HomeMy Public PortalAbout08) 7F_City Based Homelss Plan_final_Staff ReportMANAGEMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT
MEMORANDUM
DATE: October 20, 2020
TO: The Honorable City Council
FROM: Bryan Cook, City Manager
By: Tinny Chan, Management Analyst
SUBJECT: CITY HOMELESS PLAN DEVELOPMENT UPDATE
RECOMMENDATION:
The City Council is requested to receive and file this report.
BACKGROUND:
1.On February 3, 2020, the Governing Board of the San Gabriel Valley Council of
Governments (SGVCOG) formalized funding of $100,000 for the development of city-
based homeless plans using state and Measure H funds.
2.In June 2020, the City, along with four other San Gabriel Valley cities, kicked off the
process of developing a city-based homeless plan with the SGVCOG and its
consultant, Focus Strategies.
3.On July 7, 2020, Council received an informational item on the scope and objectives
of the City’s proposed homeless plan (Attachment “A”).
4.Over the past few months, City and Focus Strategies representatives held meetings
with community leaders and other stakeholders to assess existing local conditions and
programs related to homelessness (Attachment “B”). A summary of the findings is
provided below.
ANALYSIS:
As a part of the process of developing the City’s homeless plan, outreach meetings were
conducted to gauge the community’s views and ideas on homelessness in Temple City.
Among the questions asked:
•What do you think the most urgent issues are in Temple City related to homelessness?
AGENDA
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• Are there any trends you have noticed in the scope or needs of people experiencing
homelessness within the city? If so, what factors may be impacting these trends?
• Are there initiatives or projects underway that seem particularly promising in
preventing or responding to homelessness (either within Temple City or in other
communities that you think could be particularly beneficial if implemented in Temple
City)?
• Can you identify any short-term opportunities for policy, program, or system changes
that could yield a significant impact in improving outcomes for people experiencing or
at-risk of homelessness, if implemented?
Findings identifying the most significant concerns related to homelessness are provided
below.
1. Lack of available homelessness response services and resources.
Stakeholders expressed that there was a lack of locally-based programs and shelters.
While some homelessness response resources are available in the broader region,
stakeholders indicated a lack of awareness of such resources and challenges in
navigating the service system.
2. Barriers to accessing resources.
Stakeholders expressed that there is a gap in outreach and service delivery availability
in primary languages. A significant population of Temple City speaks Chinese and/or
Spanish; there is a lack of translated referral forms and resource guides as well as
staff that can provide interpretation services.
3. Public health and safety.
Stakeholders noted concerns about the public health impacts of homeless individuals,
particularly in the area around the train tracks. This is a known area where unsheltered
homeless individuals are staying, which has led to increased trash and debris.
Business owners and residents also expressed public safety concerns and a
prevalence or perception of illegal activity (e.g., theft, property destruction, and
substance abuse).
4. Lack of affordable housing.
There is a sense that families within the Temple City Unified School District are moving
out of the region. Additionally, while the effects of the COVID-19 are unknown, the
pandemic is likely to exacerbate the city’s housing stability.
Furthermore, the following organizations were identified as the City’s potential partners
to address homelessness:
• Foothill Unity Center
• Hathaway-Sycamores
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•Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority
•Temple City Chamber of Commerce
•Temple City Homeless Coalition
•Temple City Unified School District
•Union Station Homeless Services
•Volunteers of America
And finally, potential strategies or opportunities to address local homelessness were
vetted including:
1.Training for key points of contact within city departments on the local and regional
resources available for people who are experiencing housing instability or
homelessness.
2.Community education about homelessness, both to reduce stigma and to increase
awareness of resources available for households that may need housing support.
3.Exploration of additional direct services within the city, such as safe parking sites or
outreach services.
4.Property owner outreach and engagement to encourage the renting of units to
households experiencing homelessness, including those with Housing Choice
Vouchers.
5.Increased coordination with regional providers to increase materials and services
available in Chinese and Spanish.
6. Partnerships with neighboring cities to explore affordable housing development
opportunities.
