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CC - CONSENT ITEM: Ratification of an Amendment to the General Services Agreement with Crosstown Electric for Electrical Service Installation at Virginia Avenue for Wellness Village Site in the Amount of $124,200.43, with a Contingency of $25,000 for a Total Not-to-Exceed Amount of $149,200.43.
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Meeting Date: November 10, 2025
Contact/Dept.: Tevis Barnes/Housing and Human Services
Yanni Demitri/Public Works Department
Phone Number: (310) 253-5640
Fiscal Impact: Yes [X] No [ ] General Fund: Yes [X] No [ ]
Attachments: Yes [ ] No [X]
Public Notification: E-Mail: Meetings and Agendas - City Council (11/06/2025)
Dept Approval: Tevis Barnes, Housing and Human Services Director (11/04/2025); Yanni Demitri, Public Works Director/City Engineer (11/04/2025)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council ratify an amendment to the general services agreement with Crosstown Electric for electrical service installation at Virginia Avenue for Wellness Village site in the amount of $124,200.43 with a contingency of $25,000 for a total not-to-exceed amount of $149,200.43.
BACKGROUND
On January 9, 2023, the City Council ratified the Local Emergency finding that a threat to public health and safety exists in the City due to a homelessness crisis in the City. As part of the ratification the City Council also authorized the City Manager to approve emergency response agreements and purchases up to the existing Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Budget.
In response to the emergency and in an effort to reduce loss of life, eliminate encampments, and provide greater access to resources for its unhoused residents. the City opened Wellness Village in August 2023. Wellness Village is a low-barrier interim housing resource, that consists of 20 canvas tents on raised platforms on City-owned parking lot.
DISCUSSION
The Virginia Avenue lot that houses Wellness Village was previous...
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