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Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an agreement, and any necessary documents and subsequent amendments, including amending the amount of the award, with the County of Los Angeles, to receive and expend $1,531,465, offset by grant revenues from the California Department of Social Services, to address the need to house people experiencing homelessness and to prevent the spread of COVID-19, through June 30, 2023, with the option to renew for one additional one-year period, at the discretion of the City Manager; and
Increase appropriations in the Health Fund Group in the Health and Human Services Department by $1,531,465, offset by grant revenues. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
On September 15, 2021, the Los Angeles County Board (County) approved the Chief Executive Officer to allocate portions of the 2021-2022 California Department of Social Services (CDSS) one-time funding to the City of Long Beach (City) to address the need to house people experiencing homelessness (PEH) and to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Since April 2020, the City has been operating a Project Roomkey (PRK) site through master leasing of a 44-room hotel. Throughout the pandemic, the City continues to ensure that non-congregate shelter is an available and accessible option to the most vulnerable persons in need. This CDSS funding opportunity will allow the City to continue to provide PRK for PEH through January 2022, permitting people in need to remain in non-congregate housing while working toward permanent housing. Further, this grant will be utilized for additional motel vouchers, intensive case management services, and rapid re-housing resources.
This matter was reviewed by Deputy City Attorney Taylor M. Anderson on October 13, 2021 and by Budget Analysis Officer Greg Sorensen on October 19, 2021.
EQUITY STATEMENT
The City has incorporated the Equity Toolkit and strategies outlined in the Everyone Home Long Beach plan into this recommendation as re...
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