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Council Memorandum
April 2, 2020
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Honorable Mayor Hall and Members of the City Council
Gary Barberio, Deputy City Manager, Community Services Branch
Jeff Murphy, Community Development Director
Mike Peterson, Assistant Community ~opment Director
Geoff Patnoe, Assistant City Manager~
Catholic Charites Expansion of La Posaaa de Guadalupe
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This memorandum is in response to a City Council minute motion made on Jan. 21, 2020. The
motion directed staff to research if Catholic Charities will be allowing more beds at their La
Posada de Guadalupe homeless facility located at 2476 Impala Dr. in Carlsbad.
Background
On Oct. 25, 2011, the City Council approved Conditional Use Permit (CUP) 10-08 authorizing the
demolition of an existing SO-bed temporary agricultural farm worker housing facility and the
construction and operation of a new facility with up to 120 beds for men. Shortly after City
Council action, Catholic Charities received a building permit to construct a 13,810-square foot
building which could accommodate 110 beds. The permit was issued Aug. 27, 2012, and
approved for occupancy on Oct. 7,2013.
Catholic Charities has consistently been operating La Posada since 2013. Pursuant to
conversations with facility representatives, for most of the year they offer SO emergency shelter
beds to homeless men and an additional SO beds to local male farm workers. During the winter
months the shelter increases its emergency shelter beds to 60, serving a total number of 110
beds. Also, the maximum occupancy of 120 beds authorized under the current CUP is not
feasible at this time given the size, configuration and services provided in the current facilities.
Discussion
Based on recent conversations, Catholic Charities is considering an expansion of La Posada by
adding a second story to their existing facilities to increase their current bed count as well as
expand services to assist women and families (men are the only occupants allowed at the facility
currently). The exact scale and scope of the expansion is unknown currently and is dependent
upon costs, financing and site limitations. To expand the facility with a second story, La Posada
would need to file an application for a CUP amendment. The application would need to be
reviewed and approved by the Planning Commission, appealable to the City Council.
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On March 10, 2020, Catholic Charities submitted a CDBG funding request in the amount of
$58,000for facility improvement costs associated with preliminary design of the proposed
expansion. This preliminary work will help refine and define the scale of the expansion (number ·
of beds and services) and will consist of conceptual architectural and engineering drawings.
Due to time constraints, Catholic Charities was not able to submit their application by the Feb.
14, 2020 deadline for funding under the FY 2020-21 CDBG Annual Action Plan. As such, their
request will be processed as part of a mid-year adjustment to the current FY 2019-20 CDBG
Annual Action Plan.
Next Steps
Staff is currently working towards amending the CDBG FY 2019-20 Annual Action Plan to include
La Posada's request. As required by the city's CDBG Citizen Participation Plan, staff will publish a
30-day notice in April informing residents of the revised plan. Since the request is not being
processed as part of the normal CDBG funding cycle, the CDBG Advisory Committee is not
required to review the application. Following public review, the Action Plan will be docketed for
City Council consideration. Upon City Council approval and successful submission of the plan to
the US Department of Housing & Urban development (HUD), La Posada can begin submitting
requests for reimbursement by mid-summer.
Staff continues to collaborate with Catholic Charities to assist them with the permit obligations
and processes needed to expand and modify their current operations. ·
cc: Scott Chadwick, City Manager
Celia Brewer, City Attorney