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City staff told the council Glendale expects to receive about $2.1 million from La Casa for rental protection and homeless prevention, of which La Casa requires 20% be used for legal services. Staff estimated roughly $300,000 for staffing and administration, leaving approximately $1.4 million available for direct assistance in the first funding year. Council members voted to proceed with the staff recommendation to continue the LifeWrap program at $300,000 and to use the larger remaining balance for a flexible Glendale Rental Assistance and Stability Program (GRASP) for households in immediate housing crisis.

Housing staff framed GRASP as a layered emergency-stability program that would include short-term rental assistance for households facing imminent eviction, modest income supports to prevent slippage into homelessness, and \"special assistance\" to address barriers (for example, vehicle repairs or medical bills) that impede employment. Sipan Zadorian, Housing Supervisor, said La Casa requires households served be in immediate housing crisis and sets income limits at 80% of area median income; councils may elect lower thresholds such as 30% AMI. Zadorian told the council that staff anticipate hiring three mid-level case managers and one entry-level employee if the GRASP option is adopted.

Staff compared three program options: (1) continuing the existing LifeWrap employment-focused subsidy (estimated to serve about 60 households with $300,000), (2) GRASP (estimated to serve about 150 households with flexible emergency and special-assistance components), and (3) a senior rent-stability subsidy similar to a prior monthly housing subsidy program (estimated to serve about 180 seniors but limited to six months of assistance per household). Staff recommended LifeWrap plus GRASP as the more flexible and impactful mix for preventing homelessness.

Councilmembers pressed staff on several implementation points, including how the La Casa funds may be drawn down, whether the funds have already been received (staff: not yet; funding is available to draw down once the city submits an approved plan), and how La Casa'required legal services funding might be used. Staff said the La Casa guidelines remained in draft and had been changing; the latest draft had arrived the week prior to the meeting.

Several councilmembers requested clearer follow-up reporting before final program launch: defined income prioritization (extremely low and very low income were repeatedly mentioned), senior and disability priorities, a public-accessibility plan, staffing levels and a plan to limit administrative overhead, a lottery or rolling enrollment cadence for the emergency assistance arm, protections against duplicate assistance with other homeless-prevention programs, and metrics and follow-up evaluations to measure outcomes. Councilmember Brotman and others urged staff to explore using existing homeless-services partners where feasible to reduce new headcount.

During public comment, Beth Brooks urged eliminating LifeWrap and concentrating funds on seniors and disabled households, arguing the current LifeWrap income thresholds were too high for deep need. Other public commenters did not oppose the chosen option but urged strong prioritization of seniors, persons with disabilities, and extremely/very low-income households.

The council motion (option A) to proceed with preliminary program planning for LifeWrap continuation at $300,000 and GRASP for the remainder of the direct-assistance budget carried in a roll call vote. Staff will submit a plan to La Casa to secure funding and return to council with final program details, including income limits, percentage-based priorities (staff offered the option to target e.g., 20% of GRASP to seniors if council wishes), proposed staffing, administrative cost estimates, enrollment procedures, and proposed reporting metrics.

Council members emphasized these approvals were for preliminary planning only and that the council would revisit program details and funding allocations once La Casa finalizes guidelines and staff returns with a detailed implementation plan.

