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Carlsbad approves memorandum of agreement with Oceanside for $11.4 million encampment grant and authorizes related agreements

Carlsbad City Council · August 27, 2024
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Summary

The council authorized a memorandum of agreement with Oceanside and professional-service agreements tied to an $11.4 million state Encampment Resolution Funding grant; staff said the program will serve 350 people over three years and requires state reporting and a $5.3 million appropriation into the grant fund.

The Carlsbad City Council voted unanimously to authorize a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the city of Oceanside and to approve related professional service agreements as part of a joint application to the state's Encampment Resolution Funding program. The joint proposal secured an $11,400,000 award and is the only award in San Diego County among 20 statewide recipients, staff said.

Why it matters: the multi-jurisdictional grant will fund multidisciplinary outreach teams, street medicine, housing navigation, rapid rehousing and motel vouchers intended to move people out of encampments and into stable housing. Staff said Carlsbad's portion of the project will administer contracts for mental health support,…

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