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Home My WebLink About2000-04-18; City Council; 15698; Funding To Extend Vista Winter Emergency ShelterCITY OF CARLSBAD - AGENuA BILL rl I- AB# /%6yg TITLE. . DEPT. HD. MTG. q -/8-0~ FUNDING REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF VISTA WINTER EMERGENCY SHELTER CITY ATTY.g DEPT. H/RED CITY MGR- RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 29 6‘9 - 116 approving an appropriation of $1,380 from the Housing Trust Fund to provide additional funding assistance for the Vista Winter Emergency Shelter. I ITEM EXPLANATION: On December 7; 1999, the Vista City Council approved an agreement with North County Solutions for Change to operate a winter emergency shelter for the homeless at an estimated cost of $100,000 for 90 days. The shelter program serves homeless families and individuals from North County. A case management program is included in the program to refer individuals and families to appropriate agencies for further assistance. City of Vista staff report that the shelter and case management program have been very successful in assisting many homeless persons from North County. Vista has requested funding assistance to operate the program from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the County of San Diego, and other North County cities as over two-thirds of the participants in last year’s shelter program came from North County communities outside of Vista. Approximately 3.2% of participants in the shelter program last year provided a Carlsbad address as their most recent home. Earlier this year, the Carlsbad City Council approved $3,200 in funding assistance for the shelter based on usage during the previous year. The Vista City Council recently approved $46,000 to extend operation of the shelter to families and single women for six weeks. The shelter was originally scheduled to close on March 17. Approximately 50 family members are currently being served by the shelter each night. The City of Vista is requesting that the City of Carlsbad provide additional funds to assist in extending operation of the shelter. (Exhibit 2) I RECOMMENDATIONS: Staff recommends that the City Council approve an additional appropriation of $1,380 from the Housing Trust Fund to help offset the City of Vista’s cost of extending operation of the 1999-2000 Winter Emergency Shelter for six weeks based on usage by those providing a Carlsbad address as their most recent home. FISCAL IMPACT: A total undesignated balance of approximately $600,000 currently exists in the Housing Trust Fund. Appropriation of a $1,380 financial contribution to help offset the City of Vista’s cost to operate the Emergency Winter Shelter will not substantially impact the fund balance. I EXHIBITS: 1. Resolution No. 200 0 - 118 appropriating a $1,380 financial contribution for the City of Vista to help offset the cost of extending operation of a Winter Emergency Shelter. 2. City of Vista letter requesting funding contribution to extend Winter Emergency Shelter, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 h CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO. 2 0 0 0 - 118 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, APPROPRIATING $1,380 FROM THE HOUSING TRUST FUND FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO THE CITY OF VISTA FOR EXTENDING THE OPERATION OF THE 1999-2000 WINTER EMERGENCY SHELTER AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO FORWARD THE APPROPRIATION TO THE CITY OF VISTA. WHEREAS, the City of Carlsbad desires to cooperate with other local agencies to address the shelter needs of homeless persons and families; and WHEREAS, the City of Vista is requesting funding assistance to extend the 1999-2000 Vista Winter Emergency Shelter for homeless families and single women; and WHEREAS, approximately 3% of those utilizing the 1999-2000 Vista Winter Regional Emergency Shelter have identified Carlsbad as their most recent home; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED as follows: 1. That the above recitations are true and correct. 2. That the City Council hereby appropriates $1,380 from the Housing Trust Fund as an additional financial contribution to the City of Vista for their Winter Emergency Homeless Shelter and authorizes the City Manager to forward the contribution to the City of Vista. