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City of Garden Grove
INTER-DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM
| To: | Scott C. Stiles
| From: | Lisa L. Kim
| | Dept.: | City Manager
| Dept.: | Community and Economic Development Department
| | Subject: | Approval of a Memorandum of Understanding with the County of Orange for County funding for the construction and operations of the future Central Cities Navigation Center. (Action Item) | Date: | 11/15/2022 |
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| | | | | | | | OBJECTIVE
For the City Council to approve a Memorandum of Understanding with the County of Orange for funding commitment of $11.55 million for the construction and operations of the future Central Cities Navigation Center located within the Central Service Planning Area. |
| | | | | | | | BACKGROUND
Furthering the City’s efforts in addressing homelessness, a series of goals and action items have been identified in the City’s 2021 Comprehensive Strategic Plan to Address Homelessness (CSPAH), which serves as a five-year roadmap to identify pathways to connect homeless individuals to resources and programs. The table below details additional action items implemented since approval of both CSPAH and comprehensive Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the cities of Fountain Valley and Westminster in October.
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HOMELESSNESS
WEBSITE
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Development a comprehensive website portal. https://ggcity.org/endhomelessness
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HOMELESS DATA DASHBOARD
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Activated a Homeless Data Dashboard conveys the number of homeless and at-risk individuals assisted on a quarterly basis, as well as the funds expended to administer the six (6) eligible activities (Street Outreach, Emergency Shelter, Rapid Rehousing, Homelessness Prevention, and Workforce Development). https://ggcity.org/endhomelessness/dashboard
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3
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STREET OUTREACH
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Provide Street Outreach services in coordination with the Garden Grove Police Department - Special Resource Team (SRT) and a local non-profit to support individuals who are homeless. https://ggcity.org/endhomelessness/street-outreach
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4
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BE WELL OC
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Deployment of an 18-month Mobile Response Team program address certain mental health calls for service. https://ggcity.org/be-well-oc-garden-grove
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5
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WEBINAR(S)
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Collaborated with United Way through their United to End Homelessness Initiative to facilitate informational webinars about Homelessness 101 and Navigation Center 101. https://ggcity.org/endhomelessness
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TRI-CITIES MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
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Approval of the MOU with the cities of Fountain Valley and Westminster to jointly collaborate, develop and contribute funding for a future navigation center. https://ggcity.org/navigation-center
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NEW NAVIGATION CENTER WEBPAGE
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Added a new Future Navigation Center resource webpage along with an FAQ summary. https://ggcity.org/navigation-center.
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8
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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
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Hosted two (2) community meetings on August 17, and 30, 2022 to share information about the future navigation center. https://ggcity.org/navigation-center
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9
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PROJECT FUNDING
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Secured initial funding commitment from the County of Orange in the amount of $11.55M
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10
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PROPERTY
ACQUISITION
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Approval of a Purchase Agreement and Escrow Instruction for the acquisition of 13871 West Street. Accelerated escrow closing anticipated in November 2022.
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11
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(OCTOBER UPDATE)
DUE DILIGENCE WORK
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Scope of work associated with preparation of the Design Development Plans and the Construction Drawings/Technical Specifications is underway. Preliminary Design Development Plans to be completed in 4 weeks.
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12
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(OCTOBER UPDATE)
CONSOLIDATION ANNUAL PERFORMANCE AND EVALUATION REPORT (CAPER)
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The City utilizes Federal funding to expand or preserve affordable housing opportunities, improve low-income neighborhoods through public infrastructure improvements, and assist special needs groups such as senior citizens, homeless, and those who are ‘at-risk’ of becoming homeless. The CAPER provides descriptions and financial information, and evaluates the City’s progress toward the priority objectives addressing housing and community needs.
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13
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(OCTOBER UPDATE)
TRI-CITIES MOU
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Completed negotiations of the comprehensive Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Cities of Fountain Valley and Westminster for a tri-cities partnership towards development and operation of a future Central Cities Navigation Center.