Next Steps
Moving forward, City and Focus Strategies representatives will identify goals and action
steps that will align with the Los Angeles Homeless Initiative’s Strategies to ensure
eligibility for implementation funding. Focus Strategies will submit a draft homeless plan
to the City for review on October 28, 2020. A final homeless plan will be presented to
Council in January 2021.
CITY STRATEGIC GOALS:
Completion of the City’s first-ever Homeless Plan would further Strategic Plan objectives
of community engagement, improved quality of life, and good governance.
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FISCAL IMPACT:
None.
ATTACHMENTS:
A.July 7, 2020, Staff Report
B.List of Stakeholder Meetings
MANAGEMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT
MEMORANDUM
DATE: July 7, 2020
TO: The Honorable City Council
FROM: Bryan Cook, City Manager
Via: Brian Haworth, Assistant to the City Manager
By: Tinny Chan, Management Analyst
SUBJECT: CITY-BASED HOMELESS PLAN
RECOMMENDATION:
The City Council is requested to receive and file this informational item on an initiative to
develop a city-based homeless plan.
BACKGROUND:
1.On June 27, 2019, Governor Newsom signed a budget trailer bill to appropriate
$5.625 million for homeless programs in the San Gabriel Valley. This one-time
funding allocation, championed by Senator Rubio, was to be programmed and
administered by San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments (SGVCOG).
2.On Sept. 10, 2019, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a motion
to allocate $6 million in Measure H funds (a 10-year, quarter-of-a-cent sales tax for
homeless services and short-term housing) to councils of governments countywide.
SGVCOG received $1.54 million—again, in one-time funding—to develop and
coordinate a regional approach in addressing homelessness.
3.On Nov. 21, 2019, the SGVCOG Governing Board approved a plan to program the
total $7.1 million in one-time (state and Measure H) funding for homeless services,
programs, outreach, education, and housing development and rehabilitation
(Attachment A). Of this amount, $50,000 was earmarked—and later increased to
$100,000—to assist those San Gabriel Valley cities that have yet to develop a city-
based homeless plan (similar to those produced by 40 other cities during a
countywide effort in 2017).
4.On Feb. 3, 2020, the SGVCOG Governing Board formalized funding for the
development of city-based homeless plans based on the City’s participatory
ATTACHMENT A
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commitment, as well as those from the cities of Rosemead, San Gabriel, Diamond
Bar, and Monterey Park. A contract was subsequently granted in May to consulting
firm Focus Strategies (not the same firm used for the 2017 city-based homeless
plans) to develop and finalize homeless plans for each of the five cities by December
2020. This timing benchmark would allow municipalities enough time to ready their
plans for possible state funding and implementation by mid-2021.
5.On June 12, 2020, the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority released results
of the 2020 Homeless Count, which showed a 12.7% increase countywide in the
number of homeless individuals (totaling 66,433). Specific figures for Temple City
should be available soon and are expected to increase. The 2019 count identified
30 homeless individuals in Temple City.
ANALYSIS:
Homelessness is an extraordinarily complex and growing program that requires an active
and sustained collaboration amongst government agencies and community partners. As
such, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has established a countywide
Continuum of Care to provide much-needed services and programs for homeless
persons—all of which require regional alignment and shared responsibility across
jurisdictions.
SGVCOG is responsible for leading regional efforts to address homelessness within the
San Gabriel Valley. The organization successfully facilitates several initiatives focused on
homeless prevention and response, homeless services, and permanent housing
solutions. It also provides planning assistance to municipalities—like the City of Temple
City—to develop plans that prevent and combat homelessness. This planning document
is critical as it allows cities to seek and receive funding for plan implementation.
Under contract with SGVCOG, Focus Strategies will assist the City in developing its first-
ever homeless plan. Please note that because Measure H proceeds may fund
implementation, the plan must align with minimum requirements established by the
County (Attachment B). Specific goals, objectives, and a planning timeline have not been
established. However, the plan will be designed for flexibility and amendment to address
changing sets of challenges and priorities.
