HHSC Memo - Palm Head Start

City of Chandler — Regular Meeting (2024-06-05)

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HHSC Memorandum   
Neighborhood Resources Department- Memo No. HD24-07 
 
Date:  
June 5, 2024 
 
To: 
 
Housing and Human Services Commission  
 
Thru:  
Leah Powell, Neighborhood Resources Director 
 
 
 
From:  
Amy Jacobson, Housing and Redevelopment Manager  
 
Subject: 
Resolution NO. HO181 Approving the Eleventh 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 660 S. Palm 
Lane, Chandler, Arizona, for use as a Head Start Facility 
 
Recommendation: Staff proposes to the Housing and Human Services Commission 
(HHSC) members the recommendation to the Public Housing Authority Commission (PHAC) 
the approval of the Eleventh 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 660 S. Palm Lane, Chandler, Arizona, for use as a Head Start Facility. 
 
Background: Maricopa County has operated a Head Start pre-school program in the Public 
Housing Recreation Building, located at 660 S. Palm Lane, since 1993.  In 1993, the County 
contributed $60,000 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 three-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 includes 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 both the Public Housing 
residents’ children and neighborhood children.  Head Start is a valuable resource that better 
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

Memo No. HD24-07 
June 5, 2024 
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Urban Development through the Public Housing operating budget. 
 
Proposed Motion:  Move to recommend Resolution No. HO181 Approving the Eleventh 
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 660 S. Palm 
Lane, Chandler, Arizona, for use as a Head Start Facility. 
 
Attachments:  
 
Resolution HO181 
 
Eleventh Amendment to 660 S. Palm Lane