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Council Meetlng 6/5/84
Santa Monlca, Callfornla
TO:
Mayor and Clty Council
FROM:
Clty Staff
SUBJECT:
Recomwendatlon to Allocate $10,000 ln 1983-84
General Funds to Ocean Park Communlty Center's
Homeless ProJect
INTRODUCTION
This report recommends the allocatlon of $10,000 in appropriated
funds to supplement OPCC's 1983-84 Communlty Services grant in
support of the Turning Point Homeless Shelter. ThlS report also
provides an analysls of the proJect's current financlal status
and lts need for addltlonal funds.
BACKGROUND
As a part of the City's 1983-84 Communlty Development PrograM,
the City Cauncll approved the allocatlon of $59,567 from the
City's Vltale-Gilpln funds ln support of the opec Turning POlnt
Homeless Shelter. This represented 41% of a projected total
operatlng budget of $144,433 and supported a 40-bed shelter and
related serVlces such as screenlng and assessment of all poten-
tial shelter resldents and employment, economic, legal, and social
serVlce advocacy for all residents. Clty funds were prlmarlly
used to cover staff salary and fringe benefit expenses of direct
serVlce staff.
An analysls of the proJect's current flnancial status lndlcates
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that the program wlll suffer a $38,000 shortfall by June 30,
1984 w1thout a cornb1nation of additional C1ty fund1ng and fund-
ra1s1ng. D1Scussions with OPCC staff 1ndicate that $28,000 1S
being ra1sed from commun1ty contribut1ons and the add1tional
$10,000 1S be1ng requested from C1ty funds.
Staff has rev1ewed OPCC's FY83-84 revenue and expense project1ons
for the current year and a cash flow budget for the fourth quarter
of FY83-84 and first quarter of FY84-85. This analysis reveals
that the current def1cit resulted because of the delay in re-
ce1ving non-C1ty funding dur1ng FY83-84, 1.e., State funding
through the Emergency Shelter Program 1n the amount of $89,000
for 18 months, orlginally proJected for receipt ln March or
Apr1l. This award has been approved by the State but will not
be effectlve until July 1, 1984. Based on proJected monthly
and ann~a~ expend1tureS~?~proJected reve?ues for 198~-8~
from all sources, _ the program shaul"d - have adequate fundlng
in FYB4-85 and therefore w1ll not experience a simllar shortfall
1n the next f1scal year.
Jl:!e_ ~ ~a:Ef Je_cmmnpn da tion_ to --award--.an - ad(l i ti ona-l-- $-11) , O{)o- -t-o----'t;he--
Homeless Shelter 1S based on: (1) an assessment that
this defic1t occurred because of a one-t1me cash-flow problem
and (2) an analys1s of the level of service currently being
provided by the shelter. The Thlrd Quarter Program Report in-
dicates that 2,314 persons have rece1ved screenings and assess-
ment and 429 persons have recelved from 1-14 nights of crisls
shelter and res1dentlal services. 5,280 hours of advocacy and
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and counsel1ng have been provided. In additlon, 215 volunteers
have given over 15,000 hours of serVlce. Because of OPCC's suc-
cess in supplementlng Clty support wlth a successful volunteer
effort and In raising approximately $40,000 ln funds, an addl-
tlonal allocation of $10,000 is warranted.
BUDGET/FINANCIAL IMPACT
Funds are currently available in Non-departmental Supplles and
Expenses (account number 01-700-274-000-685) for thlS purpose.
Therefore an approprlatlon of addltlonal funds 1S not needed.
RECOMMENDATIONS
City staff recommends that the Clty Council award $10,000 ln
General Funds to OPCC Homeless ProJect, increase appropriation
authority at 19-200-262-727-641 by $10,000, and approved a
technical appropriatlon of ($10,000) at 19-200-695-000-641 to
effect the transfer of General Fund money to the CDBG Fund to
flnance this grant.
Prepared by: Barbara Stinchfleld
Community Development Unit Manager
Department of Communlty and Economic Development
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