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Auburn updates warming center operations and funding commitment
Summary
City leaders reported the 100-person warming center is operating 24/7 through April 30, when it will convert to a 40-person emergency shelter; staff said a cooperative agreement with Alter LA/Cadence Kitchen is underway and gave projected city cost figures and transportation arrangements.
The Auburn City Council received an update on the city's winter warming center and related services during its Dec. 1 workshop.
Mayor Jeff Hyman said the warming center opened with a 100-person capacity and is operating 24 hours a day through April 30, when it will transition to a 40-person emergency shelter. He told the council that "Mister Holmes has been working on the cooperative agreement for Alter LA, which is the entity under Cadence Kitchen that's actually providing the shelter services," and that the agreement will define the city's share of funding.
Council staff presented budget figures tied to the center's operation. For November, when the center operated as a 100-person, 12-hour-a-day warming center, Auburn's contribution was reported as $23,800. For the period Dec. 1 through April 26, staff presented a monthly contribution figure of $22,002.22 and characterized the city's portion for the partial fiscal year as $157,132. The council discussed continuation of support when the program moves to the 40-person emergency shelter model.
Staff also described transportation provided for program participants: buses run Wednesdays and Saturdays, picking up at Horton Street and transporting people to the Auburn Resource Center drop-in site at 121 Mill Street in the morning, and returning them in the early afternoon when the drop-in center closes.
Mayor Hyman and Mr. Holmes said the city is coordinating with partner organizations to support disposal of syringes through the drop-in center and that the cooperative agreement with Alter LA will clarify service and payment roles. Council members asked follow-up questions about operations and costs; Mr. Holmes and staff said they would provide additional details as agreements are finalized.
The workshop record shows the warming center update concluded with staff offering continued follow-up to the council on operational details and costs.