The project recently launched on June 18, 2020, between the consultant and City staff to
further discuss current priorities and concerns as it relates to local homelessness. Work
is underway to develop an outreach strategy that solicits stakeholder engagement. Those
meetings are scheduled for August and will include a component for Council input.
Attachment C details a timeline with key project activities. Senior consultant Jaclyn Grant
of Focus Strategies is available to answer any questions.
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Due to both the project’s quick timeline and high visibility, staff will provide Council with
regular updates via email or during scheduled one-on-ones with the City Manager.
Council may also elect to establish an ad hoc committee to remain apprised and provide
ongoing input throughout the planning process.
In closing, the creation and adoption of a homeless plan will provide Temple City with a
defined strategy to reduce instances of homelessness. It will also help the community
transition from a reactive to a proactive state, allowing local leaders to contribute
meaningful solutions to a growing regional concern.
CITY STRATEGIC GOALS:
Direct and indirect impacts of the recommended actions contained in this report align with
Strategic Plan priorities of community engagement, improved quality of life, and good
governance.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None. SGVCOG is funding costs for plan development. Any ancillary marketing costs
associated with stakeholder input are minimal and can be absorbed by the City’s
operating budget.
ATTACHMENTS:
A. SGVCOG Funding Plan
B. Measure H Guidelines
C.Key Project Activities
Revised Funding Recommendations
LOS ANGELES COUNTY HOMELESS INITIATIVE
City Plan to Prevent and Combat Homelessness: A Guide
As Measure H resources are deployed to reduce and prevent homelessness throughout Los
Angeles County, each City in Los Angeles County can broaden the collective impact and
accelerate change by undertaking a locally specific City Plan to Combat Homelessness. As your
project team uses the provided template to develop your City Plan, this Guide is meant to frame
the questions/prompts in the template, offer background information, direct you to useful
resources, and situate your thinking in the broader context of the County’s response to
homelessness. Please review each section of the Guide carefully as you work through the
template.
Planning Context
Framing Your City’s Interest in Developing and Implementing a
Homelessness Plan
Consider the following questions as you respond to Question #2 in the template. Use your
answers to help you describe why your city is undertaking this process.
1.What are the most significant issues related to homelessness that have an impact on your
City?
2.What City Departments are most impacted by homelessness and how?
3.How are residents, businesses, community groups, and other stakeholders in your City
affected by homelessness?
4.What City programs are currently available to serve the homeless?
5.Other than City programs, what homeless services are available in your City?
6.Which City policies have a direct or indirect effect on homelessness or people experiencing
homelessness?
7.Which community stakeholders should be involved in collaboration with your City around
homelessness?
8.Which City Departments that directly interact with homeless populations have a protocol for
addressing their needs?
9.Does your City know how much it annually spends (first responders, shelters, other City
services, etc.) in serving homeless residents (e.g. spending on police, paramedics,
cleaning crews, libraries, transportation, shelters, homeless services, other City Services)?
10.How does your City work with the Coordinated Entry System (CES) in your region?
11.How does your City currently coordinate with regional partners to address homelessness?
How can this coordination be enhanced?
City Goals and Related Actions
Cities have opportunities to collaborate on many of the County Homeless Initiative strategies. The
questions below help guide your planning for the areas where cities are best equipped to engage.
They are organized by relevant County Homeless Initiative strategies and provide information
about funding opportunities, as applicable.
Consider these questions as you develop your goals (Question #4 in the template) and
determine what actions you will take to achieve them through your City Homelessness
Plan. Please see the appendix for more details on the strategies referenced below.
A. PREVENT HOMELESSNESS
Relevant County Homeless Initiative Strategies:
• A1/A5 Homeless Prevention Program for Families /Individuals
Questions to consider regarding homelessness prevention:
1. How can your City identify families/individuals who are at risk of homelessness?
2. What organizations already serve families and individuals at risk of homelessness? What is
the City’s relationship to these organizations?
3. Do City Departments currently link families to the Coordinated Entry System for Single
Adults, Families, and Youth? If so, what steps do City Departments take to make these
links? How can these methods be enhanced? If not, what are the available opportunities
within the city to improve referral processes?
