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1 From:Colunga-Lopez, Andrea Sent:Wednesday, May 8, 2024 3:19 PM To:Wilbanks, Megan; Christian, Kevin Subject:FW: 05/08/2024 Planning Commission Meeting - Additional Information on Item 5.b Attachments:Item 5b. Corey and Goode - Staff Agenda Correspondence.pdf Andrea Colunga-Lopez pronouns she/her/hers Administrative Assistant II City Administration E AColunga@slocity.org T 805.781.7105 slocity.org Stay connected with the City by signing up for e-notifications From: CityClerk Sent: Wednesday, May 8, 2024 3:03 PM Subject: 05/08/2024 Planning Commission Meeting - Additional Information on Item 5.b BCC: All correspondence from community members for 05/08/2024 Planning Commission Meeting – Item 5.b Hello, City staff have received and forwarded all comments related to this item to the Planning Commission. Staff understands that the use of property to help house and support people experiencing homelessness may raise concerns and both the County and City are committed to hearing, considering and working together to address community concerns to support positive solutions for the entire community, including neighbors and program residents. Staff will also make sure that the County staff and Board of Supervisors receive your comments so they may consider them as well when the project is heard at the Board of Supervisor’s meeting on May 21, 2024. Some comments received concerned the placement of the item on the consent agenda. General Plan conformity is routinely a consent item for Planning Commission given the narrow purview of the Commission. The Commission does not have the authority to approve, deny, or change the project. Per state law, the Commission can only determine if the project is consistent with the City's General Plan. Notwithstanding this narrow purview, and out of respect for the community comment and interest, staff has provided staff agenda correspondence to recommend that the Planning Commission pull the item for further discussion and clarification of the City role. Staff will be prepared to provide additional clarity and context regarding the City’s limited scope of review of the Welcome Home Village project, as well as next steps for the project as it moves toward the County Board of Supervisors for approval consideration. Finally, the City has partnered with the County to secure grant funding in alignment with the City’s Homelessness Response Strategic Plan and the Countywide Plan to end homelessness, and staff encourages community 2 members to provide input on all other aspects of the project at the County Board of Supervisors meeting where they will be considering the location, site layout, design, operations, and other matters related to the Encampment Resolution Funding grant for the Welcome Home Village project on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, at the Katcho Achadijan Government Center, 1055 Monterey Street, San Luis Obispo. Also attached is the staff agenda correspondence that was published yesterday afternoon. City Clerk’s Office City Administration City Clerk's Office 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3218 1 From:Wilbanks, Megan Sent:Tuesday, March 5, 2024 1:59 PM To:SLO Rent Coalition Cc:CityClerk Subject:RE: March 5, 2024, Meeting: Agenda Item 8a Hi Barry, Thank you for your input, it has been sent to the City Council members. It is now placed in the public archive for tonight’s meeting. Megan Wilbanks Deputy City Clerk City Administration 990 Palm, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3249 E mwilbank@slocity.org T 805.781.7103 slocity.org Stay connected with the City by signing up for e-notifications From: SLO Rent Coalition <slorentcoalition@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 5, 2024 1:55 PM To: E-mail Council Website <emailcouncil@slocity.org> Subject: March 5, 2024, Meeting: Agenda Item 8a This message is from an External Source. Use caution when deciding to open attachments, click links, or respond. Dear Mayor Stewart, Council Members, and Staff: Thank you for the opportunity to participate in the Housing Needs and Opportunities study session and offer comments and recommendations. The accessibility of safe, secure, and affordable housing at all levels is directly tied to our homelessness response. As Director Tway noted in her Staff Report, fair housing, affordability, and community stability are integrated into many of our Major City Goals. As a regulator, the City has an important role to play in securing the housing market, not only to remove barriers to construction, but also to erect guardrails for tenants to ensure they have homes that are safe, healthy, and fit to live in; are protected from no-fault evictions; and are not subjected to illegal rent increases in violation of the California Tenant Protection Act. I encourage the City to update and modernize our housing codes and provide more resources to Code Enforcement for Safe Housing and Neighborhood Wellness response. We understand that Director Tway is working on a memo regarding some policy options to protect tenants and help preserve and expand the stock of low-cost rental housing. When do you anticipate distributing that memo? 2 The best way to prevent homelessness is to help keep people who are already housed in their homes. That can be challenging, especially in light of some key statistics cited in the Staff Report: the cost of housing in our community is more than 50% higher than the national average—fourth highest in the entire nation; average rent is now upwards of $2500 per month; the median rental household spends 38% of its income on housing; and nearly a third of our residents experience poverty. The risk of losing your home due to one unforeseen medical expense, one major car problem, or other unanticipated circumstances makes life extremely precarious for many of your constituents. One of the most demonstrably effective ways to do keep people housed is to ensure legal representation for any tenant in the City who has received an eviction notice or been served with an unlawful detainer lawsuit. Rates of eviction are significantly lower for tenants who are represented in housing court compared to those who are not, yet just 3% of tenants are represented in eviction cases, compared to over 80% of landlords. Providing representation is a cost-effective measure for the City when taking into account the resulting burdens on the healthcare, foster care, emergency shelter, education, and correctional systems. This might be accomplished in collaboration with the SLO Legal Assistance Foundation (SLOLAF), CRLA, San Luis Obispo College of Law, and similar agencies. Perhaps the existing SLO Solutions program could be expanded to include this service? At present, however, these agencies only serve a very small segment of the affected population and don’t have the resources or capacity to serve the vast majority of tenants in distress. It’s been noted that the City has met its RHNA target for above-moderate income housing. At this point, I urge you to signal to the development community that you’re not going to approve any more applications for above-moderate housing—end of story! If they want to build in the City, they need to build the kind of housing our residents need, not just what generates the most profit. The City is already supporting transitional housing at Welcome Home Village and other properties, and we encourage you to push Welcome Home Village to completion. Moving forward, we urge you to put available funding into permanent housing, not transitional. We are very supportive of downpayment assistance and would like to see the City apply a racial equity screen to applicants to ensure the broadest possible representation when providing such assistance. We believe that programs funded and managed by local agencies are more effective and more equitable than those funded and managed by the developer/builder, with payments going into the revolving fund to enable program sustainability and expansion. Pairing this program with a “right of first offer” policy would enable the City to ensure that such subsidized homes remain available for the program when buyers elect to put them on the market. It’s also important to recognize the need to develop other funding sources besides developer fees to supplement the Affordable Housing Fund. Some of the sources you might consider to generate additional revenue that would support permanent supportive housing and BMR housing include: Fees on residential and commercial buildings that sit vacant for extended periods . In addition to artificially suppressing the housing supply, vacant homes and businesses attract crime and blight and become an added burden on our public safety resources. Transfer fees on high-end real estate sales, both residential and commercial. Here’s an informative article from the LA Times on transfer fees. Additional fees for second homes and properties not occupied by owners. 3 Although the City does not currently build or manage housing directly, that landscape is shifting and the City should be prepared to reconsider its role in that regard. With the anticipated passage of ACA 1 and the Justice for Renters Act in November, new avenues will open up to create BMR housing and institute more protections for tenants. I ask that you include support for the Justice for Renters Act and ACA 1 in your legislative platform, and begin preparing now to respond promptly to the passage of these measures. Thank you for the opportunity to offer this feedback. Barry Price SLO Rent Coalition -- We are a Tenant-led organization dedicated to defending and advancing the right to safe, secure, and affordable housing for all in San Luis Obispo County. 1 From:Sylvia Barnard <goodsamshelter@gmail.com> Sent:Wednesday, August 2, 2023 9:30 AM To:Suzie Freeman Cc:Marge Cafarelli; kcahoon@goodsamaritanshelter.org; Jeffrey Al-Mashat; Wiberg, Daisy; Kristin M Ventresca; Joseph Dzvonik Subject:Re: Quantitative Evidence for Good Sam &/or DignityMoves Project Models Attachments:June DM Snapshot.pdf This message is from an External Source. Use caution when deciding to open attachments, click links, or respond. Hi Suzie, Sorry I am late in getting this to you. This is the data/ stats for our Santa Barbara Dignity Moves project to date. I hope that helps, I can forward you the monthly report, moving forward, if that helps. - Sylvia On Wed, Jul 26, 2023 at 11:24 AM Suzie Freeman <sfreeman@co.slo.ca.us> wrote: Hello, again! We have the first of these more data-demanding meetings this afternoon. Any additional supportive information for the service model to be replicated at the Welcome Home Village would be immensely appreciated. Thank you! Suzie Freeman Communications Program Manager Homeless Services Division Email: sfreeman@co.slo.ca.us Cell: 805-457-5007 Office: 805-788-9472 From: Suzie Freeman Sent: Monday, July 24, 2023 9:43 AM To: Marge Cafarelli <marge@dignitymoves.org>; Sylvia Barnard <goodsamshelter@gmail.com>; kcahoon@goodsamaritanshelter.org <kcahoon@goodsamaritanshelter.org> Cc: Jeffrey Al-Mashat <JALMashat@co.slo.ca.us>; Wiberg, Daisy <dwiberg@slocity.org>; Kristin M Ventresca <kventresca@co.slo.ca.us> Subject: Quantitative Evidence for Good Sam &/or DignityMoves Project Models Good morning, Marge, Sylvia, and Kirsten, The City and County plan to meet this Wednesday with a staunch opponent of the Welcome Home Village project on S. Higuera St. in San Luis Obispo. This group is very much the objective, "show me the data" type, 2 so if your organizations - DignityMoves or Good Samaritan - can supply us with any annual reports, impact reports, or other pieces of quantitative evidence to support your projects and their success, that would be very helpful. If you need more details here, please don't hesitate to ask, and I'd be happy to help provide additional context. Thank you! Suzie Freeman Communications Program Manager Homeless Services Division Email: sfreeman@co.slo.ca.us Cell: 805-457-5007 Office: 805-788-9472 This email, and any files transmitted with it, are intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential, protected, and /or privileged material. Any review, re-transmission, dissemination, or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient, is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. This e-mail, and any files transmitted with it, are intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential, protected, and/or privileged material. Any review, re- transmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient, is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. -- Sylvia Barnard Executive Director Good Samaritan Shelter P O BOX 5908 Santa Maria, CA 93456 805-331-0877 Client Spotlight 70 clients have been served since the start of the project •Gender: o Males: 35 o Females: 35 •Race: o White: 51 o Black/African: 9 o Asian: 2 o American Indian/Alaska Native/ Indigenous: 7 o Multiple Races: 2 •Ethnicity: o Non-Hispanic/Non- Latin: 53 o Hispanic/Latin: 16 o Client Refused: 1 •Disabilities: o 87% of clients have at least one disability o 67% have disclosed to have a mental health illness o 43% have disclosed to have a substance use disorder (SUD) •Services: o 51% are connected to mental health services o 24% are connected to SUD treatment o 90% of clients served are connected to noncash benefits o 90% have health insurance DIGNITY MOVES JUNE 2023 Exit Destinations Since the start of the Dignity Moves, 35 clients exited the program Exit Destination Qty Rental by client, other ongoing subsidy 2 Permanent housing (other than RRH) 1 Staying or living with family, permanent tenure 2 Staying or living with family, temporary tenure 2 Rental by client, with HCV (tenant or project based) 7 Rental by client in a public housing unit 1 Psychiatric hospital or other psychiatric facility 3 Place not meant for habitation 11 Long-term care facility or nursing home 1 Jail, prison or juvenile detention facility 2 Hotel /motel paid for without or with emergency shelter voucher 2 Substance abuse treatment/ detox center 1 Other Dignity Moves Data • 53% of clients served first became homeless in Santa Barbara county o 8 clients first became homeless in Ventura county o 3 clients first became homeless in San Luis Obispo county o 9 clients first became homeless from Other CA o 13 clients first became homeless from out of state • 64% were connected to outpatient healthcare services • 6 clients have gained employment • 80% were provided transportation services This month I would like to highlight one of our wonderful residents who came here from another country and has been actively seeking resources and a better life. After becoming a resident of Dignity Moves this individual expressed interest in going back to school. At first they began taking the free courses offered at SBCC and started to familiarize themselves with the school. resources, and the campus. This individual did so well that they are now enrolled in the medical assistant program at SBCC! There have been times they told me the classes were too hard and they wanted to stop. After counseling them about continuing their education and reminding them how far they have come, I suggested dropping a class to lighten the load and help manage the stress of tough scientific courses. This individual took my suggestion and is studying hard to become a medical assistant. I am so grateful Dignity Moves has allowed them the space to continue their education. 1 From:Colunga-Lopez, Andrea Sent:Thursday, May 9, 2024 10:02 AM To:Laura Slaughter Subject:RE: Welcome Home Village Hi Laura, Thank you for your input, it has been sent to the committee members. It is now placed in the Planning Commission public archive. For future meetings, please submit written comments no later than 3 hours prior to the meeting. Any submissions received less than 3 hours prior to the meeting may not be archived/distributed until the following day. Best, Andrea Colunga-Lopez pronouns she/her/hers Administrative Assistant II City Administration E AColunga@slocity.org T 805.781.7105 slocity.org Stay connected with the City by signing up for e-notifications -----Original Message----- From: Laura Slaughter < Sent: Wednesday, May 8, 2024 8:55 PM To: Advisory Bodies <advisorybodies@slocity.org> Cc: Clint Slaughter < Subject: Welcome Home Village This message is from an External Source. Use caution when deciding to open attachments, click links, or respond. ________________________________ Greetings. We are residents in the Johnson Neighborhood, about a quarter of a mile from the proposed Welcome Home Village. We’re writing you to share our support of the project. Thank you, 2 Laura and Clint Slaughter 1 From:McClish, Teresa Sent:Thursday, March 7, 2024 2:48 PM To:Wiberg, Daisy Subject:RE: WHV Haha Oh! From: Wiberg, Daisy <dwiberg@slocity.org> Sent: Thursday, March 7, 2024 2:37 PM To: McClish, Teresa <tmcclish@slocity.org> Subject: Re: WHV I'm at the meeting in person. Daisy Wiberg pronouns she/her/hers Homelessness Response Manager Community Development 919 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3218 E dwiberg@slocity.org T 805.781.7025 slocity.org Stay connected with the City by signing up for e-notifications From: McClish, Teresa <tmcclish@slocity.org> Sent: Thursday, March 7, 2024 2:36 PM To: Wiberg, Daisy <dwiberg@slocity.org> Subject: WHV Hi – WHV underway – I covered easement stuff but didn’t mean you shouldn’t come to meeting – they are going over site plan, interesting you should join if you can. If not I’ll send notes after. Teresa McClish pronouns she/her/hers Housing Policy and Programs Manager Community Development E tmcclish@slocity.org T 805.783.7840 slocity.org 2 Stay connected with the City by signing up for e-notifications 1 From:Wiberg, Daisy Sent:Monday, April 8, 2024 8:08 AM To:McClish, Teresa Subject:FW: Welcome Home Village Update - Outreach FYI From: Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org> Sent: Saturday, April 6, 2024 9:51 PM To: Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org> Cc: Wiberg, Daisy <dwiberg@slocity.org>; Szentesi, Whit <wszentes@slocity.org>; Johnson, Derek <djohnson@slocity.org>; Dietrick, Christine <cdietric@slocity.org>; Hermann, Greg <GHermann@slocity.org>; McDonald, Whitney <WMcDonal@slocity.org> Subject: Welcome Home Village Update - Outreach Hello Councilmembers, I hope you are having a nice weekend! I wanted to provide a brief update about the Welcome Home Village project. The County has been working on moving forward with planning for the project at the Johnson/Bishop site (the parking lot site on the east side of Johnson, not the vacant grass site on the west side). The City has been attending meetings and providing the County with information in order to assist in moving this important project forward. The County has indicated that they are preparing to undertake outreach to surrounding businesses, stakeholders, and neighbors starting next week. According to their current outreach plan, they will be sending targeted letters to local partners, sending mailers to neighbors, updating the project webpage and calling stakeholders. The County has also indicated that they are planning a community forum (tentatively May 1). I am writing this email because we have heard that the County may start reaching out to start conversations with critical community partners as soon as this weekend and we wanted you to be aware of this in case you receive questions or inquiries from the public. Staff will share the talking points for the project as soon as they are finalized by the County (hopefully early this week). Because the talking points are not yet finalized, at this time we recommend that if you receive questions from the public you can point people to the County contact – Suzie Freeman sfreeman@co.slo.ca.us or 805-547-5007 and reiterate that we know the County has been working to address concerns raised regarding the Higuera Street site and that the County will be issuing more official information soon. I hope this information is helpful, and we will follow up early next week with additional information as this project continues to move forward. Thank you! Timothea (Timmi) Tway Director of Community Development 2 Community Development 919 Palm, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3249 E TTway@slocity.org T 805.781.7187 slocity.org Stay connected with the City by signing up for e-notifications BCC:CC 1 From:Deborah C. < Sent:Monday, April 29, 2024 9:01 PM To:Francis, Emily Subject:Re: Welcome Home Village Thanks for all of this information. What a thoughtful and thorough response. I’ll read it over and follow up. Deb Cleere On Mon, Apr 29, 2024 at 8:36 PM Francis, Emily <EFrancis@slocity.org> wrote: Deborah, Thank you for taking the time to write with your concerns and questions. I’ll do my best to address your comments with the understanding that this is a county project, so my influence over and engagement in the details is limited. I’ll put my answers under your questions in blue. As neighbors who will be directly affected by 80 new residents, we are concerned that the project is being fast tracked without proper vetting. We have many questions (water pressure in our neighborhood, sustainability, environmental responsibility, safety, transportation, crowding on Johnson st. etc.). We were told by a county Supervisor that because the proposed development is on county property it is not subject to the same regulations as other developments. Can you outline for us how this project has been vetted by the city? Have the potential impacts been studied? Is that true, that they get to override city regulations to some extent? Good question. Most projects that address affordable housing and homelessness are now by right projects under state law which means that while they do need to adhere to zoning rules, environmental rules, etc… they are not necessarily subject to the traditional advisory body process such as architectural review and Planning Commission review. In other words, these projects need to follow state law and are not subject to the advisory body process. I am president of a faith based organization that feeds people daily, is a distribution site for the Food Bank, showers 60 or more people every week, and maintains an ongoing discretionary fund that pays registration or insurance for people who are unhoused. As a compassionate person, I do think this is a project that is worthy, but I do not believe that this neighborhood is a viable location for some of the reasons I have shared above. AND, I am angry that the project is being pushed forward quickly and without opportunity for residents to weigh in properly. 2 Thank you for your work at the UU. Your church provides an incredible service for our community and I am so grateful! I would encourage you to reach out to the county to discuss your concerns and hear more about the process and the models that are already in existence in other communities including Santa Barbara. Here is a list of folks you can discuss your concerns with including Dignity Moves who manages other villages and will be managing the Welcome Home Village o More information at www.slocounty.ca.gov/welcomehomevillage o More City information at www.slocity.org/Homelessness o If you have additional questions about this project, please reach out to the appropriate person listed below: County Contacts General & Media Inquiries: Suzie Freeman, Communications Program Manager | sfreeman@co.slo.ca.us, 805-457-5007 Overall Project Information: Jeff Al-Mashat, Special Projects Program Manager | jalmashat@co.slo.ca.us Partner Contacts City of San Luis Obispo: Daisy Wiberg, Homelessness Response Manager | dwiberg@slocity.org DignityMoves: Jack Lorenz, Regional Advancement Officer | jack@dignitymoves.org, 310-266-0502 Good Samaritan Shelter: Outreach Team | goodsamshelter@gmail.com, 805-518-2714 Why is the county engaging in new builds? How does the county get to do what they want so quickly without informing neighbors and following the rules? There are so many empty buildings in this county. Why are we building tin can tiny bedrooms that won't stand the test of time in an already congested area? Couldn't the grant money from the state be used to find a building sitting idle and put it to good use? The tiny home model has proven to be quite successful in the Grover Beach Village and in Santa Barbara. They can be moved easily, set up quickly, and provide autonomy for their residents. We are experiencing a major housing shortage in our county and don’t really have any residential structures that could be modified for this use in a timely manner. Our understanding is that the people who would be housed here would be removed from existing encampments. How is that saving the city money? If these are people who live in unincorporated areas, rounding them up and sending them to SLO won't do anything to alleviate the homeless problem we have in our city already. Our city will have to serve all of them 3 This project is specifically targeting residents from the Bob Jones Trail area as part of Encampment Resolution funds from the state. It will primarily serve folks from our city. We also have two other projects in the works that are meant to address homelessness for our community members. If these projects are successful this year, we may see a major portion of our unhoused population housed and off the streets. The "information session" is May 1st and the county board of supervisors votes on May 21. We need to hold both the county and the city accountable for this project soon. Any information you can provide would be much appreciated. Thanks for being a sounding board, reasonable person, and responsible city official. Your opinion means a lot to me. We have worked really hard to make and keep a safe neighborhood here. We know one another, maintain a local directory, exchange house keys when we are away, pull in trash cans, hold regular block parties. It's not an accident that it's one of the safest neighborhoods in slo. We made it that way. We can't imagine allowing political ambitions and lack of planning to impact our way of life. The business owners on S Higuera had legitimate concerns. So do we. I appreciate you being so engaged in this process, and I fully agree that any project needs to engage the community and especially the neighbors in both the process and execution. I would also add that it’s important to ask questions and learn as much as possible about the project, the organizations involved and the process for enduring safety. Personally, I’m incredibly hopeful that this model will make a huge difference for creating real lasting change for those experiencing homelessness. I’ve been so frustrated by what has felt like years of the problem getting worse and worse and I hope this is a step towards making things better. Here are a few points from city staff who are working alongside the county: Link to Santa Barbara Project: https://dignitymoves.org/downtown-santa-barbara/ The Project: The Welcome Home Village will help reduce homelessness by providing our most vulnerable neighbors with a place to call home. Tackling homelessness is a top priority of our City and County, and we are thrilled that the County was awarded this grant to help us address homelessness in our community. This County-led initiative aligns with the lines of effort outlined in both the County’s Plan to Address Homelessness and the City’s Homelessness Response Strategic Plan. This project is part of the County’s effort to reduce the number of people experiencing homelessness in SLO County by 50% by 2027. The Welcome Home Village will serve as a viable alternative for those currently living in encampments along the Bob Jones Bike Trail, which is a flood and fire danger zone. Welcome Home Village will provide 80 total beds – 34 interim shelter beds and 46 permanent supportive housing beds. This housing is intended to be an interim solution to assist moving people into permanent housing. 