City of Gainesville - File #: 150632.

• File #: 150632.
• Version: 1
• Type: Discussion Item
• Status: Passed
• File created: 12/9/2015
• In control: City Manager
• On agenda: 1/21/2016
• Final action: 1/21/2016
• Title: Empowerment Center Management for FY2017 (B) This is a request for the City Commission to discuss the Empowerment Center Oversight Advisory Board’s recommendation that the City and County should conduct an analysis of a publicly-managed vs private/non-profit organization-managed homeless center and camping area at the Empowerment Center. **ESTIMATED STAFF PRESENTATION 10 MINUTES**

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
1/21/2016	1	City Commission	Approved, as shown above	Pass

Title
Empowerment Center Management for FY2017 (B)

This is a request for the City Commission to discuss the Empowerment Center Oversight Advisory Board’s recommendation that the City and County should conduct an analysis of a publicly-managed vs private/non-profit organization-managed homeless center and camping area at the Empowerment Center. **ESTIMATED STAFF PRESENTATION 10 MINUTES**

Explanation
On October 7, 2015, the Empowerment Center Oversight Advisory Board discussed and recommended that City and County staff conduct a comparison study of the cost of the City and County jointly managing the Empowerment Center and Dignity Village centers for the homeless. This cost comparison will provide information to determine policy direction regarding whether it should be operated as a governmental agency or continue to contract out management of the agencies. This cost analysis would include the operation of Dignity Village. This item is being discussed by the Oversight Advisory Board because FY 2016 is the final year of three-year contract with ACCHH for the management of services at the Empowerment Center.

Members also asked to see some type of City/County plan to operate the Empowerment Center and Dignity Village. Assistant City Manager Murry indicated staff would bring back the following next month: 1) Integration of Dignity Village and Grace; 2) extension of a one year contract with the current provider; 3) Information on what other governmental organizations are doing; 4) City and County staff develop an integrated model operated by local government. (Attached Minutes from the October 7, 2015 meeting).

This study would require County and City staff to develop a cost assessment of managing the entire operation (Social and Facilities services at or near the same level in FY 2017), and should include cost benefits, opportunities, and challenges of the City and County jointly managing and delivering services to the homeless. The public cost of managing...