To: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
From: JOY A. FORD, CITY ATTORNEY
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APPROVE AN AGREEMENT WITH CITY NET FOR CLIENT TRANSITIONAL SERVICES FOR THE TERM JULY 1, 2025 TO JULY 31, 2025
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The agreement with City Net expired on June 30, 2025. City Net continued to provide services in July of 2025 without anyone’s permission. The attached agreement is being presented to the Mayor and Council for consideration to approve for services provided in July, 2025.
BACKGROUND
City Net is a non-profit organization that has assisted several cities in the counties of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and Santa Barbara. City Net’s organization and mission are effective in helping individuals who have been chronically homeless for a number of years.
City Net has intermittently provided homeless outreach services to Redondo Beach since 2020, depending on the needs of the City and available grant funding. The most recent agreement was approved on November 7, 2023, for housing navigation services for six months with a focus on Homeless Court and people experiencing homelessness in their vehicles. On May 21, 2024, the Mayor and City Council approved the First Amendment to the agreement to include a census of Redondo’s homeless population. On July 30, 2024, the Mayor and Council approved the Second Amendment to the agreement to extend the term to October 30 because there was still remaining funding in the allocation to their agreement. On December 17, 2024, the Mayor and City Council approved the Third Amendment to the agreement for continued housing navigation services to be paid with grant funding until June 30, 2025. City Net was aware that the agreement was about to expire prior to June 30, 2025.
On July 15, City Net sent City Attorney Joy Ford an e-mail stating that “[t]he team did work until 7/6 so [they] could transition the clients.” For services performed outside the contract, the City would not benefit from City Net’s insurance coverage as an additional insured nor would the City be indemnified for any claims arising from post expiration services. In the event the City wants to issue payment to City Net for services performed after the agreement expiration date, the City Council must approve the attached agreement authorizing such payment.
At this time, the City Attorney’s Office is re-assessing the needs of the Homeless Response Program and how to best allocate remaining grant funds, so there is no recommendation to continue City Net’s services after July 31, 2025. The City still contracts with Harbor Interfaith for street outreach. A new Homeless Housing Supervisor position has been approved by the City Council, who will be additional help and supervision of the City’s Homeless Housing Navigator. If there is a need for additional street outreach services, the City Attorney’s Office will return to the City Council with a proposal.
COORDINATION
The City Attorney's Office prepared the agreement and report.
FISCAL IMPACT
If approved, services will be funded entirely by the Successor Agency Trust.
Submitted by:
Joy A. Ford, City Attorney
ATTACHMENTS
• City Net Agreement