HomeMy WebLinkAbout07.D- Mayor's Office RESOLUTION (ID #3285) DOC ID: 3285 A
CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO—REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION
Information/Report
From: R. Carey Davis M/CC Meeting Date: 06/02/2014
Prepared by: Georgeann "Gigi" Hanna,
Dept: Mayor's Office Ward(s): All
Subject:
Resolution of the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San Bernardino Establishing the
Homeless Intervention Action Plan to Reduce the Unsheltered Homeless Population and
Directing City Staff to Take Necessary Measures to Enact the Plan. (#3285)
Current Business Registration Certificate: Not Applicable
Financial Impact:
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Please note this balance does not indicate available funding. It does not include non-encumbered
reoccurring expenses or expenses incurred,but not yet processed.
Motion: Adopt the Resolution.
Synopsis of Previous Council Action:
None.
Background:
Introduced at the Request of Council Member Virginia Marquez (1St Ward of the Common
Council) and co-sponsored by Mayor R. Carey Davis
City Attorney Review:
Supporting Documents:
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Michael W. McKinney, Chief of Staff
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Background and Summary:
Through an informal estimate based upon services provided,the City of San Bernardino
estimates nearly 2,000 unsheltered homeless persons reside within its borders. In February
2014,Police Chief Jarrod Burguan initiated project"Jumpstart Downtown," a Downtown Core
safety initiative which,in part,established contact with the homeless population in that region.
That focus will decrease after a 90 day period,returning to normal police operations. Project
"Jumpstart," pointed out the need for San Bernardino to have a long-term goal addressing a.
homelessness and looking beyond the Project to the future needs of the community. Project o
"Jumpstart" also pointed out some of the deficiencies of the City's information relative to Q
homelessness,our partner agencies,and the methodologies under which we look at the issue o
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field interviews with homeless took place,and 66 homeless camps were encountered and y
removed. Of the 115 field interviews that took place 18 homeless persons were willing to accept
service and services were available to assist. A summary of the assistance is as follows: a
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from our business community,to be reunited with their families in locations of distance.
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The purpose of this policy paper is to outline a long-term vision for the City of San Bernardino
in dealing with homelessness issues and to seek approval for taking the next steps within the o
guidelines included in this document. It is our belief that through this implementation a U_
reduction in overall panhandling and vagrancy crimes will be achieved.
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The program outlined below is an amalgamation of the successful projects launched within the
Cities of Ontario,Costa Mesa,and Santa Ana. It is designed to maximize usage of our public Q
funding(primarily grant funding)to 1) address the at-risk population within our City and 2)to
work toward a solution that brings about permanent housing for our homeless residents. The
program is broken down into four(4)basic areas:
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initiative,the Mayor and Common Council must create certain policy directives that will define
the scope of the problem,change the methodology of our City's investments, and ultimately
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The City must recognize the issues and devise a strong policy initiative that aids our o
community in relieving the problem of homelessness. For San Bernardino,Project Z
Jumpstart Downtown was the beginning of recognition and action of a homelessness L'
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Core. Pursuant to the County of San Bernardino's 2013 Homeless Count and 2
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Subpopulation Survey within the City,there are approximately 950 homeless residents
within San Bernardino. That population differs greatly from the nearly 2,000 estimated 0
homeless persons within the City's limits at any given time. An accurate count will LL
provide the City with the magnitude of the issue and will govern the amounts of
services that need to be provided. In order for an accurate count, the following must be
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a. San Bernardino must establish who are our Homeless Residents:
The City should establish criteria on a broad and inclusive basis to determine
"who" are the City's homeless residents. This will determine the size of the issue
for the City of San Bernardino and will create accurate information to base the
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City's need for additional services. In addition,accuracy and inclusiveness
within the City to determine its residents will, in large part,protect the City from
Civil Liberty challenges. Criterion can be established from such items as:
i. How long has the person been in San Bernardino?
ii. Have they worked in San Bernardino?
iii. Do they have family within our City?
iv. What is the general background-ties to the City?
