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Grants Pass council advances Pathways to Stability toward award, conditions property control
Summary
After a day of interviews and debate over disqualification rules, the Grants Pass City Council directed staff to prepare a draft contract with Pathways to Stability for the city27s addressing-homelessness grant, contingent on the group securing a site or lease agreement by the council27s scheduled award review.
The Grants Pass City Council on Wednesday voted to advance Pathways to Stability as the top candidate for the city27s Addressing Homelessness grant and asked staff to prepare a draft contract, provided the applicant secures a property or binding lease by the council27s award-review date.
Councilors said the decision followed hours of interviews with three finalists and a legal briefing on what the city27s request-for-proposals (RFP) required. City Attorney Stephanie Nuttall told the panel the RFP calls for a site inside the Grants Pass urban growth boundary that can be operational within six months, provide 24/7 managed shelter, meet ADA standards and have space for at least 150 people.
Pathways to Stability, backed by local nonprofits and churches, pitched a managed, 24-hour stabilization center that its presenters…
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