4 The current encampments that this project will address are very impactful to the surrounding residential and business community in the area, as well as those wishing to recreate on the Bob Jones Bike Trail. We won’t allow people to trash or to break rules that apply to everyone, regardless of status in public shared spaces. We need everyone to work together, respect public spaces, and hold each other accountable. The Welcome Home Village project provides a viable alternative to those living in encampments. Not intervening and letting people live in the creeks, streets, and parks is not humane. The City’s Role: The City’s role in this partnership is to provide encampment outreach and enforcement to address health and safety concerns along the Bob Jones Bike Trail Encampment Corridor. Project Partners: County Homeless Services Division, City of SLO, Good Samaritan Shelter, Life Ark, and Dignity Moves The City of SLO’s role: the City’s existing Homelessness Response Field Team will collaborate with Good Samaritan and the County on encampment outreach efforts and the City will support the County and Dignity Moves with the development of the Welcome Home Village. The City sees this project as an important opportunity to build service capacity and provide needed outreach, resources, and housing to address homelessness in our community. $13.4 million in grant funding will allow the County and City of San Luis Obispo to reduce the number of encampments along the Bob Jones Bike Trail and clean up the area, so all community members can use it as originally intended. o County of SLO Homeless Services Division Awarded $13.4 million for Welcome Home Village Project through the State of California’s Encampment Resolution Funds. o Funding covers: o Welcome Home Village project development and operations for 2 fiscal years o Encampment outreach and services, including dumpsters and portable restrooms The Good Samaritan and Dignity Moves project in Santa Barbara has proven to be a successful model for an interim supportive housing community. Since opening in August 2022 through June 2023, the site has had the following impact: 70 clients served 35 clients exited the program to permanent housing, treatment facility, long term care o 11 exited to place not meant for habitation o 2 exited to jail, prison or juvenile detention facility 51% are connected to mental health services Supportive housing solutions like the Welcome Home Village are a critical component in our City and County's strategic plans to prevent and address homelessness. This project will complement existing services and provide crucial interim supportive housing and services that do not currently exist in our community. Please reach out if you have any additional questions or concerns. I will be following this project closely. Take care, Emily 5 From: Deborah C. < Sent: Monday, April 29, 2024 3:09 PM To: Francis, Emily <EFrancis@slocity.org> Subject: Welcome Home Village This message is from an External Source. Use caution when deciding to open attachments, click links, or respond. Emily, Our neighborhood is going to be impacted by the proposed homeless encampment relocation project. Welcome Home Village is well in the works, and the county says they will break ground in Fall 2024. We just heard about it last week. As neighbors who will be directly affected by 80 new residents, we are concerned that the project is being fast tracked without proper vetting. We have many questions (water pressure in our neighborhood, sustainability, environmental responsibility, safety, transportation, crowding on Johnson st. etc.). We were told by a county Supervisor that because the proposed development is on county property it is not subject to the same regulations as other developments. Can you outline for us how this project has been vetted by the city? Have the potential impacts been studied? Is that true, that they get to override city regulations to some extent? I am president of a faith based organization that feeds people daily, is a distribution site for the Food Bank, showers 60 or more people every week, and maintains an ongoing discretionary fund that pays registration or insurance for people who are unhoused. As a compassionate person, I do think this is a project that is worthy, but I do not believe that this neighborhood is a viable location for some of the reasons I have shared above. AND, I am angry that the project is being pushed forward quickly and without opportunity for residents to weigh in properly. Why is the county engaging in new builds? How does the county get to do what they want so quickly without informing neighbors and following the rules? There are so many empty buildings in this county. Why are we building tin can tiny bedrooms that won't stand the test of time in an already 6 congested area? Couldn't the grant money from the state be used to find a building sitting idle and put it to good use? Our understanding is that the people who would be housed here would be removed from existing encampments. How is that saving the city money? If these are people who live in unincorporated areas, rounding them up and sending them to SLO won't do anything to alleviate the homeless problem we have in our city already. Our city will have to serve all of them The "information session" is May 1st and the county board of supervisors votes on May 21. We need to hold both the county and the city accountable for this project soon. Any information you can provide would be much appreciated. Thanks for being a sounding board, reasonable person, and responsible city official. Your opinion means a lot to me. We have worked really hard to make and keep a safe neighborhood here. We know one another, maintain a local directory, exchange house keys when we are away, pull in trash cans, hold regular block parties. It's not an accident that it's one of the safest neighborhoods in slo. We made it that way. We can't imagine allowing political ambitions and lack of planning to impact our way of life. The business owners on S Higuera had legitimate concerns. So do we. Deborah Cleere ReplyReply allForward Add reaction 1 From:McClish, Teresa Sent:Thursday, April 18, 2024 5:17 PM To:Wiberg, Daisy Subject:FW: Welcome Home Village site - AB 42 and HSC 19922.4 From: Tuggle, Todd <ttuggle@slocity.org> Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2024 1:09 PM To: joanne@dignitymoves.org Cc: Jeffrey Al-Mashat <JALMashat@co.slo.ca.us>; drew_armetta@gensler.com; dtroya@tynangroup.com; Hutchinson, Julianna <JHutchin@slocity.org>; Loew, Michael <Mloew@slocity.org>; McClish, Teresa <tmcclish@slocity.org> Subject: Welcome Home Village site - AB 42 and HSC 19922.4 Good afternoon Jeff, Julianna forwarded me the email thread and the question about AB42. I want to first make absolutely clear that we do not have jurisdiction on this topic, except for water and access. That said, we are extremely supportive of providing a temporary housing solution to those living on the Bob Jones Trail in unhoused conditions. AB 42 and Health and Safety Code 17922.4 speak to temporary housing solutions and the commensurate construction and fire/ life safety standards for the occupants and the surrounding communities, in which the temporary solutions reside. SLO City Fire understands the nature of the HSC language and how it applies to the Welcome Home Village housing solution. As the host agency, not the Agency having Jurisdiction, we value your outreach and that a temporary solution adhering to the HSC 17922.4 language would provide a reasonably safe situation for the WHV participants within the City limits. Thank you for your request for information and we look forward to seeing the project move forward. Hopefully, this information provides what you need to have to an effective site meeting this afternoon. Todd Tuggle pronouns he/him/his Fire Chief Fire Department 2160 Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-5240 E ttuggle@slocity.org C 805.858.0435 slocity.org Stay connected with the City by signing up for e-notifications 2 From: joanne@dignitymoGoves.org <joanne@dignitymoves.org> Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2024 8:55 AM To: Jeffrey Al-Mashat <JALMashat@co.slo.ca.us> Cc: 'Drew ArmeƩa (Gensler)' <drew_armeƩa@gensler.com>; 'Derek Troya' <dtroya@tynangroup.com> Subject: RE: [EXT]RE: Right to enter … and don’t think we have confirmaƟon yet from Fire around the use of AB42 for the interim units only? It’s on the Appendix P code analysis. Could you connect with folks in Fire Jeff before our mee Ɵng this aŌernoon? Many thanks. Jo Joanne Price (she/her) Co-Founder, Strategy and Innovation, DignityMoves Cell: (415) 632-6530 Let's stay connected! 1 Sent:Wednesday, May 15, 2024 1:30 PM To:CityClerk Cc:Corey, Tyler Subject: City of San Luis Obispo, Title, Subtitle Agenda CAPSLO Partnership Meeting April 24, 2024, 11am-12pm Conference Room 1, Community Development Office, 919 Palm St. Attendees and Roles CAPSLO – Biz Steinberg, Suzanne Leedale, Joan Limov, Lawren Ramos, Jack Lahey City of SLO – Derek Johnson, Whitney McDonald, Timmi Tway, Teresa McClish, Daisy Wiberg, Sarah Cooper City Council – Mayor Stewart, Councilmember Francis Purpose: Discuss CAPSLO’s strategic planning and capacity building efforts for 40 Prado Homeless Services Center. Topic Desired Outcomes Discussion Leader Time Allocated 1 Meeting Overview Review purpose and outcomes Daisy Wiberg 5 min 2 City of SLO Updates Update on Homekey project, Welcome Home Village project, Rotating Safe Parking Program, and Homelessness Response Forum Daisy Wiberg 15 min 3 40 Prado HSC Strategic Plan Update on Strategic Plan, including consultant funding request and implementation timeline CAPSLO 10 min 4 Bezos Day 1 Families Fund Grant Update on Bezos Day 1 Families Fund Grant timeline and next steps CAPSLO 15 min 5 ERF-3 Funding Opportunity Discuss ERF opportunity regarding ‘improvements to existing shelters’ CAPSLO 10 min 6 Next Steps Confirm Action Items & Recurring Meeting Schedule (4th Wed of each month, 2-4pm) Daisy Wiberg 5 min Outcomes: Action Items: (What, Who, Due Date) What Who Due Date Next Meeting: Wednesday, May 22, 2024, from 11am-12pm* at 919 Palm St. City of San Luis Obispo, Agenda, Planning Commission City of San Luis Obispo, Agenda, Planning Commission Agenda Planning Commission CANCELLATION NOTICE The following Regular Meeting of the Planning Commission has been cancelled: May 22, 2024 NOTICE is hereby given that the Regular Meeting of the Planning Commission on May 22, 2024 has been cancelled. The next Regular Meeting of the Planning Commission is scheduled for Wednesday, June 12 2024 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo. The agenda for this meeting will be posted at least 72 hours in advance. 1 Subject:FW: WHV Community Info Session De-Brief Start: Recurrence:(none) Organizer:Suzie Freeman -----Original Appointment----- From: Suzie Freeman <sfreeman@co.slo.ca.us> Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2023 1:37 PM To: Suzie Freeman; Johnson, Derek; Tway, Timothea (Timmi); Cynthia Voorheis; Donna Hawkins; Erica Jaramillo; George Solis; Jeffrey Al-Mashat; Joseph Dzvonik; Kari Howell; Kate Bourne; Kristin M Ventresca; Laurel Weir; Leon Shordon II; Margaret Castle; Merlie Livermore; Nathan Lenski; Niko Elvambuena; Russell Francis; Staci Dewitt; Timothy Siler; Tony Navarro; Trisha Raminha; Jeanette Trompeter; Frankie Van Hooser Cc: Szentesi, Whitney; Wiberg, Daisy; John Nilon; Scott, Rick Subject: FW: WHV Community Info Session De-Brief When: Friday, September 1, 2023 3:00 PM-4:00 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada). Where: HSD Conference Room This message is from an External Source. Use caution when deciding to open attachments, click links, or respond. -----Original Appointment----- From: Suzie Freeman <sfreeman@co.slo.ca.us> Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2023 11:05 AM To: Suzie Freeman; Suzie Freeman; Cynthia Voorheis; Donna Hawkins; Erica Jaramillo; George Solis; Jeffrey Al-Mashat; Joseph Dzvonik; Kari Howell; Kate Bourne; Kristin M Ventresca; Laurel Weir; Leon Shordon II; Margaret Castle; Merlie Livermore; Nathan Lenski; Niko Elvambuena; Russell Francis; Staci Dewitt; Timothy Siler; Tony Navarro; Trisha Raminha; Jeanette Trompeter; Frankie Van Hooser Cc: Szentesi, Whitney; Wiberg, Daisy; John Nilon; Scott, Rick Subject: WHV Community Info Session De-Brief When: Friday, September 1, 2023 3:00 PM-4:00 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada). Where: HSD Conference Room Hello! Thank you to those who were able to join us for last night's Community Info Session. Your presence and professionalism helped make the night shine as a demonstration of how we are all working together to impart real change for our community. Since we foresee these types of public events being an invaluable aspect of our community outreach efforts, we want to make sure that we take the time now to evaluate the evening while it is still fresh. This will allow 2 our team to move confidently forward whenever the next need arises. With that in mind, we will be performing an event debrief tomorrow, Friday 9/1 at 3:00 pm. This will be a hybrid meeting, so people can attend in person or virtually using the Teams link. During this time together, we will talk about what went well, areas where we can improve, and if we fulfilled the intended objectives of the evening. Feel free to jot done your notes ahead of time, and I look forward to processing the night with you. 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If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. 1 From:McClish, Teresa Sent:Thursday, May 2, 2024 3:17 PM To:Taffe, McKenzie Cc:Tway, Timothea (Timmi); Corey, Tyler Subject:RE: Major City Goals Attachments:DRAFT MATRIX 042424.pdf Hi McKenzie – here is the attached matrix. From: Taffe, McKenzie <mctaffe@slocity.org> Sent: Thursday, May 2, 2024 11:36 AM To: McClish, Teresa <tmcclish@slocity.org> Subject: FW: Major City Goals Hi Teresa, Is there a link on our website to an implementation matrix for our Housing and Homelessness MCG? Please let me know, thanks! McKenzie Taffe Economic Development Analyst E mctaffe@slocity.org T 805.781.7155 From: Jim Dantona <jim@slochamber.org> Sent: Thursday, May 2, 2024 11:11 AM To: Taffe, McKenzie <mctaffe@slocity.org> Subject: Major City Goals This message is from an External Source. Use caution when deciding to open attachments, click links, or respond. Hi McKenzie, Hope you are doing well. I know I should have it at my fingertips, but I can’t find where the city has it’s matrix with all the work plans for the Housing/Homeless Major City Goal. Any chance I could get you to send that to me? Or at least point me in the right direction? Thanks for your help. 2 Jim Dantona President and CEO 805.786.2761 jim@slochamber.org 895 Monterey Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 Summary of Housing Study Session Work Plan Discussion At the March 5, 2024 City Council meeting, the Council requested a summary matrix from staff that outlines what the next steps are in terms of short-, medium- and long-term work plan items (City Council Agenda Item 8A). This matrix modifies study session “Attachment F – Summary of Future Potential Housing Opportunities” to include both current work efforts underway as well as potential future programs for each portion of the housing continuum for the benefit of further stakeholder engagement. The matrix is organized into three sections: Short-term existing work program items, medium-term existing work program items, and long-term potential future work program items. The short- and medium- term existing work program items are efforts that are already in the City’s work program or have been added by staff because they are required by state law or are efforts related to the regular course of work of the housing staff. The last section, long-term potential work program items, are efforts that are not on any work plan at this time but are included for Council’s consideration for inclusion in future budgets and work programs if desired. Most of these ideas were presented in the staff report on the March 5, 2024, however, some additional ideas that were raised by the public or City Council are also included. FISCAL BUDGET CYCLE PROJECT OR PROGRAM HOUSING CONTINUUM COMMENTS STAFF RESOUCE LEVEL AND TIMING A. SHORT-TERM EXISTING WORK PROGRAM ITEMS 1. Comply or Leverage New or Recent State Laws New 2023-25 Required per state law Create program for pre-approved ADU plans MARKET RATE and BELOW MARKET RATE (BMR) State law AB 1332 Carillo required by January 1, 2025. Low: can include in existing work program without additional funding New 2023-25 Required per state law Zoning Regulations update MARKET RATE State law implementation of minor amendments for small lot ministerial approvals in MF zoned areas per SB684, ADUs and Density Bonus (AB1287) Medium: can include in existing work program without additional funding 2. Specific Plan or Area Amendments 2023-25 Margarita Area Specific Plan Update MARKET and BMR RFP has been approved and issued. Medium - Funded, RFP underway 2023-25 Airport Area Specific Plan Update MARKET RATE and BMR where now allowable under SLO CO Airport Land Use Plan Medium – Funded (Developer) 3. Other Incentives for Housing Continuum 2023-25 Update Impact Fee Deferrals BMR Tentatively scheduled for Spring Low: underway FISCAL BUDGET CYCLE PROJECT OR PROGRAM HOUSING CONTINUUM COMMENTS STAFF RESOUCE LEVEL AND TIMING 2024 to give clarity for applicability and process and develop guidelines for what fees are eligible to defer and for how long 2023-25 Council memo on renter protection options MARKET RATE Memo scheduled for Spring 2024 Low to Medium underway 2023-25 Fund and collaborate with supportive housing partners including HASLO, TMHA and PSHH to develop additional units BMR/PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING (PSH)/TRANSITIONAL Ex. Calle Joaquin Homekey Ex. SLO County Welcome Home Village Ex. Developer Applications: Monterey Senior Housing/THMA Palm Street Studios/Waterman Village High: Ongoing effort 2023-25 Support 12-parking space expansion of overnight safe parking through 40 Prado HSC rotating safe parking program. EMERGENCY SHELTER Expansion of existing 40 Prado HSC overnight safe parking to include additional 12 spaces at rotating sites at City property and faith- based partner sites; program funding needed Medium: In progress, implementation summer/fall 2024 2023-25 RFP BMR Administration BMR New RFP for BMR Administration to allow efficient processes and BMR agreements Low to medium: Expected to release RFP summer 2024 2023-25 Homelessness Response Strategic Plan Update TRANSITIONAL and EMERGENCY SHELTER Update and continued implementation High: Ongoing effort; update at City Council May 21, 2024 B. MEDIUM-TERM EXISTING WORK PROGRAM ITEMS 1. Comply or Leverage New or Recent State Laws New/ unfunded 2023-25 Required per state law Update Objective Design standards MARKET RATE Update needed to better address design needs for smaller scale developments subject to ministerial review through new state law [SB 9 HOME Act (Atkins); SB 424; High: Anticipated to take < 1 year to complete FISCAL BUDGET CYCLE PROJECT OR PROGRAM HOUSING CONTINUUM COMMENTS STAFF RESOUCE LEVEL AND TIMING (Wiener); SB 4 (Wiener); SB 684 (Caballero)] 2. Specific Plan or Area Amendments 2023-25 Upper Monterey Special Focus Area – Outreach and Engagement MARKET RATE (primarily) Add integration of additional housing options with mixed-use and commercial place-making economic initiative Medium Anticipated to take 1 – 2 years to compl 3. Other Incentives for Housing Continuum 2023-25 unfunded Develop Downpayment Assistance Program BMR may use future Prohousing Incentive Funds; may seek other state funding sources; May include other expanded funding for BMR housing Medium: Anticipated to take less than one year to develop New 2023-25 Support CAPSLO 46 Prado non-congregate Family Shelter project EMERGENCY SHELTER CAPSLO purchased property for 40 Prado Homeless Services campus expansion for families and potential additional Permanent Supportive Housing Medium: Anticipated to take between one 1 – 2 years 2023-25 Pre-approve ADU plans for City use that are currently available through SLO County MARKET RATE and BMR Allows additional pre-approved ADU plans for applicant selection Low: Anticipated to take less than 1 year 2023-25 unfunded Parking Standards Update MARKET RATE A project plan and Scope of work have been prepared for study to support housing production. If funded an RFP will be issued.(Note: additional parking reductions already exist per state law for BMR units.) Medium: Anticipated to take approximately 1 year 2023-25 Pursue grant funds and collaborate with service providers to Support Resiliency Strategic Plan for 40 Prado HSC development more beds TRANSITIONAL AND EMERGENCY SHELTER (opportunity for new round Encampment Resolution Funds or other State funds) Medium: Anticipated to take about 1 year FISCAL BUDGET CYCLE PROJECT OR PROGRAM HOUSING CONTINUUM COMMENTS STAFF RESOUCE LEVEL AND TIMING 2023-25 Apply for additional Prohousing Incentive Program (PIP) funds and other state funds BMR Round 2 application submitted (additional NOFA’s expected in the future) may include downpayment assistance Low: Anticipated to take 1 year 2023-25 Support BMR housing on City property – Ex. Waterman Village BMR Waterman Village project under review; need inventory of future possible sites Low: Anticipated to take less than 1 yr C. LONG-TERM POTENIAL FUTURE WORK PROGAM ITEMS 1. Comply or Leverage New or Recent State Laws Future Zoning amendments for additional projects to receive ministerial review MARKET and BMR potential implementation SB 10 (Wiener) for arterial corridors in areas with services specific to missing middle typologies; may also include small modular-units homes or mobile homes in areas that cannot support height/density or permanent foundations; anticipate further state legislation High: Anticipated to take 1-2 years 2. Specific Plan Amendments Future Update Upper Monterey planning area MARKET RATE (primarily) Build upon outreach planned in 2023-2025 to integrate additional housing options with mixed-use and commercial place-making economic initiative High: Anticipated to take between 1 and 3 years Future Mid-Higuera Planning area MARKET RATE (primarily) Develop and integrate zoning and other incentives to allow new housing options High: Anticipated to take between 1 and 3 years 3. Other Incentives for Housing Continuum Future Pre-approved plans – “missing middle” typologies MARKET RATE Develop pre-reviewed designs to incentivize missing middle housing for specific neighborhoods High: Anticipated to take 1-2 years Future Customized Pre- approved ADU plans designs specific to SLO neighborhoods MARKET RATE and BMR Resource need based on number of plans to provide as pre-approved. Low to medium: Anticipated to take approximately 1 year FISCAL BUDGET CYCLE PROJECT OR PROGRAM HOUSING CONTINUUM COMMENTS STAFF RESOUCE LEVEL AND TIMING Future Allow additional incentives through zoning amendments in limited areas to allow more density or missing middle housing MARKET RATE Additional incentives for downtown may be additional height or modification of setbacks; expand applicable area for flexible density; expand areas for multi-family development High: Anticipated to take between 1 and 3 years Future Develop sustainable funding for BMR housing BMR Participate in state tax exempt bond programs to help increase the supply of BMR rental units; or local revenue measure Medium to high: Anticipated to take between 1 and 3 years Future Develop incentives for property owners for SB 4 (Wiener) housing development (housing allowed ministerially on property owned by religious organizations) BMR – Transitional Additional guidelines or incentives for BMR/Transitional housing with faith-based partners and local service providers Medium: Anticipated to take1 to 2 years Future Financial incentives for housing developers – low interest loans MARKET RATE and BMR Develop incentives for developers of specific types of housing, ex. missing middle. Explore a low interest loan program Medium to high: Anticipated to take between 1 and 3 years Future Incentives for housing attainable to households earning 120%-200% Average Medium Income MARKET RATE Develop incentives for residential construction, rehabilitation or ownership programs to increase opportunities for households earning 120-200% AMI Medium to high: Anticipated to take between 1 and 3 years Future Remove zoning requirement for mixed-use for 100% BMR housing project where applicable BMR Remove requirement for projects in Mixed-use districts to require commercial components that and that create barriers for development of 100% BMR residential projects Low to medium: Anticipated to take approximately one year 1 Subject:HSOC Homeless Services Coordinating Committee Meeting Start: Recurrence:(none) Organizer:Russell Francis This message is from an External Source. Use caution when deciding to open attachments, click links, or respond. Good afternoon, The HSOC Homeless Services Coordinating Committee meeting scheduled for 1/10 is being moved to 2/7, to ensure we can continue to meet remotely (per the updated Brown Act waiver, we can only do this within 30 days of the full HSOC passing a resolution to meet remotely), and to ensure our Committee Chair is able to attend. Agenda packet and call in details to follow. Kind regards Russ Francis Administrative Assistant (p) 805-781-1911 (f) 805-781-1846 rfrancis@co.slo.ca.us COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES The information contained in this e-mail, including any attachments, may be privileged, confidential, and/or exempt under applicable law, and covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. sections 2510-2521. This email is intended only for the use of the individual(s) or entity to which it is addressed, and the privileges and exemptions are not waived by virtue of this having been sent by e-mail. 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If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. The linked image cannot be displayed. The file may have been moved, renamed, or deleted. Verify that the link points to the correct file and location. 