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2. The City Must Fund Strength--Not Need:
The City's current focus has,heretofore,been based upon a funding strategy that centers
on the immediate need to provide emergency services and interim housing for our
homeless population. This means that we are basing our funding on the need to handle
emergency services(immediate placement,wrap around services,medical needs,and N
intervention services) or transitional housing for the estimated 2,000 population. Our
funding from County services,however;is based upon the 950 identified homeless. By 0
funding the immediate need,we are not providing a long-term solution to addressing w
the homeless issue and may,in fact,be double counting individuals as transitional 00
housing releases them back to the streets. The City's funding should be focused on
organizations that can work together to provide services,through a Central Drop-
In/Service Access Facility, as well as three(3) main areas-prevention of at-risk V)
population;emergency/transitional sheltering;and permanent housing. We must fund g
the strength of a solution as opposed to the immediate needs of homeless to stop the
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The net effect is to re-evaluate the public funding provided to our service providers
AND to better utilize funding not allocated at this time. Re-evaluation of our non-profit s
service providers may be widely unpopular from their perspective-but the
performance provided during"Jumpstart"necessitates review as many services were at Q
capacity or unable to assist in long-term solutions to homelessness.
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3. San Bernardino Must Recognize the "Magnet Effect" Does Exist:
Providing services attracts those in need of services. Otherwise known as the"magnet
effect," it is the act of drawing an additional homeless population from nearby E
jurisdictions as a result of offering the services needed for care. From this perspective, a
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the City's heart and willingness to provide may exceed its financial capacity or the a
political desire of our other residents. This means the City-while we should be very Q
broad in our openness-must limit services to those homeless residents defined under o
Item 2a in an effort to limit attracting adjacent jurisdictions unsheltered homeless
population. By limiting the scope of the issue to those individuals defined as"resident i
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during"Jumpstart," they may be required as we move a portion of our homeless
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them to seek the help that might be necessary. For the City,a Central Drop-In Center is
beneficial because it will provide wrap-around services (defined in"Suggested Strategy E
Outlines" part III)that will address multiple life domains,such as,safety and emotional,
physical,and mental needs. While not only benefiting the homeless in the City,this center will Q
permit the SBPD to handle the homeless in need efficiently and allow them to return to service
as soon as possible. With a central location to notify and deliver the homeless,the SBPD will be
able to attend to other pressing emergency matters.
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Owned by the City and operated by a sole-source provider,this Central Drop-In Center will
offer emergency housing services for the homeless of San Bernardino as well.Some of these
services will include balanced meals,storage for personal belongings, showers and restrooms,
washers and dryers, daycare options for homeless families,career counseling and training,basic
medical care,crisis counseling,mental health and substance abuse treatment,and information
about transitioning from homelessness to permanent housing.
By making this a top priority,the quality of life of our City's unsheltered homeless population
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Without an accurate count, a proper needs assessment of the homeless population, a
identification of at-risk populations,a centralized"wrap around" service provider,an
evaluation of our existing service providers,and a long-term permanent residence solution,the
need to fund additional transitional housing capacity is imprudent(at least in the short term). U_
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Collaborative Justice Courts:
The City of San Bernardino should support County efforts to increase awareness within the
judicial system and advocate for a collaborative Justice Court/Vagrancy Court that provides
alternative sentencing programs and alternative sentencing mechanisms for defendants that are
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homeless. This would include increasing the capacity of the Homeless Court functions within
the County which help resolve many outstanding minor offenses arising out of the condition of
homelessness. This includes enforcement of vagrancy laws including illegal camping, drinking
in public,and a variety of infractions and misdemeanors. These courts are currently centered
within Ontario/Rancho Cucamonga serving the West Valley area of San Bernardino but may be
expanded to include San Bernardino's new Justice Center.
