Tuesday, October 7, 2025
City of Glendale
MEASURE A & MEASURE H FUNDS
Pilot Project Proposal
ITEM # To be completed…
2 MEASURE A
Voter approved ½ cent sales tax
Repealed/Replaced Measure H
Effective April 1, 2025
No Sunset date
Supports Affordable Housing,
Homelessness Solutions, and
Prevention
Funded through Transactions and
Use Tax Ordinance ("Measure A")
3 MEASURE A
Allocation Formula & Key Funding Categories
$1Billion
Measure A est. Annual
Revenue
60%
Mandatory Allocation to
CEO-HI Comprehensive
Homelessness Services
(CHS)
15%
Allocated Local Solutions Fund
(subset of CHS) allocated to
cities, COGs & unincorporated
areas
4 Allocation Formula & Key Funding Categories (Cont’d)
Measure A Funding Approved by BOS 3/25/25 Percentage Est. Amount Comprehensive Homelessness Services
- Local Solutions Fund 15% ($96M)
- Homelessness Solutions Innovations ($13.4M)
- Accountability, Data, and Research ($10.6M)
61.25% $656M
Remaining Measure A Allocation
Los Angeles County Affordable Housing Solutions Agency
(LACAHSA)
35.75% $383M
Los Angeles County Development Authority (LACDA) 3% $32M City’s Measure A Local Solution Allocation $434,979 for FY2025-26 $87,000 City Admin. and remaining $347,979 available to fund various programs/services. 5 LOCAL SOLUTIONS FUND
Purpose of LSF
• Funded through Transactions and Use Tax Ordinance
("Measure A").
• Allocated by the CEO-HI through the Local Solutions Fund to local jurisdictions.
• Allocations based 90% on multi-yr PIT and 10% ACS proxy data for low-income households.
Must align with:
• Purposes in the Ordinance.
• CA Government Code § 64700 et seq.
• Regional Plan adopted by LA County Board (March 25, 2025).
Eligible Uses & Goals Under Measure A-
LSF
6 ELIGIBLE
PROGRAMS/SERVICES GOALS
• Mental Health Services
• Substance Use Treatment (Outpatient
and Residential)
• Case Management & Outreach
• Employment Services
• Permanent Housing Placement
• Emergency & Interim Housing
• Affordable Housing (at-risk and currently
unhoused)
• Homeless Prevention
1.Increase the number of people moving
from encampments into permanent housing
to reduce unsheltered homelessness;
2. Reduce the number of people with
mental illness and/or substance use
disorders who experience homelessness;
3. Increase the number of people
permanently leaving homelessness;
4. Prevent people from falling into
homelessness; and
5. Increase the number of affordable
housing units in Los Angeles County.
• Must connect individuals to behavioral and mental health services, and mainstream entitlement programs.
Proposed Pilot Project
Gateways Hospital & Mental Health Center
7 Purpose of the Pilot Project Key Components
• Better serve high-need individuals and
families experiencing homelessness or
at the verge of becoming unhoused.
• Reduce duplication in benefits with
funding received by LACAHSA.
• Streamline connection to housing,
behavioral health, and supportive
services.
1. Access to Enhanced Care Management (ECM)
Program
2. Residential Mental Health Treatment & beds
3. Intensive Case Management (Emergency
Housing Voucher Program)
Proposed Pilot Project
Gateways Hospital & Mental Health Center Cont’d
8 • Has been serving the Greater Los Angeles Area since 1953, over 70 years of commitment to behavioral health care.
• Nine (9) service locations in the County and San Diego • Programs serve children, adolescents, transitional aged youth, and adults experiencing serious mental and substance use disorders • Experienced in multi-disciplinary work, person-centered and coordinated care approach
• Team includes psychiatrists, internists, registered nurses, psychiatric nurse practitioners, licensed vocational nurses, psychologists, social workers, and mental health workers and support personnel.
Proposed Pilot Project
Gateways Hospital & Mental Health Center Cont’d
9 Enhanced Care Management Program (ECM)
• Program will be available for the unhoused and those who are currently enrolled in housing programs within the City of Glendale.
§ community-based case management
§ linkages to primary care, and mental health and substance use disorder treatment.
The program is funded through Medi-Cal by local managed care plans and is expected to be operational by the end of this calendar year.
Note: Services are leveraged through Gateways at no cost to the City Proposed Pilot Project
Gateways Hospital & Mental Health Center Cont’d
10 Residential Treatments Beds
• Gateways will dedicate 5 residential care treatment beds for City Homeless Outreach and housing programs. Services include:
§ Mental Health Treatment
§ Wrap-around services to ensure long-term housing stability § Work with outreach teams to rapidly place unhoused individuals seeking treatment
Location: Percy Village Residential Facility
Daily Rate: $400
Program Duration: 12 months
TOTAL COST: $730,000
Funding Source: Local Solutions Fund $347,979 and Measure H $382,021 Proposed Pilot Project
Gateways Hospital & Mental Health Center Cont’d
11 1 FTE Mental Health & Substance Use Case Manager
• Supports up to 25 EHV households by:
• Assessing needs & creating individualized care/housing plans • Assisting with transition to long-term housing
• Linking clients to health care, benefits, and supports • Monitoring progress & providing ongoing follow-upBuilding partnerships with community agencies
• Collaborating with Housing & Homeless Services teams
• Offering person-centered support for immediate and long-term needs Total Funding Request: $83,000
Funding Source: Section 8 Admin.
4.12Situation
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Event
4.19 Coordinate d
Entry Assessment
Coordinated
Entry
Glendale EHV
Assessment
Refer Client to
EHV Program
NEXT STEPS
• Amend existing Measure A Local Solutions Fund Agreement with the County to update the Scope of Work (SOW).
• Amend existing Measure H FY 25-26 Agreement with the County to update the Scope of Work (SOW).
• Execute Agreement with Gateways to begin program implementation. • Begin community outreach and education about programs and services offered through the partnership between the City of Glendale and Gateways. • Expand existing Outreach Efforts to include services offered by Gateways through LSF and Measure H.
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Coordinated
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Glendale EHV
Assessment
Refer Client to
EHV Program
Recommendations
13 Ø Approve pilot project with Gateways Hospital for residential care beds & intensive case management (contract not to exceed $813,000)
Ø Accept $347,979 Measure A funds from LA County for the pilot Ø Accept $382,021 CoC/Measure H funds from LA County for the pilot Ø Appropriate $434,979 Measure A funds awarded by LA County CEO-Homeless Initiative Ø Allocate $83,000 Section 8 Fund Balance to support the pilot #My Glendale
Any Questions?
14 Reporting Analysis by Richmond Amoah, HMIS System Admin &
Arsine Isayan, Homeless Programs Manager