1 From:Corey, Tyler Sent:Friday, May 10, 2024 3:16 PM To:CB Subject:RE: 05/08/2024 Planning Commission Meeting - Additional Information on Item 5.b Hi Cindy, Thank you for the question. Since the project is on County owned land the project is not subject to the City’s zoning and building codes. The County has the authority to self-permit the project and has indicated this will be their approach. Therefore, City residential density regulations do not apply to the project. That said, property development standards, including density, for the R-1 zoning district can be found here and property development standards for the PF zone can be found here. Best, Tyler Corey Deputy Director of Community Development Community Development 919 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3218 E tcorey@slocity.org T 805.781.7169 slocity.org Stay connected with the City by signing up for e-notifications From: CB < Sent: Friday, May 10, 2024 2:21 PM To: Corey, Tyler <tcorey@slocity.org> Subject: Re: 05/08/2024 Planning Commission Meeting - Additional Information on Item 5.b Hello Tyler, I am hoping you can help me. How was the maximum residential development potential (https://sanluisobispo.municipal.codes/Code/17.70.040) for the R-1 and PF parcels for the proposed Welcome Home Village Project calculated? I know the acreage of each, but in Table 3-1 (shown below), it states that for 0-15% slope (which applies to these parcels), the maximum density allowed is "As allowed in the zoning regulations for that zone". Where can I find that information? Thanks and regards, Cindy Blum 2 3. Maximum Residential Development Potential. Maximum residential development potential shall be the net lot area (in whole and fractional acres), multiplied by the maximum density allowed (in density units per acre) according to subsections (A)(1) through (A)(2) of this section. The resulting number (in density units, carried out to the nearest one hundredth unit) will be the maximum residential development potential. Any combination of dwelling types and numbers may be developed, so long as their combined density unit values do not exceed the maximum potential. Table 3-1: Maximum Residential Density for Cross-Slope Categories Average Cross-Slope in % Maximum Density Allowed (units per net acre) R- 1 R-2, O, C-N, C- T R- 3 R- 4 C/OS, AG, PF, C-R, C-D, C-C C-S, M 0—15 As allowed in the zoning regulations for that zone. 16—20 4 6 10 12 As allowed in the zoning regulations for that zone. 21—25 2 4 7 8 As allowed in the zoning regulations for that zone. 26+ 1 2 3 4 As allowed in the zoning regulations for that zone. On Wed, May 8, 2024 at 3:41 PM Corey, Tyler <tcorey@slocity.org> wrote: Hello, Thank you for your question on Item 5b before the Planning Commission this evening. If the Commission determines that the project is inconsistent with the City's General Plan, staff would prepare a resolution memorializing the Planning Commission’s findings. That resolution would provide the report on the project’s conformance with the general plan as required under Government Code Section 65402 and no further action would be required by the City. Best, Tyler Corey Deputy Director of Community Development 3 Community Development 919 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3218 E tcorey@slocity.org T 805.781.7169 slocity.org Stay connected with the City by signing up for e-notifications From: CB < Sent: Wednesday, May 8, 2024 10:47 AM To: CityClerk <CityClerk@slocity.org> Cc: Corey, Tyler <tcorey@slocity.org>; McClish, Teresa <tmcclish@slocity.org>; Goode, Owen <ogoode@slocity.org>; Wiberg, Daisy <dwiberg@slocity.org> Subject: Re: 05/08/2024 Planning Commission Meeting - Additional Information on Item 5.b This message is from an External Source. Use caution when deciding to open attachments, click links, or respond. Hello, Thank you so much for this information. If the Commission determines that the project is inconsistent with the City's General Plan, do they vote "no" at tonight's meeting? If so, then what happens next? Regards, Cindy Blum On Wed, May 8, 2024 at 9:42 AM CityClerk <CityClerk@slocity.org> wrote: 4 BCC: All correspondence from community members for 05/08/2024 Planning Commission Meeting – Item 5.b Hello, City staff have received and forwarded all comments related to this item to the Planning Commission. Staff understands that the use of property to help house and support people experiencing homelessness may raise concerns and both the County and City are committed to hearing, considering and working together to address community concerns to support positive solutions for the entire community, including neighbors and program residents. Staff will also make sure that the County staff and Board of Supervisors receive your comments so they may consider them as well when the project is heard at the Board of Supervisor’s meeting on May 21, 2024. Some comments received concerned the placement of the item on the consent agenda. General Plan conformity is routinely a consent item for Planning Commission given the narrow purview of the Commission. The Commission does not have the authority to approve, deny, or change the project. Per state law, the Commission can only determine if the project is consistent with the City's General Plan. Notwithstanding this narrow purview, and out of respect for the community comment and interest, s taff has provided staff agenda correspondence to recommend that the Planning Commission pull the item for further discussion and clarification of the City role. Staff will be prepared to provide additional clarity and context regarding the City’s limited scope of review of the Welcome Home Village project, as well as next steps for the project as it moves toward the County Board of Supervisors for approval consideration. Finally, the City has partnered with the County to secure grant funding in alignment with the City’s Homelessness Response Strategic Plan and the Countywide Plan to end homelessness, and staff encourages community members to provide input on all other aspects of the project at the County Board of Supervisors meeting where they will be considering the location, site layout, design, operations, and other matters related to the Encampment Resolution Funding grant for the Welcome Home Village project on Tuesday , May 21, 2024, at the Katcho Achadijan Government Center, 1055 Monterey Street, San Luis Obispo. Also attached is staff agenda correspondence that was published yesterday afternoon. City Clerk’s Office City Administration City Clerk's Office 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3218 5 1 Subject:FW: Dignity Moves/SLO County DSS Lot homeless project discussion Start: Recurrence:(none) Organizer:Joseph Dzvonik -----Original Appointment----- From: Joseph Dzvonik <JDzvonik@co.slo.ca.us> Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2023 1:13 PM To: Joseph Dzvonik; Stong, Nate; Loew, Michael; Bell, Kyle; Wiberg, Daisy; McClish, Teresa; marge@dignitymoves.org; Mark LaRue; Jon Ansolabehere; Lacey Minnick; drew_armetta@gensler.com; Jeffrey Al-Mashat; dtroya@tynangroup.com Cc: John Diodati; John Waddell; Devin Drake; Lisa Howe Subject: Dignity Moves/SLO County DSS Lot homeless project discussion When: Wednesday, June 28, 2023 1:00 PM-2:00 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada). Where: Microsoft Teams Meeting Nate, Mike and Kyle: FYI and if you are available, please join this meeting to discuss the project at the County Dept. of Social Services site on their dirt parking lot at so. Higuera and Prado Rd. The project is enabled through an Encampment Resolution Funding grant that was awarded to the County in June in the amount of $13.3M .The application was a joint effort between the County, the City, Good Samaritan Shelter and Dignity Moves, with funding allocated for encampment outreach and resolution efforts on the Bob Jones Bike Trail and the development of 80 temporary and permanent supportive housing units on the DSS parking lot site. Dignity Moves will serve as the developer for the project and Good Sam will be the service provider. The County is the superior agency and as such will take care of planning and building permits as appropriate unless they request our assistance in processing building permits. City Public Works will need to issue any necessary encroachment permits for utility tie-in, etc. This project will be fast-tracked as prescribed by the grant and I believe we will need occupancy at the beginning of the year. -----Original Appointment----- From: Joseph Dzvonik <JDzvonik@co.slo.ca.us> Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2023 1:59 PM To: Joseph Dzvonik; McClish, Teresa; Wiberg, Daisy; marge@dignitymoves.org; Mark LaRue; Jon Ansolabehere; Lacey Minnick; drew_armetta@gensler.com; Jeffrey Al-Mashat; dtroya@tynangroup.com Cc: John Diodati; John Waddell; Devin Drake; Lisa Howe Subject: Dignity Moves/SLO County DSS Lot homeless project discussion When: Wednesday, June 28, 2023 1:00 PM-2:00 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada). Where: Microsoft Teams Meeting 2 -----Original Appointment----- From: Joseph Dzvonik <JDzvonik@co.slo.ca.us> Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2023 1:13 PM To: Joseph Dzvonik; Wiberg, Daisy; marge@dignitymoves.org; Mark LaRue; Jon Ansolabehere; Lacey Minnick; drew_armetta@gensler.com; Jeffrey Al-Mashat; dtroya@tynangroup.com Cc: John Diodati; John Waddell; Devin Drake; Lisa Howe Subject: Dignity Moves/SLO County DSS Lot homeless project discussion When: Wednesday, June 28, 2023 1:00 PM-2:00 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada). Where: Microsoft Teams Meeting This message is from an External Source. Use caution when deciding to open attachments, click links, or respond. Joe Dzvonik Division Manager Homeless Services Division Department of Social Services Office: 805.788.9460 From: Joseph Dzvonik Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2023 10:13:15 AM To: marge@dignitymoves.org <marge@dignitymoves.org>; Mark LaRue <mLarue@co.slo.ca.us>; Jon Ansolabehere <jansolabehere@co.slo.ca.us>; Lacey Minnick <lminnick@co.slo.ca.us>; drew_armetta@gensler.com <drew_armetta@gensler.com>; Jeffrey Al-Mashat <JALMashat@co.slo.ca.us>; dtroya@tynangroup.com <dtroya@tynangroup.com> Cc: John Diodati <jdiodati@co.slo.ca.us>; John Waddell <jwaddell@co.slo.ca.us>; Devin Drake <ddrake@co.slo.ca.us>; Lisa Howe <lhowe@co.slo.ca.us> Subject: Dignity Moves/SLO County DSS Lot homeless project discussion When: Wednesday, June 28, 2023 1:00 PM-2:00 PM. 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If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. 1 From:Russell Francis <rfrancis@co.slo.ca.us> Sent:Wednesday, May 15, 2024 10:07 AM To:Shoresman, Michelle Subject:RE: [EXT]RE: Full HSOC Agenda - Chair version Attachments:image001_wmz Hi, Jack Lahey sent through a Just Cause form, he will be participating remotely. As will Christy Nichols, though in her case due to contagious illness. We have not received any other Just Cause forms yet, but I will keep you updated. Kind regards Russ Francis Program Review Specialist Homeless Services Division rfrancis@co.slo.ca.us COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES The information contained in this e-mail, including any attachments, may be privileged, confidential, and/or exempt under applicable law, and covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. sections 2510- 2521. This email is intended only for the use of the individual(s) or entity to which it is addressed, and the privileges and exemptions are not waived by virtue of this having been sent by e-mail. If the person actually receiving this e-mail or any other reader of the e-mail is not a named recipient or the employee or agent responsible to deliver it to a named recipient, any use, dissemination, distribution or copying of the communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error and/or are not the intended recipient, do not read, distribute or reproduce this transmission. Please contact the sender of this email at the above e-mail address and permanently delete the message and any attachments from your system. From: Shoresman, Michelle <mshoresm@slocity.org> Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2024 9:59 AM To: Russell Francis <rfrancis@co.slo.ca.us> Subject: [EXT]RE: Full HSOC Agenda - Chair version ATTENTION: This email DID NOT originate from County Staff. Please proceed with caution when interacting with any embedded links or attachments. Thanks! And thanks for sending to both emails, just in case. সহ And…you don’t need to bring me a copy. I can just make note of who is speaking when, or print my own. Just FYI…I suspect we will be missing Jack and maybe several others as there is a Homeless Health Care Conference in Arizona this week. My whole team is there. From: Russell Francis <rfrancis@co.slo.ca.us> Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2024 8:31 AM The linked image cannot be displayed. The file may have been moved, renamed, or deleted. Verify that the link points to the correct file and location. 2 To: Michelle Shoresman <mshoresman@co.slo.ca.us>; Shoresman, Michelle <mshoresm@slocity.org> Subject: Full HSOC Agenda - Chair version This message is from an External Source. Use caution when deciding to open attachments, click links, or respond. Hi Michelle, Please see attached a version of the agenda with the speaker/presenter for each item highlighted. I’m sending this to both email addresses I have for you to make sure you receive this before this afternoon. I will bring a printed copy. There will be no recusals at this meeting, as there are no funding recommendations. Kathryn from Planned Parenthood has to leave the meeting at 2.45, so there may be cause to move agenda items around to accommodate her, although this is close to the end of the meeting and is about the time her presentation should be wrapping up anyway. A couple of the earlier items – the vote on bylaws and Linda’s update regarding the Board presentation, really do need to be prioritized so I would not recommend moving those items further down the agenda. 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If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. 1 From:Aaron LaBarre < Sent:Monday, May 13, 2024 6:29 PM To:Colunga-Lopez, Andrea Subject:Re: Public comment for welcome home village Hi Andrea, Thank you so much for Responding to my email. Has this project been voted on yet? On Mon, May 13, 2024 at 4:56 PM Colunga-Lopez, Andrea <AColunga@slocity.org> wrote: Hi Aaron, Thank you for your email and voicemail. You are welcome to submit public comment to the Planning Commission Advisory Body for the meeting that took place last Wednesday, May 8, 2024. Your correspondence will be placed in the Planning Commission public archive . Click here to view the agenda for the May 8, 2024 meeting. If you wish to provide comment for the upcoming meeting with the County of San Luis Obispo, their meeting will take place tomorrow, Tuesday, May 14, 2024 at 9 a.m. Click here to view the agenda for their meeting. Additionally, click here to view more information on the County of SLO website regarding the Welcome Home Village project. Best, Andrea Colunga-Lopez pronouns she/her/hers Administrative Assistant II 2 City Administration E AColunga@slocity.org T 805.781.7105 slocity.org Stay connected with the City by signing up for e-notifications From: Aaron LaBarre < Sent: Monday, May 13, 2024 4:30 PM To: Advisory Bodies <advisorybodies@slocity.org> Subject: Public comment for welcome home village This message is from an External Source. Use caution when deciding to open attachments, click links, or respond. Hi, Please let me know how I can provide for the welcome home, village plan for The corner of Bishop and Johnson in San Luis Obispo. Thank you, Aaron 1 Subject:Full HSOC Meeting Start: Recurrence:(none) Organizer:Merlie Livermore This message is from an External Source. Use caution when deciding to open attachments, click links, or respond. Hello, I am resending this calendar invite to the Full HSOC meetings for the 2023 dates. I believe I might have pressed the ‘cancel meeting’ button while I was updating the email list yesterday. My apologies for the confusion. Sincerely, Merlie Livermore Administrative Assistant Homeless Services Division Department of Social Services San Luis Obispo County mlivermore@co.slo.ca.us This e-mail, and any files transmitted with it, are intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential, protected, and/or privileged material. Any review, re- transmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient, is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. 1 From:Hanh, Hannah Sent:Tuesday, April 2, 2024 2:10 PM To:McClish, Teresa Cc:Goode, Owen Subject:RE: DRT agenda Thanks Teresa! I’ll include this on the next DRT agenda. We meet next Thursday, 04/11 at 10:00 am. From: McClish, Teresa <tmcclish@slocity.org> Sent: Tuesday, April 2, 2024 1:57 PM To: Hanh, Hannah <hhanh@slocity.org> Cc: Goode, Owen <ogoode@slocity.org> Subject: DRT agenda Hi Hannah, Please place the Welcome Home Village (Bishop Southeast corner Bishop and Johnson) on for DRT. This project is an 80 unit project with 34 interim transitional and 46 permanent supportive housing units to house the homeless on the Bob Jones trailway. The County is superior agency and the City will need to coordinate on fire, utilities, including stormwater. This project is not pubic yet so all staff should be aware that this is for internal discussion only. This location would be in place of the project location at the DSS Building on So. Higuera. I will show a site plan and describe status at the meeting. Thank you! Teresa McClish pronouns she/her/hers Housing Policy and Programs Manager Community Development E tmcclish@slocity.org T 805.783.7840 slocity.org Stay connected with the City by signing up for e-notifications 1 Subject:FW: Welcome Home Project Outreach Plan Meeting Request Start: Recurrence:(none) Organizer:Rebecca Campbell This message is from an External Source. Use caution when deciding to open attachments, click links, or respond. From: Rebecca Campbell <rcampbell@co.slo.ca.us> Sent: Monday, November 27, 2023 10:24:28 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) To: Nicholas Drews <ndrews@co.slo.ca.us>; Star Graber <sgraber@co.slo.ca.us>; Devin Drake <ddrake@co.slo.ca.us>; Morgan Torell <mtorell@co.slo.ca.us>; Marty Settevendemie <msettevendemie@co.slo.ca.us>; Suzie Freeman <sfreeman@co.slo.ca.us>; Jeanette Trompeter <jtrompeter@co.slo.ca.us>; goodsamshelter@gmail.com <goodsamshelter@gmail.com>; kcahoon@goodsamaritanshelter.org <kcahoon@goodsamaritanshelter.org>; Marge Cafarelli <marge@dignitymoves.org>; Kristin M Ventresca <kventresca@co.slo.ca.us>; Dawn Ortiz-Legg <dortizlegg@co.slo.ca.us>; AD_Community_Room/Administrative Office <AD_Community_Room@co.slo.ca.us>; Janna Nichols <janna.nichols@5chc.org> Cc: Jessica M Ybarra <jmybarra@co.slo.ca.us>; Kelley Abbas <kabbas@co.slo.ca.us>; Genae Sarver <gsarver@co.slo.ca.us>; freya@dignitymoves.org <freya@dignitymoves.org> Subject: Welcome Home Project Outreach Plan Meeting Request When: Wednesday, November 29, 2023 2:00 PM-3:00 PM. Where: 1055 Monterey St. 4th floor Community Room; Teams ________________________________________________________________________________ Microsoft Teams meeting Join on your computer, mobile app or room device Click here to join the meeting Learn More | Meeting options 2 ________________________________________________________________________________ 1 Subject:FW: Full HSOC Meeting Start: Recurrence:(none) Organizer:Merlie Livermore -----Original Appointment----- From: Merlie Livermore <mlivermore@co.slo.ca.us> Sent: Friday, January 13, 2023 3:08 PM To: Merlie Livermore; Elaine Archer; Nicole Bennett; Marie Bolin; aaron lewis; Abby H Lassen; Amelia Grover; Anne Wyatt; Anne Robin; beckyrjorgeson@yahoo.com; Bettina Swigger; wscrewe@charter.net; Blake Fixler; bobcrouch54@sbcglobal.net; Brandee Brown-Puett; Brandy Graham; Brandy WIne; mackbrenda91; Bruce Gibson; Carlos Mendoza; Caroline Hall; Carrie Collins; Christy Nichols ; Daniela Garcia; Dee Torres; Devin Drake; Devon Mcquade; ed gallagher; Elena Chavez; Elizabeth Pauschek; Esther Salzman; Gail McNichols-Oliver; Garret Olson; gbadmin_grover.org; George Solis; Gregory Fearon; Guillermo Marquez ; james@cccslo.com; Jan Maitzen; Jason Holland; Jason Holland; Jill Bolster-White; Jeff Smith; Jen Ford; Jennifer Robinson; jadams@standstrongnow.org; Jessica Lorance; Jessica Rayray; Jim Dantona; Jim Fellows; jimpttrsn@gmail.com; Joe Thompson; Klevins, John; Jon Nibbio; Karen Jones; kathleen.martin@va.gov; kbarneich_arroyogrande.org; Nocket, Kelsey; kennetht@pshhc.org; Krista Jeffries; Lagattuta, II, Frank; Leon Shordon II; liz koll; Liz Snyder; mshah_groverbeach.org; Marianne Kennedy - SLO Women's Shelter Program ( ; McClish, Teresa; Mia S. 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Where: Rm 101 DSS This message is from an External Source. Use caution when deciding to open attachments, click links, or respond. 2 Hello, I am sending this calendar invite to the Full HSOC meetings for the 2023 dates. Sincerely, Merlie Livermore Administrative Assistant Homeless Services Division Department of Social Services San Luis Obispo County mlivermore@co.slo.ca.us This e-mail, and any files transmitted with it, are intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential, protected, and/or privileged material. Any review, re-transmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient, is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. 1 From:Laura Slaughter < Sent:Wednesday, May 8, 2024 9:24 PM To:E-mail Council Website Subject:Welcome home village This message is from an External Source. Use cauƟon when deciding to open aƩachments, click links, or respond. ________________________________ GreeƟngs. We are residents in the Johnson Neighborhood, about a quarter of a mile from the proposed Welcome Home Village. We’re wriƟng you to share our support of the project. Thank you, Laura and Clint Slaughter 2795 Johnson Ave Sent from my iPhone 1 Subject:Sanctioned Encampments Solutions Story for SLO Tribune Start: Recurrence:(none) Organizer:Szentesi, Whit Derek spoke with John and made the following comments to him and said we would be in touch on scheduling a time. 1. There are no examples that I have reviewed that suggest that there is a successful model for sanctioned encampments. Most sanctioned encampment programs have since converted to other programs such as Homekey or to Pallet Shelters. 2. I recommended he do his own research, but he did remark that it seemed like a good idea and that the County should do it and that from how he sees it, it would be better than the status quo and might have resulted in the person not being killed by the drunk driver. 3. I mentioned that once as sanctioned encampment is approved that the city would likely be pushed to provide food, childcare, laundry, medical care, animal services, security and other amenities to make encampments more livable. a. Those services would likely be expensive and likely detract or pull funding away from the other funded services or require the diversion of funds away from brick and mortar housing funding of sanctioned encampments was feasible with any restricted funds. Happy to defer to others that have some availability to meet with John sooner. It might be worthwhile to mention to John that sanctioned encampments are not a part of the City’s Strategic Plan or actions. ------------ From: Wiberg, Daisy Sent: Tuesday, March 5, 2024 5:10 PM To: Szentesi, Whit; Johnson, Derek Cc: Dietrick, Christine; Hermann, Greg; Tway, Timothea (Timmi); McDonald, Whitney Subject: Re: Sanctioned Encampments Solutions Story for SLO Tribune Hi Whit, We have not responded to John yet, but I would be happy to work with you on follow up messaging. John has received a copy of our CAMP Standards and Temporary Storage Guidelines for a previous story – and I believe Derek talked through our policies & procedures with him. We can revisit those guidelines and redirect to the Welcome Home Village and Calle Joaquin Homekey projects. Do you want to schedule some time to connect tomorrow to discuss? I have availability between 12- 3pm. Thanks, Daisy 2 Daisy Wiberg pronouns she/her/hers Homelessness Response Manager https://www.slocity.org Community Development 919 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3218 E dwiberg@slocity.org T 805.781.7025 slocity.org https://www.instagram.com/cityofslo https://www.youtube.com/@CityofSanLuisObispo https://www.facebook.com/cityofslo https://www.twitter.com/city_of_slo https://www.linkedin.com/company/city-of-san-luis-obispo/mycompany/ Stay connected with the City by signing up for e-notifications _____ From: Szentesi, Whit <wszentes@slocity.org> Sent: Tuesday, March 5, 2024 4:45 PM To: Johnson, Derek <djohnson@slocity.org> Cc: Wiberg, Daisy <dwiberg@slocity.org>; Dietrick, Christine <cdietric@slocity.org>; Hermann, Greg <GHermann@slocity.org>; Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>; McDonald, Whitney <WMcDonal@slocity.org> Subject: RE: Sanctioned Encampments Solutions Story for SLO Tribune Has anyone responded to him yet? He’s giving us an opportunity to shape this story. I’m happy to give him a call and get a better sense of what he wants to know, but my advice would be to work with him and help him tell the story. Does he have a copy of our CAMP standards and storage guidelines? If not, now would be a good time to provide those and sit down with him to walk him through our process, focus on our limitations, and focus on the housing and shelter we are working to secure. If he’s speaking about the tiny home village idea that Becky has pitched, I think we point out that the Welcome Home Village would serve as this type of housing. Thanks, Whit Whitney Szentesi pronouns she/her/hers 3 Public Communications Manager E wszentes@slocity.org C 805.440.5446 Stay informed by signing up for e-notifications Do you need communications support? Whether you need help with strategic communications planning, content development or production, or something else, please submit a KBOX ticket and fill out the form to get your request in the queue or visit the City Communications Program Sharepoint page. From: Johnson, Derek <djohnson@slocity.org> Sent: Tuesday, March 5, 2024 3:54 PM To: Szentesi, Whit <wszentes@slocity.org> Cc: Wiberg, Daisy <dwiberg@slocity.org>; Dietrick, Christine <cdietric@slocity.org>; Hermann, Greg <GHermann@slocity.org>; Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>; McDonald, Whitney <WMcDonal@slocity.org> Subject: FW: Sanctioned Encampments Solutions Story for SLO Tribune Importance: High Hi Whit, Please see below. DJ From: Lynch, John <jlynch@thetribunenews.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 5, 2024 3:44 PM To: Johnson, Derek <djohnson@slocity.org> Cc: Wiberg, Daisy <dwiberg@slocity.org>; Dietrick, Christine <cdietric@slocity.org> Subject: Sanctioned Encampments Solutions Story for SLO Tribune This message is from an External Source. Use caution when deciding to open attachments, click links, or respond. 