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Home My WebLink AboutCC RES 08-015RESOLUTION NO. 08-15 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, ENDORSING THE COACHELLA VALLEY ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS' HOMELESS COMMITTEE'S STRATEGIC PLAN TO END HOMELESSNESS WHEREAS, the Coachella Valley Association of Government's (CVAG) Homeless Committee comprised of one elected official from each member jurisdiction and eight ex-officios from local homeless service providers, was established in October of 2006 to establish a regional effort to address homelessness in the Coachella Valley; WHEREAS, the Homeless Committee includes four subcommittees, including site planning, finance planning, program planning, and public relations; and WHEREAS, with the assistance of facilitators, the Homeless Committee held retreats with the intent of developing a Strategic Plan to End Homelessness in the Coachella Valley; and WHEREAS, the Strategic Plan, Exhibit "A," was configured to be in accordance with the broader recommendations of the County of Riverside's 10-Year Continuum of Care Plan to End Homelessness; and WHEREAS, the goals of the Strategic Plan include the development of a regional Western Coachella Valley capacity to serve homeless individuals and families, a regional Eastern Coachella Valley capacity to serve homeless individuals and families, development of comprehensive supportive services to be housed within both multi- service centers, and a marketing campaign to bolster support for the efforts; and WHEREAS, the three year, July 2007 through July 2010, Strategic Plan identifying four strategic goals, 12 objectives in support of the goals and 28 methods that will achieve the objectives and lead toward goal attainment was endorsed by the CVAG Executive Committee on July 30, 2007; and WHEREAS, the endorsement of CVAG's Strategic Plan also endorses the broader recommendations of the County's 10 Year Plan to End Homelessness; and WHEREAS, the CVAG Homelessness Committee requests that CVAG's member jurisdiction recognize the importance of the Strategic Plan in providing a collective and regional response to the growing homeless population in the Coachella Valley; and Resolution No. 08-15 WHEREAS, recognizing the need for long term funding needed to carry out the Strategic Plan, CVAG will continue to research and pursue viable financial resources on behalf of the Homeless Committee; and WHEREAS, for the Strategic Plan to succeed, CVAG member jurisdictions acknowledge that the Homeless Committee's Strategic Plan may include financial contributions from the member jurisdictions to carry out elements of the Strategic Plan. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Palm Desert, California, as follows: Hereby declare its endorsement of the Coachella Valley Association of Governments' Homeless Committee's Strategic Plan to End Homelessness. PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 13th day of March, 2008, by the City Council of the City of Palm Desert, California, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: FERGUSON, FINERTY, BELLY, SPIEGEL, and BENSON NOES: NONE ABSENT: NONE ABSTAIN: NONE ATTEST: R H LLE D. KLASSEN, CITY CLEF*. CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA I',, -- yy�1 M. BENS AYOR 2 RESOLUTION NO. 08-15 EXHIBIT A COACHELLA VALLEY ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS' (CVAG) HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE STRATEGIC PLAN TO END HOMELESSNESS JULY 2007 THROUGH JULY 2010 RESOLUTION NO. 08-15 COACHELLA VALLEY ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS' (CVAG) HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE STRATEGIC PLAN to END HOMELESSNESS July 2007 through July 2010 Summary: During the spring of 2007 CVAG's Homelessness Committee (see Appendix A) embarked on a series of planning and resource exploration initiatives. The Committee made the strategic decision to coordinate valleywide planning efforts for homelessness under the broader recommendations developed as