DATE: September 17, 2025
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: Housing and Neighborhood Services Department
TITLE: PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENTS FOR THE CONTINUATION OF SERVICES FOR THE BUENA CREEK ENCAMPMENT RESOLUTION FUND (ERF) PROJECT
RECOMMENDATION
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Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Approve a Professional Services Agreement (PSA) with Interfaith Community Services (ICS), in the amount of $1,175,000, for Fiscal Year 2025-26, supporting continued provision of outreach, case management, and stabilization services along the State Route 78 corridor;
2. Approve a Professional Services Agreement with ICS, in the amount of $1,125,330, for FY 2025-26 for continuation of the Rapid Rehousing Program Services targeting high-acuity unsheltered individuals;
3. Approve Amendment 1 to the Professional Services Agreement with the Regional Task Force on Homelessness (RTFH), in the amount of $143,000, to continue Strategic Planning, Implementation, and Technical Support through Impact Group Consultants; and,
4. Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute all necessary contracts, and related documents, subject to approval as to form by the City Attorney.
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BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
The City of Oceanside, serving as the fiscal and program lead in collaboration with the City of Carlsbad, was awarded $11.4 million in Encampment Resolution Fund Round 3 (ERF-3-R) resources by the California Interagency Council on Homelessness in April 2024. This regional initiative is dedicated to addressing encampments along the State Route 78 (SR-78) corridor, spanning from Buena Vista Lagoon and along the bordering city limits.
The Encampment Resolution Program employs a multi-disciplinary, zone-based strategy that integrates outreach, case management, peer support, mental health, street medicine, and housing navigation. The model includes both interim housing placements and rapid rehousing pathways leading to permanent housing.
Since its implem...
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