Approve an ordinance amending the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Financial Services Department Operating Budget Special Revenue Fund (Ordinance No. 20240814-007) to reallocate $1,266,915 of American Rescue Plan Act funding appropriations related to the Coronavirus disease outbreak and recovery efforts to increase funding for…

Thursday, December 12, 2024 · item 33 Passed 11-0

Authorize negotiation and execution of an amendment to an agreement with Sunrise Community Church d/b/a Sunrise Homeless Navigation Center to provide permanent supportive housing services, through September 30, 2025, to add funding in an amount not to exceed $250,000 to the current agreement, and to add $250,000 to…

Thursday, December 12, 2024 · item 130 Passed 11-0

Approve an ordinance amending the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Financial Services Department Operating Budget Special Revenue Fund (Ordinance No. 20240814-007) to reallocate $1,081,050 of American Rescue Plan Act funding appropriations related to the Coronavirus disease outbreak and recovery efforts to increase funding for…

Thursday, December 12, 2024 · item 131 Passed 11-0

Authorize negotiation and execution of an amendment to an agreement with Family Endeavors to operate the temporary Marshalling Yard Emergency Shelter to provide services to individuals experiencing homelessness, to extend the agreement for six months through September 30, 2025, and to add one-time funding in an…

Thursday, November 7, 2024 · item 60 Passed 11-0

Authorize negotiation and execution of an agreement with Housing Connector to provide an online property platform and financial assistance to individuals experiencing homelessness or at-risk of homelessness for a 24-month term beginning December 15, 2024, for a total agreement amount not to exceed $2,135,732.97.

Thursday, October 24, 2024 · item 27 Passed 11-0

Authorize negotiation and execution of an agreement with Ending Community Homeless Coalition to support the Grassroots Capacity Building Cohort to provide services for individuals experiencing homelessness, for an initial 24-month term, beginning on December 1, 2024, in an amount not to exceed $939,100.

Thursday, October 24, 2024 · item 28 Passed 11-0

Authorize negotiation and execution of Amendment No. 5 to the agreement with Family Eldercare, Inc. d/b/a Family Eldercare to provide Housing-focused Encampment Assistance Link rapid rehousing to individuals experiencing homelessness, to add one-time funding in an amount not to exceed $582,435, for a revised total…

Thursday, October 24, 2024 · item 29 Passed 11-0

Authorize negotiation and execution of Amendment No. 4 to the agreement with Family Eldercare, Inc. d/b/a Family Eldercare to provide rapid rehousing to older adults experiencing homelessness, to add one-time funding in an amount not to exceed $300,000, for a revised total agreement amount not to exceed $1,419,924.

Thursday, October 24, 2024 · item 30 Passed 11-0

Authorize negotiation and execution of Amendment No. 4 to the agreement with Foundation for the Homeless, Inc. to provide rapid rehousing to individuals experiencing homelessness, to add one-time funding in an amount not to exceed $729,230, for a revised total agreement amount not to exceed $2,760,292.

Thursday, October 24, 2024 · item 31 Passed 11-0

Authorize negotiation and execution of Amendment No. 4 to the agreement with Youth and Family Alliance d/b/a Lifeworks to provide rapid rehousing and supportive services to individuals experiencing homelessness, to add one-time funding in an amount not to exceed $758,832, for a revised total agreement amount not to…

Thursday, October 24, 2024 · item 32 Passed 11-0

Authorize negotiation and execution of an agreement with Urban Alchemy to provide intervention services to individuals experiencing homelessness for a 12-month term, beginning on October 1, 2024, in an amount not to exceed $920,000.

