HHSC Memo - Hamilton Head Start

HHSC Memorandum   
Neighborhood Resources Department- Memo No. HD24-06 
 
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. HO182 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 
 
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 Ninth 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: 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.

Memo No. HD24-06 
June 5, 2024 
Page 2 
 
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. 
 
Proposed Motion:  Move to recommend Resolution No. HO182 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. 
 
Attachments:  
 
Resolution HO182 
 
Tenth Amendment to 130 N. Hamilton Street