City Council

10A. City Manager and Community Development – Approve Consulting Services Agreement for 3290\nTemporary Housing Village Operations, Accept and Appropriate Grant Program Awards, Authorize\nSubmission of Permanent Local Housing Allocation Application, Authorize Memorandum of\nUnderstanding with the South Bay Cities Council of Governments, Authorize the City Manager to\nSign Agreements, and Accept and File Update on City’s Progress in Addressing Homelessness in\nTorrance. Expenditure: Not-to-Exceed $1,783,316.01 (Non-General Funds).\nRecommendation of the City Manager and Community Development Director that City Council:\n1. Approve a consulting services agreement with Harbor Interfaith Services, Inc. of San Pedro, CA, in\nthe amount of $1,783,316.01, for 3290 Temporary Housing Village Operations for a one-year period\nbeginning July 1, 2025 and ending June 30, 2026; and\n2. Accept and appropriate the Cities and Councils of Government Interim Housing Services Fund\n(CCOGIHS) grant award, in the amount of $1,284,800, to a newly created Grant Project; and\n3. Authorize submission of the Grant Year 2023 Permanent Local Housing Allocation Program (PLHA)\nformula funding application and execution of standard agreement; and\n4. Upon execution of standard agreement, appropriate funds to a newly created Grant Project in the\namount of $291,992; and\n5. Authorize the City Manager to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the South\nBay Cities Council of Governments (SBCCOG) to administer the City’s Measure A Local Solutions\nFunding allocation; and\n6. Upon execution of MOU, appropriate funds to a newly created Grant Project in the amount of\n$310,000; and\n7. Authorize the City Manager as the City's signatory for all grant-related agreements and to act on\nthe City's behalf with respect to the agreements and all decisions in connection with the\nagreements; and\n8. Accept and file update on the City’s progress in addressing homelessness in Torrance.