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Discussion and Direction: Empowering Reach Foundation

This discussion shapes how the city will partner with a nonprofit to deliver housing support services to vulnerable Compton residents using federal rescue funds — your input and the Council's direction could affect who receives help and how quickly.

Jul 21, 2026

Professional Services Agreement with Empowering Reach Foundation — HOME-ARP Funds $870,446.12

This agreement would fund supportive services for Compton residents who are homeless or at risk — if you or someone you know needs housing stability assistance, this funding could connect you with critical support programs.

Jul 21, 2026

Professional Services Agreement with Empowering Reach Foundation — HOME-ARP Funds $870,446.12

This agreement funds supportive services for Compton residents in need — such as housing assistance and wraparound services — using federal American Rescue Plan dollars that can directly help vulnerable people in your community.

Jul 21, 2026

Professional Services Agreement with Empowering Reach Foundation Using HOME-ARP Funds ($870,446.12)

This agreement funds supportive services for Compton residents experiencing homelessness or housing instability — using federal rescue plan dollars to help your neighbors access housing, case management, and other critical support.

Jul 14, 2026

Professional Services Agreement with Empowering Reach Foundation Using HOME-ARP Funds ($870,446.12)

This agreement would fund supportive services — such as housing counseling, case management, or other assistance — for vulnerable Compton residents using federal pandemic relief money, helping people at risk of homelessness stay stably housed.

Jul 14, 2026

Professional Services Agreement with HOPICS for Supportive Services Using HOME-ARP Funds — $600,000

This agreement funds services that help homeless individuals in Compton access housing, mental health support, and other critical resources — addressing one of the most visible challenges in your community.

Jun 23, 2026

Professional Services Agreement with HOPICS for Supportive Services Using HOME-ARP Funds — $600,000

This contract funds outreach and support services for homeless residents in Compton using federal rescue dollars — these services help connect your unhoused neighbors with shelter, mental health care, and housing resources.

Jun 23, 2026

Professional Services Agreement with Empowering Reach Foundation Using HOME-ARP Funds — $870,446.12

This agreement funds supportive services for vulnerable Compton residents — including those experiencing homelessness or housing instability — using federal rescue funds that can help your neighbors find stable housing and support.

Jun 23, 2026

Professional Services Agreement with Empowering Reach Foundation Using HOME-ARP Funds — $870,446.12

This funding brings supportive services for homeless and housing-vulnerable Compton residents, helping people in your community access shelter, counseling, and other resources to get back on their feet.

Jun 23, 2026

Professional Service Agreement with Empowering R.E.A.C.H Foundation for Supportive Services

This contract funds support services for individuals and families experiencing homelessness or housing instability in your community — providing housing stabilization assistance that could help your neighbors secure stable housing.

Feb 24, 2026

Empowering Reach Foundation Supportive Services Agreement

These supportive services help vulnerable Compton residents access housing assistance and support programs that improve their quality of life.

Feb 24, 2026

Fair Housing Foundation Tenant-Based Rental Assistance Program

This program provides rental assistance to help Compton residents afford housing, ensuring you and your neighbors have stable and secure places to live.

Feb 24, 2026

Professional Services Agreement with Empowering Reach Foundation

This provides housing stabilization and support services for homeless individuals and families in your community using federal funding.

Feb 24, 2026

Professional Services Agreement with Fair Housing Foundation

This provides rental assistance to help eligible households afford housing and avoid homelessness in your community using federal funding.

Feb 24, 2026

Professional Service Agreement with Fair Housing Foundation for Tenant-Based Rental Assistance

This contract provides rental assistance for qualifying individuals and families experiencing homelessness or housing instability — helping your neighbors afford rent and secure stable housing in your community.

Feb 24, 2026

Tenant-Based Rental Assistance Program - Fair Housing Foundation (HOME-ARP)

This rental assistance program helps eligible Compton residents pay rent and stay housed, preventing evictions and homelessness while helping your neighbors maintain stable homes for their families.

