TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Kendra Davis, Management Analyst
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of the City's Draft Three-Year Plan to End Homelessness (City Manager Moe).
DISCUSS AND PROVIDE DIRECTION
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that City Council discuss Manhattan Beach's Draft Three-Year Plan to End Homelessness, and provide direction.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
There are no fiscal implications associated with recommended action. However, some of the goals proposed in the plan may require funding, for which sources will need to be identified.
The City received a $30,000 grant from the County of Los Angeles to conduct outreach and create this plan.
BACKGROUND:
In 2017, the LA County Board of Supervisors allocated $2,000,000 in one-time funding to develop comprehensive plans to prevent and combat homelessness. These funds were used to support coordination by the Councils of Governments, and planning efforts for cities in the Los Angeles Continuum of Care (an integrated system that guides and tracks homeless individuals and families through a variety of services designed to prevent and end homelessness). In October 2017, 47 cities were awarded planning grants. The response from cities was so great that the Board of Supervisors approved an additional $575,000 to supplement the original funding.
The City of Manhattan Beach was one of the cities to apply for and receive this funding. Funds were based on the 2017 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count, conducted by the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA). In 2017, Manhattan Beach was recorded as having 6 "unsheltered" persons or individuals living in vehicles, makeshift shelters, tents or the street, which qualified the City to receive $30,000 in funding.
Once funds were designated, LA County released the grant schedule, which included training sessions wi...
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