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CC:HA - CONSENT ITEM: 1) Ratification of Acceptance of Local Solutions Fund Grant from the Westside Cities Council of Governments in the Amount of $1,012,171; 2) FOUR-FIFTHS VOTE REQUIREMENT: Approval of a Related Budget Amendment Appropriating the $65,000 in Remaining Grant Funds in Fiscal Year 2025-2026; and 3) Approval of a Professional Services Agreement with Jennifer Cree Swan & Associates to Update Culver City's 2018 Plan to Prevent and Combat Homelessness By Re-evaluating Existing Short-Term and Long-Term Strategies to Address Homelessness in Culver City in an Amount Not-to- Exceed $60,000.
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Meeting Date: September 8, 2025
Contact Person/Dept.: Tevis Barnes/Housing and Human Services Department
Christina Stoffers-Himmelman/ Housing and Human Services Department
Phone Number: (310) 253-5780
Fiscal Impact: Yes [X] No [] General Fund: Yes [X] No []
Attachments: Yes [X] No []
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (09/04/2025), Advisory Committee on Housing and Homelessness (08/19/2025), Standing Housing and Homelessness Subcommittee (08/26/2025)
Department Approval: Tevis Barnes, Housing and Human Services Director, (08/28/2025) _____________________________________________________________________
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council 1) ratify acceptance of a Local Solutions Fund grant from the Westside Cities Council of Governments (WSCCOG) in the amount of $1,012,171; 2) approve a related budget amendment appropriating the $65,000 in remaining grant funds in Fiscal Year 2025-2026 (requires a four-fifths vote); and 3) approve a professional services agreement with Jennifer Cree Swan & Associates to update Culver City's 2018 Plan to Prevent and Combat Homelessness by re-evaluating existing short-term and long-term strategies to address homelessness in Culver City in an amount not-to-exceed $60,000.
BACKGROUND
Homelessness is a regional crisis requiring collaboration bet...
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