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CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Office of the Mayor

Mayor Timothy M. Keller

INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM November 18, 2025

TO: Brook Bassan, President, City Council

FROM: Timothy M. Keller, Mayor;:{(

SUBJECT: Recommendation in Response to Enactment No. R-2025-060 "Establishing a Continuing Sobriety Housing Voucher Pilot Program for Individuals Experiencing Homelessness; Directing the Department of Health, Housing, and Homelessness to Develop a Plan to Implement a Pilot Program and Report on Outcomes."

Pursuant to City Council Resolution, R-25-179, Enactment No. R-2025-060, the Health, Housing, and Homelessness Department (HHH) is submitting the attached proposal to establish and implement a pilot program for a continuing Sobriety Housing Voucher Program.

This Proposal includes the items detailed in the legislation, including inclusion criteria, program purpose, a proposed budget, and an evaluation plan. The Proposal expands on the concept of recovery housing vouchers to also include best practices in recovery care for substance use disorder inclusive of Level 3 Recovery Housing Standards. Best practices also specify the need for therapeutic use of drug screening, which will trigger graduated supportive responses rather than automatic evictions.

We respectfully request that Council review and acknowledge the Plan submitted herewith.

Budget (25 participants, 12 months):

• Recommended: $842,600

Recommended Budget·

I Category

Rent Subsidy

Supportive Services

Administration & Landlord Incentives

JMove-in / Setup

!Evaluation Contract

Provider Indirect / Admin Overhead (12%)

Contingency (12%)

TOTAL ESTIMATED

COST

II Description

A yerage I-bedroom voucher ($1,175/month x 12)

Case management, peer support, recovery coaching, clinical linkages

Inspections, liaison role, vacancy/damage mitigation

I !Furniture, deposits, supplies

I Independent evaluation and reporting

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Provider's indirect cost rate to cover admin, insurance, supervision, payroll, HR, etc.

Emergency stabilization and higher rents

Budget model - per participant (monthly & annual) (three scenarios: Low/ Base/ High) Assumptions

I Per Participant Total (25

Participants) (Annual)

$14,1 00 $352,500

$7,200 $180,000

$2,400 $60,000

11$1,000 11$25,000

1- 11$68,000

- $83,0 00

$74,1 00

I "'$34:000 per paii1c1pant $842,600

• Voucher (rent subsidy): local 1-bedroom rent estimates vary by data source;

representative mid-range estimates: -$1,100-$1,200/month (RentData 50th% - $1,173 / Apartments.com - $1,167). Use a conservative median of $1,175/month for a 1-bed voucher assumption. Covers most ofrent up to Fair Market/ local median.

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• Supportive services (case management, peer, clinical linkages): estimated $400-$800/month per person (varies by intensity; Level-3 has higher staffing). This aligns with local reality that some Level-3 programs run with grants/Medicaid but City should budget for wraparound supports when those funds are unavailable.

• Administration & landlord incentives (inspections, liaison, damage mitigation): $150-$300/month per participant (amortized across program).

• One-time move-in/ set-up cost: $1,000 per participant (furniture, first/last/security as needed).

• Include contingency (10-15%) for unanticipated costs (higher rents, emergency stabilization, additional clinical placements).

Recommended Budget

• Rent voucher: $1,175/mo/person

• Supports: $600/mo/person

• Admin: $200/mo/person

• Monthly total: $1,975/person

• 12-month + move-in: $1,975x12 + $1,000 = $24,700 per participant

• Plus 12% contingency for unanticipated costs (higher rents, emergency stabilization, additional clinical placements)= $74,100

• Cost of the Evaluator: $68,000

• Provider Indirect Cost Rate 12%: $83,000

• Total Cost: $842,600

(All dollar amounts rounded to nearest $25.)

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CITY of ALBUQUERQUE

TWENTY SIXTH COUNCIL

COUNCIL BILL NO. R-25-179 ENACTMENT NO.

SPONSORED BY: Renee Grout

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RESOLUTION

ESTABLISHING A CONTINUING SOBRIETY HOUSING VOUCHER PILOT

PROGRAM FOR INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS; DIRECTING

THE DEPARTMENT OF HEAL TH, HOUSING, AND HOMELESSNESS TO

DEVELOP A PLAN TO IMPLEMENT A PILOT PROGRAM AND REPORT ON

OUTCOMES.

WHEREAS, the City of Albuquerque is committed to addressing homelessness through a range of evidence-based housing interventions that recognize the diverse needs, preferences, and pathways of unhoused individuals; and

WHEREAS, the City lacks a dedicated housing voucher option for individuals who are transitioning from rehabs, treatment centers, or detoxes into housing; and

WHEREAS, continuing sobriety housing vouchers can serve as a complement to ongoing investments in harm reduction and low-barrier shelter models by providing options for individuals in recovery; and

WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to pilot a targeted program that offers housing vouchers to individuals committed to maintaining sobriety while participating in structured recovery supports; and

WHEREAS, evaluating whether individuals receiving sobriety-conditioned housing vouchers experience better or different housing stability outcomes than those served through traditional housing-first models wili provide valuable data to inform future policy and program design; and

WHEREAS, a limited pilot will allow the City to evaluate effectiveness, demand, and program design before considering expansion of the current housing voucher programs.

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1 or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall 2 not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this Resolution. The 3 Council hereby declares that it would have passed this Resolution and each 4 section, paragraph, sentence, clause, word, or phrase thereof irrespective of 5 any provision being declared unconstitutional or otherwise invalid.

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1 PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS __ 1!.::5,__

th ____ DAY OF September, 2025

2 BY A VOTE OF: 8 FOR O AGAINST.

4 FOR: Baca, Bassan, Champine, Fiebelkorn, Grout, Lewis, Pena, Rogers

5 EXCUSED: Sanchez

Brook Bassan, President

City Council

14 APPROVED THIS ___ DAY OF ________ _, 2025

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Timothy M. Keller, Mayor

City of Albuquerque