4 _____ Hello all, I hope you're doing well. I'm working on a new story about the way the city, Caltrans and county manages the movement of homeless individuals and could use some input on a solution I see Becky Jorgeson pitch to you virtually every day. In recent months, I've noticed an increase in the number and size of encampments forming near 40 Prado and the Prado Hwy 101 ramps. When I asked some residents of a recently-removed encampment at the Prado Hwy 101 onramp what brought them there, they said they had come seeking shelter or services at 40 Prado, but when the shelter's full, setting up camp nearby is the only option left. When I spoke with encampment residents, one noted that the homeless individual killed by a drunk driver last weekend was only staying in the encampment because Prado was full. I'd like to do a story that looks at whether or not a sanctioned encampment space would be an effective way to keep up with services and avoid encampment cleanups and potential police harassment. The story would examine the problem of encampments around SLO, and whether providing a place to stay legally has any merit. Do you have any time to speak with me about that idea this week? https://sanluisobispo.com/ https://www.facebook.com/McClatchyCo/ https://twitter.com/mcclatchy?lang=en https://www.linkedin. com/company/the-mcclatchy-company/ John Lynch He/him/his Housing Reporter P 805-781-7812 E jlynch@thetribunenews.com W www.sanluisobispo.com T @WritesLynch ________________________________________________________________________________ 5 Microsoft Teams meeting Join on your computer, mobile app or room device Click here to join the meeting Download Teams | Join on the web Or call in (audio only) + Find a local number | Reset PIN Learn More | Meeting options ________________________________________________________________________________ 1 From: Sent:Thursday, May 9, 2024 2:12 PM To:Colunga-Lopez, Andrea Cc:CityClerk Subject:Re: Welcome Home_Possible Solution? Will do. Thank you, Erica Abbott Broker Associate 805.704.3940 DRE #01731537 www.SloRealtor.com From: Colunga-Lopez, Andrea <AColunga@slocity.org> Date: Thursday, May 9, 2024 at 2:05 PM To: Cc: CityClerk <CityClerk@slocity.org> Subject: RE: Welcome Home_Possible Solution? Hi Erica, Thank you for your input, it has been sent to the committee members. It is now placed in the Planning Commission public archive. For future meetings, please submit written comments no later than 3 hours prior to the meeting. Any submissions received less than 3 hours prior to the meeting may not be archived/distributed until the following day. This timeframe provides the staff and Committee members with a greater opportunity to review and consider issues and/or concerns prior to the meeting. Public meeting agendas information link Best, Andrea Colunga-Lopez pronouns she/her/hers Administrative Assistant II City Administration E AColunga@slocity.org T 805.781.7105 slocity.org 2 Stay connected with the City by signing up for e-notifications From: Sent: Thursday, May 9, 2024 1:05 PM To: Advisory Bodies <advisorybodies@slocity.org> Subject: Welcome Home_Possible Solution? This message is from an External Source. Use caution when deciding to open attachments, click links, or respond. Hi there, I live directly next to the proposed project site of the “Welcome Home” community. I understand that the $13M grant is being awarded to the County specifically to relocate the individuals currently living at the encampment off the Bob Jones trail. The reason so many neighbors are opposed to this project is because your hands are tied, once this project goes through, the residents are protected under the “No Place Like Home” policy. They don’t have to seek sobriety or even be sober to live on site, they will be provided an amnesty box to store their drugs and the ability to grab those drugs and wander into the surrounding neighborhood. The people living on Bob Jones are dangerous (the public can’t even walk down that pathway) some of my friends had a knife pulled on them while they were walking to Avila. I do not feel comfortable, nor confident, that we have the manpower to effectively manage 80 people living in this compound in the heart of our neighborhood. My intention is to offer two practical solutions for the decision-makers to consider: 1. An alternative site that seems to fit within the necessary guidelines… The former “Taco Temple” location at: 1575 Calle Joaquin (off Los Osos Valley Road): 1575 Calle Joaquin It’s listed for $2.3M The location is isolated from an immediate neighborhood and existing homes Is NOT adjacent to any preschools or public schools Is surrounded by high density, 2-4 story hotels and HWY 101. It’s just over 1 acre, slightly smaller than the Bishops/Johnson location but can still accommodate the desired 80 units proposed. I noted the Dignity Moves' website says they can fit 70 rooms on a ½ acre parcel. Features 65 on-site parking spaces Has an existing 6,000sf structure (with a commercial kitchen) so food could be prepared on site Permanently plumbing and bathrooms It is also in a FEMA-identified flood zone (just like Bishops/Johnson) location From this location, it will be much easier for residents to access grocery stores, resturants, and a mile closer to the Homeless Services Department. From what I’ve read, it IS possible for the grant money to be used to purchase additional land. This would simplify spending $7M before the June cut-off date. There is still time for a better solution. I would be willing to contribute my entire buyer agent’s commission of $60k back into the project on behalf of our Neighborhood. 2. As a secondary solution, I believe our Johnson and Bishop Neighborhood would endorse a project at Bishops/Johnson specifically aimed at families and single-income households with children. This initiative would offer a stable living situation for everyone’s family to thrive and situate them close to schools. I know the grant funds will not support this, but I know there are likely funds that do. 3 This is too rushed, and I would like to see this a success as much as you. Just because the county has been given the right to do this, doesn’t mean it’s the best solution. We do not want to have to police this location. I have had countless encounters with the un-homed where I’ve had to call the police, and no-one came (or it took hours for them to get on location). Please consider the logistics of a purchase at this alternative site. Would you mind confirming that you received this message? Sincerely, Erica Abbott Broker Associate 805.704.3940 DRE #01731537 www.SloRealtor.com 1 From:McClish, Teresa Sent:Wednesday, March 13, 2024 11:00 AM To:Charlene Rosales Cc:Tway, Timothea (Timmi); Jim Dantona; Cooper, Sarah Subject:RE: SLO Chamber Legislative Action Committee Meeting March 14, 7:30am Attachments:COC LEG COM 031424 Housing Needs Opportunities Presentation.pdf Hi Charlene, Please see attached presentation. Sarah and I will see you tomorrow morning at 7:20am and I’d also like to bring along our Acting Housing Coordinator, Owen Goode, if that works. From: Charlene Rosales <charlene@slochamber.org> Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2024 3:05 PM To: McClish, Teresa <tmcclish@slocity.org>; Cooper, Sarah <SCooper@slocity.org> Cc: Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>; Jim Dantona <jim@slochamber.org> Subject: SLO Chamber Legislative Action Committee Meeting March 14, 7:30am Hello Teresa and Sarah, we look forward to having you at the committee meeting this Thursday. Thank you in advance for your time. Attached is the agenda and the meeting will be chaired by Julia OberhoƯ with Ten Over Studio. Please arrive by 7:20am to meet her and get settled. As Jim mentioned, if you have a PPT presentation, please forward that to us so we can share it with our committee chair and have it queued up. You will have 30-40 minutes of presentation time followed by Q&A from the committee. We’ll have you out the door by 8:30am. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks so much, Charlene Rosales Interim Director of Governmental AƯairs 805.786.2767 charlene@slochamber.org From: McClish, Teresa <tmcclish@slocity.org> Sent: Monday, March 11, 2024 5:22 PM To: Jim Dantona <jim@slochamber.org> Cc: Charlene Rosales <charlene@slochamber.org>; Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>; Cooper, Sarah <SCooper@slocity.org> Subject: RE: March 5th, 2024 - Housing Needs & Opportunities Study Session Hi Jim, sounds good see you Thursday. From: Jim Dantona <jim@slochamber.org> Sent: Monday, March 11, 2024 12:45 PM To: McClish, Teresa <tmcclish@slocity.org>; Cooper, Sarah <SCooper@slocity.org> 2 Cc: Charlene Rosales <charlene@slochamber.org>; Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org> Subject: RE: March 5th, 2024 - Housing Needs & Opportunities Study Session HI Teresa, Thank you for the quick response, but apologize for my slow answer. Are you still available to attend the Thursday, March 14th Legislative Action Committee? We meet at 7:30am, so if you could be here by about 7:15am to make sure we have everything set for your presentation. Additionally, if you can send me your presentation ahead of time we can have it loaded on our system for you to go through. The timing of the presentation you gave at Council would be a perfect fit for time for the committee. We would love to have the three questions you presented to Council to help drive the conversation at committee. Let me know if there’s anything else you need from us. All the best, -- Jim Dantona President and CEO 805.786.2761 jim@slochamber.org 895 Monterey Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 From: McClish, Teresa <tmcclish@slocity.org> Sent: Tuesday, March 5, 2024 5:47 PM To: Jim Dantona <jim@slochamber.org>; Cooper, Sarah <SCooper@slocity.org> Cc: Charlene Rosales <charlene@slochamber.org>; Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org> Subject: RE: March 5th, 2024 - Housing Needs & Opportunities Study Session Hi Jim, Happy to do so. Big topic and we appreciate the ability to collaborate. From: Jim Dantona <jim@slochamber.org> Sent: Tuesday, March 5, 2024 3:08 PM To: Cooper, Sarah <SCooper@slocity.org> Cc: McClish, Teresa <tmcclish@slocity.org>; Charlene Rosales <charlene@slochamber.org>; Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org> Subject: RE: March 5th, 2024 - Housing Needs & Opportunities Study Session This message is from an External Source. Use caution when deciding to open attachments, click links, or respond. Hi Sarah and Teresa, 3 We are looking forward to the conversaƟon tonight on Housing Needs and OpportuniƟes. The SLO Chamber would love to create a more direct input document through a discussion with the SLO Chamber’s Legisla Ɵve AcƟon CommiƩee that is due to meet on March 14th at 7:30am here at the SLO Chamber office. Would you be available to come present to the commiƩee on the report and with the direcƟon that the Council will provide this evening, so that Chamber can bring a more developed policy posiƟon for the upcoming budget hearings and major city goals discussion? If you are able to join us I can provide more details and logisƟcs about the commiƩee meeƟng. Thank you for your help and I look forward to working with you all on this incredibly important topic. All the best, -- Jim Dantona President and CEO 805.786.2761 jim@slochamber.org 895 Monterey Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 From: Cooper, Sarah <SCooper@slocity.org> Sent: Monday, February 26, 2024 5:08 PM To: Cooper, Sarah <SCooper@slocity.org> Cc: McClish, Teresa <tmcclish@slocity.org> Subject: March 5th, 2024 - Housing Needs & Opportunities Study Session Greetings Housing Collaborators, The City of San Luis Obispo City Council is hosting a Housing Needs and Opportunities study session at the March 5th regularly scheduled City Council meeting. Staff has provided a memorandum that is organized using the concept of a housing continuum as a guide for the discussion. The information is high level and although is not intended to be considered all-encompassing of housing challenges and remedies, it do es allow the Council and the community to take time to promote Major City Goals for Housing and Homelessness. The agenda will be posted on the City website tomorrow, Tuesday February 27, 2024. As an important housing collaborator, we invite you to comment on the topic. The goals of the study session are: Provide the City Council with an overview of housing in San Luis Obispo using the concept of a “continuum of housing” for all community members. Provide the City Council with an opportunity to discuss housing needs and opportunities. Provide the City Council with an opportunity to provide staff with feedback and direction as to whether there are opportunities that staff should further explore as the City seeks to encourage the provision of a diverse housing stock for all community members. We hope to hear from you! Sarah Cooper Administrative Specialist - Homelessness Response 4 Community Development E SCooper@slocity.org P 805-781-7255 slocity.org Stay connected with the City by signing up for e-notifications 1 Housing Needs and Opportunities City Council Study Session March 5, 2024 2 Recommendation Receive presentation and conduct a study session on current status of the City’s housing continuum,including options to increase and diversify housing supply in the City. Feedback will inform future work plan items. 3 Purpose of Study Session 1.Provide an overview of housing in San Luis Obispo using concept of a “continuum of housing” for all community members. 2.Provide an opportunity to discuss housing needs and opportunities within the City’s role in housing. 3.Provide City Council with an opportunity to provide staff with feedback and direction as to whether there are opportunities that staff should further explore as the City seeks to encourage the provision of a diverse housing stock for all community members. 4.This study session will not cover all aspects of housing opportunities and will focus on City role in housing and homelessness response. 4 Background •2023-2025 Financial Plan Major City Goal for Housing and Homelessness included an action item to “conduct a study session with the City Council to identify needs and opportunities across the housing spectrum, including various types of transitional and supportive housing” •2020-2028 City 6th Cycle General Plan Housing Element includes policies and programs to increase housing projection and diversified supply •2023 City adopted first Homelessness Response Strategic Plan including measures to increase opportunities for shelter and housing 5 Housing and Homelessness Crises CA has some of the most expensive home prices and rents in the nation and scale of homelessness crisis is larger than any other state Significant housing legislation since 2017 to remove housing barriers and increase accountability Need and opportunity to reshape local policy to align with state legislative mandates including Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) City’s Major City Goals help prioritize implementation of 6th Cycle Housing Element for supply, fair housing, affordability, special needs and homelessness response Opportunities exist for a variety of housing types combined with General Plan smart growth principals to align with other City Major City Goals 6 Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) 7 Housing Continuum 8 Housing Continuum –Market Rate Housing 2,126 permitted units 2020-2028 RHNA Cycle 9 Market Rate Housing NEED: •City has exceeded RHNA -Success! •Market rate housing production is needed to provide supply of rental apartments, townhomes, condominiums, ADU’s and detached single family homes to help meet the needs of residents moving through the housing continuum. •Market Rate housing includes the concept of "missing middle" housing CONTRAINTS: •Cost and Availability: land; financing, construction •Zoning regulations and policies •Process constraints 10 Market Rate Housing Existing and Continuing Opportunities 11 Incentives to “Missing Middle” housing a.Density Bonus Law implementation provide incentives for smaller units as higher densities are achieved for infill lots. b.The inclusionary housing in-lieu fee is based on square footage. As a result, smaller units have lower fees, which incentivise smaller infill development. c.The Downtown Flexible Density Program developed through the State SB2 Grant programs removes density requirements for units less than 600 s.f. downtown. d.Ministerial review and reduced fees for ADUs and JADUs; e.The City utilizes a tiered fee structure that provides substantial reductions in cost for smaller residential units for water, sewer and transportation impact fees; f.Minimum density allowances for residential districts: R-1=1 density unit; R-2 = 2 density units; R-3 = 3 density units; R-4 = 4 density units. g.Fractional density allowances based on unit size and number of bedrooms which allows more units (studios and 1-bedrooms less than 600 s.f. = 0.5 unit and 1-bedrooms less than 100 s.f. = .66 unit; h.Subdivision ordinance update that allows flexible lot design for R-1 districts. i.Updated Tiny Homes on Wheels Regulations; and j.Implementation of SB 9 (California H.O.M.E Act) allowing for up to four houses on R-1 lots 12 Market Rate Housing Future Opportunities •Update Objective Design Standards to better address infill development with (SB9 and SB684) •Customized Pre-approved ADU for AB1332 •Zoning for small infill (SB10) Leverage new impactful state laws that create missing middle housing •Upper Monterey Special Focus Area •Mid-Higuera Planning Area Area Plan Amendments Preapproved plans for missing middle housing Incentives through permit processing for missing middle housing 13 Housing Continuum –Below Market Rate Housing 50 permitted units 2020- 2028 RHNA Cycle 379 permitted units 2020-2028 RHNA Cycle 14 BMR HOUSING NEED: RHNA Need/Progress = Meeting approximately 21% BMR units are a crucial housing type in the housing continuum as it provides vulnerable community members the ability to stay in the community. It also provides much needed affordable housing for those who work in the City of SLO. BMR HOUSING CONTRAINTS: Like Market Rate –with financing usually dependent on grant funding or other subsidies 14Below Market Rate Housing 15 Below Market Rate Housing Existing and Continuing Opportunities 1.Density Bonus Incentives (AB1287) ordinance update 2.Inclusionary Housing Ordinance 3.Long-term loan awards from the City’s Affordable Housing Fund 4.Streamlined Ministerial Approval Process (SB35) and (SB423) 5.Use of ARPA funds to leverage Anderson Hotel and Maxine Lewis Apartments 6.Upcoming –Expansion of Down Payment Assistance Programs 7.Further Development of City’s BMR Housing Administration 16 Below Market Rate Future Opportunities 1.Application and use of Prohousing Incentive Funds 2.Local Revenue Measures 3.Update Fee Deferral Loans for BMR projects 4.BMR housing on church properties (SB4) 5.Leverage City property to promote BMR housing and historic preservation –Waterman Village project 17 Housing Continuum 291 Beds/Units •170 Existing •121 In queue 18 Definition: Permanent housing in which housing assistance and supportive services are provided to assist households with at least one member with a disability in achieving housing stability. Need: Critical component for individuals with disabilities to transition out of homelessness and emergency shelters Examples: 1.Anderson Hotel – Housing Authority of SLO 2.Broad Street Place – People’s Self-Help Housing 3.151 beds operated at various Transitions-Mental Health Association locations Permanent Supportive Housing 19 Programs & Policies State Funding Opportunities a.Homekey –$19.4M award for Calle Joaquin Homekey project with PSHH b.Encampment Resolution Funding –SLO County Welcome Home Village project Zoning Ordinance (2021) a.Allow PSH by-right in all zones that allow residential or mixed-use Future Opportunities a.Collaboration with housing partners & SLO County b.Senate Bill 4 20 Housing Continuum 64 Beds/Units •12 Existing •52 In queue 21 Definition: Housing designed to provide homeless individuals and families with interim stability and support to successfully move to and maintain permanent housing. Need: Interim and rapid re-housing opportunities to facilitate the transition from homelessness or emergency shelter to permanent housing. Examples: 1.TMHA’s Adult Transitional Program (ATP) 2.5Cities Homeless Coalition’s Cabins For Change Transitional Housing 22 Welcome Home Village a.34 Interim Housing Units in the City of SLO Zoning Amendments a.Allowing Transitional Housing by-right in most zones Future Opportunities a.TMHA –Transitional housing for CARE Court referrals b.CAPSLO –Bezos Day 1 Families Fund Grant Programs & Policies 23 Housing Continuum 128 Shelter Beds 40 Warming Center Beds (40 Prado Homeless Services Center) 24 Definition: Temporary shelter for unhoused individuals that does not require participants to sign a lease or occupancy agreement. Need: Gateway to treatment, services, and housing opportunities. Example: •40 Prado Homeless Services Center Day Services Housing-Focused Shelter Program Night-by-Night Shelter Program Warming Center Overnight Safe Parking Emergency Shelters 25 Programs & Policies 40 Prado Homeless Services Center a.Operational Funding b.Strategic Planning & Capacity Building Overnight Safe Parking a.2013 Safe Parking Ordinance b.Expansion of 40 Prado Safe Parking Program c.Railroad Overnight Safe Parking Pilot Program d.Rotating Overnight Safe Parking Program Future Opportunities a.Regional Safe Parking Model b.Permanent Supportive and Transitional Housing Projects 26 Housing Continuum 385 Individuals (2022 PIT Count) 27 Definition: Individuals and families who lack fixed nighttime residence, including emergency shelter or places not meant for human habitation Need: 385 individuals experiencing sheltered and unsheltered homelessness (2022 PIT Count) People Experiencing Homelessness 28 Programs & Policies Homelessness Response Strategic Plan a.Regional Collaboration b.Communications c.Data d.Pilot Programs e.Funding Opportunities City-Funded Programs a.Mobile Crisis Unit (MCU) b.Community Action Team (CAT) c.Community Service Officers (CSO) 29 Comments Received Regarding Student Housing Impacts 1.Cal Poly Housing Future Plan includes increase on-campus housing commensurate with increased enrollment, adding 3,000 new beds in the first phase for fall of 2026. 2.Additionally, adding 33 ownership units at Slack and Grand for Faculty and Staff Housing with construction slated Nov. 2023-Jan. 2026. This is the second project for this program that currently includes nearly 70 units at Bella Montana at Santa Rosa St. and Highland Dr. 30 Study Session Questions 1.Are there housing types of interest to the City Council that could be pursued in next financial plan? 2.Are there housing types or programs not discussed that staff should look into? 3.Are there programs listed in Attachment F that staff should explore for future work programs for the next financial plan cycle,in balance with competing needs? 31 Recommendation Receive presentation and conduct a study session on current status of the City’s housing continuum,including options to increase and diversify housing supply in the City. 32 Extra Slides 32 33 Table 2A •Table 2A was repealed when the Council adopted the IHO on July 19, 2022. •Table 2A was established to encourage projects with higher density and smaller units sizes to be sold or rented to households that meet moderate or lower-income standards. •This concept did not produce affordable housing in practice. •The feasibility analysis that the adopted IHO was based on indicated that development would be financially feasible with the current affordable housing percentage requirements. 34 Flexibility Density 34 1.Reduces density thresholds for qualifying units: limited to less than 600 sf in size (studio or one-bedroom configuration). 2.Prohibited on the ground floor. 3.Limited to the C-D or C-R zone within Downtown Core. 4.Reduced minimum parking requirements for qualifying units in the C-R zone (no changes in the C-D zone). DROP Program available. 5.Qualifying units exempt from Inclusionary Housing Requirements as an incentive. 6.Program is not available in conjunction with Density Bonus projects. 7.Expires on January 1, 2029, or until 500 new residential units are entitled or permitted, whichever occurs first. 8.No changes to the Development Review process. 9.No changes to development standards such as Building Height, Floor Area Ratio, Setbacks, lot coverage, etc. 35 Streamlining •The City has amended its Zoning Ordinance and permitting practices to allow more projects to be eligible for ministerial review and shorter processing time as follows: •Established new section to exempt specific housing projects from discretionary review (17.106.020.C); •Streamlined Discretionary Review for Housing Projects less than 49 units (17.106.030); and •Implemented E-review processes to allow digital permit and plan submittal and review. This will improve transparency and intended to streamline existing permitting processes. 36 Mobile Home Parks 1.No permitting authority –it lies with the State 2.City can designate where they are allowed, for SLO they are allowed in R-1 –R-4 districts. 37 Current and Upcoming Housing Work Efforts •Margarita Specific Plan Update –consider more housing options of all types. (In Process -RFP on Council agenda 4/2) •Airport Area Specific Plan Update –consider allowing mixed-use development in the C-S and M zones where appropriate. (In Process) •Parking Study –consider best practices that support housing production. (In Process –Funding will be considered in the FP Supplement) •Upper Monterey Special Focus Area –Confirm scope in pursuing an area plan consistent with LUE Policy 8.2.2. (Fall 2024) 38 SB 684 SB 684 (Sen. Anna Caballero) –Ministerial Approval of Up to 10- Unit Housing Projects on Small Sites effective July 1, 2024. a.CEQA-exempt ministerial approval for up to 10 units of housing on qualifying multifamily infill sites of no more than 5 acres and is surrounded by qualified urban uses, without labor standards or IHO requirements b.Includes subdivision for a housing development project that will result in 10 or fewer parcels and 10 or fewer units c.High-level analysis -could impact several hundred parcels based upon zoning, lot size, and developed parcels. 39 NOTES 1.Constraints –staircases AB 835 (Assembly Member Lee)– Fire Marshal to Study Safety of Requirement for Apartments to Have More than One Staircase.AB 835 requires the state fire marshal to analyze and report to the Legislature on standards for "single-exit,single stairway apartment houses." The report will assess "fire and life safety"issues with respect to the requirement to have more than one exit in apartment buildings with three or more stories and at least two dwelling units.Proponents of the bill contend that California's current requirement of two exits in certain apartment buildings limits the location and design of potential housing and contributes to California's ongoing housing crisis. 40 Council Agenda Report Attachments 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 Attachment E 51 52 53 54 55 56 1 From:Christian, Kevin Sent:Monday, May 6, 2024 10:21 AM Cc:Tway, Timothea (Timmi); McClish, Teresa; Wiberg, Daisy; CityClerk Subject:Welcome Home Village - Planning Commission Agenda Correspondence Bcc: Council All This note is to make you aware that we have been receiving correspondence on the Welcome Home Village project via multiple sources. For now it is being consolidated as Planning Commission Agenda 05-08-2024, Item 5b correspondence. Some of the correspondence was addressed to the emailcouncil@slocity.org address, some to the cityclerk@slocity.org, some as City Website feedback, and some has been sent directly to CDD staff. We are working with CDD staff to ensure that it all gets posted appropriately. You may view the correspondence in our archive for the meeting: 05/08/2024 Planning Commission Agenda Correspondence Kevin Christian Deputy City Clerk City Administration City Clerk's Office 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3218 E kchristi@slocity.org T 805.781.7104 slocity.org Stay connected with the City by signing up for e-notifications HOMELESSNESS RESPONSE FORUM Event Details - Date: Wednesday, June 5, 2024 - Time: 8:30am – 12pm - Location: Ludwick Community Center Objective To raise awareness, foster dialogue, and provide resources for addressing homelessness in our community. Invitation Join us for a conversation about homelessness in our community and ways that the City, County, and local service providers are working to address it. Homelessness Response Strategic Plan Strategic Vision All community members in SLO City are empowered to successfully prevent and address concerns related to homelessness through equitable access to a variety of resources. Periods of unsheltered homelessness within SLO City are reduced due to the regional capacity to conduct timely outreach and connect individuals and families to a range of housing options. Communications Goal Enable equitable access to resources and increase transparency so that all community members are aware of efforts to address gaps in service and know where, how, and when to reach out for assistance to address concerns related to homelessness. Communications Objective #1 Increase homelessness response communications. Objective 1, Key Task Collaborate with service providers, the County, and other regional partners to co-facilitate an annual community forum focused on homelessness and local response resources. Key Event Takeaways & Talking Points - To improve the effectiveness of local homelessness response systems by fostering community engagement, providing context and practical resources, and empowering community members to be part of the solution. - Educating community members on available resources and how to utilize them. - Humanizing homelessness - Regional Homelessness Response efforts: Who, what, when, where, why - Addressing homelessness is complex Audience Categories & Event Benefits - Community Partners & Service Providers – County, TMHA, CAPSLO, Faith Community, HASLO, PSHH, Shower the People, ECHO, 5CHC, etc. 1. Opportunity to engage with community members and share more about their work - Business Community – Downtown Businesses & DTSLO 1. Practical information and resources they can use when encountering an issue related to homelessness. HOMELESSNESS RESPONSE FORUM 2. Context for policies/procedures, programs, and constraints for addressing homelessness. - Advocates & People Experiencing Homelessness 1. Opportunity for dialogue and a space for their ideas/perspectives to be heard. 