14-D
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
ATTENTION: Ryan Smoot, City Manager
FROM: Wangsu Lee, Assistant to the City Manager
SUBJECT: Consideration and possible action to authorize the City Manager to execute Agreement File No. 257.9 with the Gateway Cities Council of Governments, in a form approved by the City Attorney, for the administration of the Los Angeles County’s Measure A Local Solutions Fund.
DATE: November 10, 2025
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
In November 2024, the Los Angeles County (“County”) voters approved Measure A, a countywide half-cent sales tax that replaced Measure H and will provide ongoing funding to address homelessness and housing affordability. A portion of Measure A revenues is allocated to the Local Solutions Fund (“LSF”), which will support local homelessness programs. Measure A is expected to generate a billion dollars annually, of which approximately 9% will be set aside for the LSF. For the fiscal year 2025 -2026, Bellflower’s allocation of the LSF is $381,038 – all of which will go directly towards the operational costs of New Hope Temporary Shelter.
RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL
1) Authorize the City Manager to execute Agreement File No. 257.9 in a form approved by the City Attorney; or
2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
FISCAL IMPACT
The City’s LSF allocation for fiscal year 2025-2026 is $381,038.
DISCUSSION
Measure A is a countywide half-cent sales tax approved by the County voters in November 2024, to address homelessness and housing affordability. Measure A repealed and replaced Measure H, the previous quarter-cent sales tax for County homeless services that was set to expire in 2027 and established an ongoing funding source to continue and enhance the County’s homelessness efforts. A portion of Measure A funding is dedicated to the LSF, which is distributed by the County to cities, COGs, and unincorporated areas. The distribution formula was based on the US Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (“HUD”) point-in-time count or similar measures of homelessness, as determined by the County Board of Supervisors (“Board”).
Staff Report – AFN 257.9 with COG for Measure A Local Solutions Fund November 10, 2025
DISCUSSION – Continued
In March 2025, the Board approved the Homeless Initiative’s recommended budget for fiscal year 2025-2026 which included an allocation of $93,363,000 for the LSF. Of the allocated amount, Bellflower will receive $381,038 in LSF funding. These funds will go directly towards the operational costs of New Hope Temporary Shelter. The purpose of these funds is to support local efforts to strengthen homeless services, enhance regional coordination, and improve housing outcomes for residents.
There are five goals of Measure A:
1. Increase the number of people moving from encampments into permanent housing to reduce unsheltered homelessness with a focus on addressing gender, ethnic and racial disproportionality, disparities and inequities.
2. Reduce the number of people with mental illness and/or substance use disorders who experience homelessness with a focus on addressing gender, ethnic and racial disproportionality, disparities and inequities.
3. Increase the number of people permanently leaving homelessness with a focus on addressing gender, ethnic and racial disproportionality, disparities and inequities.
4. Prevent people from falling into homelessness with a focus on addressing gender, ethnic and racial disproportionality, disparities and inequities.
5. Increase the number of affordable housing units in Los Angeles County with a focus on addressing gender, ethnic and racial disproportionality, disparities and inequities.
Bellflower has elected to contract with the COG to administer its LSF allocation, with the COG serving as a pass-through partner. This partnership allows the City to continue its regional collaboration with partner jurisdictions and helps avoid potential administrative delays that we have historically experienced when contracting with the County directly.