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Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. RFP HE-22-125 and award a contract to First to Serve, of Los Angeles, CA, to provide site operations and interim housing services at a 78-unit motel property at 5950 Long Beach Boulevard (Subject Property) that was acquired through the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) Project Homekey Program, in an annual amount not to exceed $2,219,200 for a period of one year, with the option to renew for an additional 36-month period, at the discretion of the City Manager; and authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to enter into the contract, including any necessary amendments;
Increase appropriations in the Health Fund Group in the Department of Health and Human Services by $24,979,145 for the acquisition, facility renovations, and maintenance of the Subject Property and to support program operations costs, offset by HCD Homekey Program grant revenues;
Increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Department of Economic Development by $16,100,000, for the purchase of Subject Property, offset by a transfer from the Health Fund Group in the Department of Health and Human Services; and
Increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Department of Economic Development by $367,195 for the purchase of Subject Property, offset by funds available. (District 8)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is requested to enter into a contract with First to Serve to provide site operations and interim housing services at a 78-unit motel property located at 5950 Long Beach Boulevard that was acquired through the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) Project Homekey Program (Homekey).
On September 9, 2021, the HCD released a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for approximately $1.45 billion in grants as part of the Homekey Program Round 2. The program continues a statewide effort to rapidly sustain and expand housing for persons ex...
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