4. What resources does your City have that could be redirected for homeless prevention
services for families and/or individuals?
5. What policies does your City have in place that could help to prevent homelessness? (e.g.
anti-harassment strategies, legal services, eviction defense) What policies could your city
adopt to prevent homelessness?
6. What City department(s) would be best suited to lead your City’s efforts around preventing
homelessness for families and/or individuals?
B. SUBSIDIZE HOUSING
Relevant County Homeless Initiative Strategies:
• B3 Partner with Cities to Expand Rapid Re-Housing
• B4 Facilitate Utilization of Federal Housing Subsidies
• B6 Family Reunification Housing Subsidies
• B7 Interim/Bridge Housing for those Exiting Institutions
• B8 Housing Choice Vouchers for Supportive Housing
Funding Opportunities:
• B3 Rapid Re-Housing: Cities contribute $500 per month for up to 9 months of a rental
subsidy for each family or individual and collaborates with the County in identifying
families/individuals for enrollment in rapid rehousing. The County funds the remainder of
the rental subsidy and the full cost of supportive services. The County covers all costs of
the rental subsidy after 9 months.
• B4 Homeless Incentive Program: Cities with their own Public Housing Authorities (PHAs)
can contract with HACoLA to implement the Homeless Incentive Program (HIP) and
receive $3500 for each homeless family/individual who receives a federal housing subsidy
for permanent supportive housing. These funds can be used for damage mitigation,
vacancy payments to hold units, and security deposits.
• B7 Interim/Bridge Housing for those Exiting Institutions: Cities that develop shelters or
have existing shelters can apply for funding under B7 to use all or a portion of beds for
interim/bridge housing for people exiting jails, public and private hospitals, foster care, the
probation system, and mental health facilities.
Questions to consider regarding subsidized housing:
1. In what ways is your City interested in pursuing the above funding opportunities?
2. What resources are available or could be redirected to maximize participation in any of the
above opportunities?
3. What City Departments are best suited to lead efforts on rapid rehousing, Homeless
Incentive Program and/or interim/bridge housing?
4. Does your City currently have protocols in place to refer homeless individuals, families, and
youth to local rapid rehousing providers?
5. What could your City do to encourage landlords to provide housing opportunities to
homeless residents, including those with housing vouchers?
6. What resources can/does your City provide to help people identify available rental units?
7. Does your City have its own PHA? If so, how many Housing Choice Vouchers (Section 8)
become available each year through routine turn-over?
8. If your City has a PHA, does it currently prioritize homeless individuals, chronically
homeless individuals, and/or families for PHA vouchers? If so, how? If not, how can your
City make changes to its Administrative Plan to enable this prioritization?
9. If your City issues housing vouchers for homeless individuals, are they matched through
CES? If not, how can the City coordinate with CES to enable this matching?
10. Under Strategy B6, the County provides subsidized time limited rapid-rehousing and case
management services to families in the child welfare system. If your City issues housing
vouchers, can you set aside vouchers for these families, who may need ongoing rental
assistance?
11. Does your City operate jails and/or hospitals? If so, do these institutions refer clients to
bridge housing?
C. INCREASE INCOME
Relevant County Homeless Initiative Strategies include:
• C1 Enhance the CalWORKs Subsidized Employment Program for Homeless Families
• C2 Increase Employment for Homeless Adults by Supporting Social Enterprise
• C4/5/6 Countywide Supplemental Security/Social Security Disability Income and Veterans
Benefits Advocacy
• C7 Subsidized Employment for Homeless Adults
Questions to consider regarding increasing income:
1. What social enterprise/subsidized employment organizations are currently operating in your
City?
2. How could your City work with the local Chamber of Commerce and business owners to
increase employment opportunities for homeless/formerly homeless residents by:
a. Partnering with social enterprise
b. Becoming employment sites for subsidized employment through local workforce
development and/or CalWORKs programs?
