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CC - (1) Authorization to Release a Request for Proposals for an Operator to Establish and Manage a City-Owned and Funded Safe Parking Site(s); and (2) FOUR-FIFTHS VOTE REQUIREMENT: Approval of Related Budget Amendment to Appropriate $275,000 from the City General Fund's Unassigned Fund Balance to Support the Operation of a Safe Parking Program for One Year.
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Meeting Date: October 11, 2021
Contact Person/Dept: Helen Chin/ City Manager's Office
Phone Number: (310) 253-6022
Fiscal Impact: Yes [X] No [] General Fund: Yes [] No []
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [] Attachments: []
Commission Action Required: Yes [] No [] Date:
Public Notification: (Email) Meetings and Agendas-Committee on Homelessness (08/16/2021 & 10/07/2021); Saint Joseph Center (08/16/2021); Upward Bound House (08/16/2021); Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (05/23/2021)
Department Approval: John M. Nachbar, City Manager
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RECOMMENDATION
The City Council Ad Hoc Housing and Homelessness Subcommittee (Mayor Fisch and Councilmember McMorrin) (Subcommittee), recommend the City Council (1) authorize the release of a Request for Proposals (RFP) for an operator to establish and manage a City-owned and funded Safe Parking Site(s); and (2) approval of related budget amendment to appropriate $275,000 from the City General Fund's Unassigned Fund Balance to support the operation of a Safe Parking Program for one year (requires 4/5ths affirmative vote).
BACKGROUND
Culver City's self-administered Point-In-Time Count for January 2021 showed a 35% year-on-year increase in homelessness since January 2020. During the 2021 Point-In- Time Count, City staff counted visible unsheltered individuals, cars, vans, RVs, tents, and makeshift structures. Staff worked with Homelessness Policy Research Institute staff at University of Southern California (USC) and used Los Angeles ...
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