2. Context for policies/procedures, legal framework, and constraints for addressing homelessness. - Community Members – College Students, Families, Faith Community 1. Practical information and resources they can use when encountering an issue related to homelessness. 2. Context for policies/procedures, programs, and constraints for addressing homelessness. 3. Opportunities to get involved and learn more about housing and homeless services providers. Event Format Overview Presentation (9-9:30am) - Human-Centered Stories (Service Providers / Unhoused Individuals) o 2 client stories presented by service providers ▪ Margaret ▪ Nathan o What they’re seeing / experiencing – complexity of issues and response efforts o Current state of homelessness crisis in the City of SLO - City of SLO Response Overview (Daisy) o MCU/CAT/CSO Overview – Health & Safety Focus; Outreach & Connecting to Services o The Housing Continuum – Homekey, Welcome Home Village, projects in pipeline o CAMP Standards o Temporary Storage Guidelines Our Regional Response – Panel Discussion (9:45-11am) - Moderator (TBD) - Panelists o City Attorney’s Office – Christine Dietrick (or County Counsel – Jon Ansolabehere) o SLOPD – Lt. Aaron Schafer o County’s Adult & Homeless Services Division – Linda Belch o CAPSLO – Lawren Ramos o Fire Department – Chief Tuggle o County Behavioral Health – Frank Warren How You Can Help (11-11:15am) - Overview of scenarios – who to contact in each situation o Outreach – Non-Emergency Dispatch (request CAT / MCU) ▪ CAPSLO / TMHA o Enforcement – Non-Emergency Dispatch or 911 o Reporting – Ask SLO ▪ DTSLO Ambassador Hotline - Overview of Resource Tables / Service Providers - Overview of Resources (posters, map, takeaway documents) HOMELESSNESS RESPONSE FORUM Resource Tables - City of SLO Homelessness Response Field Team – CAT, MCU, CSO, Rangers - SLO County – Behavioral Health (Drug & Alcohol / Mental Health) / DSS (Adult & Homeless Services Division / PIT Count) - CAPSLO - TMHA - 5CHC - ECHO - Restorative Partners - Shower the People - People’s Self-Help Housing (info on PSH, housing projects, etc.) - HASLO (info on Section 8 Vouchers, housing projects, etc.) - DTSLO (Clean & Safe Program / Downtown Ambassadors) Event Timeline - [7:00 – 8:00 a.m.] Event Setup (City Staff, Volunteers) - [7:45 – 8:15 a.m.] Resource Table Setup (City Staff, Service Providers) - [8:00 – 9:00 a.m.] Greeters (Volunteers) - [8:00 – 9:00 a.m.] Parking (Volunteers) - [8:00 – 10:00 a.m.] Food & Beverages – Volunteers - [8:30 – 9:00am] Guests Arrive - [9:00 – 9:30am] Overview Presentation (Case Studies & Homeless Response Manager) - [9:30 – 9:45am] Break - [9:45 – 11:00am] Panel Discussion - [11:00 – 11:15am] Resource Overview & Closing Remarks (Homelessness Response Team) - [11:00 – 12pm] Resource Expo (Service Providers, City Outreach Staff) - [12:00 – 1:00 p.m.] Event Teardown (City Staff, Volunteers) 1 From:Supervisor Jimmy Paulding <hello@jimmypaulding.org> Sent:Monday, May 13, 2024 7:30 AM To:Cader, Rushdi Subject:District 4 Newsletter - May Updates This message is from an External Source. Use caution when deciding to open attachments, click links, or respond. View this email in your browser To help protect your priv acy, Microsoft Office prevented automatic download of this picture from the Internet. To help protect your priv acy, Microsoft Office prevented automatic download of this picture from the Internet. Kendra and I really enjoyed Lumina Nights hosted by the Lumina Alliance, a wonderful local non-profit who provides advocacy, healing, and prevention programs for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. You can donate to Lumina here. Good morning Dr. Rushdi, I hope this update finds you well. It's hard to believe we are almost halfway through the month of May. Time seems to be flying by in the life of this county supervisor. Summer will be here before we know it. We did get some good news this month regarding our regional efforts to tackle homelessness. As the SLO Tribune reported, per this year’s Point-In-Time Count released last week by our County Homeless Services Division, San Luis Obispo County’s homeless population declined by 277 individuals between the 2022 and 2024 counts. In the 2024 count conducted in January, volunteers counted 1,171 people experiencing homelessness throughout the county. That’s a 19% decline from the 1,448 counted in 2022. 2 In addition to this good news, we completed construction of 30 new cabins for the unhoused in South County (more on this amazing partnership below), finally successfully re-located all individuals from the Oklahoma Ave safe parking site, and made progress on our new Welcome Home Village project in SLO, although it remains to be seen whether the project is formally approved later this month -- read more on this below. All of these efforts are part of the Board of Supervisors' strategic plan to reduce homelessness by 50% over a five year timeframe. In order to clean up encampments we have to have beds for the individuals removed per state law. This is why the County of SLO, the seven cities, and our non-profits are all working overtime to bring new bed capacity online, bolster outreach efforts to the unhoused, and ultimately compassionately serve these individuals with wrap-around supportive services while at the same time cleaning up our communities. Here's what you'll find in this month’s newsletter update: Mark Your Calendars Attend We ᆍᆎ Oceano on May 18! Quick Highlights from the Past Month Tip: Click on the links above to take you to that section of the newsletter. To help protect your priv acy, Microsoft Office prevented automatic download of this picture from the Internet. Our 4th annual "We Heart AG - Spreading Love Through Volunteering" event was a success. Big thanks to Kendra Paulding for leading the charge, to Arroyo Grande In 3 Bloom, Kiwanis Club of Arroyo Grande Valley, The City of Arroyo Grande Recreation Services and Public Works, and Carpenters Local 805 for your partnership, and to the many wonderful volunteers who showed up to beautify our town! Together, we beautified the Elm St Park Community Garden, AG Cemetery, AGHS Campus, Kiwanis Park, the Swinging Bridge, James Way Open Space, Grand Ave, and the Rotary Bandstand at Heritage Square Park! I personally enjoyed picking up trash along Grand. Mark Your Calendars May 14 (tomorrow) – Board of Supervisors Meeting , 9am, Katcho Achadjian Government Center Board Chambers. Key items on the agenda for this meeting include the introduction of our Fiscal Year 2024/25 County Budget and an update from Public Works on 2023 storm damage repairs . May 18 – We ᤻᤹᤺ Oceano, 9am, Oceano Memorial Park. Sign up here. More info below. May 21 – Board of Supervisors Meeting, 9am, Katcho Achadjian Government Center Board Chambers. Items anticipated for this meeting include a discussion about the Bob Jones "City to Sea" Trail project that would connect SLO to Avila Beach with a bike path, an update from our Homeless Services Division on progress made against our strategic plan to reduce homelessness by half over a five year period, and a decision by our Board as to whether to approve the Welcome Home Village project in SLO. Both the Bob Jones Trail project and the Welcome Home Village project will be quite controversial. In the case of the Bob Jones Trail, the question is whether we will have 4 votes necessary to acquire a sliver of land for the project to save an $18M grant and complete the project. For the Welcome Home Village project, community opposition for the project is mounting, and in many cases, is due to misinformation about the project. The Board could use your participation and 4 support for these important projects if you care to attend this marathon meeting and speak out during public comment. May 21 – Free League of Women Voters workshop on how to effectively communicate at public meetings, 6:30-8pm, Nipomo Library. May 28 – Cecchetti Road Community Meeting, 5pm, Branch Elementary School. In collaboration with County Public Works, my office is coordinating a community meeting to discuss the repair plan for Cecchetti Road in rural Arroyo Grande. A section of Cecchetti Rd at Arroyo Grande Creek was closed following severe damage during the January 2023 winter storms. The path to repairing and reopening this road is complex and unfortunately will likely take several years to complete. This staff report outlines the funding plan for repairs. In order to provide more in-depth information and answer questions from impacted residents, Public Works and my office will be holding a community meeting on Tuesday, May 28 at 5pm at Branch Elementary School (970 School Rd, Arroyo Grande) in the multi-purpose room. I will also take general Q&A regarding District 4 issues after the meeting. June 3-5 – County Budget Hearings, 9am, Katcho Achadjian Government Center Board Chambers. Please note that anticipated Board agenda items are subject to change. Always be sure to check the posted agenda at slocounty.ca.gov to confirm if an item will be discussed at the next meeting. Agendas are usually published the Wednesday prior to each Board meeting. To help protect your priv acy, Microsoft Office prevented automatic download of this picture from the Internet. To help protect your priv acy, Microsoft Office prevented automatic download of this picture from the Internet. 5 Attend We ᆍᆎ Oceano on May 18! Having organized successful beautification events in Arroyo Grande and Nipomo, Kendra Paulding is at it again coordinating our inaugural We ᆍᆎ Oceano beautification event entitled "We ᆍᆎ Oceano - Spreading Love Through Volunteering" event on May 18, 2024! This event was rescheduled from its original planned date due to unexpected weather. Please come and participate in community beautification of the wonderful community of Oceano! P.S. you don't have to live in Oceano to come give Oceano some love. Plus, it's good exercise and an opportunity to meet volunteer-oriented neighbors. We will be doing general clean up and beautification work at Oceano Memorial Park, including picking up trash, painting the picnic tables, mulching and weeding, and filling gopher holes and planting grass seed. We will meet at Oceano Memorial Park 9:00AM for orientation, and then break out with team leaders and head off to individual projects! Please sign up here to participate and pick the project you would like to volunteer for. If you have any questions, please email Kendra at weheartoceano@gmail.com. Looking forward to seeing you there! To help protect your priv acy, Microsoft Office prevented automatic download of this picture from the Internet. As the Chair of the Board of Directors of the SLO County Air Pollution Control District (APCD), I am pleased to share that we have expanded our Clean Air Rooms Program, which I championed years ago while on the Board, modeling our program after Santa Barbara's program. It is now available to anyone in SLO County who meets certain criteria. Our mission with this program is 6 simple: to provide cleaner air living spaces for low-income families in SLO County. As an asthmatic, I am keenly aware of how beneficial it can be to create cleaner air living spaces in our homes. Program Details Our first-come, first-serve program offers qualifying applicants the chance to receive a FREE air purifier delivered straight to your doorstep. Applying is easy! Just head to our website and fill out the online application form, at SLOCLEANAIR.ORG/community/clean-air-rooms . Make sure to have your qualifying documents ready to show your income eligibility. Questions? Feel free to email us at CleanAirRoom@slocleanair.org. _______________________________________ Sabemos que lo estabas esperando... ¡y finalmente está aquí! ¡Nuestro Programa de Habitaciones de Aire Limpio 2024! Nuestra misión con este programa es simple: proporcionar espacios de vida con aire más limpio para familias de bajos ingresos en el condado de SLO. ¿Es usted un residente que necesita aire más fresco y saludable en su interior? ¡Estamos aquí para ayudar! Nuestro programa por orden de llegada ofrece a los solicitantes que califiquen la oportunidad de recibir un purificador de aire GRATIS entregado directamente en la puerta de su casa. ¡Solicitar es fácil! Simplemente visite nuestro sitio web y complete el formulario de solicitud en línea - SLOCLEANAIR.ORG/community/clean-air- rooms-esp (lenlace en biografía). Asegúrese de tener listos sus documentos de calificación para demostrar su elegibilidad. ¿Preguntas? No dude en enviarnos un correo electrónico a CleanAirRoom@slocleanair.org. Quick Highlights from the Past Month To help protect your priv acy, Microsoft Office prevented automatic download of this picture from the Internet. 7 Last week I had the pleasure of attending the groundbreaking ceremony for the Balay Ko on Barca project in Grover Beach, which will provide housing for 30 unhoused individuals. 5 Cities Homeless Coalition has a great track record operating these communities for the unhoused. Much thanks to 5CHC, the City of Grover Beach, Dignity Moves, the Balay Ko Foundation, and many more for making this project happen and moving the needle on homelessness in SLO County. You can donate to 5CHC here. To help protect your priv acy, Microsoft Office prevented automatic download of this picture from the Internet. Bike to School Day was a blast at Harloe Elementary. So great to see so many kiddos walking, riding, and scootering to school! Big thanks to Meghan Field with SLO County Air Pollution Control District and our Ride Share team at SLOCOG for facilitating the fun. To help protect your priv acy, Microsoft Office prevented automatic download of this picture from the Internet. At last week's Rise and Shine, hosted by the South County Chambers of Commerce, I talked about how we can strengthen regional collaboration around developing new sources of long-term water supply. "Rise & Shine, South County" is held at the South County Regional Center in Arroyo Grande each month. It is on the first Wednesday of every month from 7:30 am to 9 am, and is a free event open to the local business community and includes updates from local government leaders. To help protect your priv acy, Microsoft Office prevented automatic download of this picture from the Internet. 8 To help protect your privacy, Microsoft Office prevented automatic download of this picture from the Internet.To help protect your privacy, Microsoft Office prevented automatic download of this picture from the Internet. The ribbon cutting ceremony for CAPSLO's "The Center for Health and Prevention's Mobile Clinic" was exciting. We're making strides in expanding access to vital healthcare services for those in our community, and this new mobile clinic will increase our ability to reach underserved populations in SLO County. As always, thank you for taking the time to read my newsletter and stay engaged in your local government. Please feel free to send any questions, thoughts, comments, or concerns my way by replying to this email. You can also contact my office by emailing district4@co.slo.ca.us or calling 805-781-5450. Sincerely, Jimmy Paulding Supervisor, District 4 San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors SHARE THIS EMAIL: Please share this email newsletter with friends, family, and neighbors, and encourage them to sign up here to keep apprised of District 4 issues and updates. I would like to hear from you! If you would like to meet with me during office hours, feel free to contact my office by emailing district4@co.slo.ca.us or calling 805-781-5450 to schedule an 9 appointment. Learn more about what’s going on in the district on the District 4 webpage at slocounty.ca.gov/district4. To help protect your privacy, Microsoft Office prevented automatic download of this picture from the Internet. About Supervisor Jimmy Paulding Jimmy Paulding is the District 4 Supervisor for San Luis Obispo County. Keep up with Supervisor Paulding at his official office page, Facebook, Instagram, and website at jimmypaulding.org. Forward this email to a friend! Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list. P.O. Box 661 Arroyo Grande, CA 93421 1 From:Jean Davidson < Sent:Wednesday, May 8, 2024 12:12 PM To:Advisory Bodies Subject:Welcome Home Village This message is from an External Source. Use caution when deciding to open attachments, click links, or respond. Hello all - As a SLO native who returned to raise my family - I am so excited about the Welcome Home village and want to applaud your efforts to provide safe housing support for our community. I appreciate your dedication to safety and data-based innovation and am really pleased that we are taking strides to address this important topic. I know these issues can be controversial, and I understand that you must be hearing all sorts of opposing voices, but I hope my input can also be heard - what you're doing is important and I am so grateful for your hard work. Audacious hope and ambitious goodwill reflects this city I love. Thank you, Jean 1 4 From: Drew Armetta <Drew_Armetta@gensler.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 6, 2024 3:05 PM To: marge <marge@dignitymoves.org>; Ryan Beaton <ryan.beaton@kpff.com>; Wiberg, Daisy <dwiberg@slocity.org> Cc: Jeffrey Al-Mashat <JALMashat@co.slo.ca.us>; Linda Belch <lbelch@co.slo.ca.us>; McClish, Teresa <tmcclish@slocity.org>; Dan Baroni <Dan_Baroni@gensler.com>; marge <marge@dignitymoves.org> Subject: RE: WHV meeting and agenda Hi All, Attached is one piece of documentation we have received regarding the easement. We are referring to the 10’ waterline easement that cuts diagonally through the existing parking lot. The current test fit that will be reviewed tomorrow has accommodated the easement and no buildings are proposed in this area, however it does come at the expense of losing space on site. @Ryan, please let us know if you have anything else to add here. Thanks, 5 Drew Armetta AIA (IL) | NCARB | LEED GA Associate 415.836.4588 Direct Gensler 220 Montgomery St. Suite 200 San Francisco, California 94104 From: Marge Cafarelli <marge@dignitymoves.org> Sent: Wednesday, March 6, 2024 2:42 PM To: Wiberg, Daisy <dwiberg@slocity.org> Cc: Jeffrey Al-Mashat <JALMashat@co.slo.ca.us>; Linda Belch <lbelch@co.slo.ca.us>; McClish, Teresa <tmcclish@slocity.org>; Drew Armetta <Drew_Armetta@gensler.com>; Ryan Beaton <ryan.beaton@kpff.com>; Dan Baroni <Dan_Baroni@gensler.com>; marge <marge@dignitymoves.org> Subject: Re: WHV meeting and agenda Daisy, Thank you for reaching out, I am adding Drew Armetta from Gensler and our Civil Ryan Beaton from KPFF. It appears that there is a sanitary sewer line easement that runs through the property, if it could be realigned in the upcoming work you are doing it would be very helpful. Drew, or Ryan, can you send the sheet to Daisy depicting the easement so she and her team can review. Thank You, Marge Marge Cafarelli CREO +1-805-252-9748 6 marge@DignityMoves.org https://dignitymoves.org On Mar 6, 2024, at 3:27 PM, Wiberg, Daisy <dwiberg@slocity.org> wrote: Hi Marge, I noticed your note on the WHV meeting agenda that you have easement questions that need to be addressed by the City. If you're able to provide any questions in advance of tomorrow's meeting, we can try to come prepared with feedback from our team. Thanks, Daisy Daisy Wiberg pronouns she/her/hers Homelessness Response Manager Daisy Wiberg pronouns she/her/hers Homelessness Response Manager Community Development 919 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3218 E dwiberg@slocity.org T 805.781.7025 slocity.org Stay connected with the City by signing up for e-notifications From: McClish, Teresa <tmcclish@slocity.org> Sent: Monday, February 26, 2024 11:19 AM To: Wiberg, Daisy <dwiberg@slocity.org> Subject: FW: Johnson Waterline Project 7 From: Garcia Nava, Nathan <ngarcian@slocity.org> Sent: Monday, February 26, 2024 9:51 AM To: Horn, Matt <mhorn@slocity.org> Cc: Nelson, Brian <BNelson@slocity.org>; McClish, Teresa <tmcclish@slocity.org> Subject: RE: Johnson Waterline Project Good morning Matt, A quick summary of the project has been provided for the team. The Johnson Waterline replacement project will install a new 16” DI pipe along Johnson Street from Iris to Bishop. The installation was sparked after part of the area was placed on a boil water notice due to a main break in the past. The pipe will be increased to a 16” diameter pipe that will help to add some resiliency to the City’s water distribution system and ensure that there is enough water for the growing community. Apart from the work along Johnson Street, there will also be improvements made to Bishop Street from Augusta to Johnson & Ella St from Binns Ct to Johnson. These improvements include upsizing the existing waterline apart from storm drain improvements made at the intersections of Johnson and Ella & Johnson and Bishop. The project is in construction and will continue until July when construction will be completed. Contractor is currently working on tie-ins at various intersections before beginning the removal of the pipe. If you have any questions about the project, feel free to reach out to me. Best, Nathan Garcia Nava Engineer I Public Works 919 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3218 E ngarcian@slocity.org T 805.783.7865 slocity.org Stay connected with the City by signing up for e-notifications 8 From: Horn, Matt <mhorn@slocity.org> Sent: Monday, February 26, 2024 9:02 AM To: Garcia Nava, Nathan <ngarcian@slocity.org> Cc: Nelson, Brian <BNelson@slocity.org>; McClish, Teresa <tmcclish@slocity.org> Subject: Johnson Waterline Project Nathan, Can you provide information to Teresa (CCed) about the scope and timing of the Johnson Waterline Replacement Project? Thanks, Matt Horn pronouns he/him/his Director of Public Works Public Works Engineering 919 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3218 E mhorn@slocity.org T 805.781.7191 slocity.org Stay connected with the City by signing up for e-notifications 9 Teresa McClish pronouns she/her/hers Housing Policy and Programs Manager Community Development E tmcclish@slocity.org T 805.783.7840 slocity.org Stay connected with the City by signing up for e-notifications 1 From:Jean Davidson < Sent:Wednesday, May 8, 2024 11:56 AM To:E-mail Council Website; dchavez@co.slo.ca.us Subject:Welcome Home Village Support This message is from an External Source. Use caution when deciding to open attachments, click links, or respond. Hello all - As a SLO native who returned to raise my family - I am so excited about the Welcome Home village and want to applaud your efforts to provide safe housing support for our community. I appreciate your dedication to safety and data-based innovation and am really pleased that we are taking strides to address this important topic. I know these issues can be controversial, and I understand that you must be hearing all sorts of opposing voices, but I hope my input can also be heard - what you're doing is important and I am so grateful for your hard work. Audacious hope and ambitious goodwill reflects this city I love. Thank you, Jean 1 From:Jeffrey Al-Mashat <JALMashat@co.slo.ca.us> Sent:Monday, April 29, 2024 7:55 AM To:Wiberg, Daisy Subject:Re: [EXT]RE: Parking Committee Agenda Thank you Daisy. Jeff Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone Get Outlook for Android From: Wiberg, Daisy <dwiberg@slocity.org> Sent: Monday, April 29, 2024 7:36:02 AM To: Jeffrey Al-Mashat <JALMashat@co.slo.ca.us> Subject: [EXT]RE: Parking Committee Agenda ATTENTION: This email DID NOT originate from County Staff. Please proceed with caution when interacting with any embedded links or attachments. Thanks, Jeff. I may be late to join the Parking Committee call tomorrow as I’m double-booked. FYI, Supervisor Ortiz-Legg and I are meeting with the Pastor of Renovate Church at 4pm tomorrow to discuss potential parking opportunities, so we won’t have an update on the 10am call. Let me know if there’s anything else I can help with or follow up on in regards to parking. Thank you! Daisy From: Jeffrey Al-Mashat <JALMashat@co.slo.ca.us> Sent: Friday, April 26, 2024 2:54 PM To: Dawn Ortiz-Legg <dortizlegg@co.slo.ca.us>; Kelley Abbas <kabbas@co.slo.ca.us>; John Diodati <jdiodati@co.slo.ca.us>; Cindy Treichler <ctreichler@co.slo.ca.us>; Robert Reyes <rreyes@co.slo.ca.us>; Nicholas Drews <ndrews@co.slo.ca.us>; Suzie Freeman <sfreeman@co.slo.ca.us>; Wiberg, Daisy <dwiberg@slocity.org>; Sarah Diggs <sdiggs@co.slo.ca.us>; Cynthia Voorheis <cvoorheis@co.slo.ca.us> Subject: RE: Parking Committee Agenda This message is from an External Source. Use caution when deciding to open attachments, click links, or respond. Please disregard the earlier agenda. I attached the wrong attachment. This is the correct one. Thank you. Jeff From: Jeffrey Al-Mashat Sent: Friday, April 26, 2024 1:32 PM To: Dawn Ortiz-Legg <dortizlegg@co.slo.ca.us>; Kelley Abbas <kabbas@co.slo.ca.us>; John Diodati <jdiodati@co.slo.ca.us>; Cindy Treichler <CTreichler@co.slo.ca.us>; Robert Reyes <rreyes@co.slo.ca.us>; Nicholas Drews 2 <ndrews@co.slo.ca.us>; Suzie Freeman <sfreeman@co.slo.ca.us>; Wiberg, Daisy <dwiberg@slocity.org>; Sarah Diggs <sdiggs@co.slo.ca.us>; Cynthia Voorheis <cvoorheis@co.slo.ca.us> Subject: Parking Committee Agenda Looking forward to seeing everyone Tuesday morning at 10. I know a lot of work has been done related to this issue over the past couple of weeks. Thank you everyone. Jeff Al-Mashat Program Manager, Adult and Homeless Services Branch Department of Social Services County of San Luis Obispo P.O. 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If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. 1 From:Shoresman, Michelle Sent:Tuesday, May 14, 2024 4:49 PM To:Linda Belch Subject:RE: [EXT]Re: HSOC Meeting That sounds perfect and exactly what we discussed. Thank you! Thanks for the other answers to questions below too. I have had questions about when which item would be heard and what the composition of each presentation would be, so this is helpful. See you tomorrow. Michelle From: Linda Belch <lbelch@co.slo.ca.us> Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 3:17 PM To: Shoresman, Michelle <mshoresm@slocity.org>; Laurel Weir <lweir@co.slo.ca.us>; Russell Francis <rfrancis@co.slo.ca.us> Subject: RE: [EXT]Re: HSOC Meeting This message is from an External Source. Use caution when deciding to open attachments, click links, or respond. Hi Michelle, I was hoping to call you but I realize I missed your window, so I wanted to provide you some information: 1. will the funding recommendations still be on consent? Yes, we are taking HHAP recommendations on consent. 