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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05.11.21 Board Correspondence - FW_ Please distribute to Council, Board and appropriate staff Re_ Homeless Solutions as accomplished by other CA cities - Resources From:Paulsen, Shaina To:Alpert, Bruce;Bennett, Robin;Clerk of the Board;Connelly, Bill;Cook, Holly;Cook, Robin;Kimmelshue, Tod;Lucero, Debra;Paulsen, Shaina;Pickett, Andy;Ring, Brian;Ritter, Tami;Rodas, Amalia;Sweeney, Kathleen;Teeter, Doug Cc:Taylor, Donnell (Don);Boston, Shelby;Snyder, Ashley;Reaster, Kayla Subject:Board Correspondence - FW: Please distribute to Council, Board and appropriate staff Re: Homeless Solutions as accomplished by other CA cities - Resources Date:Tuesday, May 11, 2021 1:49:29 PM Please see Board Correspondence below. Shaina Paulsen Administrative Assistant, Senior Butte County Administration 25 County Center Drive, Suite 200 Oroville, CA 95965 T: 530.552.3304 | F: 530.538.7120 From: Mary Kay Benson <mkbe.sparkles3@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2021 12:03 PM To: Debbie Presson <debbie.presson@chicoca.gov>; Dani Rogers <dani.rogers@chicoca.gov>; stina.cooley@chicoca.gov; cityhousing@chicoca.gov; All City Clerk <All-City-Clerk@chicoca.gov>; Clerk of the Board <clerkoftheboard@buttecounty.net>; Suzi Kochems <suzi.kochems@chicoca.gov> Subject: Please distribute to Council, Board and appropriate staff Re: Homeless Solutions as accomplished by other CA cities - Resources ATTENTION: This message originated from outside Butte County. Please exercise judgment before opening attachments, clicking on .. links, or replying. DearChicoCityCouncil,ButteCountyBoardofSupervisorsandstaff: ThereareseveralgreatarticleslatelyabouthomelesssolutionsthatIwanttosharewithyou,inadditionto askingthatyouagendizeourNorthStateShelterTeam's(NSST)proposal(s)-sentbyCharlesWithuhn.Itwas ontheAgendainFebruary,andwasrejected.Anupdatedversionsitsonyourdesksnow,waitingtobe agendized.Incity'sresponsetothelawsuitbyLegalServicesofNorthernCalifornia,Chicocityattorney erroneouslystatedthatChicoisworkingwithNSSTonitsproposalfortheuseoftheCaltransParkAndRide bythepolicestation,whenitwasinfactrejectedbythecitycouncil,aswereallitemsVinceEwinglisted.I believethecityisfinallyseriousinfindingsolutions,andtheproofwouldbetoseehomelesssolutionsonthe AgendasASAP,beforetheJune4thdeadlineofadraftsolutionsagreementtoJudgeEngland. "Safeparkingprogramsprovidehomelesspersonslivingintheirvehicleswithasafeplacetoparktheir vehiclesovernightandofferresourcestoassistwiththetransitiontomorestablehousing.Theveryfirstsafe parkingprograminthecountrywasestablishedinSantaBarbarain2004 informerCountySupervisorNaomi Schwartz’sdistrict,whothebillisnamedaftertohonorherroleasanoriginalchampionoftheprogram.Safe parkingprogramshavenowspreadacrossthecountry,butthereremainslimitedfederalfundstorunthe operationalcostsassociatedwiththeprogram. TheNaomiSchwartzSafeParkingProgramActof2021establishesfive-yeargrantsthroughtheDepartment ofHousingandUrbanDevelopment(HUD)forcitiesandlocalgovernmentstoapplyforupto$5million dollarstoestablishorexpandexistingsafeparkingprograms.Grantsmaybeusedfor: