The City Council on Tuesday took initial steps to underwrite a $340,000 study on replacing Santa Monica's 25-year-old "temporary" homeless shelter by accepting two grants.

The study, as well as an estimated $60,000 in administrative costs, will be paid with a $300,000 grant from the Los Angeles County Homeless Initiative and a $100,000 grant from California Community Foundation on behalf of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

The feasibility study "on the interim and permanent housing needs of the City’s homeless population" will require approximately 3,000 hours over a two-year period to complete, staff said.

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