Feb 17, 2026

Supportive Services Agreement - Empowering Reach Foundation (HOME-ARP)

This program provides supportive services to help homeless and housing-insecure residents in your city get stable housing and the assistance they need—reducing homelessness and helping neighbors get back on their feet.

Feb 17, 2026

Professional Services Agreement with Fair Housing Foundation for Tenant-Based Rental Assistance

This rental assistance program helps your neighbors pay rent and avoid eviction by providing direct financial support, keeping working families and individuals experiencing housing instability stably housed in Compton.

Feb 17, 2026

Tenant-Based Rental Assistance Program Agreement with Fair Housing

You may qualify for rental assistance that helps you afford housing payments and stay in your home.

Feb 17, 2026

Supportive Services Agreement with Empowering Reach Foundation

You and your family may access supportive services that help with housing stability, health, and other critical needs.

Feb 17, 2026

Professional services agreement with Empowering Reach Foundation for supportive services using HOME-ARP funds.

Professional services agreement with Empowering Reach Foundation for supportive services funded by HOME-ARP

Maximum compensation payable to The Empowering R.E.A.C.H Foundation for supportive services under the HOME-ARP-funded agreement through February 2029.

Professional services agreement with Empowering R.E.A.C.H. Foundation for HOME-ARP supportive services over a 24-month period.

Feb 24, 2026

city council

The council approved the following spending items, all by 5-0 vote: $834,365 to Sweeping Corp of America for citywide street sweeping (Measure P funds, recurring contract); $500,000 to General Pump Company for water well and booster pump services, which the water department stated covers outstanding invoices and accrued late fees the vendor agreed to defer; $495,664 to Innovative Playgrounds Co., Inc. (Measure A) for the Tucker Park playground project; $237,900 to Angeles Contractor, Inc. to close out the Council Chambers remodeling; $95,740 to Cooperative Personnel Services DBA CPS HR Consulting for training and consulting; $50,000 to Mars Environmental for disposal services; and a three-year uniform rental contract with Cintas Corporation not to exceed $120,000 (consent, 5-0). The CPS HR Consulting approval carries a structural flag: the single agenda item lists three sub-threshold line items — $95,740, $95,470, and $45,470 — each sitting just below the $100,000 or $50,000 approval thresholds and together totaling $190,940. Two HOME-ARP grants totaling $1.51 million — $870,446 to Empowering Reach Foundation and $641,078 to Fair Housing Foundation — were pulled from the agenda and received no vote. Approximately a dozen residents addressed the council against the active preferential permit parking enforcement in Richland Farms, citing improper ordinance rollout, ticketing errors on handicap-permitted vehicles, and inadequate community notice; the discussion was tabled for a future workshop without a vote, and Councilmember Spicer confirmed enforcement remained in effect through adjournment.

Oct 14, 2025

city council

The council's two largest direct expenditures, both approved 5-0, were $233,589 drawn from the Equipment Rental Fund balance to pay outstanding invoices owed to Toyota Material Handling Solutions, Quinn Co., and Carson Trailer Inc. — the use of fund balance to cover past-due bills signals invoices that accumulated unpaid — and $100,000 to Roadline Products, Inc. for pavement marking equipment, a round-number figure at a common purchase-order approval threshold. All consent items passed 5-0 without discussion, including a $25,000 purchase from HASA Inc. for pool chemicals and a recurring $8,459 contract renewal with ESI Employee Assistance Group. The council approved 5-0 a budget amendment accepting $1,988,847 in federal HUD HOME-ARP grant funds and scheduled a public hearing for November 18, 2025 on reallocation of CDBG and HOME funds; both are federal grant actions, not city general fund spending. The evening's largest dollar figure was an informational presentation by Matrix Consulting Group on fire department overtime costs — no spending was approved on that item, and council direction on next steps was not taken.