part of the County of Riverside's 10 Year Plan to End Homelessness (see Appendix B). Initially, two phases for the strategic planning process have been established. The first phase focuses on the development of two (2) Multi -Service Centers (MSC). Cook Street was determined to be the geographic east/west boundary to serve as a context for sharing the burden of serving Valley homeless. One MSC will be developed east of Cook Street to serve the eastern Coachella Valley jurisdictions and the other MSC will be located west of Cook Street for service to the western Coachella Valley. The mission of the two MSCs will be to provide comprehensive support services to promote progress towards permanent housing and self-sufficiency. Both MSC's will be designed to provide one -stop access to resources for individuals and families experiencing homelessness or are at -risk of homelessness. A wide array of supportive services are envisioned including but not limited to basic amenities such as showering/personal care and laundry, to street outreach, transportation, childcare, medical care, mental health services, integrated case management, food and housing. The Homelessness Committee is currently supported by four subcommittees that have been established to work on the objectives detailed under each of this Plan's four Strategic Goals. These subcommittees are: Site Planning; Program Planning; Finance; and, Public Relations. CVAG Homelessness Committee 36 Month Plan Approved 7/30/07-Executive Committee 1 RESOLUTION NO. 08-15 Phase Two of the planning will commence at such time that the activities in the first phase have moved towards implementation. Phase Two will focus on the recommendations in the County of Riverside's 10 Year Plan to End Homelessness that were not addressed during Phase One. Encapsulated within a thirty-six (36) month timeline, this Plan will be operationalized in July of 2007 and is scheduled to conclude in July 2010. The Strategic Plan includes: 4 Strategic Goals 12 Obiectives in support of the goals, and 28 Methods that will achieve the objectives and lead toward goal attainment Each goal has been given a timeline for completion and oversight responsibility has been assigned to CVAG's Homelessness Committee in order to carry out the work and to evaluate the measure of success associated with each unique Strategic Goal. CVAG Homelessness Committee 36 Month Plan Approved 7/30/07-Executive Committee 2 RESOLUTION NO. 08-15 Strategic Goal #1 Development of Western** valley. Capacity to Serve Homeless Individuals and Families see Appendix _0 for seta selectionand developiment Considerations:. Objective(s) #1.1 Support the creation/development of the Western Valley Multi -Service Center #1.2 Support the creation/development of 225 shelter beds (50% for individuals and 50% for families) #1.3 Support the creation/development of 225 units of transitional housing (60% for individuals and 40% for families) #1.4 Support the creation/development of 200 units of permanent supportive housing (90% for individuals and 10% for families) #1.5 Provide rental subsidies for 200 units of permanent affordable housing (0 to 3 bedroom FMRs) Method(s) 4a. Identify 3-5 sites 4b. Acquire best sites(s) 4c. Develop MSC la. Identify 3-5 sites 1 b. Acquire best site(s) lc. Develop shelter 2a. Identify 3-5 sites 2b. Acquire best sites(s) 2c. Develop units 3a. Identify 3-5 sites 3b. Acquire best sites(s) 3c. Develop units 5a. Identify subsidy funding source(s) 5b. Determine vehicle for implementing and managing subsidy program. Timeline for Responsibility Completion 4a. September 2007 4b. December 2007 4c. December 2009 la. September2007 1 b. December 2007 lc. June 2010 2a. September 2007 2b. December 2007 2c. June 2010 3a. September 2007 3b. December 2007 3c. June 2010 5a. June 2009 5b. June 2009 CVAG Homelessness Committee & Subcommittees CVAG Homelessness Committee & Subcommittees CVAG Homelessness Committee & Subcommittees CVAG Homelessness Committee & Subcommittees CVAG Homelessness Committee & Subcommittees CVAG Homelessness