To: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
From: MICHAEL W. WEBB, CITY ATTORNEY JOY ABAQUIN, QUALITY OF LIFE PROSECUTOR
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APPROVE LEASE AND ADDENDUMS FOR FIVE APARTMENTS LOCATED AT 126 WEST D STREET, WILMINGTON, CALIFORNIA 90744 BETWEEN THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH AND SWAMI INTERNATIONAL TO HOUSE PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN REDONDO BEACH.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
On December 15, 2020, the Mayor and City Council approved a lease for five apartments located at 126 West D Street, Wilmington, California 90744 to serve as additional bridge housing for people experiencing homelessness in Redondo Beach. CDBG funds were available to rent the units for six months, and the leases expired in June of 2021. The City Attorney's Office applied to the South Bay Cities Council of Government for a Measure H grant that included funding for such bridge housing, but the application is still being evaluated through the selection process and would commence on January 1, 2022. In order to secure units pending the evaluation and selection process of the grant, the City Attorney's Office recommends that the Mayor and City Council approve a lease for five units at the same location as they become available until December 31, 2021, with the hope that we are awarded the Measure H grant to use on January 1 to continue renting the units. Currently, one unit is available for lease.
BACKGROUND
On January 19, 2021, the Mayor and City Council amended the City Net agreement to add navigation services in addition to the Census that was approved on January 12, 2021. One of the reasons for this amendment was the need for housing navigators to oversee the apartments that the Mayor and City Council leased at 126 West D Street, in Wilmington on December 15, 2020. The apartment units are Single Room Occupancy (SRO) with shared laundry room, kitchen and bathrooms.
From January 2021 to June 2021, CDBG funding was used for the monthly rent and deposits. On May 4, 2021, t...
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