HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Item No. 18 -Presentation Supplemental Documents
City of San Bernardino’s Homelessness
State of Emergency
Presentedby:
CassandraSearcy,DeputyDirectorofCommunity,Housing,andEconomic
Development;and
Homeless Crisis Overview
•SanBernardinoishometo40%oftheCounty’shomeless
population
•TheCityhasseena175%increaseinHomelessnesssince2017
•Thenumberofunshelteredhomelesshasquadrupledsince
2017
•SheltersintheCityareatornearfullcapacity
•Thereisaninadequatesupplyofaffordablehousing
•StateCOVID-19protectionshavetermedout
City Efforts
•NewPositionsCreated
o DeputyDirectororHousing&Homelessness
o HomelessServicesCoordinator
•FundingApproval
o December7,2022,Councilapprovesover$25millioninARPA
fundstoaddresshomelessness.
•7NewCityProjects(HomelessRelated)
Homeless Action Plan
Approved by the Mayor and City Council on December 7, 2022
•$5 Million-Homekey Partnerships With Lutheran Social Services
•$900,000-Homekey Partnership with San Bernardino Valley College
•$12 Million-Development of a 200-bed Navigation Center
•$4.5 Million-Operational funding for Navigation Center (over 3 years)
•$1.5 Million-Homeless Outreach Team
•$150,000-Mobile Shower Expansion
City Projects
•PublicWorks
o 12NewPublicWorksEmployeesto
addressencampmentcleanups
2LeadMaintenanceWorkers
2MaintenanceSupervisors
8MaintenanceWorkerI(FLEX)
Future Navigation Center
th
6Street
Homeless Outreach Team
•Comprehensive City-Wide Coverage
•Staff Capacity, Tools & Experience to
Assist the Unhoused
•Strategic Use of Resources &
Improved Service Coordination
•Connection to County’s Coordinated
Entry System (CES)
•Essential Components
•Housing Navigator
•Homeless Task Force
Mobile Shower Expansion
HomekeyRound 3 Projects
San Bernardino Valley College
Lutheran Social Services
622 & 631 N G Street
200 Non-Congregate Units
60 Non-Congregate Units
Homelessness State of Emergency Declaration
•Effective February 1, 2023, until
February 1, 2024
•Streamlined Zoning regulations
•Allowance of permanent or
temporary structures for emergency
housing
•Expand Interim, temporary and
permanent housing options
Building Codes and Zoning
NEXT STEPS
•Separate and apart from declaring a local emergency,
the City could declare a shelter crisis per Government
Code Section 8698 et seq.
•Staff request additional time to:
•Study this option
•Analyze potential benefits & consequences
Phase I –Surplus Land Declarations
Discussion (Cont.)
•The services, which may be funded with proceeds of the special tax
include:
•All costs attributable to Maintenance of median landscaping and other public
improvements installed within the public rights-of-way
Questions?
•Public lighting including street lights and traffic signals,
•Maintenance of streets, including pavement management, and street sweeping,
•Maintenance and operation of water quality improvements including storm drainage
and flood protection facilities
•In addition to the costs of the forgoing services, proceeds of the special tax may be
expended to pay administrative expenses and for the collection of reserve funds.