THE NAVIGATION CENTER in Huntington Beach is an example of facility to serve the unhoused (City of HB).
Briefly-paused progress on a navigation center for the homeless is likely to start again at Tuesday’s meeting of the Garden Grove City Council.
The council will consider – and likely approve – awarding a contract for the construction of the Central Cities Navigation Center to Thomco Construction Co. in the amount of $4,267,450.
The County of Orange is providing $11,550,000 to the city for construction and operation of the center, including a one-time allocation of $5.3 million to acquire and rehabilitate the building, as well as 10 annual installments of $625,000 for operational cost starting on July 1, 2023.
Central Cities Navigation Center will provide beds for 85 people and offer counseling, mental health services, employment assistance and more. It will be a referral-only operation; clients will be transported to the facility.
Also at Tuesday’s meeting the council will consider awarding a contract to Volunteers of America of Los Angeles for the operation of the center, which will serve the unsheltered of Garden Grove, Fountain Valley and Westminster.
Cost of the first year of operation is put at $2,569,275, the second year at $2,697,739.
The city council will meet at 6:30 p.m. in the Community Meeting Center, 11300 Stanford Ave.