Establishingandoperatingsafeparkingprograms. Providingpermanentrehousingassistancetofamiliesusingthesafeparkingprogram. Employingstaffwhomaintainthesafetyandhealthofparticipants. Establishingandmaintainingtheoperationofhygienefacilitiesandrestroomsforhomelesspersons. Maintainingthevehiclesofhomelesspersonsusingasafeparkingprogramandprovidinggasforsuch personstousetheirvehiclestodrivetoplacesthatwillhelpthemobtainormaintainhousing. EnteringdataintotheHUD’sHomelessManagementInformationSystem. Safeparkingprogramsmustprovideservicestofacilitatetransitiontomorestablehousingforparticipants. Additionally,ifaneligibleentitydeterminesthatasafeparkingprogramisnolongernecessary,sucheligible entitymay,afterapprovalfromtheSecretaryHUD,useanyamountsprovidedunderthissectionforactivities thatareeligiblefortheuseoftheemergencysolutionsgrantprogram.Afterthesecondandfifthyearofthe program,thebillrequirestheSecretarytoincludeareporttoCongressontheimpactofthegrants." https://www.edhat.com/news/rep-carbajal-introduces-naomi-schwartz-safe-parking-program-act BakersfieldisthefirstcityinCaliforniatoachievefunctionalzeroforanycategory,andMaguiresaysthat’s animportantmilestoneinastatewithaninfamouslytoughhousingcrisis. “\[Bakersfield\]isnotL.A.,butit’sadecent-sizedcitycombinedwithahugeruralcounty,”Maguiresays.“It’s alarge,complexgeographyinoneofthehighest-coststatesinAmerica,withconservativepoliticiansandlots ofthingsthatwouldmakepeoplesay,‘That’snottheplacetogosolvehomelessness.’Butactually, Bakersfielddidit.” OnereasonwhyBakersfieldhashadsuccessinreducingitschronicallyhomelesspopulationisbecausethe HousingAuthorityoftheCountyofKernhascommittedtimeandresourcestohelping.HeatherKimmelwas leadingBuiltforZeroworkattheCaliforniaVeteransAssistanceFoundationbeforejoiningthehousing authority,whereshenowworksasassistantexecutivedirector.TheHousingAuthorityoftheCountyofKern hasbeenuniquelycommittedtoservingpeopleexperiencinghomelessnessforyears,Kimmelsays,butmore housingauthoritiesarestartingtofocusexplicitlyontheissue. “Thelinkbetweenthehousingauthority’sresourcesandendinghomelessnessisbecomingmoreandmore clear,”Kimmelsays.“Acommunitycan’teffectivelyaddresshomelessnesswithoutastrongpartnershipwith thehousingauthority.” https://nextcity.org/daily/entry/how-bakersfield-california-ended-chronic-homelessness MountainView:Built100unitsin9months."LifeMoves has essentially created a road map for replication, and the hope is that more cities will follow suit." https://www.mv-voice.com/news/2021/05/06/in-less-than-a-year-mountain-view-builds-and-opens-new-100- unit-homeless-housing-complex? fbclid=IwAR38P_5Po3h8CJ5c5YyveJsSe7ddley_66KOBt2dvhMOjtYY_lZbJfEu84I#.YJq6YeAv6x5.facebook Oakland-setupcobandwoodhomelessservices: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/may/11/oakland-homeless-cob-on-wood-village FEMA Offers Cash to House Local Homeless, But Cities Aren’t Claiming It https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2021/05/fema-covid-relief-money-homeless-cities-not-claiming/ WhileBalbelievestheFEMAprogramhashadsomeeffectivenessasatemporarysolution, hesaidthatmunicipalitiesshouldbe“usingtheopportunitytoinjectlocalcommunitieswith cashtoprovidemorehousingsolutionsforpeoplerightnow,asaspringboardtocombatthe longtermhomelessnesscrisisandprotectthisvulnerablepopulationfromfreezingormelting onthestreets.” Thisway,hesaid,jurisdictionscanfollowSanDiegoCounty’sleadandfreeupother fundingstreams,suchasCARESfunding,topayforothersocialservicesandmovetoward