Thursday, October 10, 2024 · item 7 Passed 10-0

Approve an ordinance amending the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Financial Services Department Operating Budget Special Revenue Fund (Ordinance No. 20240814-007) to reallocate $920,000 of American Rescue Plan Act funding appropriations related to the Coronavirus disease outbreak and recovery efforts to increase funding for…

Thursday, October 10, 2024 · item 17 Passed 10-0

Ratify an amendment to the agreement with Urban Alchemy to provide emergency shelter and supportive services to people experiencing homelessness, to add one-time funding in an amount not to exceed $3,424,807 for the 12-month term beginning on September 30, 2024, for a revised total agreement amount not to exceed…

Thursday, October 10, 2024 · item 68 Passed 10-0

Authorize negotiation and execution of an agreement with Urban Alchemy to provide intervention services to individuals experiencing homelessness for an initial 12-month term beginning on October 1, 2024, in an amount not to exceed $440,000, with four 12-month extension options each in an amount not to exceed $440,000…

Thursday, September 26, 2024 · item 53 Passed 10-0

Authorize negotiation and execution of Amendment No. 1 to an agreement with Urban Alchemy to provide emergency shelter and supportive services to people experiencing homelessness, to add one-time funding in an amount not to exceed $3,424,807 for the 12-month term beginning on October 1, 2024, for a revised total…

Thursday, September 26, 2024 · item 72 Passed 10-0

Approve a resolution directing the City Manager to identify funding to keep the Marshalling Yard Emergency Shelter (Marshalling Yard) open to serve individuals experiencing homelessness until an alternative emergency shelter is identified and operational, and improve the rate of exits from the Marshalling Yard to…

Thursday, September 26, 2024 · item 74 Passed 10-0

Approve a resolution directing the City Manager to develop a revision to the ARPA Spending Framework to identify $920,000 to support the Homelessness Engagement Assistance Response Team and bring the proposed revision to the City Council for approval at the October 10, 2024, Council meeting.

Thursday, September 12, 2024 · item 30 Passed 11-0

Authorize negotiation and execution of Amendment No. 12 to the agreement with Austin Travis County Mental Health & Mental Retardation Center, d/b/a Integral Care, to provide permanent supportive housing services for individuals experiencing homelessness, to add funds in the amount of $1,012,620, extend the term of…

Thursday, September 12, 2024 · item 31 Passed 11-0

Authorize the negotiation and execution of an agreement with Foundation Communities Inc., to provide wrap around supportive services for individuals experiencing homelessness, for a 12-month term beginning October 1, 2024, in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000.

Thursday, September 12, 2024 · item 32 Passed 11-0

Authorize negotiation and execution of Amendment No. 16 to the agreement with Ending Community Homelessness Coalition, Inc. to provide expanded training, technical assistance, process improvement, and additional work related to promoting equity in the homelessness response system; and to add $130,000 to the remaining…

Thursday, September 12, 2024 · item 33 Passed 11-0

Authorize negotiation and execution of an agreement with the Youth and Family Alliance d/b/a Lifeworks to provide emergency shelter to youth and young adults experiencing homelessness, for a 12-month term beginning on October 1, 2024, in an amount not to exceed $775,000.

Thursday, September 12, 2024 · item 34 Passed 11-0

Authorize negotiation and execution of an agreement with Austin Clubhouse, Inc. to provide outreach and supportive services to individuals experiencing homelessness, for a 12-month term beginning October 1, 2024, in an amount not to exceed $218,000.

Thursday, September 12, 2024 · item 35 Passed 11-0

Authorize negotiation and execution of Amendment No. 10 to the agreement with Casa Marianella to provide emergency and transitional shelter to immigrants experiencing homelessness, to add funds in the amount of $500,000, and to extend the agreement through September 30, 2025, for a revised total agreement amount not…

Thursday, August 29, 2024 · item 14 Passed 10-0

Authorize negotiation and execution of an agreement with Family Eldercare, Inc. to provide housing-focused support services for individuals experiencing homelessness for an initial 12-month term beginning October 1, 2024, in an amount not to exceed $127,434, with four 12-month renewal options not to exceed $127,434…

Thursday, August 29, 2024 · item 16 Passed 10-0

Authorize negotiation and execution of an interlocal agreement with Austin Travis County Mental Health Mental Retardation Center d/b/a Integral Care for the Homeless Outreach Street Team, which connects individuals and families experiencing homelessness with the initial services necessary to achieve stability and…

