Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, January 24, 2017
Consent
SUBJECT:
Title
CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION 17-015 SUPPORTING LOS ANGELES COUNTY BALLOT MEASURE H - HELP END HOMELESSNESS LISTED ON THE MARCH 7, 2017 BALLOT
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I. SUMMARY
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has placed a measure on the ballot at the March 7, 2017 election providing for an increase of one-fourth of one per cent in the County sales tax, with the proceeds dedicated to fund programs and services to combat homelessness. The City Council is being requested to approve a resolution supporting passage of this ballot measure.
II. RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
TAKE the following actions:
1. WAIVE further reading and ADOPT Resolution No. 17-015, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA, SUPPORTING BALLOT MEASURE H AND THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY PLAN TO PREVENT AND COMBAT HOMELESSNESS
2. DIRECT staff to transmit an executed copy of the resolution to Denny Zane, Executive Director of Move LA.
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III. ALTERNATIVES
TAKE no action on the matter.
IV. BACKGROUND
In the fall of 2015, Los Angeles County commissioned a regional Homeless Initiative in an effort to create a comprehensive, coordinated plan to combat homelessness throughout the County. Homelessness is a major problem countywide and impacts the City of Carson. A significant number of the homeless are veterans and homeless families with children. There is also a significant number of "homeless" in the County that are living in vehicles, creating impacts on surrounding neighborhoods.
The Homeless Initiative held 18 policy summits between October 2015 and January 2016, bringing together frontline stakeholders from 30 city governments (including Carson), 25 Los Angeles County departments, and more than 100 community organizations. This process resulted in a plan consisting of 47 strategies, including 13 in which cities could have a role in partnering with the County to combat homelessn...
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