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9.A. - Page 1 of 8 <br />/<�ik <br />Redwood <br />CitylCallifornia <br />Faunded 1867 <br />A,&/ <br />DATE: April 22, 2019 <br />SUBJECT <br />STAFF REPORT <br />To the Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From the City Manager <br />Housing and Human Concerns Committee Fiscal Year 2019-2020 funding recommendations for Redwood <br />City Human Services Financial Assistance (HSFA) and funding recommendation for LifeMoves Redwood <br />Family House <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />By motion, approve funding recommendations for the HSFA Program and funding recommendation for <br />LifeMoves Redwood Family House for FY 2019-2020 as delineated in Attachment 1 <br />STRATEGIC INITIATIVE <br />Community for All Ages <br />BACKGROUND <br />The City Council established the Human Services Financial Assistance (HSFA) Program over 35 years ago <br />to fund a broad range of human services provided by non-profit community partners to Redwood City <br />residents. HSFA funds are currently focused on supporting basic human needs, consistent with the City's <br />Strategic Initiative for Community of All Ages, which includes the goal of "partnering with community <br />organizations to provide support to vulnerable members of the community through Social Service Office <br />Hours and other programming." <br />In addition, at the City Council meeting on June 27, 2011, the City Council approved continuing support <br />for the LifeMoves Redwood Family House in Redwood City for $34,800 each year. This funding amount is <br />in addition to funding available for HSFA each fiscal year. <br />A Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) and Request for Proposals (RFP) was issued in December 2018. <br />Staff offered a technical assistance workshop in conjunction with the countywide CDBG/Home Funding <br />technical assistance workshop on January 9, 2019. Agencies submitted their final proposals by January 25, <br />2019. On February 26, agencies appeared before the HHCC to make brief presentations and answer <br />questions about their proposals. <br />City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.ore <br />265 <br />