2. Will the May Update to the BOS presentation also include the item approving the Welcome Home Village, or will that be a separate agenda item? The update report will be provided in the morning (we believe) and the WHV project presented separately in the afternoon. In speaking with Admin, we believe there will be a lot of public comment on WHV so we wanted to separate that out so that both important topics have space for conversation 3. Do we anticipate any problems with the language in the bylaws? I spoke with Laurel and we don’t believe there will be any problems with the language in the bylaws. Regarding the funding question, one of the recommendations we are taking is that the board give direction for the Exec committee to discuss funding, see language below: Recommendation for HSOC Executive Committee to develop guidelines for future funding allocations that will include the following: 2 • How future funding will be allocated between new project start ups such as new shelters, new housing or new services and supporting existing shelters and services such as shelter operations, outreach services and day center services. This may include a percentage split between new projects and supporting existing projects or other allocation methodology. • How performance metrics will be weighted when making funding recommendations. • How cost of services will be weighted when making funding recommendations. Resolution process for resolving differences between grant review committee recommendations and HSOC adopted recommendations We were trying to create a space for the board to give some input, but bring it to HSOC to do a deep dive and come up with guidelines that make sense Linda Belch, Deputy Director Adult and Homeless Services County of San Luis Obispo (805)788-9460 Phone LBelch@co.slo.ca.us This e-mail, and any files transmitted with it, are intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential, protected and/or privileged material. Any review, re-transmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of, any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient, is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. From: Shoresman, Michelle <mshoresm@slocity.org> Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 11:44 AM To: Linda Belch <lbelch@co.slo.ca.us>; Laurel Weir <lweir@co.slo.ca.us>; Russell Francis <rfrancis@co.slo.ca.us> Subject: [EXT]Re: HSOC Meeting ATTENTION: This email DID NOT originate from County Staff. Please proceed with caution when interacting with any embedded links or attachments. I put the wrong Russ on this before. Oops. See below. 3 From: Shoresman, Michelle Sent: Monday, May 13, 2024 4:27:00 PM To: Linda Belch <lbelch@co.slo.ca.us>; Laurel Weir <lweir@co.slo.ca.us>; Russell Mills <RMills@csuchico.edu> Subject: HSOC Meeting Hi Team, I wanted to check in and make sure we are all on the same page about Wednesday’s meeting. Can you tell me who will be presenting each item, if not obvious? Also, can you clarify for me a few things about the BOS meeting on the 21st? 1. will the funding recommendations still be on consent? 2. Will the May Update to the BOS presentation also include the item approving the Welcome Home Village, or will that be a separate agenda item? 3. Do we anticipate any problems with the language in the bylaws? I would like to further discuss with the two of you how to go about the appointing of an ad hoc committee to consider how to do funding recommendations better going forward. I don’t know that I am ready to propose that at this meeting because I haven’t fully formed that idea yet, but would like to start thinking about how that process would/should work before the July meeting. Happy to talk anytime tomorrow before 2pm. I’m pretty full Wednesday am. Thanks. This e-mail, and any files transmitted with it, are intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential, protected, and/or privileged material. Any review, re-transmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient, is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. 1 From:Christian, Kevin Sent:Monday, May 6, 2024 10:11 AM To:Tori Cc:CityClerk Subject:RE: URGENT: Welcome Home Village - Johnson Street Project Tori Fae, Thank you for your input. It has been received by City Council and the Planning Commission and placed in the public archive for the upcoming meeting. Kevin Christian Deputy City Clerk City Administration City Clerk's Office 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3218 From: Tori < Sent: Sunday, May 5, 2024 6:15 PM To: CityClerk <CityClerk@slocity.org> Subject: URGENT: Welcome Home Village - Johnson Street Project This message is from an External Source. Use caution when deciding to open attachments, click links, or respond. Hello Council Members, I have spoken to some of you in person before. Never about this issue. I ask that you read this through and attend the meeting on the 8th or help us to slow this down until it can properly be evaluated. The Welcome Home Village project which has a meeting coming up this Wednesday (8th of May) seems to be self- permitting regardless of any correspondence from the neighborhood. THis is something I would normally attend a city council meeting for but they are bypassing that by making this a "county" issue. Here is a copy of a petition we are trying to write. https://chng.it/n4cZstp8gK 2 The issue is that they are try to apply rules they used in other areas that were commercial areas in a residential area. All their quotes for success were in either commercial areas or areas where the population was in the millions so their 200 additional population had no noticeable effect. We strongly believe this will negatively affect the community and not truly help their target audience. Also, it seems that none of the developers or decision-makers have a stake in the neighborhood they are developing in. Please help us avert development without due approval. Sincerely ~ Tori Fae p.s. I understand there is a sunset clause on the funds - but that does not change the need for proper investigation and approval. They have already been shut down before and instead of changing their plan, just moved to a new place and left no time for rebuttal or investigation. 1 From:City of San Luis Obispo <communications@slocity.org> Sent:Friday, April 26, 2024 9:09 AM To:Otte, Freddy Subject:Welcome Home Village Coming to County Health Campus This message is from an External Source. Use caution when deciding to open attachments, click links, or respond. View this email in your browser To help protect your privacy, Microsoft Office prevented automatic download of this picture from the Internet. Welcome Home Village Coming to County Health Campus A partnership between the County of San Luis Obispo and the City of San Luis Obispo is leading to the expansion of County Health Campus Services. Post Date: 04/26/2024 9:00 AM A housing community modeled after those that have successfully transitioned people from encampments to safe and stable housing is coming to the County of San Luis Obispo’s Health Agency Campus. To help protect your priv acy, Microsoft Office prevented automatic download of this picture from the Internet.A temporary housing community in Santa Barbara. 2 The Welcome Home Village is an 80-bed community that will provide people with the resources and supportive services they need to find their pathway back to housing. The project will be developed by DignityMoves, a San Fransisco-based nonprofit focused on creating dignified housing community for those transitioning out of homelessness, with site management and resident services being provided by Good Samaritan Shelter. Program participants will be identified through outreach efforts led by Good Samaritan Shelter and supported by the City of San Luis Obispo’s Homelessness Response Team. “Facilities like Welcome Home Village have demonstrated success in relocating individuals from encampments and off the streets across the state,” said District 3 County Supervisor Dawn Ortiz- Legg, who lives nearby the site. “I am acutely aware of the importance of having the Welcome Home Village come to my district and my own neighborhood. This decision stems from observing the more than 70% success rate of these structured programs which contribute to positive outcomes for our entire community.” “Tackling homelessness is a top priority for the City of San Luis Obispo and this project and program is an important part of our strategic plan to address homelessness,” said San Luis Obispo Mayor Erica A. Stewart. “We need to reduce the number of homeless encampments along the Bob Jones Bike Trail by providing our most vulnerable neighbors with a place to call home and also clean up the area so that all community members can use it as originally intended. We are so grateful to the County and the San Luis Obispo community for their ongoing support.” Once admitted to Welcome Home Village, all residents will participate in mandatory case management and tailored programming to meet their unique needs. The on- site programming will be provided by Good Samaritan Shelter and includes mental health assessments, wellness activities, and job readiness training. The project was originally proposed near South Higuera Street in San Luis Obispo, but was moved to the Health Agency Campus to improve resident’s access to important behavioral 3 health services such as the County’s crisis stabilization unit, substance misuse disorder clinic, and mental health treatment services. “While Welcome Home Village includes integrated supportive services, it will also be adjacent to the County’s behavioral health care facilities. Locating these projects near intensive services is something we’ve seen be successful in other communities such as Santa Maria and Grover Beach,” said Linda Belch, the Deputy Director for the Adult and Homeless Services Branch at the County of San Luis Obispo. “The integration of the Welcome Home Village into the Health Agency Campus is the perfect opportunity to replicate that success in San Luis Obispo.” Funded by a $13.4 million grant from the State of California’s Encampment Resolution Fund, the Welcome Home Village would be based on proven models used by the DignityMoves project in Downtown Santa Barbara and 5Cities Homeless Coalition’s Cabins for Change in Grover Beach. Both projects have been operational for at least a year and have been able to transition the programs’ previously homeless enrollees into stable housing. “Good Samaritan Shelter currently oversees four programs similar to the Welcome Home Village, with a fifth set to open in Lompoc in the next few weeks,” said Kirsten Cahoon, Good Samaritan Shelter’s Director of Homeless Services. “This model of programming focuses on whole-person wellness and life skill development.” Both County and City officials are currently connecting with local stakeholders and neighbors near the site. The project will be reviewed by the County of San Luis Obispo’s Board of Supervisors on May 21st, 2024. If approved, site development and construction of Welcome Home Village will begin this fall with the first program participants being accepted in 2025. 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Our mailing address is: City of San Luis Obispo 990 Palm Street San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list. 1 From:Wiberg, Daisy Sent:Wednesday, February 7, 2024 9:54 AM To:Kelly MacKinnon Cc:Shannon DalPorto Subject:RE: 2.27.24 Downtown Environment Committee Mtg. Update Sounds great. Thank you, Kelly! From: Kelly MacKinnon <kelly@downtownslo.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 6, 2024 12:27 PM To: Wiberg, Daisy <dwiberg@slocity.org> Cc: Shannon DalPorto <shannon@downtownslo.com> Subject: Re: 2.27.24 Downtown Environment Committee Mtg. Update Hi Daisy, Thank you for getting back to me so quickly! I will add those updates to the agenda. I moved your update to go second, just after our brief review of the Downtown Ambassador metrics, so you should have time to share before you leave. Best, Kelly ᐧ On Wed, Jan 31, 2024 at 4:35 PM Wiberg, Daisy <dwiberg@slocity.org> wrote: Kelly, One other quick question – if possible, would I be able to share the City updates towards the beginning of the meeting? I am double-booked that morning and may need to leave a little early – but my colleague Sarah will be able to stay for the entire meeting সহ Thanks, Daisy From: Wiberg, Daisy Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2024 4:34 PM 2 To: Kelly MacKinnon <kelly@downtownslo.com> Cc: Shannon DalPorto <shannon@downtownslo.com> Subject: RE: 2.27.24 Downtown Environment Committee Mtg. Update Hi Kelly, Thanks for reaching out and I would be happy to provide updates on the Homekey grant and safe parking. I don’t have much of an update on the Welcome Home Village since that’s a County-led effort, but I’m happy to share what I do / don’t know সহ One other item that I would like to share with the group is that we’re planning to host a Homelessness Response Community Forum in the Spring. The date is TBD – but we will hopefully have it confirmed by the committee meeting date! Let me know if you need any additional information. Thanks, Daisy From: Kelly MacKinnon <kelly@downtownslo.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2024 3:27 PM To: Wiberg, Daisy <dwiberg@slocity.org> Cc: Shannon DalPorto <shannon@downtownslo.com> Subject: 2.27.24 Downtown Environment Committee Mtg. Update This message is from an External Source. Use caution when deciding to open attachments, click links, or respond. Hi Daisy, I am reaching out to gather information on your department's updates for the upcoming Downtown Environment Committee meeting on Tuesday, February 27th. I am currently putting the meeting agenda together. 3 I saw that SLO was one of a few cities to receive the funding for the Home Key grant! I would love to update the group on that, plus the safe parking site and Welcome Home Village projects, which were all discussed at the last meeting. If there is any other news to share outside of that, please let me know. Looking forward to the meeting! Best, -- Kelly MacKinnon Membership & Public Engagement Coordinator, Downtown SLO (805) 234-9678 | downtownslo.com Kelly@DowntownSLO.com | 1135 Chorro Street ᐧ -- Kelly MacKinnon Membership & Public Engagement Coordinator, Downtown SLO (805) 234-9678 | downtownslo.com Kelly@DowntownSLO.com | 1135 Chorro Street 1 Subject:Weekly Welcome Home Outreach Plan Meeting Start:Tue 5/28/2024 12:30 PM End:Tue 5/28/2024 12:30 PM Recurrence:(none) Organizer:Rebecca Campbell This message is from an External Source. Use caution when deciding to open attachments, click links, or respond. ________________________________________________________________________________ Microsoft Teams meeting Join on your computer, mobile app or room device Click here to join the meeting Download Teams | Join on the web Or call in (audio only) + Learn More | Meeting options ________________________________________________________________________________ 1 From:Shoresman, Michelle Sent:Monday, May 6, 2024 6:00 PM To:Bob Jorgensen Subject:Re: Welcome Home Not a bad idea and Good Sam said that residents of some of their other projects like this one have done things just like that, to help gain support in the neighborhood….pick up trash, deliver cookies, etc. It won’t be easy, but this is an important project for our entire community and it’s important that we hold them accountable and that there is measurable success if we are going to put more of these in the county. Thanks and have a good evening. Michelle From: Bob Jorgensen < Sent: Monday, May 6, 2024 1:49:11 PM To: Shoresman, Michelle <mshoresm@slocity.org> Subject: Re: Welcome Home This message is from an External Source. Use caution when deciding to open attachments, click links, or respond. ________________________________ Thanks, Michelle. I’m 100% thinking we’ve got to try it. However, that sense is not shared universally in my immediate Bowden Ranch neighborhood. I’d suggest we push to organize volunteers enrolled in the new cabins to help weed, for instance in nearby neighborhoods, so that we all have a chance to get to know each other better. Sent from my iPhone Bob Jorgensen > On May 6, 2024, at 1:20 PM, Shoresman, Michelle <mshoresm@slocity.org> wrote: > > > Hi Bob, > > Just wanted to reach out to you regarding the Welcome Home Village project that will be coming to you at Planning Commission soon. I just wanted to offer support in case you have any questions. > > Michelle 1 From:Wilbanks, Megan Sent:Tuesday, April 9, 2024 1:18 PM To:CityClerk Cc:Corey, Tyler Subject:UPDATE: 04/10/2024 PC Meeting Cancelled AND 04/24/2024 PC Meeting Cancelled Update: Staff rescheduled the General Plan Conformity Report for Welcome Home Village to the May 8, 2024 Planning Commission meeting, so the April 24th meeting will be cancelled. A Notice of Cancellation will be published next Wednesday, but I wanted to give you advance notice so you can plan accordingly. Bcc: PC Members & Staff; IT Network Services Group as FYI Megan Wilbanks Deputy City Clerk City Administration 990 Palm, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3249 E mwilbank@slocity.org T 805.781.7103 slocity.org Stay connected with the City by signing up for e-notifications From: Wilbanks, Megan Sent: Wednesday, April 3, 2024 10:51 AM To: CityClerk <CityClerk@slocity.org> Cc: Corey, Tyler <tcorey@slocity.org> Subject: 04/10/2024 PC Meeting - Notice of Cancellation Good Morning, The Planning Commission’s Regular Meeting scheduled for April 10th has been canceled; attached is the published notice of cancellation. The next Regular Meeting of the Planning Commission is Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall; please let me know if you’re unable to attend. So far, staff has one Consent Item slated for that meeting, consideration of a General Plan Conformity Report for Welcome Home Village. We will also welcome our new Commissioner, Sheryl Flores, and elect a new Chair and Vice Chair. I’m also pleased to announce that Commissioner Tolle was appointed to an additional 4-year term. Bcc: PC Members & Staff; IT Network Services Group as FYI Megan Wilbanks Deputy City Clerk 2 City Administration 990 Palm, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3249 E mwilbank@slocity.org T 805.781.7103 slocity.org Stay connected with the City by signing up for e-notifications 1 From:SLO Rent Coalition <slorentcoalition@gmail.com> Sent:Tuesday, March 5, 2024 1:55 PM To:E-mail Council Website Subject:March 5, 2024, Meeting: Agenda Item 8a This message is from an External Source. Use caution when deciding to open attachments, click links, or respond. Dear Mayor Stewart, Council Members, and Staff: Thank you for the opportunity to participate in the Housing Needs and Opportunities study session and offer comments and recommendations. The accessibility of safe, secure, and affordable housing at all levels is directly tied to our homelessness response. As Director Tway noted in her Staff Report, fair housing, affordability, and community stability are integrated into many of our Major City Goals. As a regulator, the City has an important role to play in securing the housing market, not only to remove barriers to construction, but also to erect guardrails for tenants to ensure they have homes that are safe, healthy, and fit to live in; are protected from no-fault evictions; and are not subjected to illegal rent increases in violation of the California Tenant Protection Act. I encourage the City to update and modernize our housing codes and provide more resources to Code Enforcement for Safe Housing and Neighborhood Wellness response. We understand that Director Tway is working on a memo regarding some policy options to protect tenants and help preserve and expand the stock of low-cost rental housing. When do you anticipate distributing that memo? The best way to prevent homelessness is to help keep people who are already housed in their homes. That can be challenging, especially in light of some key statistics cited in the Staff Report: the cost of housing in our community is more than 50% higher than the national average—fourth highest in the entire nation; average rent is now upwards of $2500 per month; the median rental household spends 38% of its income on housing; and nearly a third of our residents experience poverty. The risk of losing your home due to one unforeseen medical expense, one major car problem, or other unanticipated circumstances makes life extremely precarious for many of your constituents. One of the most demonstrably effective ways to do keep people housed is to ensure legal representation for any tenant in the City who has received an eviction notice or been served with an unlawful detainer lawsuit. Rates of eviction are significantly lower for tenants who are represented in housing court compared to those who are not, yet just 3% of tenants are represented in eviction cases, compared to over 80% of landlords. Providing representation is a cost-effective measure for the City when taking into account the resulting burdens on the healthcare, foster care, emergency shelter, education, and correctional systems. This might be accomplished in collaboration with the SLO Legal Assistance Foundation (SLOLAF), CRLA, San Luis Obispo College of Law, and similar agencies. Perhaps the existing SLO Solutions program could be expanded to include this service? At present, however, these agencies only serve a very small segment of the affected population and don’t have the resources or capacity to serve the vast majority of tenants in distress. It’s been noted that the City has met its RHNA target for above-moderate income housing. At this point, I urge you to signal to the development community that you’re not going to approve any more applications for above-moderate housing—end of story! If they want to build in the City, they need to build the kind of housing our residents need, not just what generates the most profit. 2 The City is already supporting transitional housing at Welcome Home Village and other properties, and we encourage you to push Welcome Home Village to completion. Moving forward, we urge you to put available funding into permanent housing, not transitional. We are very supportive of downpayment assistance and would like to see the City apply a racial equity screen to applicants to ensure the broadest possible representation when providing such assistance. We believe that programs funded and managed by local agencies are more effective and more equitable than those funded and managed by the developer/builder, with payments going into the revolving fund to enable program sustainability and expansion. Pairing this program with a “right of first offer” policy would enable the City to ensure that such subsidized homes remain available for the program when buyers elect to put them on the market. It’s also important to recognize the need to develop other funding sources besides developer fees to supplement the Affordable Housing Fund. Some of the sources you might consider to generate additional revenue that would support permanent supportive housing and BMR housing include: Fees on residential and commercial buildings that sit vacant for extended periods . In addition to artificially suppressing the housing supply, vacant homes and businesses attract crime and blight and become an added burden on our public safety resources. Transfer fees on high-end real estate sales, both residential and commercial. Here’s an informative article from the LA Times on transfer fees. Additional fees for second homes and properties not occupied by owners. Although the City does not currently build or manage housing directly, that landscape is shifting and the City should be prepared to reconsider its role in that regard. With the anticipated passage of ACA 1 and the Justice for Renters Act in November, new avenues will open up to create BMR housing and institute more protections for tenants. I ask that you include support for the Justice for Renters Act and ACA 1 in your legislative platform, and begin preparing now to respond promptly to the passage of these measures. Thank you for the opportunity to offer this feedback. Barry Price SLO Rent Coalition -- To help protect your privacy, Microsoft Office prevented automatic download of this picture from the Internet. We are a Tenant-led organization dedicated to defending and advancing the right to safe, secure, and affordable housing for all in San Luis Obispo County. 1 Subject:Special Full HSOC Meeting Location Start: Recurrence:(none) Organizer:SS_HomelessServices This message is from an External Source. Use caution when deciding to open attachments, click links, or respond. Dear HSOC Members and Interested Persons, This is to inform you of the locaƟon for the upcoming Special HSOC MeeƟng on Monday, August 28, from 9am- 10:30am. MeeƟng will take place at the Family Care Network office, located at 1255 Kendall Rd., San Luis Obispo 93401. We thank you in advance for taking the Ɵme to be a part of this meeƟng. 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If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. 1 Sent:Monday, April 29, 2024 4:35 PM To:Tuggle, Todd; Hutchinson, Julianna Cc:Horn, Matt; Tway, Timothea (Timmi); Wiberg, Daisy Subject:FW: Welcome Home Village County City Check in Attachments:5.1.24 WHV Check in meeting agenda.docx COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO Welcome Home Village County/City Check-In MeeƟng Agenda May 1, 2024. 3:30 PM (TEAMS MeeƟng) Agenda Item Purpose/Goal Notes Outreach Plans Suzie Outreach update Site Plan Updates Jeff and Linda Modular Units, Appendix P, Project Based Vouchers/HASLO, GEO Drilling, WUI, SRO City of SLO Items Daisy Wiberg Planning Commission update Parking CommiƩee Jeff Update on CommiƩee meeƟngs Budget and Overages Jeff/Group SƟll awaiƟng final numbers. Future project funding/sustainability Other discussion items/Next Steps Group Project Charter Next MeeƟng June 5, 2024, 3:30 1 From:Wiberg, Daisy Sent:Monday, April 22, 2024 1:33 PM To:Wiberg, Daisy Cc:Cooper, Sarah Subject:May 1st Community Info Session Hi All, I meant to follow up after our last Faith Community meeting to share information about the upcoming Community Information Session for the County’s Welcome Home Village project. If you’re interested in attending, here is a registration link for the meeting which will be held on Wednesday, May 1st, at 6pm at Renovate Church. It would be great to have project supporters in attendance, and please reach out if you have any questions. Thanks! Daisy Daisy Wiberg pronouns she/her/hers Homelessness Response Manager Community Development 919 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3218 E dwiberg@slocity.org T 805.781.7025 slocity.org Stay connected with the City by signing up for e-notifications 1 From:Wilbanks, Megan Sent:Wednesday, April 3, 2024 10:51 AM To:CityClerk Cc:Corey, Tyler Subject:04/10/2024 PC Meeting - Notice of Cancellation Attachments:04-10-2024 PC Agenda - Cancellation Notice.pdf Good Morning, The Planning Commission’s Regular Meeting scheduled for April 10th has been canceled; attached is the published notice of cancellation. The next Regular Meeting of the Planning Commission is Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall; please let me know if you’re unable to attend. So far, staff has one Consent Item slated for that meeting, consideration of a General Plan Conformity Report for Welcome Home Village. We will also welcome our new Commissioner, Sheryl Flores, and elect a new Chair and Vice Chair. I’m also pleased to announce that Commissioner Tolle was appointed to an additional 4-year term. Bcc: PC Members & Staff; IT Network Services Group as FYI Megan Wilbanks Deputy City Clerk City Administration 990 Palm, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3249 E mwilbank@slocity.org T 805.781.7103 slocity.org Stay connected with the City by signing up for e-notifications City of San Luis Obispo, Agenda, Planning Commission City of San Luis Obispo, Agenda, Planning Commission Agenda Planning Commission CANCELLATION NOTICE The following Regular Meeting of the Planning Commission has been cancelled: April 10, 2024 NOTICE is hereby given that the Regular Meeting of the Planning Commission on April 10, 2024 has been cancelled. The next Regular Meeting of the Planning Commission is scheduled for Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo. The agenda for this meeting will be posted at least 72 hours in advance. 