City Council

2. SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT TO THE 2021-2022 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN AND\nALHAMBRA HOME-ARP ALLOCATION PLAN – F2M20-58, N2M23-17, M2M23-31\n2\n2-27-23\nThis is the time and place set by Notice No. N2M23-17 for the City Council to hold a public\nhearing to consider the proposed Substantial Amendment to the 2021-2022 Annual Action\nPlan and Alhambra HOME-ARP Allocation Plan for activities benefiting qualifying\nindividuals and families who are homeless, at risk of homelessness, or in other vulnerable\npopulations. The City of Alhambra has been allocated $2,063,172 of HOME American\nRecovery Plan Act (HOME-ARP) funding from the U.S Department of Housing and Urban\nDevelopment (HUD). For a community to receive its HOME-ARP allocation, the jurisdiction\nmust develop a HOME-ARP Allocation Plan that will become part of the City’s 2021-22\nHUD Annual Action Plan by Substantial Amendment. To develop Alhambra’s Draft HOME-\nARP Allocation Plan, staff consulted with various stakeholders serving the homeless\ncommunity. These are agencies that facilitate the Continuum of Care (CoC) in Alhambra,\nincluding homeless providers, veterans’ groups and public housing agencies.\nConsultations revealed strong support for case management; housing navigation;\nemergency, transitional, and permanent shelter; referral services; expedited substance\nabuse and mental health treatment services; and capacity-building, including data sharing.\nTo address these needs within the community, the City will utilize HOME-ARP funds to\nprovide homeless supportive services. The City will contract an experienced homeless\nservices provider, maintain a partnership with the Los Angeles County Department of\nMental Health, and train and develop local law enforcement personnel assigned to the\nhomeless outreach team with additional training to administer outreach and field work,\nincluding case management and housing navigation, to address the complex needs of the\nlocal homeless community. The City will utilize these funds over an estimated five-year\nperiod for homeless support services.\nRecommended Action: After receiving public testimony, the Mayor should close the\npublic hearing and, at the City Council’s discretion, approve of a Substantial Amendment\nto the 2021-2022 Annual Action Plan and Alhambra HOME-ARP Allocation Plan in the\namount of $2,063,172 for activities benefiting qualifying individuals and families who are\nhomeless, at risk of homelessness, or in other vulnerable populations; and, direct staff to\nundertake the steps necessary to finalize Council’s action. (M2M23-31)\nCONSENT AGENDA (Item Nos. 3 – 25)\nAll items listed under the Consent Agenda are considered by the City Council to be routine and\nwill be enacted by one motion unless a citizen or Council member requests otherwise; in which\ncase, the item will be removed for separate consideration.