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CITY OF SAN LEANDRO <br />STAFF REPORT <br />DATE: <br />TO: <br />FROM: <br />BY: <br />March 26, 2002 <br />John Jermanis, City Manager <br />APPROVED AND <br />FORWARDED <br />TO CITY COUNCIL MO <br />�00�p - <br />n� -01-Oa <br />Johneager <br />rmanis <br />City <br />Carolyn Knutdston, Recreation and Human Services Director <br />Joann Oliver, Recreation and Human Services Manager <br />SUBJECT PROJECT/PROJECT DESCRIPTION: <br />Building Futures for Woman and Children (BFWC), formerly the San Leandro Shelter <br />for Woman and Children, has requested an emergency grant in the amount of $25,000. <br />The Human Services Commission has considered the matter and supports the grant <br />request. <br />SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION <br />BFWC provides emergency food & housing to homeless women & children along with a <br />full array of supportive services designed to foster self-sufficiency. The agency is <br />estimating a $156,000 deficit this fiscal year out of a $1.6 million dollar annual budget. <br />The deficit is a result of the following factors: <br />• Public sector contracts, such as Community Assistance, EHAP, FESG and <br />CDBG, have remained at the same level of funding for several years and have not <br />kept up with the increasing cost of providing services. <br />• The increasing cost of salaries in the Bay Area impact financial resources and <br />make it difficult to competitively recruit and maintain personnel. <br />• Costly delays at the Alameda Naval Air Station base conversion increased the <br />development costs of the Bessie Coleman Court affordable housing project. <br />• Rapid program expansion enhanced and increased the number of services <br />provided, but impacted financial and personnel resources. <br />Following is a brief summary of the measures that BFWC has taken to address the budget <br />deficit. A detailed explanation is provided in the attached letter: <br />• Cost Containment Measures, including: reduce employee benefits by 10%, <br />reduce overtime by 50%, restructure administrative staff, reduce full-time <br />positions to part-time, reduce use of licensed therapist by 50% (all of the cost <br />containment measures result in reduced services to clients). <br />• Revenue Generation: increase fundraising through fundraising drives and grant <br />proposals (BFWC currently has submitted $406,000 in grant proposals.) <br />,,q, BS <br />