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(OCTOBER UPDATE)
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
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City of Westminster to host a community meeting on October 13, 2022 to share information about the future Central Cities Navigation Center. https://www.westminster-ca.gov/departments/city-manager/navigation-center
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(NEW UPDATE)
EXECUTED TRI-CITIES MOU
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City of Westminster approved the comprehensive MOU at their October 26, 2022 Council meeting. City of Fountain Valley approved the comprehensive MOU at their November 1, 2022 Council meeting. The comprehensive Tri-Cities MOU has been fully executed.
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(NEW UPDATE)
RFP FOR NON-PROFIT SERVICE PROVIDER
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Solicitation for non-profit service provider for the operation of the future Central Cities Navigation Center was released on October 17, 2022. Formal proposals are due November 17, 2022.
https://ggcity.org/navigation-center
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16
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(NEW UPDATE)
PROGRAM TREASURER
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The City of Garden Grove shall serve as the first Program Treasurer during project construction.
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17
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(NEW UPDATE)
PROPERTY ACQUISITION
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The City completed escrow closing of the future Central Cities Navigation Center located at 13871 West Street. An interim lease is in effect with the current owner, West St Investment LLC, for a period of ninety (90) days.
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(NEW UPDATE)
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
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City of Fountain Valley to host a community meeting on November 16, 2022 to share information about the future Central Cities Navigation Center.
https://www.fountainvalley.org/1441/Central-Cities-Navigation-Center
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| | | | | | | | DISCUSSION
In October 2022, the City Council approved the comprehensive MOU with the Cities of Fountain Valley and Westminster in which the fundamentals of a collaborative partnership for programmatic, operational criteria and fiscal components of the future Central Cities Navigation Center were formalized. This partnership will enhance regional efforts to address homelessness in Garden Grove, Fountain Valley and Westminster, collectively within the Central Service Planning Area. The comprehensive MOU has since been executed by all Parties.
Serving as the Host City, Garden Grove will administer responsibilities associated with property acquisition and construction/build-out of the future Central Cities Navigation Center. The Cost Allocation Plan outlined in the comprehensive MOU is described in two parts for (1) acquisition/construction and (2) annual operations as described below.
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PART 1
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PART 2
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Parties
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Cost Allocation Plan
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Estimated Acquisition and Construction Program Costs
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Estimated Annual Operation Program Costs
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Garden Grove
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50 beds
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59%
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4,893,382
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1,001,103
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Fountain Valley
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13 beds
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15%
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1,272,279
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260,287
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Westminster
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22 beds
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26%
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2,153,088
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440,485
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Tri-Cities Total
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8,318,749
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1,701,875
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County of Orange
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5,300,000
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625,000
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Estimated Project Costs
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13,618,749
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2,326,875
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For consideration this evening is the Memorandum of Understanding with the County of Orange (County MOU) that establishes the cooperative funding agreement for construction and operation of the future Central Cities Navigation Center. This County MOU is reflective of the County’s commitment of funding for the Central Service Planning Area of Orange County. County funding for the future Central Cities Navigation Center is committed in two parts. Through this County MOU, the County has committed to fund a one-time allocation of $5.3 million toward tenant improvements and Fixtures, Furniture and Equipment (FF&E), and an annual contribution of $625,000 for on-going, annual operations over a period of ten (10) years. The total County funding commitment amounts to $11.55 million. |
| | | | | | | | FINANCIAL IMPACT
There is no impact to the General Fund. Additional County commitment and funding would augment funding for construction and operational costs for the future Central Cities Navigation Center. Funds have been budgeted in the Biennial Budget for FY 2021-2022 and FY 2022-2023 for the Navigation Center project. |
| | | | | | | | RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council:
- Approve the Memorandum of Understanding with County of Orange for funding commitment of $11.55 million for the construction and operations of the future Central Cities Navigation Center; and
- Authorize the City Manager to execute all documents on behalf of the City, and make minor modifications thereto as needed.
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| ATTACHMENTS: | | Description | Upload Date | Type | File Name | | Memorandum of Understanding | 11/10/2022 | Agreement | MOU_between_the_County_and_GG_(FINAL)_111022.pdf |
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