The Anaheim City Council approved a two-year lease and operating agreement with Chrysalis on consent, authorizing the nonprofit to occupy space at 290 South Anaheim Boulevard and to run a pilot corridor-cleaning program that will also provide transitional work for program participants.

The lease formalizes Chrysalis’ occupancy of the ground-floor space where the nonprofit has operated under prior memoranda of understanding. The agreement carries no rent; in lieu of cash the organization will continue to deliver job readiness, case management and transitional employment services to Anaheim residents. Mark Loranger, Chrysalis’ CEO, told the council the organization has served more than 1,400 people since opening in Orange County and about 500 Anaheim residents last year. “We chose Anaheim because it was the most welcoming and supportive community in this area,” Loranger said.

Pilot program terms

The new “Anaheim Clean Team” will provide additional street and sidewalk cleaning services in commercial corridors outside the Anaheim Resort. Staff described the pilot as an enhancement to—not a replacement for—existing public works services. Proposed operational details announced at council:

- Cleaning cadence: an eight-hour work period every two weeks for identified corridors.
- Crew: three workers and a supervisor per shift.
- Scope: pressure washing, curb and sidewalk sweeping and waste removal; does not include clearing homeless encampments.
- Coordination: work will be coordinated through the Public Works Department and will focus on corridors by demonstrated need.

Property and contract safeguards

Staff advised the council the leased building has deferred maintenance and also sits on a city-designated future-development site. The lease therefore includes a 90-day termination provision allowing the city to reclaim the space if the property needs to be developed. Public Works and property staff said no city jobs would be displaced by the pilot and that work would be targeted to commercial corridors.

Council action and vote

Councilmember Leon moved the item; the council approved the lease and operating agreement on a unanimous 7–0 vote.

Why it matters

The arrangement combines workforce-development services with a visible corridor-maintenance pilot that staff said will allow Chrysalis clients to gain paid transitional work while the city retains responsibility for broader maintenance and encampment cleanup. Councilmembers asked for assurance that the pilot would not supplant city crews; staff confirmed the pilot is additional cleaning work coordinated with Public Works.

Record and follow-up

Staff will implement the pilot in coordination with Chrysalis and Public Works and monitor impacts, including potential expansion and the status of Caltrans and other partner contracts that Chrysalis uses for transitional job placements. The lease contains termination language to protect the city’s development options for the site.