Thursday, August 29, 2024 · item 97 No final action

Authorize negotiation and execution of an agreement with Sunrise Community Church d/b/a Sunrise Homeless Navigation Center to provide digital housing crisis referral and information services for an initial 14-month term beginning August 1, 2024, in an amount not to exceed $1,083,530, with four 12-month extension…

Thursday, August 29, 2024 · item 98 Passed 10-0

Approve a resolution authorizing the acceptance of grant funding in the amount of $631,569 from the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs for the Homeless Housing and Services Program General Set-Aside and the Homeless Housing and Services Program Youth Set-Aside, and authorizing the negotiation and…

Thursday, August 29, 2024 · item 99 Passed 10-0

Authorize negotiation and execution an amendment to an agreement with Youth and Family Alliance d/b/a Lifeworks to provide services to unaccompanied youth experiencing homelessness and young adults 24 years of age and younger experiencing homelessness, to add two 12-month extension options each in an amount not to…

Thursday, August 29, 2024 · item 100 No final action

Authorize negotiation and execution of an agreement with Sunrise Community Church d/b/a Sunrise Homeless Navigation Center to provide diversion services and financial assistance to individuals experiencing homelessness for an initial 13-month term beginning September 1, 2024, in an amount not to exceed $533,660, with…

Thursday, August 29, 2024 · item 213 Passed 10-0

Authorize negotiation and execution of an agreement with Sunrise Community Church d/b/a Sunrise Homeless Navigation Center to provide digital housing crisis referral and information services for an initial 13-month term, beginning September 1, 2024, in an amount not to exceed $1,083,530, with four 12-month extension…

Thursday, August 29, 2024 · item 214 Passed 10-0

Authorize negotiation and execution of an agreement with Sunrise Community Church d/b/a Sunrise Homeless Navigation Center to provide diversion services and financial assistance to individuals experiencing homelessness for an initial 12-month term beginning October 1, 2024, in an amount not to exceed $533,660, with…

Wednesday, August 14, 2024 · item 23 Passed 11-0

Approve a resolution directing the City Manager to explore possible agreements with Travis County and other area partners, identify funding, and engage the Austin Travis County Public Health Commission to explore collaborations or partnerships to address the City’s homelessness response system, including permanent…

Wednesday, August 14, 2024 · item 26 Passed 11-0

Approve a resolution directing the City Manager to appropriate delinquent property tax penalties and interest to the House Our People Endowment Fund for homelessness prevention services.

Thursday, July 18, 2024 · item AHFC008 Passed 11-0

Authorize the negotiation and execution of a contract with the Housing Authority of the City of Austin to fund and administer the Homeless Assistance/Tenant-Based Rental Assistance Program, which provides housing opportunities through subsidies to individuals experiencing homelessness, in a total contract amount not…

Thursday, May 30, 2024 · item 87 Passed 11-0

Authorize negotiation and execution of an agreement with A New Entry, Inc. to expand the Webberville Trauma Transformation Center to enhance residential substance abuse treatment services for individuals experiencing homelessness in an amount not to exceed $550,000 for the 12-month period beginning June 1, 2024, for…

Thursday, April 18, 2024 · item 8 Passed 11-0

Authorize negotiation and execution of a contract with Raasin in the Sun to administer the Austin Civilian Conservation Corps Arts/Homelessness initiative for a total contract amount not to exceed $1,094,390.

Thursday, April 18, 2024 · item 34 Passed 11-0

Authorize negotiation and execution of Amendment No. 2 to the agreement with Family Endeavors, Inc. d/b/a Endeavors to operate a temporary emergency homeless shelter located at a City-owned facility to add one eight-month extension option in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000, for a revised total agreement amount not…

Thursday, March 7, 2024 · item AHFC001 Passed 10-0

Authorize negotiation and execution of an amendment to the agreement with the Housing Authority of the City of Austin to fund and administer the Homeless Assistance/Tenant-Based Rental Assistance Program in an amount not to exceed $175,000, for a total contract amount not to exceed $1,467,971?.