3. Would your City be interested in adopting a City policy or ordinance to provide increased
employment opportunities by establishing a contracting/sub-contracting preference for
social enterprise? A sub-contracting preference would extend the preference to bidders
who agree to sub-contract a portion of the contract work to a social enterprise; this would
greatly expand the range of City contracts in which a social enterprise could potentially
participate. The County’s Ordinance establishing a contracting preference for social
enterprises can be found at: http://file.lacounty.gov/SDSInter/bos/supdocs/105828.pdf
4. What City Department would be best suited to lead your City’s efforts around increasing
employment opportunities by supporting social enterprise and/or fostering development of
subsidized employment opportunities?
5. What referral systems are in place to connect disabled, homeless City residents with the
County’s disability benefits advocacy program for SSI, SSDI, and Veteran’s benefits? What
referral systems can be established?
D. PROVIDE CASE MANAGEMENT AND SERVICES
Relevant County Homeless Initiative Strategies include:
• D2 Expand Jail In-Reach
• D5 Support for Homeless Case Managers
• D6 Criminal Record Clearing Project
• D7 Provide Services for Permanent Supportive Housing
Funding Opportunity
• D7 Provide Services for Permanent Supportive Housing: City PHAs can partner with the
County Department of Health Services to connect voucher holders to Intensive Case
Management Services (ICMS). Cities can enter into MOUs with the County, under which the
County provides supportive services for any new unit of PSH created within the City.
Questions to consider regarding case management and services:
1. If your City operates a jail, how do you assist homeless inmates? For inmates whom the
City transfers to a County jail, in what ways can inmates be flagged as candidates to be
offered services through the Jail In-Reach program while in a County facility? What other
referrals can be made? Is this Jail In-Reach program replicable in the City-operated
facility?
2. Do City Departments or local agencies participate in regional case conferencing to
coordinate care with other service providers? If not, how can Department staff be
encouraged to participate?
3. Can your City host a Criminal Record Clearing Project clinic at a public facility? These
clinics help individuals to clear tickets and citations and the associated fines or warrants,
removing barriers to housing and employment. How can your City help market, encourage
community support, and promote high attendance for this event?
4. If your City has a PHA, are voucher holders who need permanent supportive housing
(PSH) connected with services? City PHAs can work with the County Department of Health
Services to provide access to Intensive Case Management Services (ICMS).
5. What barriers exist within City permitting and zoning rules to siting PSH? What can the City
do to remove these barriers?
6. What is your relationship with PSH developers and service providers in your City? How can
the City offer additional support to tenants of existing PSH?
7. Is your City interested in establishing an MOU with the County, whereby for every new unit
of PSH created in the City, the County will provide all supportive services? The LA County
Board of Supervisors motion authorizing the MOUs and a template MOU can be found at:
http://file.lacounty.gov/SDSInter/bos/supdocs/116267.pdf
8. Under the MOU, new PSH could be established through construction, rehabilitation, and
acquisition. In addition, Cities with PHA’s can designate housing vouchers for use in PSH
to create new PSH slots. Is your City able to create PSH through any of these means?
E. CREATE A COORDINATED SYSTEM
Relevant County Homeless Initiative Strategies include:
• E4 First Responders Training
• E5 Decriminalization Policy
• E6 Expand Countywide Outreach System
• E7 Strengthen the Coordinated Entry System
• E8 Enhance the Emergency Shelter System
" E 1 0 R e g i o n a l C o o r d i n a t i o n o f L o s A n g e l e s C o u n t y H o u s i n g A u t h o r i t i e s
" E 1 4 E n h a n c e S e r v i c e s f o r T r a n s i t i o n A g e Y o u t h
F u n d i n g O p p o r t u n i t y
" E 8 E n h a n c e t h e E m e r g e n c y S h e l t e r S y s t e m : F u n d i n g i s a v a i l a b l e f o r a c q u i s i t i o n ,
c o n s t r u c t i o n , o r r e h a b i l i t a t i o n o f b u i l d i n g s f o r s h e l t e r f a c i l i t i e s . T h e C o u n t y c a n a l s o f u n d
a n d p r o v i d e s e r v i c e s o n s i t e a t C i t y - r u n s h e l t e r s .