Committee 36 Month Plan Approved 7/30/07-Executive Committee 3 RESOLUTION NO. 08-15 Strategic Goa l #2 Development, of Easter►** Val :Serve . Homeless I ndividua Objective(s) #2.1 Support the creation/development of the Western Valley Multi -Service Center #2.2 Support the creation/development of 100 shelter beds (60% for individuals and 40% for families) #2.3 Support the creation/development of 250 units of permanent supportive housing (90% for individuals and 10% for families) #2.4 Provide rental subsidies for 200 units of permanent affordable housing (o to 3 bedroom FMRs) Appendtit:C for site selection and deireloprrier Method(s) 3a. Identify 3-5 sites 3b. Acquire best sites(s) 3c. Develop MSC la. Identify 3-5 sites 1 b. Acquire best site(s) lc. Develop shelter 2a. Identify 3-5 sites 2b. Acquire best sites(s) 2c. Develop units 4a. Identify subsidy funding source(s) 4b. Determine vehicle for implementing and managing subsidy program. Timeline for Completion 3a. September 2007 3b. December 2007 3c. December 2008 la. September 2007 1 b. December 2007 lc. June 2010 2a. September 2007 2b. December 2007 2c. June 2010 4a. June 2009 4b. June 2009 Responsibility CVAG Homelessness Committee & Subcommittees CVAG Homelessness Committee & Subcommittees CVAG Homelessness Committee & Subcommittees CVAG Homelessness Committee & Subcommittees CVAG Homelessness Committee 36 Month Plan Approved 7/30/07-Executive Committee 4 RESOLUTION NO. 08-15 Strategic Goal #3 Development of Comprehensive Supportive Service Resources* to be Housed within the Western and Eastern : l i = i r den Objective(s) 3.1 Deliver a wide array of supportive services in each of the two MSCs. 3.2 Secure funding to support the annual operating costs of each of the two MSCs. MSCs to offer Method(s) la. Services providers will be recruited to provide include: • Day to Day Site Mgmt. • Intake and Assessment • Commercial Meal Prep. • Child Care • Laundry • Showers and Personal Care • Mailboxes • Learning/Resource Center • Physical Health • Behavioral Health • Dental Care • Mainstream Benefits • Storage Lockers • Security • Food Pantry • Clothing • Job Training/Day Placement • Transportation • Kennels for Pets • Parking • Sobering Unit • Bus Stop • Immigration Services • Recreation Services • Cottage Industries Timeline for Completion la. June 2008 Responsibility CVAG Homelessness Committee & Subcommittees 3a. Secure revenues to fully September 2008 CVAG pay for service delivery and Homelessness administration of programs for Committee & each of the two MSCs. Subcommittees CVAG Homelessness Committee 36 Month Plan Approved 7/30/07-Executive Committee 5 RESOLUTION NO. 08-15 Strategic Goal #4 Marketing Campaign to Bolster Support for Multi - Service Centers (MSC): Objective(s) 4.1 Build public support for both MSCs within the Coachella Valley. Method(s) la. To hold Town Hall Meetings 1 b. To develop policies that will govern the MSCs to demonstrate effective oversight lc. Promote pro - homeless articles in valley newsletters ld. To create CVAG website on projects for public to track progress le. Hold informational workshops for valley faith -based partners If. Encourage broader 211 linkage marketing campaign lg. Make presentations to valley Chambers of Commerce lh. Make presentations to valley City Councils Make presentations to Desert Resorts and Tourism trade associations 1j Incorporate any changes from public input into the Strategic Plan Timeline for Responsibility Completion la. December2007 1 b. May 2008 lc. Immediate and On -going ld. December 2007 le. Immediate and On -going lf. December 2007 lg. Immediate and On -going 1 h. December 2007 1i. Immediate and On- going 1j Immediate CVAG Homelessness Committee & Subcommittees CVAG Homelessness Committee 36 Month Plan Approved 7/30/07-Executive Committee 6 RESOLUTION NO. 08-15 Appendix A CVAG's Homelessness Committee Members Last Name First Name Jurisdiction/Aaencv Title Subcommittee VOTING MEMBERS: Ramos -Watson Lupe Indio Mayor Pro Tem Public Relations, Chair Committee Chair Vasquez Chuck Cathedral City