City of Long Beach - File #: 20-0837

• File #: 20-0837
• Version: 1
• Name: DHHS - Contract w/LAHSA to accept/expend Measure H funding to implement Homeless Initiative strategies
• Type: Contract
• Status: CCIS
• File created: 8/12/2020
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 9/1/2020
• Final action: 9/1/2020
• Title: Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an agreement, and all necessary documents and any subsequent amendments, including any amendments to extend the contract terms and the contract amount, with the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA), to accept and expend Measure H funding in an amount up to $3,137,917, for the period of July 1, 2020 through October 31, 2020, to implement Homeless Initiative strategies adopted by the County Board of Commissioners to combat homelessness in Los Angeles County; and Authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute any necessary agreements, and any subsequent amendments, with subcontractors, to provide homeless prevention and rapid rehousing services, in an aggregate total amount of $1,567,659, for the approximate period of July 1, 2020 through October 31, 2020, with the option to renew subcontracts to ensure the expenditure of Measure H funding from the LAHSA. (Citywide)
• Sponsors: Health and Human Services
• Related files: 35764_000, 35696_002, 35696_003, 35696_004, 35696_005, 35696_006, 35696_000, 35761_000, 35761_001, 35696_001, 35696_007

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/1/2020	1	City Council	approve recommendation	Pass

TITLE
Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an agreement, and all necessary documents and any subsequent amendments, including any amendments to extend the contract terms and the contract amount, with the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA), to accept and expend Measure H funding in an amount up to $3,137,917, for the period of July 1, 2020 through October 31, 2020, to implement Homeless Initiative strategies adopted by the County Board of Commissioners to combat homelessness in Los Angeles County; and

Authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute any necessary agreements, and any subsequent amendments, with subcontractors, to provide homeless prevention and rapid rehousing services, in an aggregate total amount of $1,567,659, for the approximate period of
July 1, 2020 through October 31, 2020, with the option to renew subcontracts to ensure the expenditure of Measure H funding from the LAHSA. (Citywide)

DISCUSSION
The Measure H Revenue Committee for Los Angeles County completed its recommendations for the distribution of Measure H funds for the period of July 1, 2020 through October 31, 2020. The funds were aligned under different strategies to address homelessness some of which are to be managed by the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA), the Continuum of Care (CoC) for Los Angeles County, and the City of Los Angeles combined. During this process, the three CoCs (Long Beach, Pasadena, and Glendale) that are independent of LAHSA negotiated for a direct carve-out of resources specific to activities provided by these CoCs. Services that will be carved out specifically for Long Beach include homeless prevention, rapid rehousing, outreach coordination, strengthening the coordinated entry system, and emergency shelter/crisis housing. These initiatives are necessary to enhance the support services within the local system of care.

The Long Beach CoC (Homeless Services Division) will receive approximately $904...