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OPERATIONS, SAFETY & CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE COMMITTEE
EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
JANUARY 20, 2022
Subject
SUBJECT: METRO'S HOMELESS OUTREACH & ENGAGEMENT - AMENDMENT NO. 5 TO THE LETTER OF AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES (DHS)
Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATION
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to execute Amendment Number 5 (Amendment No. 5) to the Letter of Agreement for Multidisciplinary Street-based Engagement Services with the County Department of Health Services (DHS) to include additional funding in the amount of $1,470,000 for the extension of the emergency-shelter program funding through June 30, 2022.
Issue
ISSUE
Metro has partnered with LA County's Department of Health Services (DHS) to establish and implement a comprehensive homeless outreach and engagement program since 2017. This partnership is codified in a Letter of Agreement (LOA) between Metro and DHS. Due to the COVID-19 crisis, in March 2021, Metro initiated a partnership with an emergency shelter (Home at Last - HAL) to provide short-term housing for up to 80 clients engaged on the Metro system. The agreement to provide the pilot short-term housing expires January 31, 2022. Staff recommends that the Board authorize the CEO to amend the agreement through execution of Amendment No. 5 to increase funding to address the continued need for emergency-shelter services during the current Covid-19 spike through June 30, 2022.
Background
BACKGROUND
LAHSA conducts an annual point-in-time count throughout the entire county. According to the 2020 count, there were 48,041 individuals surveyed who were unsheltered. Comparing Metro's counts to the LAHSA county-wide count, Metro serves approximately 3.1% or 1,490 of the unsheltered population, who may seek shelter on our system.
Metro has invested resources and developed a comprehensive outreach strategy to fill in the gaps that exist in the Los Angeles Con...
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