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Home My WebLink About1994-12-06; City Council; 12944; VISTA WINTER SHELTER FUNDING,$ (rTY OF CARLSBAD - A WDA BILL * ,$.id AB ' * DEP? TITLE: VISTA WINTER SHELTER FUNDING MTG. I2-6-q y CITY IDEPT. cM I I CITY I I I RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. q 7- 32a appropriating $2,300 from city Council Contingency : Vista Winter Regional Shelter for the Homeless. ITEM EXPLANATION: The City of Vista has requested funding from other cities in the region to operate a wintc the homeless. Based on past experience, Vista staff expects that approximately five per( using the facility will indicate that they are from Carlsbad. On August 8, 1994, Vista Community Activities Funding Application (Exhibit 1) requesting that Carlsbad contribute ($3,250) of the estimated $65,000 cost of operating the shelter. This estimate included hi facility for the shelter. The Vista National Guard Armory is now available for the she Armory. A revised estimate totaling $45,844 has been submitted (Exhibit 2), making CE percent share approximately $2,300. facilities have been found to accommodate the youth basketball league that had previously Unlike most shelters, the Vista project will require homeless individuals to participate programs to help them find employment and permanent housing. Individuals will not be a1 the shelter after five days if they are not actively participating in the program, but the sl open to all homeless individuals during freezing weather. A full description of the prograr in the project's Community Activities Funding Application. Scheduling conflicts have delayed the Community Activities Fund application review prc 1994-95 fiscal year. It is anticipated that recommendations from the Funding Review Pan' submitted to Council until late January or February. As this delay will prevent the Vista 1 being considered for Community Activities Funding prior to shelter opening on December 3 recommends Council approve Resolution No. "I '4 -3 2 0 , appropriating $2,300 f~ Council Contingency Fund for the Vista Winter Regional Shelter for the Homeless. FISCAL IMPACT: A balance of approximately $224,000 currently exists in the Council Contingency Fund. A of $2,300 will not substantially impact the fund. 4 EXHIBIT: z 0 F 0 a i z 3 0 1. Community Activities Funding Application for Vista Winter Regional Shelter for the 2. Budget Estimate for Vista Winter Regional Shelter for the Homeless. 3. Resolution No. 9 Y r 32.0 . 0 t e CA~IPI I I 0 City of Vista August 8, 1994 Debra Neville Community Activities Funding City of Carisbad, Finance Dept. 1200 Carisbad Village Dr. Carisbad, CA 92008 Dear Ms. Neville: Community Group Funds The enclosed request is for funds to continue operation of the Vista Wnter Regional Shelter for the Homeless. I have attached information regarding the shelter and its operation. If there is any additional information needed, please feel free to call me at 726-134Q extension 3401. Sincerely, i;/~ ,p TJu +etta C. Wilson . ' Community Development Program Manager /mm Enclosures 500 EUCALYPTUS AVENUE . P.O. BOX 1988 VISTA. CALIFORNIA 92085 6191726-1340 FAX 619~45-7859 0 0 iG +,a e,+* sag c I - .. -a ~ . - .". Contact: 1c)yprf7+ c. G. IS'n. Phone: 6/ 7) ?ad i 13 YO .M I: N Amount of City Funds Requested: $ 3 35-c Description of project or services to be funded: /TL f;;cwL <%4/e,t l!r_ 7% /A in c /'e I) 'k .s/&fa :d // fisshf- /t /nffiL ?J $-+$ /?CML./@>$ /d/'dJ~'&~/C,.~~ /3 /< I I - (3 9, zg 9 bed hiqhfr jLLfl;/Lq I/, 'd, klhc flfflf-/$f, 432 n?hl~</ne~f (uDn8,~f mt'& . d /,'-)?/6t;McL+f- Bh.4 de/, ;n /TcY.&l ..pCRh%-F hL I i' I / I / 'I fld fi5f;;hPL€- $0 S-&dil-;tt<. ,%.1 /,,&e 1 I I / 4: Has your organization received City funds in the past? Yes If yes, list the year: and the amount: $ 1 'A 11 k ?bps If yes, for what project or service? Please list other funding sources and amounts received, including private donations: '7//3- Did your .organization receive CDBG funding from the City this year? Yes No 2 If yes, what was the amount? $ I! ~ ~~________~~ ~~ ~ ~~~~~~ ~ ~~ ~~ Year ,Established: / ? y3 service Mea: YH,. r,'t 4 C &RL, L 3s te ~'jzs~ ;cM Number of Carlsbad Residents Served: .2 7 / 3 Do you charge the service recipient? Yes No i If yes, how much? How many paid employees are on staff? q (/?7G 5f IJ'JJZkg5 ,$(.ini :/,/&w,c.zns) 0 0 * 1 st Submission Exhibit 4: Project Plan I) CMRACJEt71STICS AND NEEDS OF THE HOMELESS N€€DING WIN SHELTER -. In 1993/94 a pilot project in a temporary winter shelter in Vista provided homeless individuals a total of 4,284 bed nights during the three months the shelter open. Of these, 510 were adults and 35 children. An average of 47 people \ sheltered nightly. It is expected that due to the present state of California's economy, number can be expected to need assistance this winter. Some homeless will need as they have become estranged from their families, others due to unemploymr drug/alcohol addiction. 