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Glendora council renews outreach approach, motel‑voucher use and recommends contractor renewal for homeless services
Summary
After a staff update, the council unanimously accepted recommendations to continue street outreach, motel vouchers and to renew the city’s outreach contract; staff reported use of motel vouchers and a $50,000 San Gabriel Valley COG grant tied to recent placements and said permanent housing remains scarce.
The Glendora City Council voted unanimously to accept staff recommendations to continue the city’s street‑outreach and motel‑voucher approach and to renew the city’s outreach contract. Human Services Supervisor Eric Dermyer presented the update and described service activity, funding sources and next steps.
Why it matters: Council accepted staff’s request to maintain the city’s approach to homelessness response — a mix of outreach, short‑term interim housing (motel vouchers), referrals to case management and partnerships with regional providers — at a time when permanent housing placements remain constrained by voucher availability.
Dermyer said the city’s outreach partner (referred to in the meeting as Lakota or Los Angeles Centers for Alcohol and Drug Abuse outreach team) and the Glendora Police Department’s community impact team continue to coordinate regular outreach. From September through February, staff provided motel vouchers covering 143 nights; Dermyer said 50 of those nights were paid through the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments (COG) Housing Solutions Fund grant and the remainder through the city’s motel voucher program. The outreach team averaged about two to three interim‑housing placements per month during that period; of 15 households who obtained interim housing since September, 10 had first been placed using motel vouchers.
Dermyer described how the city uses funds and services to link people to shelter, treatment, benefits and, when possible, permanent housing. He said the city received a $50,000 San Gabriel Valley COG Housing Solutions Fund grant for homelessness prevention and housing assistance; staff had used roughly $36,000 of those funds and must expend the grant by May.
Dermyer noted continued barriers: the limited supply of permanent housing for very low‑income residents, a pause on Section 8 voucher applications by the Los Angeles Housing Authority and dependencies on county and regional resources. He said most interim placements arranged by city outreach involved housing outside the San Gabriel Valley; only one person was housed locally through a host‑family placement during the reporting period.
Council members thanked the human‑services and police teams, asked for public contact information and pressed staff on operational details. Dermyer gave the city’s homeless hotline (staff reported the number during the meeting) and said residents may also walk into the LaVetre (LaVenture/LaVetre) Center to access services and referrals including YWCA case management and veteran services. He said the city uses thrift‑store vouchers, gift cards and other flexible funds to build rapport and help people transition to housing or employment.
Staff recommended, and council approved, renewing the outreach contract to maintain the program at the existing capacity and continuing use of motel vouchers and flexible funding to support placements and case management. The motion to accept the recommendations was moved by Councilmember Karen (first name used in the meeting), seconded by Councilmember Bridal and approved 5‑0. Staff said it will return with procurement details and will continue reporting on outcomes and expenditures.
