REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Fred A. Wilson, City Manager
PREPARED BY: Kellee Fritzal, Deputy Director of Economic Development
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Approve and authorize execution of a Three-Year Lease Agreement for 5770 Research Drive and adopt Resolution No. 2019-22 pursuant to SB 850 (Chapter 48, Statutes of 2018 and Government Code Section 8698.2) for the Development and Operation of a 50-Bed Navigation Center
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Statement of Issue:
Homelessness in Huntington Beach has created numerous issues regarding the health, safety and welfare of the City. Numerous lawsuits have been filed against the County of Orange and other cities for the lack of emergency shelters that can house individuals and families that are homeless, including: Anaheim, Orange, Costa Mesa, Irvine, Aliso Viejo, Dana Point, San Juan Capistrano, and San Clemente. A majority of the lawsuits were consolidated and assigned to the United States District Court in Santa Ana. In order to provide emergency beds to Huntington Beach's homeless population and protect the City's right to enforce its laws, City Council action is requested to enter into a three-year Lease Agreement for the development of a 50-bed secular Navigation Center to shelter the homeless, and allow the City to enforce its anti-camping ordinances pursuant to Federal and State law.
Financial Impact:
The proposed action would authorize a three-year Commercial Lease Agreement, with two one-year options, in an annual amount of $104,000. The combined three year lease would be approximately $330,720. Staff is requesting an appropriation to increase in the FY 2018/19 Revised Budget in the Residual Receipts Fund, Office of Business Development, (23380101). Sufficient funds are available in the Residual Receipts Fund balance to accommodate this increase to the budget. Additional costs associated with operations of the facility will be brought to the City Council at a...
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