2) PROJFCT DESCRlPTION a) Housing - The Vista Winter Shelter will be operated at the US. Nat Guard Armory located in Vista, California. The shelter will be open to the homeless 6:30 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. daily for a three-month period. b) Supportive services to be provided to participants - In addition to t services usually provided in a homeless shelter, the Vista mnter Shelter will provic participants with a process of case management that will include realistic self assess and a pian for positive action that will hopefully improve their quality of life. It will do I than provide the homeless with a dry place to sleep and a mal. Alpha Project I Raphael will encourage the individual to assess his current position and corn improving it. This will be done in hidher first five days of residency. A case manage service will be made available through a contractual agreement betwen Alpha PI Casa Raphael and Lifeline Community Services of Vista. Assistance will be providt e e 1 st Submission Exhibit 4: Project Plan (continued) employment leads, transportation, medical appointments, legal appointments, clothing needs and other related items. In-shelter support group meetings wll be held by Alpha Project Casa Raphael, aided by both Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous. Self-help groups in areas such as self esteem, anger management, job search skills, interviewing skills, and resume writing will be taught. Medical screening will be provided by Vista Community Clinic. Assistance will be given to those searching for transitional or permanent housing. The type of assistance to be provided will be that which is geared to the individual's needs and skills. The program planned is the first step in the continuum of care being encouraged by HUD as it is both the intake and first case management process which will be provided to the person living on the streets. The City of Vista will contract will Alpha Project to administer the programs at the shelter. The funds received from this grant program will be distributed to Alpha Project after review and approval of requests by the City Community Development Program Manager. Alpha Project will seek subccntract assistance from the agencies mentiond above. c> Description of Process for Developing Individualized Housina and SuPportive 'Services, Clients vvlll be required to comdete an indepth needs assessment, medical and psychosocial evaluation after thelr first visit to the shelter. Based on their ipdividual - 2- e 0 1 st Submission Exhibit 4: Projed Plan (continued) needs and their capacity or willingness to improve their situation, they wlll be gl appropriate service connections and a five day "shelter voucher.'' If wthin the five days, they attend their initial case management session and Si a willingness to avail themselves of the support offered to them in order to become ! sufficient, they will be re-vouchered for one week. If they display a total unwillingne3 help themselves, their voucher will expire and they will be referred to other San Di County shelters who do not require this type of active participation in self-help progrz Shelter intake counselors will monitor and track their progress.This type of shc environment is designed to encourage the clients to participate in a process that empower greater self-sufficiency. For a mentally disturbed person, this process mean learning to be accountable to somne daily for taking medication, or being ce to make their appointments and being seen at the clinic for their care. For somne is physically fit and able-bodied, it means getting a job and being moved into transiti or permanent housing. d) How part Patlo ICI n will be mvolved. Many times, the homeless person .. . caught in a system that only takes care of their basic, imnediate needs and does litt provide the challenge to them to reach :heir full potential. In fact, in some instance! system in place are actually prolonging the clientls economic or individual rmvel they create very little reason for self-nlohation There is a loss of dignity and self-re$ which can perpetuate selfdestructwe patterns such as drug, alcohol and crir behavior. VMth the program planned icr the Vista Wlnter Shelter, each person wil -3- 0 0 1 st Submission Exhibit 4: Project Plan (continued) ~~ given the opportunity to take part in assessing his own situation and working with a c manager on a plan that all provide the counseling or care necessary to put them I: on the path to self-reliance. 