Thursday, February 15, 2024 · item 18 Passed 11-0

Authorize negotiation and execution of Amendment No. 7 to an agreement with Ending Community Homelessness Coalition, Inc. to connect individuals experiencing homelessness in Austin and Travis County to opportunities for safe, stable, and permanent housing, to add a six-month term beginning April 1, 2024, in an amount…

Thursday, January 18, 2024 · item 14 Passed 9-0

Authorize negotiation and execution of a contract for a comprehensive review of homelessness strategies, programs, and services with McKinsey & Company, Inc. Washington D.C., in an amount not to exceed $2,000,000. [Note: This procurement was reviewed for subcontracting opportunities in accordance with City Code…

Thursday, January 18, 2024 · item 24 Passed 11-0

Authorize negotiation and execution of Amendment No. 2 to the agreement with Urban Alchemy to operate the Austin Resource Center for the Homeless shelter facility, to add funding in an amount not to exceed $390,000, for a revised total agreement amount not to exceed $9,697,186.

Thursday, January 18, 2024 · item 25 Passed 11-0

Authorize negotiation and execution of an agreement with Austin Area Urban League, Inc., to manage and provide shelter and homeless services at the Southbridge Shelter, located at 2711 S. I-35 Frontage Road, Austin, Texas 78741, for an initial 13-month term beginning March 1, 2024, in an amount not to exceed…

Thursday, January 18, 2024 · item 26 Passed 11-0

Authorize negotiation and execution of an agreement with Family Endeavors, Inc., d/b/a Endeavors, to manage and provide shelter and homeless services at the Northbridge Shelter, located at 7400 N. IH-35 Frontage Road, Austin, Texas 78752, for an initial 13-month term beginning March 1, 2024, in an amount not to…

Thursday, January 18, 2024 · item 27 Passed 9-0

Authorize negotiation and execution of an interlocal agreement with Central Health for a comprehensive review of Central Health’s homelessness strategies, programs, and services by McKinsey & Company, Inc. Washington D.C. Related to Item #14.

Thursday, January 18, 2024 · item 28 Passed 9-0

Authorize negotiation and execution of an interlocal agreement with Integral Care for a comprehensive review of Integral Care’s homelessness strategies, programs, and services by McKinsey & Company, Inc. Washington D.C. Related to Item #14.

Thursday, January 18, 2024 · item 29 Passed 9-0

Authorize negotiation and execution of an interlocal agreement with Travis County for a comprehensive review of Travis County’s homelessness strategies, programs, and services by McKinsey & Company, Inc. Washington D.C. Related to Item #14.

Thursday, December 14, 2023 · item 55 Passed 10-0

Authorize negotiation and execution of an agreement with Urban Alchemy to operate the Austin Resource Center for the Homeless shelter facility for a nine-month term beginning January 1, 2024, in an amount not to exceed $2,648,958, with up to four 12-month extension options each in an amount not to exceed $3,531,944…

Thursday, December 14, 2023 · item AHFC002 Passed 9-1

Authorize negotiation and execution of a contract with the Housing Authority of the City of Austin to fund and administer the Homeless Assistance/Tenant-Based Rental Assistance Program, which provides housing opportunities through subsidies to individuals experiencing homelessness, in an amount not to exceed…

Thursday, November 30, 2023 · item 63 Passed 10-0

Authorize negotiation and execution of an agreement with A New Entry to provide residential substance abuse treatment support services to individuals experiencing homelessness, for a 12-month term beginning December 1, 2023 in an amount not to exceed $550,000.

Thursday, November 9, 2023 · item AHFC002 Passed 10-0

Authorize modification of the Restrictive Covenants Running with the Land on the property located at 8806 and 8807 Redfield Lane, Austin, Texas 78758 to remove the requirement that all 33 units on the property be leased to individuals exiting homelessness. District(s): District 4.

Thursday, November 2, 2023 · item 20 Passed 10-0

Authorize negotiation and execution of an agreement with Austin Area Urban League to provide housing/rental payment assistance to prevent homelessness of low-income tenants, for a 60-month term beginning October 1, 2023, in an amount not to exceed $4,377,141.

