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Council Memorandum
Feb. 5, 2021
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Honorable Mayor Hall and Members of the City Council
Gary Barberio, Deputy City Manager, Community Services
Jeff Murphy, Community Development Director
Holly Nelson, Senior Homeless Progr~aanager
Geoff Patnoe, Assistant City Manager.
Homelessness Hotel Voucher Progra --tnformational Report
This memorandum provides information on the status of a City Council minute motion made on
Dec. 8, 2020, regarding the possibilities of a Carlsbad Hotel Voucher Program.
Background
On Dec. 8, 2020, City Council passed a minute motion requesting staff to bring back a Carlsbad
Hotel Voucher Program for homeless in the City of Carlsbad for a future discussion. Staff is
working on an informational report that will include a set of options to bring forward to the City
Council for discussion and direction.
Discussion
A. Informational Report
To help facilitate discussion on this topic, staff will be preparing an informational report
that will be presented at a future City Council Meeting that will generally be comprised
of the following topics:
• Summary of the types of voucher programs that are currently available in North
County, offered in other cities and their success;
• Potential operational options, such as use-of third-party contractors and hotel
purchase; and,
• Possible funding options, such as utilizing CDBG CARES Act funds, short term
FEMA Funding that is now available until Sept. 30, 2021, potential second round
of Project Homekey funding from the State amounting to $750 million dollars,
and Housing Trust Funds.
B. County of San Diego Emergency Shelter Renovation and Emergency Shelter RFP
On Jan. 26, 2021, staff informed the City Council of a new Request for Proposal (RFP)
that was released by the County of San Diego to fund an emergency shelter and
emergency shelter renovations. Staff initially indicated that these funds could help assist
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the city with projects that help address homelessness in Carlsbad. However, upon
further review, the RFP requires the provider to serve exclusively individuals
experiencing homelessness from outside of the City of Carlsbad . The service area of
focus is the unincorporated areas of the county and the cities of Coronado, Del Mar,
Imperial Beach, Lemon Grove, Poway, and Solana Beach. Given that the discussion on
Dec. 8, 2020, was specific to serving our own homeless community, city staff will not be
pursuing this RFP.
Next Steps
Staff anticipates that this informational item will be brought back to the City Council for
consideration in March.
cc: Scott Chadwick, City Manager
Celia Brewer, City Attorney
Neil Gallucci, Police Chief
Gary Barberio, Deputy City Manager, Community Services Branch
Ron Kemp, Assistant City Attorney
Kristina Ray, Communication & Engagement Director
Bob Vacchi, Assistant Director Community Development
David De DeCordova, Housing Services Manager