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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009-01-06; City Council; 19690; Family Homeless Shelter ProgramCITY OF CARLSBAD - AGENDA BILL AB# 19.690 MTG. oi/o6/09 DEPT. HRED FUNDING REQUEST FOR FAMILY HOMELESS SHELTER PROGRAM DEPT. HEAD <&£/*# CITYATTY. p7 CITYMGR. ^sk;^ RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 2009-008 approving an allocation of $25,000 from the Housing Trust Fund for the North County Solutions for Change Family Homeless Shelter Program. ITEM EXPLANATION: North County Solution for Change is a nonprofit organization which provides homeless shelters and related programs for families with children in North County. Beginning in 2001, the City joined with six other local jurisdictions to establish a regional transitional shelter for families with children. Between 2001 and 2004, the City provided $537,000 to assist in the development of the Family Solutions Center in Vista, which includes apartments for up to 32 families. The Center has been owned and successfully operated by North County Solutions for Change since late 2004 with a combination of public and private funds. Solutions for Change also operates their Intake and Access Center, which serves as an initial transitional shelter for up to 13 homeless families. In addition, it manages ten units of permanent affordable housing for graduates of the Family Center program. As a result of the current downturn in the economy, Solutions for Change has not been able to raise adequate funds to operate the Center, and is requesting emergency funds from local jurisdictions that will allow it to remain open. A number of cities have already agreed to provide emergency allocations from funds available for homeless shelters in their existing budgets, while other cities will be considering the funding request in future meetings. Solutions for Change is requesting $25,000 in funding assistance from the City of Carlsbad based on the current number of Carlsbad families being housed in Solutions for Change facilities. A letter requesting the funds is attached as Exhibit 2. Attachments to the letter include additional information on the Solutions for Change budget, details related to the various facilities and number of persons/families housed in those facilities, and other material provided by Solutions for Change. Recommendation Staff recommends that Council approve an allocation of $25,000 from the Housing Trust Fund to provide emergency funds to North County Solutions for Change to allow for the continued operation of the Solutions Family Center FISCAL IMPACT: The Housing Trust Fund currently has an available cash balance of approximately $11,972,000. An allocation of $25,000 from the Housing Trust Fund will not have a significant impact on the fund. DEPARTMENT CONTACT: Frank Boensch, (760) 434-2818, fboen@ci.carlsbad.ca.us FOR CITY CLERKS USE ONLY. COUNCIL ACTION: APPROVED DENIED CONTINUED WITHDRAWN AMENDED * nn D CONTINUED TO DATE SPECIFIC CONTINUED TO DATE UNKNOWN RETURNED TO STAFF OTHER -SEE MINUTES D D Dn PAGE 2 EXHIBITS: 1. Resolution No. 2009-008 approving an allocation of $25,000 from the Housing Trust Fund to North County Solutions for Change. 2. Letter from North County Solutions for Change with Attachments i 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 CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO.2009-008 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA APPROVING AN ALLOCATION OF $25,000 FROM THE HOUSING TRUST FUND FOR NORTH COUNTY SOLUTIONS FOR CHANGE . WHEREAS, the City of Carlsbad, California, has received a request for emergency funding from North County Solutions for Change that will allow it to continue operating the Solutions Family Center and other related programs; and, WHEREAS, North County Solutions for Change provides a valuable service in the form of homeless family shelters and programs to Carlsbad residents; and, WHEREAS, the City has adequate funds in the Housing Trust Funds to accommodate the funding request from North County Solutions for Change; and, WHEREAS, the City Council has taken all testimony into account. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED as follows: 1. That the above recitations are true and correct. 2. That the City Council allocates $25,000 from the Housing Trust Fund for North County Solutions for Change to provide homeless shelter programs for families. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, held on the 6tb day of January, 2009, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Council members Lewis, Kulcbin, Hall, Packard and Blackburn. NOES: None. ABSENT: None. ABSTAIN: ATTES 3 North County Solutions for Change Changing Attitudes. Rebuilding Lives. December 11,2008 Ms. Debbie Fountain City of Carlsbad Carlsbad CA Subject: Request for Emergency Housing for Homeless Families and Children This is an emergency request for $25,000 from housing related funding to help maintain the level of housing and essential operational services for our community's homeless children and families currently living in the Solutions for Change programs. Unfavorable market conditions have resulted in deep and unexpected impacts to our private sector foundations, corporations and private donors resulting in a sudden loss of over $200,000 in expected revenue. As part of the strategic design of this regional public/private sector partnership, local, state and federal government provided most of the capital investment needed, while private sector partners (church, foundation, civic organizations and corporations) provide a large percentage of the annual operational revenue. This strategy has worked well for several years but the recent financial meltdown has crippled our private sector investor's ability to give. This is occurring right at the time of year when Solutions for Change receives 70-80% of the $306,000 in budgeted private sector revenue (see attached budget) needed to sustain our operations. Recent support for a regional winter shelter system ensures that the regions homeless will have emergency