fundingmorepermanenthousingsolutionssuchassupportivehousing,whichallowspeople experiencingchronichomelessnesstheopportunitytohavetheirownspacewhilestill receivingsocialsupportservices. Instead,Balcontinued,manymunicipalitiesarepursuingpoliciessuchasencampment sweeps thatareexposingunhousedpeopletocoronavirus andpotentiallyevenlandingthem injail. “Thereareelectedofficialsactivelypursuingthecriminalizationofhomelessnessandare activelychoosingnottouseavailablefundingsourceslikeFEMAreimbursementfor shelters,”hesaid.“They’respendingtaxpayerdollarstocriminalizepeopleinsteadofrelying ontheseoptionsthataddresshomelessness.” https://grist.org/housing/fema-funding-homelessness-covid-19/ "InSantaRosa,likesomanyothercommunities,strenuousneighborhoodobjectionstypicallywoulddrivea stakethroughaproposalforhomelesshousingandservices.Notthistime.Electedofficialswerenotasking; theyweretelling.Theprojectwouldmoveahead. “Goaheadandvotemeout,”saidSchwedhelm,recountinghismindsetatthetime.“Youwanttoshoutatme andgetangry?Goahead.It’simportantforgovernmenttolisten,buttherealityistheseareourneighbors,so let’shelpthem.” Withindays,thespaciousparkinglotattheFinleyCommunityCenterwascordonedoffwithgreenmesh fencing.Inside,spaced12feetapart,were68bluetents,eachequippedwithsleepingbagsandstoragebin.A neatrowofportabletoiletslinedonesideoftheencampment,anditwasfittedthroughoutwithhand-washing stationsandmistersforthesummerheat. ThecitycontractedwithCatholicCharitiesofSantaRosatomanagethecamp,andsocialworkersfannedout tothecitysheltersandunsanctionedencampments,wheretheyfounddozensoftakers.Thefirstdozen residentswereintheirtentsfourdaysafterthesitewasapproved,andthepopulationquicklyswelledtonearly 70.Inexchangeforshelter,showersandthreedailymeals,campresidentsagreedtoan8p.m.curfewanda contractpledgingtohonormaskandphysical-distancingrequirementsandactasgoodneighbors." https://nextcity.org/features/view/what-other-places-can-learn-from-santa-rosas-tent-city CALIFORNIA’S BIG CITY MAYORS BOLDLY ASK STATE LEADERS FOR RECORD LEVEL FUNDS TO END HOMELESSNESS Historic $4 Billion per year, multi-year state investment would become the largest allocation of funds in the country FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 29, 2021 https://www.sanjoseca.gov/Home/Components/News/News/2793/4699 Last:FromDonTaylor-permyemailrequestformorefundingdetails,towhichIalsocc'dmydistrict2's councilmember,Huber: IwrotetoDonTaylortoaskfordetailsonfundingavailablefortentsv.microsheltersetc.,sincehis presentationtotheAdHocHomelessSolutionsCommittee: MaryKayBenson May6,2021,12:53PM(5daysago) ButteCountyHousingandHomelessAdministrator DearDonTaylor, I'mwiththeNorthStateShelterTeam,whichisstartingtobuildmicroshelters,alongwithmanyother solutionstohelpoursheltercrisisimprove.I'malsoinButteCountyShelterforAllcoalition.Weheardyour inputaboutpotentialfundingintheAdHocHomelessCommitteeyesterday,andwearerequestingmore detailstodayfortomorrow'smeetingat2-5pminpersonatcitycouncilchambersforourhomelesspeoples' firstchancetospeaktothecommittee. ThankyouforanyinformationyoucansendusbyFridaymorning. InSolidarity, MaryKay" ScottHuberbumpedituptobemoreprecise."ScottHuber Thu,May6,1:22PM(5daysago) HiDon,IthinkwhatMaryKayislookingforarespecificsonthedifferencebetweenthevolumeoffunding andservicesavailabletositesthathave'dwellings'incontrasttotheamountoffundingtomeretent