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CC:COH - (1) Discussion of Proposed Changes to Culver City Committee on Homelessness Bylaws; and (2) Direction to the City Manager as Deemed Appropriate.
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Meeting Date: April 19, 2021
Contact Person/Dept: Tevis Barnes/CDD/Housing Division
Christina Stoffers/CDD/Housing Division
Phone Number: (310) 253-5780
Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [] No [X]
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [X] Attachments: [X]
Commission Action Required: Yes [] No [] Date:
Public Notification: Committee on Homelessness (03/16/2021); Landlord Tenant Mediation Board (03/16/2021); Saint Joseph Center (03/16/2021); Upward Bound House (03/16/2021);(E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (04/15/2021);
Department Approval: Sol Blumenfeld, Community Development Director (04/14/2021)
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RECOMMENDATIONS:
Staff recommends the City Council and the Committee on Homelessness (COH) discuss proposed changes to the COH Bylaws; and (2) provide direction to the City Manager as deemed appropriate.
BACKGROUND:
In an effort to better address homelessness in Culver City, the City Council at its regular meeting on July 26, 2004 approved the formation of the Homelessness Ad Hoc Committee and adopted short and long-term strategies to address homelessness in the City. The Ad Hoc Committee was fully established and recognized as the Culver City Committee on Homelessness (COH) on April 22, 2008. The COH consists of seven members who are residents and representatives from the Culver City business and supportive service community. The Community Development Department (CDD) Housing Division serves as staff to the COH.
Although the COH was established as a full committee, no bylaws were created to govern the body. On January 26, 2010 the COH discussed and established a subcommittee to define bylaws for the COH (Bylaws). The Bylaws pr...
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