3) GOALS FOR SUPPOFmVE HOUSING a Assistance in obtaining Permanent Housing. Success in this will be meas\ by the case manager who will continue to track the progress of the client after bc placed in transitional housing or permanent housing. The City of Vista will require Alpha Project submit monthly reports with detailed infomtion regarding numk persons sewed, type of service, type of pemnent placement, gender, age, and staff i involved. Increased skills andor income. Employment training participants will be trac by the case managers. Success will be measured by a count of those clients obtained meaningful, incornproducing permanent employment. a Self-determination Achievement. wlll also be tracked by the case manager reported on monthly. The City of Vista and Alpha Project worked on a pilot program similar to this winter. Of the 545 individuals who were helped at the winter shelter, 339 particjp actively in the program. This was measured as those participating in case managen Employment training was provided to 121, or 35.7% of the active participants; 6 18.9%! gained full-time employment in the North County region. Seven percent \ reunited with their families, 9%wre placed in a residential mental health faulity, and -4- e e 1 st Submission Exhibit 4: Project Plan (continued) in long-term housing accommodations. The success of the program envisioned in this grant request will be measured by the same method used in the pilot program. 4) This program will help the homeless to be integrated back into the mmunity by providing them with the support needed to encourage self-motivation and determination. It All provide them with job search skills and help in seeking and obtaining both employment and independent living arrangements. 5) The single most positive and innovative aspect of this program is the emphasis on self-motivation and sufficiency. Rather than just warehousing individuals, this program will be their first step to a greatly enhanced quality of life. The winter shelter will provide many of the homeless with their first contact with professionally trained workers who can provide them with the help or referrals they need and their entry into a system that can help coordinate a continuum of care for the individual. For many people, it is a "hand up" not a "hand out" they would prefer. 6) na 7) The pilot program conducted last year services 35 families with children. It is reasonable to project an approximate same number this coming winter. In the winter shelter proposed, intake and case management personnel will refer families to agencies equipped to provide them with transitional housing, medical cards, Aid to Families wth Dependent Children, and medical exams. Every effort will be made to keep the family intact. 8) na - 5- e e vista Regional Shelter for the Homeless Projected Yearly Costs $65,000 Residents Using City Vista Shelter % of Residents % of Yeariv Cosi Carisbad* Oceanside Vlsta San Marcos 29 .05 3,250 180 .33 21,450 239 .44 28,600 18 .03 1 ,950 Escondido 37 .07 4,550 Other 42 - .08 5.200 545 100 $s5,000 *Estimated Homeless Population for the City of Carisbad: 150-941 a EXHIBIT 2 0 I)UWPT ours of operation: 6:30pm to 6r30am 7 days per week 13 weeks PtGRSOWNeL( Brs pet week Total hours Krlv waue .Coot 1 Shelter Manager 28 364 $13 4,732 3 Case Manager 20 780 $16 7,800 'L Nurse 14 182 $28 3,096 4 Intake Counselors 28 1456 $5 7,280 2 Security 40 1040 $7 7,280 Taxes and benefit6 NON PER- Blanket laundering Towel laundering Insurance CreditlFiacal Accounting @5% Food/Drinks/Hygfena Product6 Telephonr Bus Token8 Paper Supplies/Admin Sub Total 30,188 6,640 """" Personnel Total 36,828 In Xinc 'Jn Kinc $ 57c $1 8 84; In Kim 9 901 54 8 50' $1,261 NOn PersonneL Total - $9,01 Project Total $45 184 I1 e EXHIBIT 3 e 1 2 3 4 5 6 RESOLUTION NO. 9 4 - 3 2 0 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, APPROPRIATING $2,300 FROM THE CITY COUNCIL CONTINGENCY FUND FOR THE VISTA WINTER REGIONAL SHELTER FOR THE HOMELESS. WHEREAS, the City Council has determined it to be in the public interest to cont 7 8 9 shelter; for the operation of the Vista Winter Regional Shelter for the Homeless; and WHEREAS, adequate funds are available in the City Council Contingency Fun 10 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of ( 11 1. That the above recitations are true and correct. 12 California, aS follows: 2. That $2,300 be appropriated from the City Council Contingency Fund f 13 l4 Winter Regional Shelter for the Homeless, '' PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Carlsbad City Cot 16 17 18 AYES: Council Members Lewis, Stanton, Kulchin, Nygaard, Finnila 19 ABSENT: None ' 2o NOES: None 22 21 the 6th day of - 1994 by the following vote, to wit: 23 ATTEST: 24 25 26 27 ALETHA L. RAUTENKRANZ, City Clerk\ (SEAL) 20