winter shelter resources. Those emergency shelter programs rely on the regional year round housing and the health, employment and educational centers that Solutions for Change provides for families. Solutions for Change programs allow the winter shelter operators to move families into permanent long term solutions which then free up beds in their short term emergency winter shelters. When the winter shelters close, the Solutions for Change centers work with these programs to transition their families into permanent solutions within our comprehensive year round centers. The City of Carlsbad is one of seven local jurisdictions that invested in a regional public/private partnership to confront and solve the homeless family crisis that hit North County in the early part of this decade. Hailed by officials in Sacramento and D.C. as a regional model for the nation, your investment helped equip our North County community with the physical resources it needed to house and host the educational, family health and employment related resources needed to defeat homelessness for hundreds of families in crisis. Solutions for Change was then tasked to make the other side of the partnership work: reach out and secure the operational and supportive service resources from our private sector community partners. 722 West California Avenue • Vista, California 92083 • Phone: 760-941-6545 • Fax: 760-941-1715 www.solutionsforchange.org Armed with the housing and operational resources and bolstered by the community partnerships with dozens of local churches, faith centers, corporations and civic organizations Solutions for Change has quietly went about its work battling and defeating family homelessness for North County families. The public and private sector investments emboldened our efforts to develop new social reengineering strategies to solve community homelessness versus the traditional ways of containing it. As a result of your capital investments, a vision to impact the lives of homeless families and children for today, tomorrow and forever grew legs and a purpose driven approach resulted in model that has defeated family homelessness for 542 families (1368 kids and their moms/dads). 87 of those families lived in the Carlsbad community the year prior to entering the Solutions for Change programs. City of Carlsbad families represent about 12% of the total number of families served annually in the Solutions for Change programs. A point in time "snapshot" of Carlsbad homeless families living in Solutions for Change programs was taken on December 8, 2008. The percentage at that time was 7%. For the purposes of this request we will use the point in time count which is attached for your reference. As this economic crisis unfolds we need programs like the one that you have invested in with Solutions for Change to remain strong. Like every other responsible organization out there, Solutions for Change has taken numerous steps to cut costs and find new creative ways to provide the greatest impact possible with the fewest dollars available. Your emergency response of $25,000 will ensure that our regions homeless families currently living in our housing centers remain housed and safe. We are asking the City of Carlsbad to view this request as an emergency. The funds are needed now. Sincerely, Chris Megison Chris Megison President and Executive Director Solutions for Change Encl: (1) North County Solutions for Change Budget (2) City of Origin report s North County Solutions for Change 2008 Income NCSC Foundation Income 125,000 Fundraising Income 95,000 Private Donations 85,600 Public Funds 497,500 Rent 170,000 Laundry & Vending Revenue 3,000 Total Income 976,100 Expenses Advertising 3,700 Bank Service Charge 1,000 Dues/Subscriptions 1,800 Equipment Rental 7,300 Fundraising Expense 6,000 Insurance 66,000 Interest Expense 22,000 Late Fees 2,200 Legal Expense 700 License/Permits & Fees 1,000 Meetings, Training & Workshops 3,000 Payroll Expense 2,600 Payroll Taxes 37,000 Professional fees 30,000 Rent 168,000 Repairs/Maintenance 105,000 Salaries 422,500 Supplies 28,000 Telephone/Communications 13,500 Utilities 38,000 Total Expense 959,300 Other Expenses Replacement Reserves 16,800 976,100 (o North County Solutions for Change City of Origin report Snapshot as of Dec 8, 2008 Citv Oceanside Vista Escondido San Marcos Carlsbad Encinitas County - Unincorporated Other North County Cities San Diego TOTAL Capacity Solutions Family Center -Transitional Solutions IAC - Transtional Total Number of Transitional Solutions Family Center -Permanent (PSH) New Solutions - Permanent (S+C) Total Number of Permanent Persons 51 46 35 12 13 7 5 6 4 179 Beds 100 40 140 20 30 50 Families 14 15 9 5 5 2 2 2 1 55 Units 28 13 41 4 10 14 Percentage 28% 26% 20% 7% 7% 4% 3% 3% 2% 100% Total Capacity Current Usage Children Adult Women (Mothers) Adult Men (Fathers) Total Currently Served (Daily) 190 Persons 123 48 8 179 55 7 Community IMPACT Comparison Chart 542 Families PRE 542 Families Solutions (in the year POST Solutions before entering) (in the year after exiting) Direct Aid through welfare $16,877,880 (TANF), Food Stamps and Child Care $7,588,000 IMPACT to Community Reduced Direct Aid by 45% + $9,289,880 Indirect costs through publicaUy $6,747,900 funded health and human services (such as emergency room visits, crisis mental health interventions) $809,748 Reduced public funded burden by 88% + $5,938,152 Indirect costs through publicaUy funded public safety intervention services (such as CPS, Foster Care systems, law enforcement and the justice system) $7,268.220 $1,526,326 Reduced public funded burden by 69% + $5,741,894 Earned income (employment income) $2,053,096 $8,807,500 Quadrupled earned income + $6,754,404 Entitlement Income (child support, veterans benefits, other benefits such as SSDI) $1,998,354 $3,143,600 Increased veteran, child support and other benefits by 53% + $1,145,246 TOTAL IMPACT TO COMMUNITY + $28,869,576 TOTAL INVESTMENT INTO SOLUTIONS FOR CHANGE (All investments from public and private sector. 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