Winter Homeless Shelter Services

At a glance

What: Contracts for cold-weather shelter for people experiencing homelessness: a structure-based emergency shelter run by EDS Holdco, LLC (up to $3,081,732.03, October 29, 2026 to April 1, 2027), plus motel shelter for families with children ($300,000) and for elderly or disabled people ($234,977).
Where it stands: All three agreements were approved September 17, 2026. The EDS Holdco agreement passed 10-1; the two motel agreements passed 11-0.
Next: Shelter operations are set to begin October 29, 2026.

EDS Holdco, LLC: shelter services including rental, installation and removal of structures and daily operations, located on Versailles Road. Cost not to exceed $3,081,732.03; final form subject to approval by the Department of Housing Advocacy and Community Development and the Department of Law. Council Member Sevigny moved, Council Member Higgins-Hord seconded. Aye (10): Curtis, Eblen, Ellinger, Higgins-Hord, Sevigny, Sheehan, Wu, Beasley, Boone, Brown. Nay (1): Reynolds.
Community Action Council: winter motel shelter for families with children, up to $300,000. Approved 11-0 in the same motion.
Bluegrass Care Navigators: motel-based winter shelter for elderly or disabled people, up to $234,977. Approved 11-0 in the same motion.
The three items were first read September 10, 2026.

Continuum of Care application (September 10, 2026): approved 15-0. Seeks up to $3,866,080 in federal funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for programs run by community nonprofits, with up to $153,932 retained for planning and monitoring and a local match of up to $38,483.
Mayor's Task Force on Homelessness: a presentation was received and filed at the October 13, 2026 work session; the minutes record no discussion.
The Mayor's appointment of a new member to the Homelessness Prevention and Intervention Board (term to October 1, 2028) was approved unanimously on September 10.