Councilmember Site Planning Committee Vice Chair Villarreal Jesse Coachella Mayor Pro Tem Public Relations Parks Yvonne Desert Hot Springs Councilmember Site Planning Mullany Patrick Indian Wells Councilmember Program Planning Osborne Lee La Quinta Councilmember None Selected Benson Jean Palm Desert Mayor Pro Tem Public Relations Foat Ginny Palm Springs Councilmember Site Planning, Chair Seman Alan Rancho Mirage Councilmember None Selected DeLara Leticia County of Riverside Legislative Assistant Finance Planning EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS: Riddle Frankie City of Palm Desert Dir. of Social Services Public Relations Burkett Darla CV Rescue Mission Executive Director Program Planning, Chair Johnson Chuck Episcopal Com. Service Program Manager Program Planning Bass Dan Jewish Family Service Executive Director Program Planning Castorena Claudia Martha's Village Division Director Program Planning McAdara (6/07) Kathy SafeHouse of the Desert Executive Director Public Relations (Merritt) (Karen) Kramer Jeffrey Shelter from the Storm Chief Financial Officer Finance Planning McMicheaux Tahlib The Well in the Desert Dir. of Social Services Site Planning STAFF SUPPORT: Kerr Aurora CVAG Community Resource Dir. Finance Planning Stewart, PhD Ron County of Riverside DPSS Admin Manager Process Facilitator CVAG Homelessness Committee 36 Month Plan Approved 7/30/07-Executive Committee 7 RESOLUTION NO. 08-15 CVAG's Homelessness Committee Members Last Name First Name Jurisdiction/Aaencv Title Subcommittee STAFF SUPPORT cont'd: Marquez Maria County of Riverside Mental Health Service Mgr. Finance Planning Lundquist, PhD David County of Riverside Mental Health Reg. Mgr. Program Planning Hutchinson Jon County of Riverside Dep. Dir. Real Estate Site Planning Rameriz Emilio County of Riverside Econ. Development Finance Planning, Chair White Jody County of Riverside Staff Analyst None Selected Cook Dale Palm Springs Community Dev. Admin. Program Planning CVAG Homelessness Committee 36 Month Plan Approved 7/30/07-Executive Committee 8 RESOLUTION NO. 08-15 Appendix B. Riverside County's 10 Year Plan to End to Homelessness (draft and not yet adopted by the County Board of Supervisors) The First Five Years of Implementation (2007-2012) Area of Core Focus Preventing New Homelessness Ending Chronic and Episodic Homelessness Creating Resources to Combat Homelessness Recommendations 1. New Prevention Strategies (including Multi -Service Centers) 2. Discharge Planning Coordination 3. Street Outreach Teams (1+ in each Supervisorial District) 4. Shelter Bed Creation (150 beds County -wide) 5. Transitional Bed Creation (225 beds County -wide) 6. Perm. Supportive Housing Creation (500 beds County -wide) 7. Permanent Affordable Housing Creation (1,500 units County -wide) 8. Provider Participation in HMIS (all HUD funded beds first priority) 9. Mainstream Resources — Benefit Application Streamlining (County) 10.Housing Trust Fund Creation 11.Inclusionary Housing Policy Adoption (County -wide and Locally) Target Date for Completion 2007-2012 2007-2012 2007-2012 2007-2012 2007-2012 2007-2012 2007-2012 2007-2008 2007-2009 2007-2008 2007-2010 CVAG Homelessness Committee 36 Month Plan Approved 7/30/07-Executive Committee 9 RESOLUTION NO. 08-15 Appendix C Notes on Site Selection and Capital Development • East and West MSCs & housing products (shelter, transitional and permanent supportive housing) may be on one large site or divided up and scattered. • If on one site - site should be 10 acres or more. • Ideal zoning includes commercial, high density, mixed use. • Sites must be appropriately located to community amenities in order to score points for funding applications (e.g. markets, transportation, libraries, employment, etc.). • County unincorporated land would be preferable. • First priority to be the development of the Western MSC. • MSCs may require 16,000 square feet of usable space and require ample on -site parking for customers and staff. CVAG Homelessness Committee 36 Month Plan Approved 7/30/07-Executive Committee 10