CITY OF POMONA
COUNCIL REPORT
August 15, 2022
To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: James Makshanoff, City Manager
Submitted By: Benita De Frank, Neighborhood Services Director SUBJECT: ADOPT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS (SGVCOG) and accept A $200,000 HOMELESS grant award RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council take the following actions:
Adopt the following resolution:
RESOLUTION NO. 2022-132 – A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF POMONA, CALIFORNIA AUTHORIZING STAFF TO EXECUTE THE MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS (SGVCOG) TO RECEIVE HOMELESS PROGRAM GRANT AWARD TOTALING $200,000 in measure h funding, AMENDING THE FY 2022-23 OPERATING BUDGET BY INCREASING REVENUE ESTIMATES AND APPROPRIATING funds in the same amount Authorize the City Manager to execute the memorandum of understanding, contracts and other documentation requested for acceptance and implementation of the grant awards, subject to approval as to form by the City Attorney.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
In December 2021, the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments (SGVCOG) released a Request for Proposals (RFP) opportunity for cities located within the San Gabriel Valley to apply for Measure H funding intended to supplement existing homeless programs and fill gaps within the existing homeless services system. The City of Pomona in partnership with cohort cities, City of Claremont and City of La Verne, identified the need to continue providing housing navigation, case management, and interim housing to unhoused residents, and submitted an application to the SGVCOG for funding to implement the Community Navigation and Interim Housing Program. The SGVCOG approved the City of Pomona’s application and awarded a total of $200,000 for the implementation of the City of Pomona’s program and project administration. The City of Pomona has been entitled as the project lead. The grant term shall begin upon execution of the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) and shall continue through May 31, 2023.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Adoption of Resolution No. 2022-132 (Attachment No. 1) will amend the FY 2022-23 Operating Budget by increasing revenue estimates and appropriating $190,000 (215-1791-52285-58724) to implement the City of Pomona’s Program and $10,000 for project administration (215-1702-XXXXX-58724).
FUNDING SOURCE
PROJECT
REVENUE ACCT #
INREASE TO REVENUE ($)
EXPENDITURE ACCT #
APPROPRIATE ($)
Measure H
San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments (SGVCOG)
215-1791-40903-58724
$190,000
Controllable Contract Services
215-1791-52285-58724
$190,000
Measure H
San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments (SGVCOG)
215-1702-40903-58724
$10,000
215-1702-XXXXX-58724
$10,000
DISCUSSION:
The San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments (SGVCOG) was established to unify cities within the San Gabriel Valley region to utilize resources and services to improve the quality of life within the jurisdictions of its member cities and unincorporated areas. For the purposes of expanding homeless services and support in the region, the SGVCOG entered into a contract with the County of Los Angeles to obtain Measure H funding. Measure H generates funds for homeless services throughout the County of Los Angeles and is acquired through a ¼-cent sales tax, which was approved by Los Angeles County voters in 2017. The SGVCOG allocated Measure H funding to support four programs to address homelessness in the San Gabriel Valley which include services to supplement existing homeless programs, outreach and services for hard-to-reach populations, mobile crisis response program, and pilot programs.
The City of Pomona (City) responded to the Request for Proposals (RFP) with the desire to participate in a program with cohort cities, City of Claremont and City of La Verne, which will provide housing navigation, case management, and interim housing to unhoused residents. The SGVCOG Governing Board considered and approved the City’s proposed program – Community Navigation and Interim Housing Program (Program) – as a pilot program to combat homelessness. The term of the program shall begin upon the execution of the Memorandum of Agreement between the SGVCOG and the City and shall continue through May 31, 2023. The City has been designated as the project lead and will oversee the grant award for a total of $200,000.
The Cities of Pomona, Claremont, and La Verne will administer a program to strengthen the continuum of care for people experiencing homelessness within their sub-region of the San Gabriel Valley. The cities cohort has worked in partnership with Tri-City Mental Health (Tri-City) as the sub-region’s public mental health authority to provide community navigation services, and as means to complement these services, the Program will enable Tri-City to hire two dedicated full-time Homeless Resource Community Navigators to provide a 24-hour response to unhoused individuals and families request for assistance. The Cities will also engage Tri-City to provide a Housing First model, Mental Health First Aid, Trauma-Informed Care, Motivational Interviewing, and community resilience training to the Cities and other partner agencies to ensure best practices are administered when working with individuals and families experiencing homelessness. In addition, Tri-City will provide training in Tenant-Landlord rights and responsibilities to increase the supply of rental housing and ensure tenants remain housed.
Other proposed Program activities include providing showers, locker and laundry services, meals, and case management to unhoused cohort residents through the City’s Hope for Home Homeless Services Center’s (H4H) Access Center and Crisis Housing Programs. Under the Crisis Housing Program, one crisis bed will be reserved for the City, two crisis beds for the City of Claremont, and two crisis beds for the City of La Verne.
Through the implementation of both Program tasks, the City and fellow cohort cities will have the opportunity to continue critical services necessary to combat homelessness and transition individuals and families into permanent housing.
COUNCIL PRIORITIES & GOALS: This item supports City Council Goal K: – to reduce the unsheltered homeless population by 10% annually and take actions to mitigate the impacts of homelessness on the community.
Prepared by:
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Samantha Piedra
Homeless Programs Coordinator
ATTACHMENT:
Attachment No. 1 – Resolution No. 2022-132
A Resolution to Authorize Execution of the MOA and Acceptance of SGVCOG Funding
A Resolution to Authorize Execution of MOA and Acceptance of SGVCOG Funding