The council vote record on the preliminary direction was conducted by roll call; councilmembers voted to proceed with option A (LifeWrap + GRASP).","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Joint Meeting: Glendale City Council and Glendale Housing Authority - 9/30/25","oneSentenceSummary","The Glendale City Council approved staff'recommended preliminary program planning to spend anticipated La Casa rental-protection funds on a layered emergency rental assistance program (GRASP) and to continue a smaller LifeWrap employment-linked subsidy, pending final La Casa guidelines and a detailed return to council.","taxTitle","Glendale, Los Angeles County, California","taxId",4651,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6454678,"Council directs new RFP for Glorietta tennis operations after legal challenge",4722,3180000,7902000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5860678-09ca75f907dbdf8a64b97ed61543f097&start=3180&end=7902","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5860678-09ca75f907dbdf8a64b97ed61543f097/thumbnail_3180000.jpg","/articles/6454678/Glendale/Los-Angeles-County/California/Council-directs-new-RFP-for-Glorietta-tennis-operations-after-legal-challenge","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6454678-6eeca45ae443e18bcc92b134986c1ff6/orig.mp4?Expires=1770937760&Signature=Ejvo46LSAe9ZycDVw0zlHiGI~PqwQynqB2yhiVu~eZMWFN5QQCNalkHYdqvDgvYstJ9RUg8gqhfluRil1dvWwBsYPoG6cHK5MkxfpRkKOhN3glZiLZquksYB-4T4ib1dcGA3W63n5Bl2D2zlSCXfbu7XH92g1FzULC2~JfqNl7zKFMnv05Dbz1OeqX1L7uWWDD9IJ0YAQDw9Xqozd87fxgasr966LsOQkm9gRx~5Ky57qjMiFofJpdy70Oj6dPgRDjpGoC37c01Jw0Fayx~9GxN7N7VVlgkt-ydEeU8okAJs8sH1RqE3rV6iL4BVZwxlAvBg1n52Uzfz21xHYZmpvw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Glendale City Council on Sept. 30 chose to rescind its prior award decision for operation of the tennis courts at Glorietta Park and directed staff to revise and reissue a request for proposals after a lawsuit from a competing vendor.

The dispute centers on a June 10 council action to award a five-year contract with renewal options to an operator identified in the procurement. Hard 8 Inc., which operates programs at other city parks, filed suit alleging the council'level award failed to follow the city's published RFP procedures. The city and Hard 8 agreed to a court stipulation that postponed litigation while the council reconsidered the procurement.

At the Sept. 30 meeting, attorneys and advocates for both sides spoke during an extended public-comment period. Armin Matavosian, attorney for the incumbent coach, argued the city's RFP reservation-of-rights language allowed the council to reject proposals and that a currently operating month-to-month agreement with coach Vigan remained in place. \"The reservation of rights authorizes this city to reject any proposal, which is what it did,\" Matavosian said during remarks to council.

Hard 8'aligned speakers, including Jenny Farrell and FitFun Tennis representatives, urged the council to honor the documented RFP scoring and award. \"When y'all toss that aside, when you put a finger on the scale, that ain't small,\" said Chris Pratt of FitFun Tennis. Multiple public commenters said Hard 8'branded classes provided accessible, affordable instruction and diverse coaching and criticized any change that would reduce public access or raise costs.

City staff and the city attorney outlined options for council: maintain the June award, award to Hard 8, or rescind and reissue the RFP with clearer criteria. City Attorney Garcia noted the parties had executed a stipulation to defer court action while the council reconsidered; he also said the earlier contract in place was operating month to month and would not prevent the city from entering a new agreement if council so directed. Parks staff explained both proposers had submitted comparable proposals for public availability and court rental rates, and staff said the recommended vendor had completed successful prior bids but that the competing vendor had challenged the process in court.

After public comment and deliberation about process, scoring criteria and public access hours, the council voted to rescind the June award and direct staff to revise and reissue the RFP so council can review the draft criteria before reissuance. The roll-call motion passed with one abstention.

Councilmembers asked staff, when drafting a new RFP, to address concerns raised in public comment and council discussion: specify minimum hours courts must be available to the public (including free drop-in hours), clarify fee structures and class pricing disclosure, require demonstrable coach qualifications for program instructors, and include language to limit exclusive or long-term private use during prime-time hours. Staff said they would return with proposed RFP language and options for council review prior to reissuing the solicitation.

The meeting record shows widespread public engagement: parents, long-time residents, senior players and attorneys all addressed the council. Several speakers described Glorietta as a community hub for seniors and children and urged continuity in affordable instruction and availability of free court time.

The council's direction does not itself select a new operator; rather it restarts the procurement with council input on the RFP criteria and is intended to reduce legal risk by ensuring the process adheres to the city's published procedures and addresses public concerns about access and pricing.","Following public comment and competing bids, the Glendale City Council rescinded its prior procurement decision for operation of tennis courts at Glorietta Park and directed staff to revise and reissue the RFP after a legal challenge from competing vendor Hard 8 Inc.","actionData","errors"]

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