WHITTIER — The Salvation Army will serve as the service provider for the establishment and operation of a homeless navigation center, following City Council action May 12.
“Negotiations with the Salvation Army for a service provider agreement for a 139-bed navigation center will require staff time and attorney time, however, costs would likely be around $1,500-2,000 and potential conditional use permit processing costs could be $5,000,” said Assistant City Manager Shannon DeLong, in a written report to the council.
“The final service provider agreement and costs will appear before the Council at a future date,” “A final negotiated agreement with the Salvation Army, (which owns a site at 7926 Pickering Ave,) may not return back to the City Council for approval until late summer or early fall 2020 because of a predicted 16-week period of negotiation and county and state approval, she said.
Delong said the City Council adopted a homeless action plan in July 2018 that included four goals:
• Support local and regional coordination among the city, service providers and key stakeholders around housing and supportive services.
The Salvation Army alread is an approved partner of the homeless services authority, has created pop-up shelters in as little as 48 hours and is already an authorized provider with access to the homeless management information system implemented in Los Angeles County.
