City Council

(28) 23-1022-S24 CD 4 STATUTORY EXEMPTION and HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS and GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEES’ REPORT relative to a lease agreement with the Weingart Center Association to operate the A Bridge Home (ABH) site located at 3248 Riverside Drive in Council District Four (CD 4). Recommendations for Council action: 1. DETERMINE that the funding allocation, lease, change in service provider, and continued use for a period of approximately one year of the Bridge Housing/low barrier navigation center is statutorily exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Public Resources Code Section 21080.27.5, applicable low barrier navigation centers and Government Code Section 8698.4(a)(4) governing homeless shelter projects under a shelter crisis declaration. Please refer to Notice of Exemption found in the Bureau of Engineering report dated August 21, 2025, attached to Council file No. 19-0126-S3. 2. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, General Services Department, or designee, to negotiate and execute a lease agreement with Weingart Center Association for the property located at 3210-3248 Riverside Drive in CD 4 to operate an interim housing facility, under the terms and conditions substantially outlined in the revised Municipal Facilities Committee (MFC) report dated January 9, 2026, attached to Council file No. 23-1022-S24. 3. NOTE and FILE the MFC report dated December 17, 2025, attached to Council file No. 23-1022-S24. Fiscal Impact Statement: The MFC reports that there is no anticipated impact to the General Fund as a result of the recommendations in this report. No funding is provided for leasing, since the site is owned by the City and this is a no-cost agreement with the provider.