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From:Wiberg, Daisy
Sent:Friday, March 17, 2023 4:17 PM
To:Jordan Schleifer
Cc:CityClerk; Wilbanks, Megan
Subject:RE: City Homelessness Plan Inquiry
Attachments:2022 Addressing Homelessness Graphic.pdf; Budget in Brief FY 2022-23.pdf; SLO -
Household Income Stats.csv
Hi Jordan,
Thank you for reaching out and sharing your questions about our Homelessness Response Strategic Plan.
Housing and Homelessness is one of the City of San Luis Obispo’s Major City Goals, and as such there are
funding allocations tied to our homelessness response efforts – including some of the key tasks included in the
Strategic Plan. For example, the Strategic Plan includes a Hotel Voucher Program to address capacity-building
needs for homeless services providers and the City will be committing annual funding for that program in the
next Financial Plan (amount pending final approval).
For more information on the City’s current budget, you can visit the links below:
2021-2023 Financial Plan
2021-23 Financial Plan Supplement
As for income level data, that information is included in the City’s Housing Element for 2020-2028. Table A-20
shows 2017 data on the estimated households by category. I’ve also attached a spreadsheet outlining the
Household Income Stats for San Luis Obispo.
And if you’re interested in digging into more community demographics, the Economic Development section of
our website includes more data.
Please reach out if you have any additional questions and have a wonderful weekend.
Sincerely,
Daisy
Bcc: City Council
Daisy Wiberg
pronouns she/her/hers
Administrative Specialist – Homelessness Response
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From: Wilbanks, Megan <mwilbanks@slocity.org>
Sent: Friday, March 17, 2023 9:52 AM
To: Jordan Schleifer <
Cc: Wiberg, Daisy <dwiberg@slocity.org>; CityClerk <CityClerk@slocity.org>
Subject: RE: City Homelessness Plan Inquiry
Hello Jordan,
Thank you for reaching out to the City Council with your questions on the Homelessness Response Plan; they
have received your correspondence and I archived your email in the public Agenda Correspondence folder for
the March 21, 2023 City Council Meeting.
By copy above, I have included the author of that report, the City’s Acting Homelessness Response Manager,
Daisy Wiberg. Ms. Wiberg will follow up with you on the questions you posed.
Bcc: City Council
Sincerely,
Megan Wilbanks
Deputy City Clerk
City Administration
990 Palm, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3249
E mwilbank@slocity.org
T 805.781.7103
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From: Jordan Schleifer <
Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2023 11:51 PM
To: E-mail Council Website <emailcouncil@slocity.org>
Subject: City Homelessness Plan Inquiry
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To whom it may concern at the San Luis Obispo City Council:
My name is Jordan Schleifer, I am a Cal Poly student and SLO County local! I was reviewing the City's homelessness plan
ahead of the vote on Tuesday and had a few questions I was hoping someone at this email could answer.
First of all, I was wondering what kind of budgetary considerations go along with this city homelessness proposal? Is
there funding being allocated to carry out the directives contained within, and if so, how much?
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For that matter, is there a place to view the City's current overall budget and where funding is being allocated?
Second, is it possible to obtain more granular data on the income levels of SLO city and county residents? I found data
on the Chamber's website that contained median incomes of different types of households, but I am hoping to find
percentages of specific household income levels.
For example, x% of SLO city residents make 0 - $34k, x% make $35k - $55k, etc..
Thank you very much for your time and consideration,
Jordan Schleifer
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2022-2023 Supplemental* Budget at a Glance
www.slocity.org/budget
22-23 GENERAL FUND BUDGET | $ 108.6 MILLION
COMMUNITY FUNDING
The fundamental purpose of the City's Financial Plan is to link what we want to accomplish for the community
with the resources necessary to do so. Through the Financial Plan process, in the City Council establishes major
city goals, tasks, and the necessary resources for community programs and projects.
MAJOR CITY GOALS |$ 59.6M TOTAL INVESTMENT
HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS
$ 27.3M TOTAL | $ 2.2M OB | $ 25.1M CB
CLIMATE ACTION, OPEN SPACE AND SUTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION
$ 15M TOTAL | $ 683K OB | $ 14.4M CB
DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION
$ 921K TOTAL | $ 826K OB | $ 95K CB
ECONOMIC RECOVERY
$ 16.3M TOTAL | $ 8.2M OB | $ 8.1M CB
American Rescue Plan Act & the State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund
The 2021 American Rescue Plan Act provided much needed fiscal relief to State and local governments through the State
and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund. From the $350 billion allocated, the City of San Luis Obispo will receive $13,564,467.