Thursday, October 19, 2023 · item 37 Passed 10-0

Authorize negotiation and execution of Amendment No. 2 to the agreement with Youth and Family Alliance d/b/a LifeWorks to provide services to unaccompanied homeless youth and homeless young adults 24 years of age and younger, to add four 12-month extension options each in an amount not to exceed $231,319, beginning…

Thursday, September 21, 2023 · item 64 Passed 11-0

Approve a resolution authorizing the acceptance of grant funding in the amount of $931,448 from the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs Homeless Housing and Services Program and the Homeless Housing and Services Program General Set-Aside and Youth Set-Aside, and authorize the negotiation and execution…

Thursday, September 21, 2023 · item AHFC004 Passed 10-1

Authorize negotiation and execution of an amendment to the agreement with the Ending Community Homelessness Coalition for providing Permanent Supportive Housing and Rapid Rehousing consulting services, to extend the term of the agreement through September 30, 2023, and include an additional $100,000, for a total…

Thursday, September 14, 2023 · item 5 Passed 8-0

Authorize negotiation and execution of Amendment No. 9 to the interlocal agreement with Austin Travis County Mental Health Mental Retardation Center d/b/a Integral Care for the homeless outreach street team, to increase funding for the final renewal option in the amount of $37,885, effective October 1, 2023, for a…

Thursday, September 14, 2023 · item 65 Passed 8-0

Approve an ordinance amending the Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Austin Public Health Department Operating Budget Special Revenue Fund (Ordinance No. 20220817-004) to accept and appropriate $64,104 in grant funds from the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs for the Ending Homelessness Fund.

Thursday, September 14, 2023 · item 66 Passed 8-0

Approve an ordinance amending the Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Austin Public Health Department Operating Budget Special Revenue Fund (Ordinance No. 20220817-004) to accept and appropriate $64,319 in grant funds from the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs for the Homeless Housing and Services Program Youth…

Thursday, September 14, 2023 · item 67 Passed 8-0

Approve an ordinance amending the Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Austin Public Health Department Operating Budget Special Revenue Fund (Ordinance No. 20220817-004) to accept and appropriate $69,409 in grant funds from the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs for the Homeless Housing and Services Program General…

Thursday, September 14, 2023 · item 68 Passed 8-0

Authorize negotiation and execution of Amendment No. 3 to the agreement with Caritas of Austin for the ImpACT Program to provide permanent supportive housing to individuals who have experienced chronic homelessness and are the highest utilizers of crisis services, to add funding in an amount not to exceed $3,820,000…

Thursday, August 31, 2023 · item 31 Passed 11-0

Ratify four contracts for services at bridge shelters for individuals experiencing homelessness with Good Work Austin; Hazcore Environmental Inc.; Evins Group LLC d/b/a Evins Personnel Consultants; Evins Temporaries, or Openwork; and Boss Lady Mobile Laundry & Cleaning LLC in the amount of $2,482,995. [Note: These…

Thursday, August 31, 2023 · item 49 Passed 11-0

Authorize negotiation and execution of Amendment No. 15 to an agreement with Ending Community Homelessness Coalition, Inc., to provide expanded training and technical assistance, continued work on creating and adopting process improvements and written standards, and additional work related to promoting equity in the…

Thursday, August 31, 2023 · item 56 Passed 11-0

Approve a resolution authorizing the acceptance of grant funding in the amount of $796,361 from the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs for the Homeless Housing and Services Program General Set-Aside and the Homeless Housing and Services Program Youth Set-Aside, and authorizing the negotiation and…

Thursday, August 31, 2023 · item 60 Passed 11-0

Authorize negotiation and execution of Amendment No. 8 with The Salvation Army, to provide short-term funding for families experiencing homelessness to access child-care services, to add three 12-month extension options each in an amount not to exceed $160,000, for a revised total agreement amount not to exceed…

Thursday, August 31, 2023 · item 66 Passed 11-0

Authorize negotiation and execution of Amendment No. 1 to an agreement with Sunrise Community Church d/b/a Sunrise Homeless Navigation Center to operate a permanent supportive housing program, to add one-time funding in an amount not to exceed $236,257, extend the current term to March 31, 2024, and add three…

