City of Madison - File #: 73502

• File #: 73502
• Version: 1
• Name: Approving the selection of Porchlight, Inc. as the operator of a new facility, to be constructed by the City, to provide emergency shelter and supportive services primarily to male-identifying persons in Madison and Dane County that experience homelessnes
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 8/31/2022
• In control: FINANCE COMMITTEE
• On agenda: 10/11/2022
• Final action: 10/11/2022
• Enactment date: 10/17/2022
• Enactment #: RES-22-00686
• Title: Approving the selection of Porchlight, Inc. as the operator of a new facility, to be constructed by the City, to provide emergency shelter and supportive services primarily to male-identifying persons in Madison and Dane County that experience homelessness, and to authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into any agreements and contracts with Porchlight, Inc. necessary to fulfill that purpose.
• Sponsors: Satya V. Rhodes-Conway, Nikki Conklin, Barbara Harrington-McKinney, Matthew J. Phair, Yannette Figueroa Cole, Jael Currie, Regina M. Vidaver

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/11/2022	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Adopt	Pass
10/6/2022	1	COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT COMMITTEE	Return to Lead with the Recommendation for Approval	Pass
9/28/2022	1	FINANCE COMMITTEE	RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL TO ADOPT - REPORT OF OFFICER	Pass
9/19/2022	1	CITY-COUNTY HOMELESS ISSUES COMMITTEE	Return to Lead with the Recommendation for Common Council to Adopt	Pass
9/6/2022	1	FINANCE COMMITTEE	Referred
9/6/2022	1	FINANCE COMMITTEE	Referred
9/6/2022	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Referred
8/31/2022	1	Community Development Division	Referred for Introduction

Fiscal Note
The proposed resolution approves the selection of Porchlight, Inc. as the operator of a permanent shelter serving men experiencing homelessness, and authorizes the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into agreements and contracts with the organization for this work. The timeline for the permanent shelter is to complete design in Q2 of 2023 and begin construction in Q4 of 2023 through Q2 of 2025. No appropriation is required in 2022. Funding for these services will be included in future operating budgets.

Title
Approving the selection of Porchlight, Inc. as the operator of a new facility, to be constructed by the City, to provide emergency shelter and supportive services primarily to male-identifying persons in Madison and Dane County that experience homelessness, and to authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into any agreements and contracts with Porchlight, Inc. necessary to fulfill that purpose.
Body
WHEREAS, for more than 30 years, the sole overnight shelter that served single men in Madison and Dane County that experienced homelessness was operated by a local non-profit, Porchlight, Inc., and utilized spaces in the basements of several churches in the City’s downtown; and,
WHEREAS, public health threats to shelter users and the community caused by the COVID-19 pandemic forced the closure of that shelter in March 2020, and prompted the City to establish a series of temporary alternatives in City-owned properties, which have been operated by Porchlight Inc.; and
WHEREAS, the lack of a suitable space to provide shelter services on an ongoing basis convinced City and County elected officials of the need to develop a permanent facility, an effort in support of which both the Madison Common Council and Dane County Board of Supervisors have authorized funds in their respective capital budgets; and,
WHEREAS, on April 25, 2022, the Common Council enacted RES-22-00295 (Legistar File #70582), which identified the property located at 1902 Bartillon Drive ...