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Approval of the Submission of a City Planning Grant in the Amount of $50,000 to Prevent and Combat Homelessness to the Home for Good Funders Collaborative.
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Meeting Date: September 11, 2017
Contact Person/Dept: Tevis Barnes/CDD-Housing
Phone Number: (310) 253-5782
Fiscal Impact: Yes [X] No [] General Fund: Yes [] No [X]
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [X] Attachments: [X]
Commission Action Required: Yes [] No [X] Date:
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (09/07/17); Committee on Homelessness (08/29/17); Saint Joseph Center (08/27/17); Upward Bound House (08/16/17); and Westside COG Homeless Working Group (08/30/17)
Department Approval: Sol Blumenfeld, Community Development Director (09/6/17)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the Culver City Council approve the submission of a planning grant in the amount of $50,000 to the Home for Good Funders Collaborative for the purpose of updating the Strategy to Address Homelessness.
BACKGROUND
On August 17, 2015, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors launched the Homeless Initiative to combat the homeless crisis that pervades our communities. To develop these strategies, the Homeless Initiative conducted 18 policy summits on 9 topics from October 1 to December 3, 2015 which brought together 25 Los Angeles County Departments, 30 cities and other public agencies, and over 100 community partners and stakeholders.
The summits resulted in 47 strategies divided in 6 areas. The areas included:
* Prevent Homelessness
* Subsidize Housing
* Increase Income
* Provide Case Management and Services
* Create a Coordinated System
* Increase Affordable/Homeless Housing
On February 9, 2016, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a comprehensive plan to combat homelessness which included the 47 strategies.
In support of the Los Angeles County H...
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