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Temple City council adopts PLHA plan to continue Family Promise homelessness program
Summary
Temple City adopted Resolution 24-5756 on July 16, 2024, expressing intent to use Year 3 Permanent Local Housing Allocation (PLHA) funds to continue a program delivered by Family Promise; the council also authorized the city manager to reallocate up to 50% among approved PLHA program line items if needed.
Temple City’s City Council on July 16 adopted a resolution expressing the city’s intent to use Year 3 Permanent Local Housing Allocation (PLHA) funds to continue working with Family Promise, a San Gabriel Valley nonprofit that provides case management and direct services to people at risk of or experiencing homelessness. The resolution passed on a unanimous roll-call vote: Councilmembers Chen, Man and Sternquist, Mayor Pro Tem U and Mayor Tom Chavez all voted yes.
City Manager Brian Cook told the council the resolution expresses the city’s intention rather than creating immediate contractual obligations. He said state delays and a late-2023 county determination required staff to pivot program design; an earlier homeowner-assistance component was treated as a loan rather than a grant, prompting staff to reissue an RFP and select the Family Promise model as the most robust option for direct services and case management.
Cook said Year 3 PLHA funds must be fully expended by Dec. 31, 2025, and staff will monitor the program as it scales. The adopted motion authorizes the city manager to amend PLHA-funded program allocations by up to 50% of an approved allocation if necessary to respond to program needs or funding constraints.
Adam Glick, identified as staff present for questions, remained available during the hearing; the council opened the public hearing and, hearing no speakers, closed it before the vote. Cook said staff can return with amendments if the program needs adjustments during the funding period.
The resolution does not itself bind the city to execute a contract with Family Promise; Cook said the contractual elements would follow after the city completes standard procurement and compliance steps required by PLHA rules.
What happens next: staff will continue program oversight and return to council if substantive amendments to program allocations are needed before PLHA funds must be expended by the statutory deadline.