Q u e s t i o n s t o c o n s i d e r r e g a r d i n g c r e a t i n g a c o o r d i n a t e d s y s t e m :
1 . D o e s y o u r C i t y c u r r e n t l y p r o v i d e t r a i n i n g f o r f i r s t r e s p o n d e r s r e g a r d i n g i n t e r a c t i o n w i t h
p e o p l e w h o a r e m e n t a l l y i l l a n d / o r h o m e l e s s ?
2 . W h i c h C i t y f i r s t r e s p o n d e r s e n g a g e w i t h h o m e l e s s r e s i d e n t s a n d w h a t a r e t h e r e a s o n s t h a t
t h e y e n g a g e ?
3 . W h a t b a r r i e r s h a v e b e e n i d e n t i f i e d b y f i r s t r e s p o n d e r s i n s e r v i n g h o m e l e s s C i t y r e s i d e n t s ?
4 . H o w d o f i r s t r e s p o n d e r s c u r r e n t l y a d d r e s s c o n s t i t u e n t c o n c e r n s a b o u t e n c a m p m e n t s ,
h o m e l e s s r e s i d e n t s l i v i n g i n v e h i c l e s , a n d u n s h e l t e r e d h o m e l e s s r e s i d e n t s ?
5 . H o w d o e s y o u r c i t y c o o r d i n a t e w i t h h o m e l e s s o u t r e a c h t e a m s ? H o w c o u l d t h i s c o o r d i n a t i o n
b e s t r e n g t h e n e d ?
6 . D o e s y o u r C i t y c u r r e n t l y h a v e a p o l i c y r e g a r d i n g f i r s t r e s p o n d e r s i n t e r a c t i n g w i t h h o m e l e s s
i n d i v i d u a l s t h a t e m p h a s i z e s c o n n e c t i n g i n d i v i d u a l s t o s e r v i c e p r o v i d e r s r a t h e r t h a n
c r i m i n a l i z i n g t h e m ( i . e . a d e c r i m i n a l i z a t i o n p o l i c y ) ? I f s o , c a n t h i s p o l i c y b e e n h a n c e d ?
7 . H o w c a n y o u r C i t y c o o r d i n a t e r e f e r r a l s t o t h e C o u n t y w i d e O u t r e a c h S y s t e m ?
8 . H o w d o e s y o u r C i t y c o o r d i n a t e w i t h C E S l e a d a g e n c i e s i n y o u r S e r v i c e P l a n n i n g A r e a
( S P A ) ( f o r S i n g l e A d u l t s , F a m i l i e s , a n d Y o u t h ) ? H o w c a n c o o r d i n a t i o n b e i m p r o v e d ?
9 . H o w c a n t h e C i t y f a c i l i t a t e r e l a t i o n s h i p s b e t w e e n H o u s i n g L o c a t o r s a n d p r o p e r t y
o w n e r s / l a n d l o r d s t o i n c r e a s e t h e n u m b e r o f p e o p l e w h o c a n m a k e u s e o f r e n t a l s u b s i d i e s ?
1 0 . A r e a n y e m e r g e n c y s h e l t e r s l o c a t e d i n y o u r C i t y ? I f t h e C o n d i t i o n a l U s e P e r m i t ( C U P ) f o r
t h e s e s h e l t e r ( s ) d o e s n o t c u r r e n t l y p e r m i t 2 4 / 7 o p e r a t i o n s , h o w c a n y o u r C i t y f a c i l i t a t e
m o d i f i c a t i o n o f t h e C U P ?
1 1 . I f y o u r C i t y h a s a j a i l , w h e n h o m e l e s s r e s i d e n t s a r e r e l e a s e d , w h a t a c t i o n s a r e c u r r e n t l y
t a k e n t o p r e v e n t t h e i r r e t u r n t o h o m e l e s s n e s s ?