campgrounds.Thankyouforyourhardworkanddedication." HereisTaylor'sresponse." "Taylor,Donnell Mon,May10,10:55PM(12hoursago) HiScott, HelloMaryKay, Myapologiesfornotsendingthissooner.I’mjustnowtryingtogetcaughtuponemails. Theansweryouareseekingisnotquiteasstraightforwardasprovidingadollarfigure.I’lltrymybesttogive youthebestperspectiveonthepotentialdifferencesinservicesthatcouldbeavailable.Ifwearelookingata sanctionedcampgroundwithtentsand/orsafeparkingthenitmaybepossibletouseacoupleofdifferent fundingsourcestobringwasiscalledStreetOutreachservicestothesite.Thiscouldencompassthehygiene effortsoftheHavenofHopeonWheelsbecausetheyhavebeenawardedEmergencySolutionsGrant Coronavirusround2(ESG-CV2)fundstopurchaseashowertrailerandalaundrytrailerforusewithinButte County.Theyhavealsoreceivedoperatingfundsforoneyear.Thenewunitsarebeingorderednowand shouldtake80-90daystoarrive.TheydohaveoneshowertrailerthatcanbeusedoutsideofOrovillewhich mightbeabletobeuseduntiltheseothertrailersareonline.Nowremember,thesetrailersareforuse countywidesotheycouldprovidetheirservicesacoupleofdaysperweekatbest.AmplaHealthalsohasthe MobileMedicalUnit(MMU)thatreceivedESG-CV2fundingtosupportthemforonemoreyear.Wecould persuadethemtoincludethiscampsiteontheirrouteadayortwoaweekforhealthcare,Covid-19testingand vaccinations. TherearealsoHomeless,HousingAdvocacyandPreventionProgram(HHAP)fundsthatmaybeabletohire severaloutreachworkerstoassistthecampersinaccessingotherservices.Thisfundingwouldneedtobe awardedbytheCoCCouncilforthisparticularserviceafteraRequestforProposalshasbeenrunandthe subsequentselectionprocessfollowsthrough.Thiscouldeasilybe90-120daysout.Thereisnoguaranteefor fundingandthereareseveralotherprojectslookingatthesefundsaswell(forexample,CHATwillmost likelyapplyforfundsforEverhartVillageetc).ThesefundscanbeuseduntilJune2025sotheywillbe competitivebecauseoftheirlongevity.Forthecampgroundtheyarelimitedinthetypeofservicesyoumight get.Asmentioned,thepossibleuseofthehygienetrailers,somecounselorsforoutreachservices,port-a- potties,handwashingstationsandpotablewater. Now,ifthesanctionedsheltersite(noticechangeofvocabulary)issetupwithPalletShelterstheStatehas alreadyinformedmetheywouldallowHHAPfundstobeusedforshelteroperations.Thisallowsforthe hiringofon-sitestaff,security,meals,port-a-potties,handwashingstations,andotheressentialservices associatedwithashelter.TheStatedidsaythiswouldbesupportedgiventheunitswerePalletShelterunits becauseIspecificallyaskedthemaboutthoseunits.Theunitswouldhavetobemorethanabasicunitand includeenvironmentalcontrols(ie.heatandair).Ididnotinquireaboutothermicro-shelteralternativesso we’dhavetorunthispasttheStategrantmanagementteam.Wewouldalsoneedthistobefundedbythe sameHHAPfundsthatothersarelookingforanditwouldhavetogothroughthesamepreviouslymentioned competitiveprocess.Ifawardedthough,itisamoreservicerichintervention. Sorryforthelengthyemail.Itwouldprobablyhavebeenbettertosetupameetingsowecouldtalkatlength andyoucouldaskadditionalquestions.ThisweekmyscheduleisratherfullbutIcouldmakesometime Fridayorwecouldlookatsometimenextweek.Hopethishelpswithyourplanningefforts. Takecare, Don DonTaylor,LCSW HousingandHomelessAdministrator ButteCountyDept.ofEmploymentandSocialServices 202MiraLomaBlvd.Oroville,CA95965 T:530.552.6201|F:530.534.5745" InSolidarity, Mary Kay ~*~ <>