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, on the 18th day of April ,2000, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Council Members Lewis, Hall, Finnila, Nygaard and Kulchin NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: ArLEWIS, Mayor ATTEST: T ’ EXHIBIT “2” City of Vista February 22,200O I it9 : ;;’ : Mr. Raymond Patchett, City Manager City of Carlsbad "ouseGsREDEV~~~~~~~T CJf I P &A QRLsBAD DEQRT~~~T 1200 Carlsbad Village Drive Carlsbad, CA 92008 Dear Mr. Patchett: On December 7, 1999 the City of Vista declared a shelter crisis and approved an agreement with North County Solutions for Change to operate the winter shelter. The City of Vista approved $100,000 towards the shelter operation. During the first 46 days of the shelter operation 257 individuals used the shelter, 40% of which were children and their parents. In addition to the 90 days of shelter operation approved by our City Council, North County Solutions for Change has requested an additional six weeks based on the overwhelming need. While the City of Vista funds most of the operation, we greatly appreciate your city’s contribution towards this regional facility. Checks should be made out to the City of Vista. Please send the approved contribution to: City of Vista Redevelopment Department Attn: Larry Graff P.O. Box 1988 Vista, CA 92085 I have included a copy ol’ the shelters last report. Please feei free to contact me if you have any questions, comments, or concerns, at (760) 726-1340, ext. 1102. Sincerely, c: Frank Boensch 600 Eucalyptus Avenue l P.O. Box 1988 l V&a, California 92085 l (760) 7261340 l www.ci.vista.ca.us 3 .%.- ‘3 t $1 . . Memo To: City of Vista From: clllisA4egison Date: February lo,2000 Subject: REPORT ON VISTA WINTER SHELTER 12-17-w THRU l-3 I-00 This report wvers the first 46 days of shelter. Two hundred fifty seven people used the shelter, 82 females and 175 males. 40% of the sheher population are children and their parents. The sheher has seen over FIVE TIMES AS h&WY CHILDREN and their parents compared to the same period last year. The number of women (82) is 15% higher then last year at this time. The number of single men using the shelter has dropped by 20%. Already 61 children (forty-four of whom are under age eleven), have stayed at the shelter at least one night. I..astyearduringthesamerepor@periodDecember15, 1998throughJam1ary31,1999(48days)we provided 28 children with 167 nights of shelter to children an average of 3.5 children per night This year during a similar mportmg period, December 17,19!99 through Januaty 3 1,200O (46 days) we provided 61 children with 784 nights of sheher to children, an average of 17 children per night During the month of January 2000 (3 1 days) we provided 644 nights of shelter to children, an average of 20.7 children per night T&e significant statktic here is that we have provided 784 nights of shelter for children compared to 167 nights provided last year during basically the same reporting peri& So not only have we witnessed twice as many children, but there is FIVE TMES the need compared to just twelve months ago. It is now the shelter managements belief that the increase in children and their parents is a direct result of higher rents and a tighter housing stock We are seeing people who are reporting that landlords are evicting based on prior late payments or because they have noisy children According to a veri.Eed report tiom a mother with two children who lived in a local apartment for seven ye.ars..she was evicted because she had five late payments within a two year perid When she took her savings of $2000,00 and a full time job across town to get another apartment she was denied repeatedly. After she depleted her savings on motels while looking for an apartment, her and her children came to our shelter. After staying in the shelter for five weeks she was one of the few mothers who we were able to assist in securing an apartment. Most families, even ifthey are succ.essfX in getting an apartment, cannot afford the $1000 deposit requirements. Because of the difliculties with moving people out into housing programs with maxed out waiting lists or rental housing, &just described, we are experiencing limited success with placing people. Our shelter is designed to be a safe and secure passageway to help people get into long term programs or housing situations. The passageway appears severely clogged. Even when they have adequate sufficient economic resources it can take 3-4 months to successfully find and move into au apartment 4 . -I’ ...“: J -. . t 0 - E iI? - ii! - - 5 E - - o\ C I 2 - f e. g w = c ii;’ B % = f ic !z 2i 4 = 2 : : W - !k - 5 = E’ 3 : ;! 2 - 2 g - ah L C - E = i5 r - 5 = F F - w = a !3 u 9 z - VI - 3 = 4 s 5 u - E - d = 2 2 5 $ - is !z - - 0 tn P F z z m L 3: z 0 M % z;’ q = !? x a C. oa % % L 2 E= u 3 0 ?c 00 N W - P = u 0” 8 8 E W c W - c. 4 - ;s m 0 4 m - - W - - E; 3 h) n - m d m - - t2 W td G!