1 From:Avakian, Greg Sent:Wednesday, May 15, 2024 4:44 PM To:Avakian, Greg Subject:Whv Attachments:IMG_0516.jpg Greg Avakian Director of Parks and Recreation City of San Luis Obispo Parks and Recreation 1341 Nipomo Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3934 E: gavakian@slocity.org T: 805.781.7120 slocity.org Get Outlook for iOS 1 From:Michelle Shoresman <mshoresman@co.slo.ca.us> Sent:Tuesday, April 2, 2024 11:47 AM To:Shoresman, Michelle Subject:FW: Agenda for WHV check in meeting Attachments:4.3.24 WHV Check in meeting agenda.docx This message is from an External Source. Use caution when deciding to open attachments, click links, or respond. From: Jeffrey Al-Mashat <JALMashat@co.slo.ca.us> Sent: Monday, April 1, 2024 10:45 AM To: Jimmy Paulding <jpaulding@co.slo.ca.us>; Dawn Ortiz-Legg <dortizlegg@co.slo.ca.us>; Michelle Shoresman <mshoresman@co.slo.ca.us>; Linda Belch <lbelch@co.slo.ca.us>; Wiberg, Daisy <dwiberg@slocity.org>; Suzie Freeman <sfreeman@co.slo.ca.us>; Devin Drake <ddrake@co.slo.ca.us>; Rebecca Campbell <rcampbell@co.slo.ca.us>; Kelley Abbas <kabbas@co.slo.ca.us>; James Sofranko <jsofranko@co.slo.ca.us>; McClish, Teresa <tmcclish@slocity.org>; Jon Ansolabehere <jansolabehere@co.slo.ca.us>; Jeanette Trompeter <jtrompeter@co.slo.ca.us> Subject: Agenda for WHV check in meeting Looking forward to seeing everyone on Teams on Wednesday. Jeff Al-Mashat Program Manager, Adult and Homeless Services Branch Department of Social Services County of San Luis Obispo P.O. Box 8119 San Luis Obispo, CA 93403 (805) 788-9489 (ph) This e-mail, and any files transmitted with it, are intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential, protected, and/or privileged material. Any review, re- transmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient, is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO Welcome Home Village County/City Check-In MeeƟng Agenda April 3, 2024. 3:30 PM (TEAMS MeeƟng) Agenda Item Purpose/Goal Notes Site Plan MeeƟng Update Jeff and Linda Robert Ruiz, Grant Robbins Public Works. Grant reporƟng City of SLO Items Daisy Wiberg Easements, Fire-related Outreach Plans Suzie and JeaneƩe Update Parking CommiƩee Jeff ADA Parking spots. SƟll likely off site. Otherwise, good progress already made Modular Units Purchasing Process Jon/Jeff RFP vs. Sole Source. purchase process. Asset assignments. Tax and WarranƟes Project Based Vouchers Jeff Update Budget and Overages Jeff/Group Other discussion items/Next Steps Group MeeƟng Schedule. First Wednesday at 3:30? 1 From:Shoresman, Michelle Sent:Sunday, April 28, 2024 6:02 PM To:Savannah Williams Subject:Re: Time to chat briefly Hi Savannah, I hope this email finds you well! I wanted to touch base again about the Welcome Home Village project which is slated to build ~80 units of transitional and permanent supportive housing adjacent to the County Health Campus on Bishop and Johnson in the coming months. County staff have been doing canvassing in the neighborhood around the project this past week, and not surprisingly, but unfortunately, have encountered some push-back from some neighbors. As you might remember, I mentioned that there will be a community meeting on May 1 so that people can ask questions and air their concerns. It would be really wonderful if someone from SMW could attend to show support and help calm people’s concerns about the project. The meeting is at 6pm, this Wednesday at Renovate Church (just down the hill and across Johnson). Do you think it would be possible to have someone from your agency attend, and speak up if needed? Thank you! Let me know if you have any questions. Michelle From: Savannah Williams <Savannahw@sierramentalwellness.org> Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2024 6:17:32 PM To: Shoresman, Michelle <mshoresm@slocity.org> Subject: Re: Time to chat briefly Hi Michelle, It was great hearing this news today. I am so excited to see those helped and more excited that we are nearby to help when in need. Here is Danielle’s email at Crestwood. danielle.martinez@cbhi.net 2 Savannah Williams, LPT CSU Medical Coordinator Crisis Stabilization Unit (CSU) Phone: 805.788.2507 Fax: 805.788.2506 2180 B Johnson Ave San Luis Obispo, California 93401 Mental Health Evaluation Team (MHET) - Service: 800.838.1381 Additional Crisis Resources: Central Coast Hotline: 1.800.783.0607 SLO Behavioral Health Access Line: 1.800.838.1381 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: Call/text 988, chat 988lifeline.org or text 'HELLO' to 741-741 Confidentiality Disclaimer: This communication contains legally privileged and confidential information sent solely for the use of the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient of this communication you are not authorized to use it in any manner, except to immediately destroy it and notify the sender. From: Shoresman, Michelle <mshoresm@slocity.org> Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2024 4:48:51 PM To: Savannah Williams <Savannahw@sierramentalwellness.org> Subject: Re: Time to chat briefly Warning: The sender of this mail is from outside your company. Use caution before opening attachments, clicking links, or following guidance. Hi Savannah, Thanks for the great conversation this morning. Here is some more of that promised information about the program. Some additional clarifications I have learned since talked are also included here. Here is the link to the website that you can share with others in your organization. https://www.slocounty.ca.gov/welcomehomevillage.aspx As to timeframe, I was correct that we are several months away from breaking ground. At the earliest, I am told this fall. I do about the upcoming community meeting is on the webpage. Let me know who the best person is to reach out to at Crestwood, if you still don’t mind please. সহ Thanks! From: Shoresman, Michelle <mshoresm@slocity.org> Sent: Tuesday, April 9, 2024 6:31:33 PM To: Savannah Williams <Savannahw@sierramentalwellness.org> Subject: Re: Time to chat briefly 3 Actually, now that I look more closely for the morning, I see I am not free until about 11. Have a class from 8-10 and then a meeting right away at 10. How about 11ish? From: Savannah Williams <Savannahw@sierramentalwellness.org> Sent: Tuesday, April 9, 2024 4:18:02 PM To: Shoresman, Michelle <mshoresm@slocity.org> Subject: Re: Time to chat briefly This message is from an External Source. Use caution when deciding to open attachments, click links, or respond. Hey Michelle, Do you have anytime around 930 to stop by? Savannah Williams, LPT CSU Medical Coordinator Crisis Stabilization Unit (CSU) Phone: 805.788.2507 Fax: 805.788.2506 2180 B Johnson Ave San Luis Obispo, California 93401 Mental Health Evaluation Team (MHET) - Service: 800.838.1381 Additional Crisis Resources: Central Coast Hotline: 1.800.783.0607 SLO Behavioral Health Access Line: 1.800.838.1381 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: Call/text 988, chat 988lifeline.org or text 'HELLO' to 741-741 Confidentiality Disclaimer: This communication contains legally privileged and confidential information sent solely for the use of the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient of this communication you are not authorized to use it in any manner, except to immediately destroy it and notify the sender. From: Shoresman, Michelle <mshoresm@slocity.org> Sent: Tuesday, April 9, 2024 3:57:04 PM To: Savannah Williams <Savannahw@sierramentalwellness.org> Subject: Time to chat briefly Warning: The sender of this mail is from outside your company. Use caution before opening attachments, clicking links, or following guidance. Hi Savannah! You might not recognize this email address, but I think we have met before as I work at the County Health Department and so we have interacted on occasion over the years. I wanted to reach out from the City to let you know about an exciting partnership between the city and county that will be happening on the health campus soon. Would you have a few minutes for a brief chat tomorrow, Wednesday? 4 Let me know and I will give you a call or stop by the CSU. Michelle Shoresman 1 Subject:FW: Full HSOC Meeting Start: Recurrence:(none) Organizer:Merlie Livermore -----Original Appointment----- From: Merlie Livermore <mlivermore@co.slo.ca.us> Sent: Friday, January 13, 2023 3:08 PM To: Merlie Livermore; Elaine Archer; Nicole Bennett; Marie Bolin; aaron lewis; Abby H Lassen; Amelia Grover; Anne Wyatt; Anne Robin; Bettina Swigger; Blake Fixler; Brandee Brown-Puett; Brandy Graham; Brandy WIne; mackbrenda91; Bruce Gibson; Carlos Mendoza; Caroline Hall; Carrie Collins; Christy Nichols ; Daniela Garcia; Dee Torres; Devin Drake; Devon Mcquade; ed gallagher; Elena Chavez; Elizabeth Pauschek; Esther Salzman; Gail McNichols-Oliver; Garret Olson; gbadmin_grover.org; George Solis; Gregory Fearon; Guillermo Marquez ; highlightmediapro@gmail.com; james@cccslo.com; Jan Maitzen; Jason Holland; Jason Holland; Jill Bolster-White; Jeff Smith; Jen Ford; Jennifer Robinson; jadams@standstrongnow.org; Jessica Lorance; Jessica Rayray; Jim Dantona; Jim Fellows; jimpttrsn@gmail.com; Joe Thompson; Klevins, John; Jon Nibbio; Karen Jones; kathleen.martin@va.gov; kbarneich_arroyogrande.org; Nocket, Kelsey; kennetht@pshhc.org; Krista Jeffries; Lagattuta, II, Frank; Leon Shordon II; liz koll; Liz Snyder; mshah_groverbeach.org; Marianne Kennedy - SLO Women's Shelter Program (mkennedyauthor@gmail.com); McClish, Teresa; Mia S. 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Where: Rm 101 DSS This message is from an External Source. Use caution when deciding to open attachments, click links, or respond. 2 Hello, I am sending this calendar invite to the Full HSOC meetings for the 2023 dates. Sincerely, Merlie Livermore Administrative Assistant Homeless Services Division Department of Social Services San Luis Obispo County mlivermore@co.slo.ca.us This e-mail, and any files transmitted with it, are intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential, protected, and/or privileged material. Any review, re-transmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient, is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. 1 From:Wiberg, Daisy Sent:Thursday, April 4, 2024 11:56 AM To:Drew Armetta; Linda Belch; Jeffrey Al-Mashat; joanne@dignitymoves.org; Derek Troya; Robert Ruiz Cc:McClish, Teresa; Loew, Michael; Hutchinson, Julianna Subject:RE: WHV - City Action Items Sounds great, Drew. Let me know once you’ve received feedback from the appropriate team members and we can schedule follow up meetings as needed with our various City teams. I’ll be representing the City on the Design Team meeting this afternoon and will route any additional questions that come up for City follow up. Thanks, Daisy From: Drew Armetta <Drew_Armetta@gensler.com> Sent: Thursday, April 4, 2024 9:51 AM To: Wiberg, Daisy <dwiberg@slocity.org>; Linda Belch <lbelch@co.slo.ca.us>; Jeffrey Al-Mashat <JALMashat@co.slo.ca.us>; joanne@dignitymoves.org; Derek Troya <dtroya@tynangroup.com>; Robert Ruiz <rruiz@co.slo.ca.us> Cc: McClish, Teresa <tmcclish@slocity.org>; Loew, Michael <Mloew@slocity.org>; Hutchinson, Julianna <JHutchin@slocity.org> Subject: RE: WHV - City Action Items This message is from an External Source. Use caution when deciding to open attachments, click links, or respond. Thank you, Daisy! We really appreciate you taking the time to organize and consolidate with everyone. I have read through this and will start disseminating to the appropriate team members. Best, Drew Armetta AIA (IL) | NCARB | LEED GA Associate 415.836.4588 Direct Gensler 220 Montgomery St. Suite 200 San Francisco, California 94104 From: Wiberg, Daisy <dwiberg@slocity.org> Sent: Wednesday, April 3, 2024 5:37 PM To: Linda Belch <lbelch@co.slo.ca.us>; Jeffrey Al-Mashat <JALMashat@co.slo.ca.us>; Drew Armetta <Drew_Armetta@gensler.com>; joanne@dignitymoves.org; Derek Troya <dtroya@tynangroup.com>; Robert Ruiz <rruiz@co.slo.ca.us> Cc: McClish, Teresa <tmcclish@slocity.org>; Loew, Michael <Mloew@slocity.org>; Hutchinson, Julianna 2 <JHutchin@slocity.org> Subject: WHV - City Action Items Hi WHV Team, I'm reaching out to provide initial feedback on the City-related action items for the WHV project, in addition to the items we discussed on yesterday's call. Several different City representatives weighed in on these responses, but for ease of communication we have compiled their feedback into one email. Please feel free to forward this email or loop in additional County/Design Team contacts as needed. Please let us know if you have follow up questions on any of the items outlined below and I would suggest we schedule a separate meeting(s) with the appropriate City contacts, County, Gensler, Dignity Moves, and any other Design Team entities to discuss further. Thank you! Daisy __________________________________________________________________________ City Action Items Water Utility Requirements (Community Development / Utilities Departments) o For more information on site and street improvement requirements, you can reference the City's Public Utilities Checklist - www.slocity.org/home/showpublisheddocument/34590/638291738594870000 o For additional information on the City's Design Requirements, you can reference the following - www.slocity.org/home/showpublisheddocument/27919/637341402080900000 o We will route specific questions through Mike Loew (Deputy Director, Community Development Department & Chief Building Official) for internal review and respond as early as possible. o Application Review Timeline, (we will expedite as feasible): 1st review is normally 4 weeks, and the subsequent submittals depend on the quality of the plans and ability to present clear information and responses. Public Right-of-Way Improvements (Public Works Department) o For information on site and street improvement requirements, you can reference the City's Public Utilities Checklist - www.slocity.org/home/showpublisheddocument/34590/638291738594870000 o Depending on whether this housing is considered truly “temporary” or semi-permanent, a typical housing development like this it may normally trigger the need to bring the property frontages up to current City Engineering Standards, which could include ADA upgrades at the Johnson/Bishop corner, ADA sidewalk upgrades if any existing sidewalks on the frontage are non-compliant (such as along the Bishop Street driveways, which don’t appear to have ADA compliant landings), and in some cases installation of streetlights and street trees. With all that said, since this project is permitted through the County, the authority/opportunity to condition the project to make any of those upgrades would be per county. The City’s checklist is linked for your use as feasible. o If the County adds any COAs requiring ADA upgrades along the frontages, we would coordinate those improvements via an encroachment permit. Stormwater Considerations (Community Development Department) o We have provided information on the slope issues and potential stormwater impacts to our Civil Engineering team, and they are reviewing the plans to provide input. I would suggest we may 3 want to schedule a meeting with our City team, County Public Works, and Gensler/Dignity Moves to discuss the stormwater considerations. o Our Civil Engineer also provided the following questions/recommendations, several of which I'm sure will be addressed in your final plans but I've included for context -- Complete a stormwater control plan template to document amount of new or replaced impervious areas. We may be able to find an exemption for this but by the letter of the regional board permit this would seem to be a regulated project subject to provide treatment of runoff. More info here. Provide a drainage plan (assuming no grading? If new paving, include a precise grading plan) showing existing drainage patterns and proposed configuration including how the drainage will be routed from, around and/or under the structures. Need to show ADA accessible paths from the public sidewalk to the accessible units; and from the accessible parking spaces to the accessible units. Provide a utility plan showing existing and proposed utilities including points of water/sewer connection for the units. Show and label electrical point of service. Will any demolition be required? Provide demo plan if so. Label the key topographic features including street names, buildings, etc. Landscaping Submittals o Per the City's Water Resources Program Manager, A Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance Performance Package is required because the project has an aggregate landscape area equal to or greater than 2,500 square feet. o Per the City Arborist, a tree removal applicaƟon from the City’s Urban Forestry page needs to be filled out and approved before trees can be removed in public right of way. Because this project will involve working with existing trees and possibly removing or retaining them, an arborist report is necessary. This is mainly to identify critical root zones of trees that may be impacted by development and establish tree protection guidelines for the project. The arborist report can help determine whether trees could be retained or should be removed based on the construction parameters. o Also, because this is an encroachment project, the City Engineering Standards Uniform Design Criteria (3.1.23 Street Trees) states that one (1) street tree needs to be installed per 35 feet of street frontage. Street trees may be grouped if necessary to avoid conflict with other improvements. o The City Arborist recommends starting with an arborist report, adjusting the landscaping plan to reflect the uniform design criteria update, and if necessary, file a tree removal application based on the arborist report findings. Fire Dept / Building & Safety Action Items (Fire Dept) o Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) Requirements Per our meeting on 4/2 with the County, Dignity Moves & Gensler, the County will pursue waiving the WUI requirements however the City would still require that the building materials comply with Chapter 7A requirements (Municipal Code 15.04.090) Need to confirm that modular vendor meets 7A requirements o Fire Dept confirmed approach to proposed fire lane with off-site turnaround. Fire Dept recommendation to include T turnaround in site design o Chief Building Official / Fire Dept provided direction on fire lane dimensions and access. Reference Appendix D (CA Fire Code) o Chief Building Official / Fire Dept provided initial feedback regarding fire sprinklers and separation requirements. Need to determine if interim units will be R-2 or R-3, which will determine separation requirements R-2 (10-feet) vs. R-3 (5-feet) separation requirements City to review Appendix P / AB42 requirements Fire sprinkler considerations and alternative means for notification Fire extinguishers included each unit and hardwired smoke detectors 4 Chief Building Official, Mike Loew, to review Appendix P and provide recommendations to Fire Dept Derek Troya to send bullet points on fire related items for the project o Fire Flow Tests - we are confirming who is responsible for administering Fire Flow Tests, and we will follow up shortly to provide that information. On-Site Lighting o Regarding the discussion about potentially removing lights that will interfere with site design, the County would be the lead agency for any on-site lighting. However, we would request that any lighting meet our City IlluminaƟon Standards. We would be happy to discuss further with the County and Design Team. Green Building Standards – There was a question on the last Design Team call about green building standards for the Permanent Supportive Housing units. Since the County is self-permitting on this project, we will defer to the County on those standards. Daisy Wiberg pronouns she/her/hers Homelessness Response Manager Community Development 919 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3218 E dwiberg@slocity.org T 805.781.7025 slocity.org Stay connected with the City by signing up for e-notifications 1 From:Corey, Tyler Sent:Tuesday, May 7, 2024 4:20 PM Subject:FW: 05/08/2024 PC Staff Agenda Correspondence Attachments:Item 5b. Corey and Goode - Staff Agenda Correspondence.pdf Good Afternoon, I just wanted to reach out to see if you have any questions regarding item 5b on the Planning Commission agenda tomorrow night. Happy to discuss, Tyler Corey Deputy Director of Community Development Community Development 919 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3218 E tcorey@slocity.org T 805.781.7169 slocity.org Stay connected with the City by signing up for e-notifications From: Wilbanks, Megan <mwilbanks@slocity.org> Sent: Tuesday, May 7, 2024 2:59 PM To: CityClerk <CityClerk@slocity.org> Cc: Goode, Owen <ogoode@slocity.org>; Wiberg, Daisy <dwiberg@slocity.org>; McClish, Teresa <tmcclish@slocity.org> Subject: 05/08/2024 PC Staff Agenda Correspondence PC Members and Staff, Attached and linked below is Staff Agenda Correspondence for the May 8, 2024 Planning Commission Meeting. Item 5b. 1463 Bishop St. (GENP-0175-2024) General Plan Conformity Report Corey / Goode – Staff Agenda Correspondence Bcc: PC Members & Staff Megan Wilbanks Deputy City Clerk 2 City Administration 990 Palm, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3249 E mwilbank@slocity.org T 805.781.7103 slocity.org Stay connected with the City by signing up for e-notifications City of San Luis Obispo, Council Memorandum City of San Luis Obispo Planning Commission Agenda Correspondence DATE: May 7, 2024 TO: Chair and Commissioners FROM: Owen Goode, Assistant Planner VIA: Tyler Corey, Deputy Community Development Director SUBJECT: ITEM 5B – 1463 BISHOP STREET (GENP-0175-2024) GENERAL PLAN CONFORMITY REPORT FOR THE PURPOSES OF DEVELOPING INTERIM AND SUPPORTIVE HOUSING Due to the large number of comments from community members on Item 5b, staff recommends that the Planning Commission pull the item for discussion from the May 8th Consent Agenda. Staff will be prepared to provide additional clarity and context regarding the City’s limited scope of review of the Welcome Home Village project. As the Commission is aware, the Commission does not have the authority to approve, deny, or change the project. Per state law, the Commission can only determine if the project is consistent with the City's General Plan. The City encourages community members to provide input on all other aspects of the project at the County Board of Supervisors meeting where they will be considering the location, site layout, design, operations, and other matters related to the Encampment Resolution Funding grant for the Welcome Home Village project on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, at the Katcho Achadijan Government Center, 1055 Monterey Street, San Luis Obispo. The Board of Supervisors Agenda and Item Documents will be published on the County's home page under "Upcoming Meetings" on Wednesday, May 15th. 1 From:Jeffrey Al-Mashat <JALMashat@co.slo.ca.us> Sent:Thursday, March 21, 2024 12:48 PM To:Marge Cafarelli Cc:Marge Cafarelli; Linda Belch; John Diodati; Trevor Keith; Michael Stoker; Cheryl Journey; Dan Baroni; Mark LaRue; Jon Ansolabehere; nagin@specialtyconstruction.com; Hutchinson, Julianna; joanne; Derek Troya; Drew Armetta; Freya Estreller Subject:Re: [EXT]Re: Welcome Home Village Site and Structure Discussion This message is from an External Source. Use caution when deciding to open attachments, click links, or respond. Great. Thank you Marge. We have the right people in the meeting, so it should be a great discussion. Jeff Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone Get Outlook for Android From: Marge Cafarelli <marge@dignitymoves.org> Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2024 12:35:15 PM To: Jeffrey Al-Mashat <JALMashat@co.slo.ca.us> Cc: Marge Cafarelli <marge@dignitymoves.org>; Linda Belch <lbelch@co.slo.ca.us>; John Diodati <jdiodati@co.slo.ca.us>; Trevor Keith <tkeith@co.slo.ca.us>; Michael Stoker <mstoker@co.slo.ca.us>; Cheryl Journey <cjourney@co.slo.ca.us>; Dan Baroni <Dan_Baroni@gensler.com>; Mark LaRue <mlarue@co.slo.ca.us>; Jon Ansolabehere <jansolabehere@co.slo.ca.us>; nagin@specialtyconstruction.com <NAgin@specialtyconstruction.com>; JHutchin@slocity.org <JHutchin@slocity.org>; joanne <joanne@dignitymoves.org>; Derek Troya <dtroya@tynangroup.com>; Drew Armetta <Drew_Armetta@gensler.com>; Freya Estreller <freya@dignitymoves.org> Subject: [EXT]Re: Welcome Home Village Site and Structure Discussion ATTENTION: This email DID NOT originate from County Staff. Please proceed with caution when interacting with any embedded links or attachments. Jeff, We have a lot more we would like to confirm with County staff and city staff as it relates to the process and approvals. Revisiting at a high level much of what we discussed in August of 2023 with County Building and Public Works and the City of SLO. Notes from that meeting are attached. Many Thanks Marge Marge Cafarelli Chief Real Estate Officer, DignityMoves +1-805-252-9748 Let's stay connected! 2 From: Jeffrey Al-Mashat <JALMashat@co.slo.ca.us> Date: Thursday, March 21, 2024 at 10:44 AM To: Linda Belch <lbelch@co.slo.ca.us>, John Diodati <jdiodati@co.slo.ca.us>, Trevor Keith <tkeith@co.slo.ca.us>, Michael Stoker <mstoker@co.slo.ca.us>, Cheryl Journey <cjourney@co.slo.ca.us>, Mark LaRue <mlarue@co.slo.ca.us>, Marge Cafarelli <marge@dignitymoves.org>, Derek Troya <dtroya@tynangroup.com>, Drew Armetta <Drew_Armetta@gensler.com>, joanne <joanne@dignitymoves.org>, Dan Baroni <Dan_Baroni@gensler.com>, Jon Ansolabehere <jansolabehere@co.slo.ca.us>, "JHutchin@slocity.org" <JHutchin@slocity.org>, Nate Agin <NAgin@specialtyconstruction.com> Subject: Welcome Home Village Site and Structure Discussion Attached is the agenda for today’s meeting. I have not assigned specific people to each agenda item as today’s discussion is among a smaller group where all participants will likely have some role in each item. Please note that this will be a TEAMS meeting. Looking forward to the discussion on these important issues. Jeff Al-Mashat Program Manager, Adult and Homeless Services Branch Department of Social Services County of San Luis Obispo P.O. Box 8119 San Luis Obispo, CA 93403 (805) 788-9489 (ph) This e-mail, and any files transmitted with it, are intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential, protected, and/or privileged material. Any review, re- transmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient, is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. 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Members and the public may participate by Zoom video call: Sincerely, Merlie Livermore Administrative Assistant Homeless Services Division (P) 805-788-9492 mlivermore@co.slo.ca.us DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO This e-mail, and any files transmitted with it, are intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential, protected, and/or privileged material. Any review, re- transmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient, is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. The linked image cannot be displayed. The file may have been moved, renamed, or deleted. Verify that the link points to the correct file and location. 2 This e-mail, and any files transmitted with it, are intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential, protected, and/or privileged material. Any review, re- transmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient, is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. 1 City Manager Report May 7, 2024 2 Parking Rate Study Update November 7th • 1 st Hour Free • Free Sundays (Structures) • Authorize Parking Rate Study RFP Public Input • Surveys • Public Meetings • Stakeholder Meetings • Social Media and Email Comments May 14th • Special City Council Meeting • Council will consider results and recommendations of Parking Rate Study 3 SLO in Motion Update: Projects and Work Areas 1. North Chorro Neighborhood Greenway • All Slurry Seal items are complete • Striping is ongoing • Major Items Remaining: Striping, Signage, Bike Medians at Underpass 2. 