Recommendation to adopt resolution to accept and expend grant funding from the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), in an amount not to exceed $5,100,000; and Authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all necessary documents and any subsequent amendments, including amending the terms or changing the amount of the award, with HCD relating to the grant application and award, for conversion of the City’s existing 102-unit interim housing Homekey site at 1725 Long Beach Boulevard into permanent supportive housing for people experiencing homelessness. (District 1)
All right. I think we now are item number 16. Okay. Report from Health and Human Services, Development Services and Economic Development Recommendation to adopt a resolution to accept and expand grant funding from the California Department of Housing and Community Development in an amount not to exceed 5,100,000 and to execute any subsequent amendments with CD relating to the Grant Application and award for conversion of the Interim Housing Homekey site at 1725 Long Beach Boulevard into permanent supportive housing District one. I councilman's well, actually Stafford Port Police. Okay. Is there a brief staff report on this one? Yes. Kelly Collopy will give a brief staff presentation. Good evening, Vice Mayor and council members. So this funding, really, it's requesting authorization or a resolution to authorize an application from the city of Long Beach to apply for the CDBG Homekey funds. Really, the purpose of doing this is to identify a $5.1 million to be able to support the conversion of the course of the best Western , which is our Homekey site at 1725 Long Beach Boulevard. So it would move from a transitional housing as it currently operates to permanent supportive housing. So this is to allow for that application process. The applications do go on a rolling basis. So our goal is to get in there early and quickly to make sure we don't lose our opportunity. The funds would go towards the phase conversion of the site, including picture upgrades to each unit, installing kitchenettes, replacing flooring, plumbing, TV and internet connectivity, electrical painting and other sort of upgrades to create the permanent supportive housing opportunities. I'm open for. Questions. Thank you. Councilman's in the house. Thank you, Vice Mayor, and thank you, Director Khalid. Before that, homelessness is one of the highest reasons for why many residents reach out to my office. And it is a concern for many of us. Also in the city is heartbreaking to me when our neighbor neighborhoods and when I'm out in the neighborhood and see so many people struggling, many with mental health needs and other challenges. Getting unhoused people housed is an immediate need. We need to help people get on their feet again and receive the necessary resources to live healthy, clean, and not have to be sleeping on hard, cold, concrete floors on our street. So thank you very much for this. And I'm very supportive of this item. Thank you, Councilwoman Pryce. No comments. Thank you. Thank you. I see there's one public comment on this. Laura Roberts. Laura here. Okay, members, please cast your vote. Cantons in house. Motion carries weight zero.