OB = Operating Budget CB = Capital Budget
*The second year of the 2021-23 Financial Plan
$9.2 million - Infrastructure Investment
$700,000 - Continuation of free parking in the
parking structures through June 30, 2023
$100,000 - Grants to health & human
services programs.
$2.96 million for Affordable Housing
$600,000 for Citywide broadband study
and implementation of findings.
$13.56 Million $3.56 million
tied to Final Rule
$10 million
to reimburse revenue loss
City Administration/
Information Technology
$14.5M
$10.9M
$1.3 M
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS
$48.6 M
ENTERPRISE FUNDS
$ 64.7 M
GENERAL FUND DEPARTMENT BUDGETS | $83.1 M
LOCAL REVENUE MEASURE | $25.6 M
Sewer | $ 20.4M
Water | $ 27.4M
Transit | $ 6.5M
Parking | $ 10.4M
CIP Expenditures
General Fund
CIP Expenditures
Enterprise Funds
$ 25.6M $ 23M
The Local Revenue Measure – also known as Measure G20 – is a one-and-a-half percent local sales
tax. It protects and maintains essential services and facilities, such as open space preservation, bike
lanes and sidewalks, public safety, neighborhood street paving and code enforcement, flood
protection, senior programs, and other vital services and capital improvement projects.
Your Local Sales Tax Dollars at Work
City Attorney
Human Resources
Finance
Parks & Recreation
Community Development
Police
Community Services
Group Administration
Fire
Solid Waste
Public Works
$20.8M$5.2M
$317K
$16.1M
$6.8M
$1.6M
$573K
$2.3M
Capital Improvement Projects account for a major
portion of the City’s budget. Capital Projects help
maintain or improve a City asset, often called
infrastructure (roads, bridges, community facilities, etc.)
The City’s four largest enterprise funds
(funded by service rates) are:
COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO
The County is the lead social services and mental health agency to address the needs of the area’s homeless
population. The County receives federal and state funding from various sources to provide a wide range of programs
and services including:
City’s Top Priority: Homelessness Solutions Homelessness response was identified as a Major City Goal (Housing and
Homelessness) as part of the Fiscal Year 2021-2023 Financial Plan. With the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic bringing new
urgency to the City’s goal of addressing homelessness in San Luis Obispo, City Council actions resulted in an enhanced,
regional effort in 2021.
KEY COMPONENTS OF CITY-LEVEL STRATEGIC PLAN TO PREVENT & ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS
COMMUNICATION
Homeless individuals
counted in the City*
*2022 Point in Time Report
Case management
Mental health services
Education
Emergency assistance
Transitional &
permanent housing
Transportation
Medical & social
services including drug
& alcohol counseling
ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS
Homelessness is an ongoing challenge in California, on the Central Coast, and in our City.
The City is taking proactive steps by dedicating more funding and staff resources than ever
before, as well as developing a City-level Strategic Plan that is aligned with a refreshed
County-wide Strategic Plan to Address Homelessness. The City strives to create an
environment where all community members are empowered to successfully prevent and
address concerns related to homelessness, and periods of unsheltered homelessness are
brief due to timely outreach and access to a variety of emergency and transitional shelter
options available both locally and regionally.
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DATA PILOT
PROGRAMS
FUNDING
OPPORTUNITIES
REGIONAL
COLLABORATION
What Can You Do to Help?
Giving to panhandlers exacerbates issues with homelessness in our community. You can help people
in need by donating or volunteering with local support organizations. If you see something that needs
to be reported, call the Police Department at 805-781-7312 or 911 for emergencies.slocity.org
839
people received services
47
people housed
76
children helped
Community Development
The City’s Grants-in-Aid program, overseen by the Human Relations Commission, provides financial support to non-profit
organizations that promote the economic and social wellbeing of the community including homeless prevention programs, support
services, affordable and transitional housing opportunities, hunger and malnutrition prevention, and supportive and development
services for children and seniors. The City has allocated $109,385 to the GIA program for Fiscal Year 22-23.
