TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Kelly Olivera. - Assistant City Manager
FROM: Christopher Cauley, MPA, Economic and Community Development Director
Albert A. Baker, Assistant Economic and Community Development Director
DATE: May 6, 2024
RE:
Title
Day Resource Center Operator Selection
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COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
Council District(s)
District 2
b
Relationship To Strategic Plan:
GOAL II: The City of Fayetteville will have a Responsive City Government supporting a diverse and viable economy.
* Objective 2.2: To invest in community places to ensure revitalization and increase quality of life
Goal IV: Desirable Place to Live, Work and Recreate
* Objective 4.6: To reduce poverty and homelessness.
Executive Summary:
The Day Resource Center (DRC) is a multi-disciplinary service center for people at risk or currently experiencing homelessness. The DRC is located at 128 South King Street and opened in August 2023. Cumberland HealthNET (CHN), the current operator, notified the City of its intention not to renew the lease and agreement as operator on January 31, 2024. In response, the City issued a Request for Proposals in March 2024. Four responses were received, and Manna Dream Center is recommended by the DRC Committee and staff to move forward. The City Council is asked to provide consensus directing staff to enter into a one-year contract with Manna Dream Center to operate the Fayetteville DRC.
Background:
In September of 2017 the State awarded Cumberland County with disaster recovery funds. Subsequently, the City took on responsibility for the DRC with Council action on October 28, 2019, where the City executed a Sub-recipient agreement with the North Carolina Office of Recovery and Resiliency (NCORR) for the construction of a DRC. The City invested approximately $6.99M in the construction of the facility and at least $300,000 annually for the operation and maintenance. In September of 2022, the City Council provided consensus for CH...
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