RESOLUTION NO. 2025-108
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF POMONA, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF $1,142,491 IN MEASURE A GRANT FUNDS FOR THE LOCAL SOLUTIONS FUNDED PROGRAMS AND AMENDMENT OF THE FY 2025-2026 OPERATING BUDGET WHEREAS, on November 4, 2024, the voters of Los Angeles County approved the Affordable Housing, Homelessness Solutions, and Prevention Now Transactions and Use Tax Ordinance ("Measure A" or the "Ordinance"), a one-half cent sales tax countywide, to fund critical programs designed to reduce and prevent homelessness within the County; and, WHEREAS, the County has received a portion of the proceeds from the tax imposed by Measure A for Comprehensive Homelessness Services, the Local Solutions Fund, and Homelessness Solutions Innovations which it distributes to eligible programs and services in accordance with Measure A; and, WHEREAS, pursuant to Measure A, the County shall allocate funds from the Local Solutions Fund to cities, councils of government, and/or the County on behalf of its unincorporated areas; and, WHEREAS, on March 25, 2025, the County Board of Supervisors ("Board"), in consultation with cities within the County, determined that Formula 4, based on 90% of the multi-year average point-in-time count and 10% of the American Community Survey proxy data, is the appropriate method for distributing Local Solutions Fund to cities, councils of governments, and to the County on behalf of its unincorporated areas; and, WHEREAS, services and programs funded by the Local Solutions Fund shall support a variety of services and programs aimed at addressing homelessness, including but not limited to physical and mental health care, emergency housing, permanent housing, job counseling, substance use disorder treatment, short-term rental subsidies, and other related services, as well as the collection and analysis of data to assess the effectiveness of such services and programs; and, WHEREAS, services and programs funded by Local Solutions Fund shall contribute to achieving the five goals outlined in Measure A by demonstrating measurable progress from baseline metrics toward target metrics ("Metrics") as adopted by the Board on March 25, 2025; and, WHEREAS, services and programs funded by the Local Solutions Fund must align with the purposes enumerated in Measure A and the Regional Plan adopted by the Board on March 25, 2025, which sets goals and objectives to reduce homelessness and expand affordable housing in accordance with Measure A; and, WHEREAS, services and programs funded by the Local Solutions Fund shall adhere to best practices for the standardization of care, including but not limited to facilitating connections to behavioral and mental health services, medical care, and other services, and create connections to mainstream safety net programs supported by County, State, and federal funds, including connections to medical and mental health care and other entitlement programs; and, WHEREAS, the Local Jurisdiction agrees to perform its obligations under this Agreement in a manner consistent with and supportive of the goals and purposes outlined in Measure A, and the Metrics, Regional Plan, and best practices for the standardization of care; and, WHEREAS, the Parties desire to enter into this Agreement to formalize the allocation of Measure A Funds, which is approved by the Board annually, establish accountability measures, and ensure the effective use of Measure A Funds to achieve the stated goals in Measure A to prevent and reduce homelessness and increase access to affordable housing, subject to all the conditions required by Measure A; and, WHEREAS, on August 1, 2025, the County of Los Angeles awarded the City of Pomona $1,142,491 in Measure A Funds to support the City’s projects for individuals and families experiencing homelessness or at-risk of homelessness, including, move-in assistance, landlord supports, interim housing operating subsidies, legal assistance subsidies, mediation services subsidies, and administrative costs.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Pomona as follows:
SECTION 1. Authorize the acceptance of $1,142,491 in the Los Angeles County Measure A fund for the operation of the Local Solutions Fund, including.
SECTION 2. Amend FY 2025-2026 Operating Budget by increasing revenue estimates and appropriations per chart below:
Revenue Account #
Change to 2025-2026 Revenue Estimates
Expenditure Account #
Requested 2025-2026 Appropriations ($)
141-1702-40906-58815
+$2,402
141-1702-5XXXX-58815
+$2,402
141-1791-40906-58815
+$45,539
141-1791-52285-58815
+$45,539
141-1702-40906-58816
+$1,250
141-1702-5XXXX-58816
+$1,250
141-1791-40906-58816
+$23,750
141-1791-52285-58816
+$23,750
141-1702-40906-58820
+$97,455
141-1702-5XXXX-58820
+$97,455
141-1791-40906-58820
+$877,095
141-1791-52285-58820
+$877,095
141-1702-40906-58817
+$3,000
141-1702-5XXXX-58817
+$3,000
141-1791-40906-58817
+$57,000
141-1791-52285-58817
+$57,000
141-1702-40906-58818
+$1,027
141-1702-5XXXX-58818
+$1,027
141-1791-40906-58818
+$19,504
141-1791-52285-58818
+$19, 504
141-1702-40906-58819
+$723
141-1702-5XXXX-58819
+$723
141-1791-40906-58819
+$13,746
141-1791-52285-58819
+$13,746
SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall attest and certify to the passage and adoption of this Resolution, and it shall become effective immediately upon its approval.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 8th day of September 2025.
CITY OF POMONA:
______________________________
Tim Sandoval
Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM: ATTEST:
_________________________ ______________________________ Sonia Carvalho Rosalia A. Butler, MMC
City Attorney City Clerk
I, HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Pomona at a regular meeting thereof held on September 8, 2025, by the following vote of the Council:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
Rosalia A. Butler, MMC
City Clerk
Resolution No. 2025-108
September 8, 2025
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