The City Attorney's office of San Bernardino has met with the Presiding Judge of the Court to
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available service providers within the area to effectuate needed change. If the City,however;
offers suggested resolution,pursuant to collaborate justice practices,such resolution are usually
adopted based upon the persons willingness to enroll within a program.
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Several solutions-based studies,including those of Salt Lake City,Utah and Phoenix,Arizona
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homeless population versus establishing a permanent housing solutions model. Several of our z
traditional efforts have shown that managing the homeless population has kept persons in a 0
state of homelessness over the course of months and years by providing the ongoing emergency m
resources without adequate resources to obtain and maintain sustainable permanent housing. 0
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rather than fixing it. There was a study done in Reno,Nevada that followed a man named
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Murray Burr.In the six months that he was observed,Murray cost the state of Nevada one
." hundred thousand dollars in the form of medical bills. Because of his constant homelessness,
the state had to use a variety of services when dealing with Murray,such as medical treatment,
temporary housing,and other emergency services.The study found that in his fifteen years of
homelessness,he had cost the state about one million dollars total. While this example may be
an extreme one,it displays the realities that surround temporary fixes to the homelessness
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businesses,business districts (such as the Downtown Core),tourism,court systems, and public
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overall costs of homelessness versus the cost of permanent housing. The analysis done differs
from some studies that show a greater than 50% difference between homelessness costs and y
permanent housing. This is likely due to the large assumptions made within the Unsheltered
Homeless Costs and a more accurate study of Permanent Housing Costs that include
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Service Provided Estimated- Estimated -
Unsheltered Homeless Costs Permanent Housing Costs
Fire Dispatch Calls $945.00/Call $945.00/Call
$1,890.0/Person $945.00Person
Police Dispatch Calls $140.00/Call $140.00/Call
$420.00/Person < $2.00/Person
Current Officer Time 120 minutes/Person
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ER Visit $415.00/Visit $415.00/Visit
$830.00/Person $415.00/Person
Hospitalization $2,250.00/Day $2,250.00/Day •
$6,750.00/Stay <$4,000.00/Stay
$20,250.00/Person
Mental Health Costs $150.00/Visit $150.0/Visit
$450.00/Person $3,150.00/Person
Emergency Housing $42.00/Day N/A
$126.00/Person
Transitional Housing $68.00/Day N/A
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Inpatient Detox $4,667.00/Admission. N/A
Alcohol&Drug Treatment $47.00/Visit N/A
Costs $235.00/Person
Jail Time/Booking Costs $140.00/Booking N/A
Jail Time $68.00/Day N/A •
$136.00/Person
Cost/Sq. Foot New N/A $110.00/sq. ft.
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Cost/Sq. Foot Rehab N/A $130.00/sq.ft.
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Cost/Day Permanent N/A $120.00/Person '
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I. Identify a Central Beginning Point:
Project"Jumpstart" utilized the Downtown Core as the optimal central location to begin
moving outward within the City to identify the totality of the problem. This is not to
suggest that homelessness in the Downtown Core is solved-it is suggesting that the
City has significant momentum and information from"Jumpstart" to begin working
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implement a long-term strategy that includes measurable goals within achievable
timelines and works within the County's structure to assist in their data collection
without over-impacting services provided.
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accepting services are transported rted to emergency,transitional or medical institutions by
the San Bernardino Police. The net-effect is that it creates the confusion of finding
appropriate service providers with available capacity to accept those persons who have 0
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services is critical. Wrap-around is a philosophy of care with defined planning process
used to build constructive relationships and su pp ort networks. It is community based, `t
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plans are comprehensive and address multiple life domains,including living
environment;basic needs; safety;and social,emotional,educational,spiritual,and
cultural needs.Another g f eature o f a wraparound de inin around is that it is unconditional if
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rethink the configuration of supports, services, and interventions to ensure success in
permanent home,school,and community settings. In other words,the more open these
service providers-the more effective the approach will be in terms of a solution.
