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HA - Approval of an Amendment to the Existing Professional Services Agreement with Upward Bound House to Perform Homeless Outreach, Case Management and Permanent Housing Placement to Culver City Homeless Families for the Period of July 1, 2016 Through June 30, 2017, July 1, 2017 Through June 30, 2018 and July 1, 2018 Through June 30, 2019.
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Contact Person/Dept: Tevis Barnes - Housing/CDD
Phone Number: (310) 253-5782
Fiscal Impact: Yes [X] No [] General Fund: Yes [] No [X]
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [X] Attachments: Yes [X] No []
Commission Action Required: Yes [] No [X] Date:
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (06/08/16); Upward Bound House - 04/26/2016; Saint Joseph Center - 04/26/2016; Committee on Homelessness - 04/26/2016
Department Approval: Sol Blumenfeld, CDD Director (05/30/16)
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends the Culver City Housing Authority Board (Board) approve an amendment to the existing professional services agreement with Upward Bound House (UBH) for a three-year contract to perform homeless outreach, case management and permanent housing placement to Culver City homeless families in an amount not to exceed $130,000 each fiscal year for the period of July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017, July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018 and July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019.
BACKGROUND:
Upward Bound House was founded in 1990 in response to the affordable housing crisis on the Westside of Los Angeles and its impact on homeless families with minor children and very-low income seniors. Developed to address the lack of emergency shelter services for families in the area, the Family Shelter opened in 2010 in Culver City and is the only program of its kind on the Westside of Los Angeles.
Family Shelter offers a safe and dignified livi...
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