TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
George Gabriel, Senior Management Analyst
SUBJECT:Title
Update on the City's Homelessness Plan and Appointment of Members to Homelessness Task Force (City Manager Moe).
a) RECEIVE AND FILE
b) APPOINT
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends the City Council receive and file an update on the City's Homelessness Plan and appoint members to the homelessness task force.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
There are no fiscal implications associated with the recommended actions.
BACKGROUND:
In 2017, the Los Angeles 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.
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 six "unsheltered" persons or individuals living in vehicles, makeshift shelters, tents or the street, which qualified the City to receive $30,000 in funding. Following the award of funding, Manhattan Beach was recorded as having 41 "unsheltered" persons or individuals living in vehicles, makeshift shelters, tents or the street.
On August 21, 2018, the City Council adopt the City's "Five-Year Plan to Address Homelessness in ...
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