Community Action Team
The Community Action Team (CAT) began with the San Luis Obispo Police Department with two officers whose patrol focus was
on the Downtown core and contacting homeless individuals. In 2018, social worker John Klevins, MSW, joined CAT through a
partnership with Transitions Mental Health (THMA) and the County of SLO. As of FY 21-22, the City finalized a new contract with
TMHA to hire a second social worker to expand CAT outreach efforts.
Over the last year, CAT engaged with over 400 people, and of those, 127 were treated for mental health or substance abuse, and
23 were successfully reunified with family. CAT also connects people with resources to find housing and other services such as
veterans’ benefits, educational opportunities, social security, and more.
Mobile Crisis Unit
Embedded with the City’s Fire Department, the Mobile Crisis Unit pairs a mental health case worker with a fire department
emergency medical technician (EMT) that respond to calls for service within the City and provide crisis support services to
individuals suffering from non-emergency mental health challenges, drug and alcohol addiction, and chronic homelessness. Since
the team's official on-boarding on June 10, 2022, they have established 79 contacts with individuals experiencing homelessness.
Partnerships with Downtown SLO and CAPSLO
The City provides funding for the Downtown Ambassador Program and a Social Enterprise Job Training Initiative. This includes
the provision of a part-time social worker to assist homeless persons and be a resource for Downtown businesses. It also allows
CAPSLO and the Downtown Ambassador to recruit homeless individuals for basic cleaning duties as part of job-readiness
training. During Fiscal Year 2021-22, the Downtown Ambassador engaged with individuals experiencing homelessness on 684
occasions.
40 Prado (CAPSLO)
40 Prado received a total of $210,826 from the City’s General Fund in 2021–22 for ongoing homeless support programs and
operational efforts.
40 Prado Homeless Service Center Impact in Fiscal Year 2021-22:
Coordination with SLO County
In December 2020, the City Council approved $300,000 to be used in a coordinated effort with the County of San Luis Obispo
to address the ongoing impacts on homelessness due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The additional funding allowed the City to
hire its first Homelessness Response Manager in April 2021. The Homelessness Response Manager is dedicated to
developing a Homelessness Strategic Plan for the City and building upon existing relationships with the County, cities, other
regional partners and nonprofits to maximize available and potential services.
City of San Luis Obispo UniƟed States Census BureauS1901: Income in the Past 12 Months (In 2021 InflaƟon-Adjusted Dollars)Households Families Married-Couple Famil Nonfamily HouseholdsEstimate Margin of EEstimate Margin of EEstimate Margin of EEstimate Margin of ErrorTotal 19,035 ±617 7,693 ±408 5,580±398 11,342 ±590 Less than $10,0008.40% ±1.4 3.00% ±1.5 0.30% ±0.4 12.70% ±2.3 $10,000 to $14,9995.40% ±1.5 1.00% ±1.1 0.70% ±1.1 7.90% ±2.2 $15,000 to $24,9999.80% ±1.4 3.40% ±1.5 1.30% ±1.0 14.50% ±2.3 $25,000 to $34,9999.30% ±1.7 5.40% ±1.8 2.00% ±1.0 12.30% ±2.6 $35,000 to $49,9999.90% ±1.7 7.60% ±1.8 5.30% ±2.0 12.20% ±2.3 $50,000 to $74,99914.10% ±1.8 12.10% ±2.3 10.30% ±2.8 15.00% ±2.7 $75,000 to $99,9999.30% ±1.5 10.30% ±2.4 10.50% ±3.1 8.10% ±1.7 $100,000 to $149,99914.60% ±1.7 22.80% ±3.7 25.50% ±4.7 9.10% ±1.7 $150,000 to $199,9996.50% ±1.4 11.10% ±2.6 13.50% ±2.9 3.20% ±1.2 $200,000 or more12.70% ±1.8 23.30% ±3.5 30.50% ±4.3 4.80% ±1.8Median income (dollars) 61,862 ±4,793 106,936±9,587 137,353 ±19,10440,222 ±5,478Mean income (dollars) 96,358±6,434139,306±9,993 N N 64,755 ±7,416Percent below $35K32.90% 12.80% 4.30% 47.40%Between $35K - $75K24.00% 19.70% 15.60% 27.20%More than $75K43.10% 67.50% 80.00% 25.20%