This Central Drop-In Facility will provide an array of services to the homeless with a
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permanent housing.Wrap-around services provide homeless individuals and families
with a number of services they need to stabilize their lives, such as,providing balanced
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ending homelessness. This can be accomplished by combining wrap-around services
with permanent housing. Meaning,we remove the barriers to current service providers
relative to drug nd alcohol usage and maintain the safety of those most vulnerable.
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V. Permanent Housing:
A commitment to permanent housing for our City's homeless population should be
made. Provision of this housing can be provided through private operators utilizing an
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In order to proceed with the implementation of a long-term homelessness initiative several
action items are required to establish short-term and long-term goals. As with Ontario,Costa
Mesa,and Santa Ana,it is highly recommended the City partner with a sole-source provider of
intake,emergency,and permanent housing requirements(although several"developers" of °-
long-term housing may be required). This allows the City to establish a more single-point of °
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1. Define permanent housing options and potential locations for zoning--Sole-
source that location in order to say"it's coming" to our County partners
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2. Implement modifications to funding priorities based upon the initiative's short-
""' term results and audit's results (Funding/Programmatic)
3. Implement and fund Prevention Programs (Prevention)
4. Work with Developers to initiate construction of long-term housing
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RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE
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4 ACTION PLAN TO REDUCE THE UNSHELTERED HOMELESS POPULATION
AND DIRECTING CITY STAFF TO TAKE NECESSARY MEASURES TO ENACT
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6 WHEREAS, the City of San Bernardino has an estimated population of unsheltered
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22 WHEREAS, the City recognizes that enacting policies without restriction will increase a
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the unsheltered homeless population within City and therefore,must limit services provided to
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26 WHEREAS, the City encourages all services providers, including emergency,
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1 provision of services thus allowing for a greater number of unsheltered homeless to receive
2 services and shelter; and,
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WHEREAS, the City recognizes that the provision of permanent housing options will
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5 reduce the number of unsheltered homeless within the City and will reduce the overall financial
6 impact to the City, its businesses, its medical community, and its residents.
7 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COMMON
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9 SECTION 1. It is hereby resolved by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of o
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approval within 45 days of the enactment of this Resolution.
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29 SECTION 3. That the Chief of Police shall undertake an appropriate time to provide a
25 count of the total number of unsheltered homeless people within the City of San Bernnardiffo.
26 This count shall be independent of the required federal "point-in-time count"and is designed to
27 provide an accurate number of unsheltered resident homeless based upon the criteria to be
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1 approved by the Mayor and Common Council. The purpose of this count shall be to provide an
2 accurate scope of the unsheltered homelessness situation within the City.
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SECTION 4. That the Homelessness Intervention Action Plan, attached hereto as
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5 Exhibit"A,"shall be enacted as the general policy of the City of San Bernardino to provide a
6 general guideline of the strategy needed to reduce the homeless population within the City. The
7 Homelessness Initiative Action Plan shall be a living document and not restrictive to the
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SECTION 5. Within 120 days of enactment of this Resolution,the Police Chief,the a
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1 SECTION 7. The ultimate goal for the City is to reduce the number of unsheltered
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further the goal to reduce panhandling and vagrancy crimes within the City of San Bernardino.
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5 SECTION 8. The City shall appropriate and utilize existing funding sources to
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7 SECTION 9. The City recognizes the multitudes of studies and the informal Cost-
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1 RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO ESTABLISHING THE HOMELESS INTERVENTION
2 ACTION PLAN TO REDUCE THE UNSHELTERED HOMELESS POPULATION
3 AND DIRECTING CITY STAFF TO TAKE NECESSARY MEASURES TO ENACT
THE PLAN.
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J i HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the Mayor and
6 Common Council of the City of San Bernardino at a meeting thereof, held on
7 the day of , 2414, by the following vote, to wit:
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