Thursday, August 31, 2023 · item 136 Passed 10-0

Approve a resolution directing the City Manager to establish a House Our People Endowment Fund (HOPE Fund) dedicated to receiving and expending funds to address homelessness, maintain clear and transparent reporting of expenses from the HOPE Fund, and clearly identify proposed appropriations from the HOPE Fund for…

Thursday, July 20, 2023 · item 71 Passed 9-2

Authorize execution of four contracts for homeless encampment cleanup and related services with Enterprise Professional Services, Inc. d/b/a EPSI, I.C.C.S. LLC d/b/a ICCS Academy, Stacey Roberta Gayer d/b/a Kyle Lawn Works, and The Other Ones Foundation, each for a term of five years for total contract amounts not to…

Thursday, July 20, 2023 · item 111 Passed 10-1

Authorize negotiation and execution of an agreement with Family Endeavors, Inc. d/b/a Endeavors, to operate a temporary emergency homeless shelter located at a City-owned facility, for a 12-month term beginning August 1, 2023, in an amount not to exceed $9,140,000.

Thursday, June 8, 2023 · item 35 Passed 10-0

Authorize negotiation and execution of agreements with Family Endeavors and Foundation Communities to provide homelessness prevention services for a 12-month term beginning August 1, 2023, for a total agreement amount not to exceed $2,400,000 divided among the agencies.

Thursday, June 8, 2023 · item 36 Passed 10-0

Authorize negotiation and execution of Amendment No. 1 to the agreement with Austin Travis County Mental Health & Mental Retardation Center d/b/a Integral Care, to provide behavioral health services to individuals experiencing homelessness at the Northbridge shelter, adding funding in an amount not to exceed $216,972…

Thursday, June 8, 2023 · item 37 Passed 10-0

Authorize negotiation and execution of Amendment No. 1 to an agreement with Urban Alchemy to extend the Austin Resource Center for the Homeless (ARCH) program through December 31, 2023, to add funds to the ARCH program in an amount not to exceed $600,000 and to add a new ARCH temporary expansion program to operate an…

Thursday, June 8, 2023 · item 44 Passed 10-0

Approve a resolution directing the City Manager to support the Downtown Austin Community Court (DACC)’s role as an integral part of Austin’s homelessness response system by: initiating City Code amendments to expand DACC’s geographical service area for certain Class C misdemeanors utilizing stakeholder feedback and…

Thursday, June 8, 2023 · item 83 Passed 9-0

Approve a resolution directing the City Manager to identify shortages in shelter bed capacity and navigation services by population served and geographical location, identify cost scenarios to increase shelter capacity and navigation services, utilize the Homeless Strategy Division’s findings and recommendations from…

Thursday, May 18, 2023 · item 23 No final action

Authorize execution of three contracts for homeless encampment cleanup services with P Squared Services LLC, Enterprise Professional Services, Inc. d/b/a EPSI, and I.C.C.S. LLC d/b/a ICCS Academy, each for a term of five years in an amount not to exceed $20,000,000, divided among the contractors. [Note: This…

Thursday, May 4, 2023 · item 17 Passed 11-0

Authorize negotiation and execution of Amendment No. 11 to the agreement with Catholic Charities of Central Texas to provide housing stability services to households at risk of homelessness, to add one six-month extension option beginning October 1, 2023 in an amount not to exceed $775,946, for a revised total…

Thursday, March 23, 2023 · item 44 Passed 11-0

Approve an ordinance amending the Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Austin Public Health Department Operating Budget Special Revenue Fund (Ordinance No. 20220817-004) to accept and appropriate $83,720 in additional grant funds from the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs for the Homeless Housing and Services…

Thursday, March 23, 2023 · item 48 Passed 11-0

Authorize negotiation and execution of Amendment No. 1 to the agreement with Youth and Family Alliance d/b/a LifeWorks to provide services to unaccompanied homeless youth and homeless young adults 24 years of age and younger, to add funding in an amount not to exceed $83,720, for a revised total contract amount not…