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1 HOLLY L. WOLCOTT Interim City Clerk When making inquiries relative to this matter, please refer to the Council File No. CITY OF LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA ERIC GARCETTI MAYOR Office of the CITY CLERK Council and Public Services Room 395, City Hall Los Angeles, CA General Information - (213) Fax: (213) SHANNON HOPPES Council and Public Services Division May 7,2014 To All Interested Parties: The City Council adopted the action(s), as attached, under Council File No S2, at its meeting held May 6,2014. City Clerk wrq An Equal Employment Opportunity - Affirmative Action Employer

2 APR On April 23, 2014 Council adopted Motion (Fuentes for Huizar-Bonin) which amended the 40 th Program Year Consolidated Plan to revise CDBG and ESG budget allocations to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) (C.F ). To implement this action Council must adopt contract authorities that authorize LAHSA to operate programs funded by the Consolidated Plan. I THEREFORE MOVE that the Council adopt the attached LAHSA contract authorities that authorize LAHSA to operate programs funded by the Consolidated Plan. I FURTHER MOVE that the General Manager, Housing Community and Investment Department, or designee, be authorized to: 1. Negotiate and execute contracts with LAHSA under the terms and conditions set forth and approved with Council's adoption of the 40 th Program Year Housing and Community Development Consolidated Plan - Second Year Action Plan (C.F ). 2. Make any technical corrections consistent with this action, subject to the approval of the Chief Legislative Analyst. PRESENTED BY: -+~fl---f-----l _~ April 25, 2014 Te MAY lll LOS ANGELES CITY COUNCIL crm

3 Los Angeles Housing and Community Investment Department LosAngeles Homeless Services Authority (HCIDLA) Funding Sources: CDBG Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Term of Performance April 1, 2014 to March 31, 2015 Resources and Expenditures 39th PY 40th PY Apr Apr $ Change % Change Mar 2014 Mar 2015 REVENUE Entitlement $ 3,842,980 $ 4,330,357 $ 487,377 13% Prior Year Savings 2,925, ,998 (2,026,431) -69% Program Income Total Revenue $ 6,768,409 $ 5,229,355 $ (1,539,054) -23% EXPENDITURES I Street Outreach and Shelter Downtown Drop-In Center $ 428,631 $ 428,631 $ - 0% Emergency Response Team 155, , , % Homeless Access Centers 142,000 - (142,OOO) -100% Homeless Shelter & Services 976, ,104 (291,412) -30% Winter Shelter Program 1,601,960 1,601,960-0% Street Outreach/Shelter Subtotal $ 3,304,227 $ 3,045,815 $ (258,412) -8% LAHSA - Homeless Prevention Rapid Re-Housing (HPRP) and 2,950,230 1,659,370 (1,290,860) -44% Homeless Management System 225, ,393 (26,336) -12% (HMIS) Administration - LAHSA 172, ,866 21,932 13% LAHSA Subtotal $ 6,653,120 $ 5,099,444 $ (1,549,272) -23% Administration - HCIDLA 115, ,911 14,622 13% Total Expenditures $ 6,768,409 $ 5,229,355 $ (1,539,054) -23% Balance $ - $ - c:\user,\30s599\desktop\lahsa contracts cdbg and esg (l).docx Page 1 of 3

4 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) CDBG-Public Services $4,322,527 This category includes the following CDBG-funded public service programs that are listed as separate line items in the Consolidated Plan: Homeless Emergency Shelter & Services ($2,764,990) and the Special Economic Development Opportunities ($1,557,537). 40th PY Revised Contract Amendment Contract Total Service Area No. Program Name No.3 Amount Citywide Homeless Public Services $2,764,990 $8,947,331 Special Economic Development Citywide Opportunities $1,557,537 $8,398,537 Subtotal CDBG Public Services $4,322,527 $17,345,868 CDBG - Planning/Administration $808,146 This category includes two CDBG-funded activities that are listed as separate line items in the Consolidated Plan: LAHSA ($728,146 Administrative) and LAHSA Technical Assistance ($80,000). 40th PY Service Contract Amendment Area No. Program Name No.2 Revised Total Citywide Admin/ Technical Assistance $808,146 $2,509,506 Subtotal CDBG Planning! Administration $808,146 $2,509,506 LAHSA CDBG Totals $5,130,673 $19,855,374 Emergency Solutions Grant Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Street Outreach & Shelter $3,045,815 Provides funding for emergency response activities and offers emergency and supportive services to homeless persons; also provides emergency shelter (including winter shelter program activities), housing, and referral and supportive services to homeless families. This category includes the following ESG-funded programs that are listed as separate line items in the Consolidated Plan: Downtown Drop-In Center ($428,631), Emergency Response Team ($330,120), Winter Shelter ($1,601,960) and Homeless Emergency Shelter & Services ($685,104). In February 2014, HUD notified HCIDLA that there was an unexpended amount of $154,614 in the Emergency Shelter Grant available for the City to expend. Upon review, these funds appear to have been C:\lIsers\305599\desktop\lahs;] contracts cdbg and esg {l}.docx Page 2 of 3

5 unexpended since the 1990s or early 2000s. HUD requires that these funds be expended by September 2014 on Emergency Shelter services, such as emergency or transitional beds for homeless persons. Please note that HUD renamed the Emergency Shelter Grant to the Emergency Solutions Grant in 2009 as part of the Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing (HEARTH) Act, and revised the regulations. The amount of $3,045,815 in Street Outreach and Shelter for the 40 th PY Amendment 3, below, includes the $154,614, and specifically it will be expended under the Emergency Shelter component. Service Contract 40th PY Revised Contract Area No. Program Name Amendment No.3 Total Amount Citywide Street Outreach/Shelter $3,045,815 $9,449,849 Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing (HPRP) $1,659,370 Provides funding for primarily rapid re-housing activities and, on a limited basis, homelessness prevention and diversion activities. Activities may include various forms of financial assistance (rental application fee, security deposit, prior month's rent, utility deposit and arrears) and housing relocation and stabilization services such as housing search and placement, housing stability case management, mediation, legal services, and credit repair. Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Administration & HMIS $394,259 Funds used by LAHSA for Administration ($194,866) and for use of a Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) for data collection and evaluation as mandated by HUD. Funds allocated for HMIS ($199,393) will include system oversight, and training on data support and reporting for homeless program providers and the Continuum of Care. 40th PY Revised Service Contract Amendment Contract Total Area No. Program Name No.3 Amount Citywide Homelessness Prevention/ Rapid Re-Housing $1,659,370 $4,369,955 Citywide Admin/HMIS $394,259 $1,545,314 Subtotal $2,053,629 $5,915,269 LAHSA ESG Total $5,099,444 $15,365,118 c:\users\305599\desktop\lahsa contracts cdbg and esg (l).docx Page 3 of 3