HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Agreements with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Related to HomelessnessRESOLUTION NO. 24-600
RESOLUTION APROVING AGREEMENTS WITH IOWA STATE EXTENSION AND
OUTREACH RELATED TO HOMELESSNESS
FOR THE CITY OF AMES, IOWA
WHEREAS, On August 12, 2024, City Council approved authorizing staff to enter into an
agreement with a consultant for up to $12,000 to provide assistance with hosting community
conversations around homelessness using unallocated ASSET funding; and,
WHEREAS, on October 31, 2024, the City, on behalf of the Analysis on Social Services
Evaluation Team (ASSET), issued Request for Proposal #2025-071 Community Conversations
around Homelessness & Homelessness Prevention (RFP) that will culminate in a countywide
action plan to address homelessness. ASSET anticipates hiring a consultant through the RFP
process in late December, and the final county-wide action plan is anticipated by April 30, 2025;
and,
WHEREAS, staff proposed entering into two agreements with Iowa State University (ISU)
Extension and Outreach to provide assistance with: Agreement #1: Developing an asset map of
current services being provided to individuals experiencing homelessness, a list of identified gap
services, and recommendations regarding how to enhance interagency collaborations; and,
Agreement #2: Conducting direct outreach to individuals currently experiencing homelessness that
will result in a report that captures the experiences of engaged participants; and,
WHEREAS, these two agreements with ISU Extension and Outreach are not duplicative
of what is being requested in the RFP. The outcomes will be provided to the selected RFP
consultant as a source of information to be considered. Furthermore, the outcomes complement
the longer-term goal of the RFP to develop a county-wide action plan; and,
WHEREAS, the total cost of the two agreements is $7,500, with each agreement set at
$3,750. To further support outreach engagements with individuals experiencing homelessness in
the short term, staff is requesting an additional $500 to be able to purchase items for an appreciation
bag that will be given to participants. Altogether, staff is requesting that $8,000 of Council
Contingency funding be made available. The current unallocated balance in the Council
Contingency is $139,535; and,
WHEREAS, approving the contracts with ISU Extension and Outreach will allow the City
to ramp up and move in a timely manner to engage service providers and individuals experiencing
homelessness in finding community solutions to the homelessness situation in Ames. This work
will feed into the goal of the RFP to develop a county-wide action plan to address homelessness.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that agreements with ISU Extension and Outreach related to Homelessness is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 12th day of November, 2024.
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Renee Hall, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor
Introduced by: Gartin
Seconded by: Betcher
Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Junck, Rollins
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 12th day of November, 2024.