TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
George Gabriel, Senior Management Analyst
SUBJECT:Title
Resolution No. 18-0149 Declaring a Shelter Crisis Pursuant to SB 850, Allowing the City to be Eligible for Homeless Emergency Aid Program (HEAP) Grant Funding and the City's Multi-Jurisdictional Proposal to Implement the City's Homelessness Plan (City Manager Moe).
a) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 18-0149
b) APPROVE
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Adopt Resolution No. 18-0149 Declaring a Shelter Crisis Pursuant to SB 850, Allowing the City to be Eligible for Homeless Emergency Aid Program (HEAP) Grant Funding,
2. Approve the City's multi-jurisdictional proposal in collaboration with the Cities of Redondo Beach and Hermosa Beach to implement the City's homelessness plan.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
There are no fiscal implications associated with the recommended action. However, should the City receive grant funding from either the State or County's RFP, the City will reflect those grant amounts in the revised FY 2019-2020 budget.
BACKGROUND:
On August 21, 2018, the City Council adopted the City's "Five-Year Plan to Address Homelessness in Our Community." The plan contains 10 goals aligned with Manhattan Beach's and Los Angeles County's objectives to address homelessness. While the City plans to achieve these goals, no direct funding source has been identified to implement these goals.
In anticipation of the limited funding cities have to address homelessness, County of Los Angeles and State of California funds have become available through two separate grant funding processes.
State of California
Pursuant to a new state statute codified in the California Health and Safety Code, the State of California has approved $500 million in onetime funding to address homelessness in the FY 2018-19 State Budget thro...
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