1 2 . W h a t a r e w a y s y o u r C i t y c o u l d p a r t n e r w i t h t h e C o u n t y t o e n h a n c e t h e E m e r g e n c y S h e l t e r
S y s t e m ? ( T h i s m a y i n c l u d e i n c r e a s i n g a c c e s s t o h o t e l s a n d m o t e l s t o a c t a s i n t e r i m
e m e r g e n c y s h e l t e r . )
1 3 . W h a t C i t y o r d i n a n c e s o r p o l i c i e s c o u l d y o u r C i t y c h a n g e t o e n h a n c e s h e l t e r o p p o r t u n i t i e s
f o r h o m e l e s s C i t y r e s i d e n t s ?
14. If your City has a PHA, how could collaboration with other Public Housing Authorities in LA
County maximize the effectiveness of your City’s Housing Authority in combating
homelessness?
15. Is your Housing Authority participating in the regular quarterly Homeless Issues
Roundtable convened by the Housing Authorities of the City and County of Los Angeles?
16. What services are currently available for homeless Transition Age Youth (TAY) in your
City? What additional services are needed? How can you City help to make them
available?
F. INCREASE AFFORDABLE/HOMELESS HOUSING
Relevant County Homeless Initiative Strategies include:
• F1 Promote Regional SB 2 Compliance and Implementation
• F2 Linkage Fee Nexus Study
• F4 Development of Second Dwelling Units Program
• F5 Incentive Zoning/Value Capture Strategies
• F6 Using Public Land for Homeless Housing
• F7 Preserve and Promote the Development of Affordable Housing for Homeless Families
and Individuals
• F7 Housing Innovation Fund (One-time)
Funding Opportunities
• F7 Preserve and Promote the Development of Affordable Housing for Homeless Families
and Individuals: Cities can apply for funding through the Notices of Funding Availability
issued by the County’s Community Development Commission.
• F7 Housing Innovation Fund: Cities can apply for grant funding to develop homeless
housing in creative ways that are expeditious and cost-effective. A solicitation for proposals
is forthcoming in 2018.
Questions to consider regarding increasing affordable/homeless housing:
1. Is your City in compliance with SB 2? If not, what challenges (if any) have you
encountered in complying with SB 2? (See SB 2 Best Practices Guide:
http://homeless.lacounty.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Public-Counsel-SB-2-Best-
Practices-Guide-FINAL.pdf)
2. What opportunities do you see for your City to partner with the County to promote
continued compliance with SB 2 or to implement the provisions of SB 2 in your City?
3. Which Department in your City has lead responsibility for the implementation of SB 2?
4. If your City is a Community Development Blog Grant (CDBG) entitlement jurisdiction, how
does the City intend to use the FY 2019 funding that will be allocated through the Building
Homes and Jobs Act (new SB 2 enacted in 2017) to support your homelessness plan?
5. Does your City have a housing impact fee or linkage fee program to support the production
of affordable housing?
6.Has your City conducted a linkage fee study?
7.Does your City wish to pursue a nexus study as the required first step for eventual
implementation of a linkage fee?
8.The recent passage of AB 1505 restores the ability of cities and counties to adopt
inclusionary housing policies for rental units. The text of AB 1505 can be found here:
https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB1505&version=20
170AB150593CHP
•If your jurisdiction has an inclusionary ordinance that was created before 2009, what
updates/amendments need to be made? Does the existing ordinance provide
alternative means of compliance (i.e. in lieu fees, land dedication, etc.), as now
required by State law?
•If your existing or planned inclusionary ordinance requires more than 15% of new rental
units to be affordable, you may be asked to prepare an economic feasibility study for
the California Department of Housing and Community Development. What City
departments or partners can help with the completion of this study?
•What percentage of affordable units per development best addresses the needs of your
community?
•What levels of affordability should be targeted to address the needs of your
community?
9. Does your City have an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) ordinance in place? Is your
ordinance in compliance with the changes in State law regarding ADUs which took effect
on January 1, 2017, under AB 2299 and SB 1069? (See
https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB2299&version=20
150AB229994CHP and
https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB1069&version=20
150SB106990CHP ).
10.Could the development of ADUs increase the supply of affordable housing in your City?
11.What are the barriers (if any) to allowing/encouraging ADUs in your City?
