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ITEM 30

City Council Memorandum Neighborhood Resources Memo No.

Date:

June 27, 2024

To:

Mayor and Council

Thru:

Joshua H. Wright, City Manager
Tadd Wille, Assistant City Manager
Leah Powell, Neighborhood Resources Director

From:

Amy Jacobson, Housing and Redevelopment Senior Manager

Subject:

Ordinance No. 5093, lease extension for space in the recreation building at 130 N. Hamilton Street, Chandler, Arizona, for use as a Head Start Facility.

Proposed Motion:

Move City Council introduce and tentatively adopt Ordinance No. 5093 approving the Tenth Amendment to the lease agreement between the City of Chandler and Maricopa County authorizing a two-year lease extension for space in the recreation building at 130 N. Hamilton Street, Chandler, Arizona, for use as a Head Start Facility.

Background:

The Head Start Program is a comprehensive early childhood education initiative in the United States aimed at promoting school readiness for young children from low-income families. Established in 1965, it provides a range of services to enhance cognitive, social, and emotional development. These services include early learning, health screenings, nutrition, and parental involvement support. Head Start programs are designed for children aged three to five, while Early Head Start programs cater to infants, toddlers, and pregnant women. The overarching goal is to ensure that children from disadvantaged backgrounds are prepared for success in school and life.

Maricopa County Human Services Department administers the Head Start program at two of the City of Chandler's public housing sites, located at 130 N. Hamilton and 660 S. Palm Lane. Each classroom has 20 students ages 3-5. The number of graduates will vary from year to year. This school year, there were 10 graduates at 130 N. Hamilton and 10 at 660 S. Palm Lane.

Maricopa County has operated a Head Start pre-school program in the Public Housing Recreation Building, located at 130 N. Hamilton Street, since 1991. In 1995, the County contributed $70,000 towards the remodeling of the existing building to better accommodate Head Start’s licensing needs.

Discussion:

The original amended and restated lease with the current terms, conditions and rent amount was executed in 2017. The current two-year term of the amended renewal lease with Maricopa County Head Start ends June 30, 2024. The current lease amount is $3,999.96 per year. The existing lease included an option to extend the lease for a two-year period at an annual rate of $3,999.96 per year. Maricopa County is requesting to exercise the option for a two-year lease extension under the same terms and conditions outlined in the current lease. The Head Start Program serves Public Housing residents’ children as well as children from the surrounding neighborhood. Head Start is a valuable resource that prepares low-income children for a school environment.

Financial Implications:

All costs associated with the lease and the Head Start program are paid for by Maricopa County Head Start or by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development through the Public Housing operating budget.

Attachments

Ordinance No. 5093

130 S Hamilton Lease Amendment 10