12.Are there opportunities for your City to partner with the County to increase the
development of accessory dwelling units in your City?
13.Does your City currently implement any incentive zoning/value capture strategies?
14.Would your City benefit from implementing any incentive zoning/value capture strategies?
15.Are there opportunities for your City to partner with the County to utilize Incentive
Zoning/Value Capture strategies to preserve and or develop affordable/homeless housing?
16.Are there City-owned properties that could be used for the development of services or
housing for people experiencing homelessness?
17.What steps is your City taking to help preserve affordable housing?
18.Does your City have any innovative ideas for the development of homeless housing in a
cost-effective and expeditious manner?
Measuring your progress
Measuring progress is essential to assessing performance, effectively utilizing resources, and,
ultimately, ensuring success. As you establish your Homelessness Plan goals (responding to
Question #4 in the template) and look towards implementation, consider the following questions to
help you formulate metrics, assess your data and evaluation capacity, and leverage existing
resources.
•For each goal and action, what data sources are available to measure performance? If no
data sources are currently available, what systems can be put in place to collect accurate
and timely data?
•What metrics will be most informative as you assess your progress?
•How can you measure overarching progress, across multiple goals?
•How frequently will your report on your progress and to whom?
•Who will be responsible for data collection for each goal or action?
•Who will be responsible for data collection and analysis across the City’s Homelessness
plan as a whole?
•What other measurement and evaluation processes are already in existence in your City?
Can you tap into resources and expertise already being utilized elsewhere in the City?
•What local partners can you engage to assist with data collection, analysis, and
evaluation? Are there local universities or businesses with data analysis capacity that can
contribute their expertise?
•How will you use data collected to enhance your Homelessness Plan and related actions?
Collaborating with Regional Partners
When cities partner with one another, work with regional organizations and coalitions, and join
with the County in combatting homelessness, we can maximize the impact of our efforts. As you
respond to Question #6 in the template, please see the contact information for CES leads,
LAHSA, Councils of Government, the County Homeless Initiative team, and other cities’ planning
project directors in your grantee binder.
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Appendix A
CITY HOMELESS PLAN: PARTICIPATING STAKEHOLDERS
Participating Stakeholders
Name (Alphabetical) Agency / Department Meeting Date
Abel Andrade City of Temple City, Community Development August 4, 2020
Bryan Ariizumi City of Temple City, Management Services August 4, 2020
Tinny Chan* City of Temple City, Management Services August 4, 2020
Mayor Tom Chavez City Council July 24, 2020
Peter Choi Chamber of Commerce August 17, 2020
Bryan Cook* City of Temple City, Management Services August 4, 2020
Sayo Elizalde City of Temple City, Parks and Recreation August 4, 2020
David Flores LA County’s Sheriff’s Department, Temple City Station August 18, 2020
Hannah Geddy Temple City Unified School District August 17, 2020
Adam Gulick City of Temple City, Community Development August 4, 2020
Brian Haworth City of Temple City, Management Services August 4, 2020
Jing Li Temple City Library August 18, 2020
Lucy Liou Community Volunteer, Neighborhood Watch August 18, 2020
Cncl. William Man City Council July 24, 2020
Adam Matsumoto City of Temple City, Parks and Recreation August 4, 2020
Scott Reimers City of Temple City, Community Development August 4, 2020
Cncl. Cynthia Sternquist City Council July 23, 2020
Cncl. Fernando Vizcarra City Council July 23, 2020
Mayor Pro Tem Vincent Yu City Council July 24, 2020
Linda Temple City Homeless Coalition July 30, 2020
Wendy Temple City Homeless Coalition July 30, 2020
Gerald Temple City Homeless Coalition July 30, 2020
Martin Temple City Homeless Coalition July 30, 2020
Sam Temple City Homeless Coalition July 30, 2020
Donnie Temple City Homeless Coalition July 30, 2020
Gerry Temple City Homeless Coalition July 30, 2020
Betty Temple City Homeless Coalition July 30, 2020
*City of Temple City Project Planning Leads
ATTACHMENT B