2023 Arterials Paving Project • Concrete repairs on Monterey Street to address drainage and ADA • Curb Ramps at Santa Rosa Street and Palm Street • Paving on Palm Street from Toro to Pepper is complete • Asphalt has been removed on Monterey From Santa Rosa to California • Repaving Monterey Street expected to begin Mid-May following concrete subgrade and utility repairs For more information visit www.slocity.org/sloinmotion 4 5 Parks & Recreation May is Water Safety Month - SLO Safer Swimmer program - Aquatic Safety Awareness Program (ASAP) - Lifeguard Training Courses - Adult and Youth Swim Lessons Free Mother’s Day Concert - Jack House and Gardens - May 12 from 1 – 4 pm - Frank Gary Band (live music) - All ages, bring chairs or blanket, bring your lunch 6 Welcome Home Village Project Update County-led effort to address encampments on Bob Jones Bike Trail in San Luis Obispo, in partnership with the City and Good Samaritan Shelter WHV Housing community proposed at Johnson and Bishop to include: 34 Interim Supportive Housing Units 46 Permanent Supportive Housing Units Next Steps: May 8th – City’s Planning Commission – General Plan Conformance May 21st – Board of Supervisors Meeting – Project Consideration June 4th – City Council – Approval of subrecipient agreement 1 From:Wendy < Sent:Tuesday, May 7, 2024 2:59 PM To:Advisory Bodies Subject:PC Communication This message is from an External Source. Use caution when deciding to open attachments, click links, or respond. May 7th, 2024 Re: Letter for Planning Commission meeting of SLO County Meeting date: May 8th, 2024, Agenda item 5B, Project GENP-0175-2024 Dear Planning Commissioners, Subject: “Welcome Home Village” proposal of 80 transitional housing cabins for homeless on the parking lot at corner of Bishop Street and Johnson Avenue. I am writing to voice my opposition to the proposed project as a homeowner and resident who lives less than a 1/8 of a mile from said project. I am opposed to the city going against the general plan in not only choosing a project site that runs cont to the city General Plan, but also there has been no environmental review conducted. Proposed site is inconsistent with the General Plan because it failed to solicit community input intentionally, fails to promote the use of social services near Pra Road, fails to mitigate against spill-over parking, and fails to protect the density, character and safety of the neighborhood. Proposed site goes against CEQA in that it is a huge impact to the residential community, the medical offices that share the parking lot, and the environment. This project has not been transparent to our community and is a huge impact on our residents, yet no one with the city has informed us about this project. The proposed location is inadequate for homeless residents as services are not locally convenient. The closest market is 1 mile away at the bottom of the hill. The Social Services Department is 3 miles away by car. I have been informed that the buildings are of a temporary nature that will be contained within a fence and that a curfew will be instated. This sounds much like a prison. Will homeless residents who miss curfew be expected to wander the neighborhoods until they are able to access the site again? If the homeless residents are not allowed to have vehicles how will they access services in the community? Will homeless residents be ex convicts, drug users, and those with severe mental illnesses? Housing 80 individuals with these possible issues and limited staff is a recipe for failure and disaster for our neighborhood, our community, and our city. Regarding Welcome Home Village proposal: Location of project is contrary to City General Plan and CEQA 1. Location is inadequate for services for homeless residents as they are located 1 to 3 miles away. 2. Proposed site is within 1 mile radius of 3 schools including an elementary, a day care facility, and a high school where children walk to and from school. 3. Proposed site will increase traffic congestion, noise, and parking problems. 4. Proposed site is not near any homeless encampments. 5. Proposed project is a high density residence, which is inconsistent with the R1 low density neighborhood. 6. The adverse impacts to the local community are not being considered. 7. Proposed site is twice as large as other supportive housing projects in SLO including the successful Bishop Street Studios housing project. 8. The impact to traffic congestion and parking issues will be exacerbated. 9. Location of project is contrary to City General Plan and CEQA What the Planning Commission should do right now is Postpone all decisions until the public can participate fully in the review process. 2 Avoid litigation by rejecting the proposed location as inadequate and requesting a more complete analysis of known impacts to community, traffic, parking, safety and environmental concerns. Reconsider a location for said project on land in the vicinity of Prado Road and Elks Lane. Not waive the General Plan or CEQA. It’s not right to make such a risky decision in regards to housing for 80 homeless individuals based on the deadline of a grant with no environmental review or consideration of CEQA and no community support or input. The proposed project will not preserve or enhance the identity of the neighborhoods off of Johnson Avenue, because these neighborhoods predominantly consist of single-family residences on larger lots with adequate setbacks and appropriate scale, as required by the Zoning Code for R-1 and R-2 designations where the maximum allowable density is 7 units per acre. The proposed project involves a density of 80+ individuals on 1.46 acres (which translates to approximately 5 dwelling units per acre). We recognize that the City has chosen to prioritize efforts to address the ongoing issue of homelessness, and we wholeheartedly support the City in their endeavors accordingly. However, we simply want to ensure that actions taken are done so in a way that is thoughtful, sustainable, and considerate of everyone that is affected. Sincerely, Wendy and Garrett Smith 1 From:Michelle Shoresman <mshoresman@co.slo.ca.us> Sent:Wednesday, April 10, 2024 4:42 PM To:Julia Fogelson CA-San Luis Obispo Cc:Shoresman, Michelle Subject:More info on Welcome Home Village This message is from an External Source. Use caution when deciding to open attachments, click links, or respond. So great to talk with you! I got a few answers to some of your questions and here is the link to the website that you can share with Patrick and review to see if you have any additional questions: https://www.slocounty.ca.gov/welcomehomevillage.aspx As to timeframe, I was correct that we are several months away from breaking ground. At the earliest, I am told this fall. As for referrals, the initial focus for this project is “encampment resolution” so the short term goal will be to house people living in the Bob Jones Bike Path area. Eventually, the hope would be to be able to accept referrals from community organizations. With regard to drug and alcohol use, the Homeless Services Deputy Director stated she would check about rules on alcohol, but she states that drugs will not be allowed on site and it will be a requirement of an individual participant’s care plan to be participating in drug and alcohol treatment services, if that is identified as one of their needed services. Let me know if you have any other questions, and again, I think Dawn will be reaching out to Patrick too. Thanks again. Michelle This e-mail, and any files transmitted with it, are intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential, protected, and/or privileged material. Any review, re- transmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient, is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. 1 Subject:Full HSOC Meeting-Reminder & Updated Packet Start: Recurrence:(none) Organizer:SS_HomelessServices This message is from an External Source. Use caution when deciding to open attachments, click links, or respond. Dear HSOC Members and Interested Persons, This is to remind you of the upcoming Full HSOC MeeƟng today Wednesday, September 20, from 1pm-3pm. MeeƟng will take place at the Family Care Network office, located at 1255 Kendall Rd., San Luis Obispo 93401. Members please respond for quorum purposes. Sincerely, Merlie Livermore Administrative Assistant III Homeless Services Division (P) 805-788-9492 mlivermore@co.slo.ca.us This e-mail, and any files transmitted with it, are intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential, protected, and/or privileged material. Any review, re- transmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient, is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. Page 1 of 4 *All times are approximate HOMELESS SERVICES OVERSIGHT COUNCIL (HSOC) Meeting Agenda September 20, 2023, 1 pm Committee members must participate in person (except for just cause reasons approved by the HSOC): Conference Room, Family Care Network, 1255 Kendall Road, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 The public may participate in person or by Zoom video call: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85342001044?pwd=iEGwL2Sf1GnwY6iwLmbOdL04Br9HR1.1 Or dial in: +1 669 444 9171 Meeting ID: 853 4200 1044 Passcode: 059992 1. Call to Order and Introductions (5 minutes*) 2. Public Comment (10 minutes*) 3. Consent: Approval of Minutes (3 Minutes*) 4. Action/Information/Discussion 4.1. Implementing Five-Year Plan Line of Effort 1 - Create Affordable and Appropriately Designed Housing Opportunities and Shelter Options for Underserved Populations 4.1.1. Discussion Item: Presentation by the San Luis Obispo Council of Governments (SLOCOG) on the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (20 minutes*) Page 2 of 4 *All times are approximate 4.1.1.1. Committee Questions 4.1.1.2. Public Comment 4.1.1.3. Committee Discussion 4.1.2. Information Item: Interim Housing Projects Update (10 minutes*) 4.1.2.1. Committee Questions 4.1.2.2. Public Comment 4.1.2.3. Committee Discussion 4.2. Continuum of Care Administration 4.2.1. Information Item: Expiring HSOC Membership seats and Call for Applications (5 minutes*) 4.2.1.1. Committee Questions 4.2.1.2. Public Comment 4.2.1.3. Committee Discussion 4.3. Implementing Five-Year Plan Line of Effort 2: Reduce or Eliminate Barriers to Housing Stability 4.3.1. Action Item: Authorize the HSOC Chair to Sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the San Luis Obispo County Office of Education Regarding Informing Homeless Families of the Educational Rights of Homeless Children and Helping Homeless Families to Access the School-Based Resources Available to Them (7 minutes*) 4.3.1.1. Committee Questions 4.3.1.2. Public Comment 4.3.1.3. Committee Discussion and Vote Page 3 of 4 *All times are approximate 4.4. Implementing Five-Year Plan Line of Effort 3 – Improve and Expand Data Management Efforts Through HMIS and Coordinated Entry System to Strengthen Data-Driven Operational Guidance and Strategic Oversight 4.4.1. Discussion Item: Update on Planning for the 2024 Homeless Point in Time Count (20 minutes*) 4.4.1.1. Committee Questions 4.4.1.2. Public Comment 4.4.1.3. Committee Discussion 4.5. Implementing Five-Year Plan Line of Effort 4 – Create, Identify, and Streamline Funding and Resources 4.5.1. Action Item: Authorize the HSOC Chair to Sign a Letter of Support for the 5Cities Homeless Coalition to Apply for the 2023 Homeless Prevention Grant Funding from the California Department of Housing and Community Development (5 minutes*) 4.5.1.1. Committee Questions 4.5.1.2. Public Comment 4.5.1.3. Committee Discussion and Vote 4.6. County Homeless Services Division Update 4.6.1. Information Item: Update from County Homeless Services Division Leadership (10 minutes*) 4.6.1.1. Committee Questions 4.6.1.2. Public Comment 4.6.1.3. Committee Discussion Page 4 of 4 *All times are approximate 4.6.2. Information Item: Update on the 2024 Action Plan and Related Grants (10 minutes*) 4.6.2.1. Committee Questions 4.6.2.2. Public Comment 4.6.2.3. Committee Discussion 4.7. Discussion Item: Committee Updates (5 minutes*) 5. Future Discussion/Report Items (3 minutes) 6. Updates and Requests for Information (7 minutes) 7. Next Regular Meeting: November 15, 2023 8. Adjournment The full agenda packet for this meeting is available on the SLO County HSOC web page: https://www.slocounty.ca.gov/Departments/Social-Services/Homeless- Services/Homeless-Services-Oversight-Council-(HSOC).aspx Page 1 of 6 HOMELESS SERVICES OVERSIGHT COUNCIL (HSOC) MEETING MINUTES Date July 19, 2023 Time 1:02pm-3:04pm Location Room 101, County of San Luis Obispo Department of Social Services, 3433 South Higuera St, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. Members of the public were able to participate via Zoom. Members Present: Allison Brandum Aurora William Bettina Swigger Brenda Mack Clint Weirick Christy Nichols (Alternate for Nicole Bennett) (Supervisor) Dawn Ortiz-Legg Devin Drake Elaine Archer Erica Stewart (Alternate for Michelle Shoresman) Garret Olson Jack Lahey Janna Nichols Kathy McClenathen Kristen Barneich Luke Dunn Marcia Guthrie Mark Lamore Rick Scott Rochelle Sonza Susan Funk Susan Lamont Wendy Blacker Wendy Lewis Zara Landrum Page 2 of 6 Members Absent: Amelia Grover William Crewe Jeff Smith Jessica Thomas Jim Dantona Michelle Shoresman Nicole Bennett Rick Gulino Rick Scott Shay Stewart Steve Gregory Staff & Guests: Abby Lassen Anne Robin Brandy Graham Daisy Wiberg Erica Jaramillo George Solis Haley Dodson Jeff Al-Mashat Joe Dzvonik K Welles Kate Bourne Kelly Abbas Kristin Ventresca Laurel Weir Lauryn Searles Lisa Howe Marc Sabin Matt Leal Merlie Livermore Morgan Torell Rita Holland Russ Francis Sarah Montes Reinhart Staci Dewitt Steve Stucky Suzie Freeman Trisha Raminha Yael Korin Yesenia Alonso Page 3 of 6 1. Call to Order Susan Funk called the meeting to order at 1:02 pm. 2. Introductions No introductions were made by newcomers or guests. 3. Public Comment During public comments, Anne Robin shared that this is her last HSOC meeting as she is retiring from the SLO County Behavioral Health department. She mentioned that Morgan Torell will be taking her place as the HSOC representative. Janna Nichols of the 5Cities Homeless Coalition requested the Executive Committee to consider poling the group about a change of time for the full HSOC meeting. Janna suggested the time change to be either at the beginning or ending of the day to accommodate those who are coming from other parts of the county. Wendy Lewis of ECHO shared that as of yesterday, they have helped 101 men, women and children get back into permanent housing. Supervisor Dawn Ortiz- Legg shared that the Board of Supervisors has been getting a lot of feedback from the community regarding the unhoused. She mentioned the importance of communicating with the community the efforts that are being made towards the issue of homelessness. Kristin Barneich from the City of Arroyo Grande shared the same sentiment mentioning the use of social media in showcasing the SLO County efforts and accomplishments towards this issue. Mayor Erica Stewart mentioned the City of SLO will support SLO County’s efforts in information dissemination via the use of social media. Brandy Graham from CAPSLO gave an update on the Veterans Services. She mentioned that more Veteran families are reaching out to their services. Before closing public comments, HSOC Chairperson Susan Funk and Supervisor Ortiz-Legg recognized Anne Robin’s significant contribution as head of the SLO County Behavioral department. 4. Approval of Minutes Devin Drake moved the minutes to be approved, seconded by Kristen Barneich. Minutes passed by voice vote. 5. Action/Information/Discussion 5.1 Implementing Five-Year Plan Line of Effort 1 - Create Affordable and Appropriately Designed Housing Opportunities and Shelter Options for Underserved Populations 5.1.1 Discussion Item: Update on Encampment Resolution Fund Grant Applications and Award Kristin Ventresca, Homeless Services Division’s Communications and Data Administrative Manager presented an update on the Encampment Resolution project. This project will be located behind the Department of Social Services building and will be called the Welcome Home Village. This project will help reduce homelessness by providing the most vulnerable individuals, specifically those living on encampments along the Bob Jones Bike Trail with a place to call home. The Welcome Home Village will comprise of an 80-unit non-congregate housing facility which includes 34 interim supportive housing units and 46 permanent supportive housing units. Residents will be provided on-site case management and other resources. The Bob Jones Bike Trail corridor was selected because of its designation as a fire and flood zone, and it hosts the largest concentration of homeless encampments in the City of San Luis Obispo. Page 4 of 6 The $13.4 million from the State of California’s Encampment Resolution Fund will allow to reduce the number of encampments along the bike trail, provide the services and support people need to get back on their feet, and allow the trail and related open spaces to be used by the community as originally intended. To address the environmental concerns, there will be installation of sanitation services along the bike trail to reduce waste and trash accumulation. The Fund also helps in the expansion of the City of SLO’s ongoing outreach to those living in the encampment area with the addition of Good Samaritan Shelter’s field teams. There is an anticipation that people may begin moving from the Bob Jones Bike Trail corridor and into the Welcome Home Village as soon as Spring 2024. Kristin also mentioned that there will be a Community Information session regarding this project sometime in the fall of this year. George Solis, the Administrative Grants Manager shared that the County of San Luis Obispo submitted a total of three Encampment Resolution Funding applications. SLO County received the third highest award in the state behind San Diego and Los Angeles counties. An application for the South County (Five Cities) was not awarded any funding. A third project application, for the City of Paso Robles is pending and awards will be announced by the end of summer. George also mentioned that the state will release a third round of Encampment Resolution Funding in December. He shared that SLO County, along with providers and City partners would apply again in January or February, using the lessons learned from previous applications. 5.2 Implementing Five-Year Plan Line of Effort 3 – Improve and Expand Data Management Efforts Through HMIS and Coordinated Entry System to Strengthen Data-Driven Operational Guidance and Strategic Oversight 5.2.1 Discussion Item: Updates on Efforts to Improve the HMIS System Kristin Ventresca shared an update on Homeless Services Information Management System process and the efforts that are being made to improve the HMIS system. This project is an investment to provide data-driven insights, support service delivery, and maximize service partner capacity to service participants. In her presentation, Kristin presented slides showing who are involved in this process, project scope, timeline, key milestones, estimated costs, and funding solution. She ended her presentation by mentioning that the County Homeless Division will be seeking the HMIS system upgrade approval from the Board of Supervisors in August. 5.2.2 Action Item: Vote to 1) Recommend an Allocation of up to $1,067,804 from Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention Program (HHAP) Grant Round 3 Funds to be Used for Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) Improvements, Consistent with HHAP 3 Guidelines for Use of Initial Funding; and 2) endorse the County’s Homeless Services Information System (HMIS) Steering Committee’s recommendation to move ahead with an upgrade of the HMIS system and engaging a supporting services provider to assist in the transition. George Solis provided the background for this Action Item. Kristen Barneich moved the motion to approve with amendment endorsing the HMIS plan. Devin Drake seconded. Roll called; motion passed. 5.3 Discussion and Action Items: Updates from County Staff 5.3.1 Action Item: Vote to use 1) a Census Methodology for the 2024 Homeless Point in Time Count of Unsheltered Persons; and 2) an Observational Count Combined with a Sampling Page 5 of 6 Methodology for obtaining demographic and survey information for unsheltered persons experiencing homelessness Kari Howell presented a brief background on this item. Kristen Barneich moved the motion to approve. Janna Nichols seconded. Roll called, and motion passed. 5.3.2 Discussion Item: Update from staff on activities of the Homeless Services Division Erica Jaramillo, Continuum of Care (CoC) Program Manager shared that the County applied to HUD’s (United States Department of Housing and Urban Development) Youth Homeless Demonstration Program (YHDP) that will serve unhoused youth ages 24 and under. The CoC is also working to support the formation of the Youth Advisory Board. Erica also mentioned that on July 5, 2023, HUD released Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the FY 2023 CoC Program competition. Today, the County released Program for Proposals and will be accepting applications for renewal of projects as well as for bonus funding projects. The Homeless Services Division will be hosting a virtual informational meeting for the CoC this Friday, July 21 starting at 9:30am. Additionally, there will be a special meeting of HSOC in August to vote on funding recommendations. Erica reported that the Grants unit is working on implementing Neighborly software, a grants management software system for administering state and Federal funding. Once implemented, agencies will be able to apply for funding through this system. This program will allow the County to administer grant programs more efficiently. The Grants unit is also preparing for the 2024 Action Plan NOFA (Notice of Funding Availability) to be released in the fall. The goal is to release a super NOFA that will include all available State and Federal funding opportunities all at once for more strategic planning of funding resources. Besides the earlier update on the HMIS (Homeless Management Information System), Erica shared that the Communications & Data team is actively immersed in communication strategies around the SLO Encampment Resolution funding award. The Communications team has been connecting with local business owners, property owners and tenants, and scheduling informational events that will be open to the public. 5.4. Discussion Item: Committee Updates Elaine Archer of the Housing Committee provided updates regarding the housing voucher situation and what is happening on the housing creation front. On the voucher issue, Elaine shared that in June, HASLO (Housing Authority of San Luis Obispo) received a letter from HUD (US Department of Housing and Urban Development) informing them that HUD will take back $672,000 from HASLO’s voucher program funding reserves. According to Elaine, if this reserve amount is taken, this could mean that by the end of December, there will not be enough money to meet the monthly expenses of the voucher program. Elaine and her team are working on how to reach out to HUD to reverse this decision. For the time being, HASLO must pull vouchers off the street and put applicants back on the waiting list. She also reported that the maximum capacity on the emergency and mainstream housing vouchers have been reached. There will be no new emergency housing vouchers issued after September 30th. The mainstream vouchers remain as ongoing program and applicants will be called off the waiting list as more vouchers become available in the future. Regarding the status on creation of housing, Elaine shared that there are eight properties, located in Pismo Beach, San Luis Obispo, Morro Bay, Templeton, and Paso Robles respectively, that will be leasing up and looking for new tenants. Some of these units have preferences for Veterans, senior citizens and some units are set aside for those with serious mental illness. Page 6 of 6 Elaine mentioned that there will be about 140 beds in the next 12 months that are coming off the Coordinated Entry list. She also reported that the construction of the Maxine Lewis building will start next winter and will offer 40 beds dedicated to those who are homeless. People’s Self- Help Housing also has another project that has been approved and will start construction in Grover Beach. Jack Lahey shared that Services Coordinating Committee is currently reshaping its function and purpose and future meetings are being scheduled to discuss how to make this a more efficient committee. Mark Lamore identified the PIT (Point in Time) Census, HMIS updates and the Grant Scoring Rubrics as the ongoing focus for the Finance & Data Committee. Susan Funk mentioned that the Executive Committee is having an ongoing discussion on how to make each HSOC committee more functional, having good information flow and ensure that everyone’s time on the committees is well spent. 6. Future Discussion/Report Items • Executive Committee to poll HSOC to change time of meeting to start/end of the day 7. Special Meeting to Approve Funding Recommendations: August 28, 2023, at 9am. 8. Next Regular Meeting: September 20, 2023 9. Adjournment Meeting adjourned at 3:04pm. Page 1 of 3 HOMELESS SERVICES OVERSIGHT COUNCIL (HSOC) MEETING MINUTES Date August 28, 2023 Time 9:01am-10:02am Location Conference Room, Family Care Network 1255 Kendall Road, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. Members of the public were able to participate via Zoom. Members Present: Allison Brandum Amelia Grover Brenda Mack Clint Weirick Christy Nichols (Alternate for Nicole Bennett) (Supervisor) Dawn Ortiz-Legg Garret Olson Jack Lahey Janna Nichols Kathy McClenathen Kristen Barneich Luke Dunn Michelle Shoresman Rick Gulino Rochelle Sonza Shay Stewart Steve Gregory Susan Funk Susan Lamont Wendy Lewis William Crewe Zara Landrum Members Absent: Aurora William Bettina Swigger Devin Drake Page 2 of 3 Elaine Archer Jack Lahey Janna Nichols Jeff Smith Jessica Thomas Jim Dantona Marcia Guthrie Mark Lamore Nicole Bennett Rick Scott Wendy Blacker Staff & Guests: Erica Jaramillo Haley Ortez Jon Nibbio Laurel Weir Merlie Livermore Melissa Reed Morgan Torrell Russ Francis Sarah Hayter Skylar Caldwell 1. Call to Order Susan Funk called the meeting to order at 9:01am 2. Introductions No introductions presented. 3. Public Comment Lauryn Searles from CAPSLO (Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo) provided a background and the significance of their funding request for the renewal of their contract for the Coordinated Entry program. Melissa Reed representing T-MHA (Transitions- Mental Health Association) explained their application for funding for permanent supportive housing projects in the Cities of San Luis Obispo (SLO City Housing, with 20 beds) and Atascadero (Central Coast Permanent Housing- Bordeaux-38 beds). If funded, they would like to combine these two projects into one. T-HMA also applied for a Bonus grant funding, with the desire to add 10 more additional beds in collaboration with HASLO through the Anderson Hotel location. Wendy Lewis of ECHO (El Camino Homeless Organization) in Atascadero shared that by September 1st, a single mother with three children is moving into permanent housing, making the total of women and children housed through ECHO to 120 so far, this year. Page 3 of 3 Susan Lamont shared that her agency Lumina Alliance provides emotional support, accompaniment, and housing for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. Amelia Grover shared that more information will be coming out about the street medicine outreach program. Supervisor Dawn Ortiz-Legg shared that she and SLO Mayor Erica Stewart will be at the Dave Congalton radio show at 2pm this afternoon to promote the upcoming “Welcome Home” Village community information session on Wednesday, August 30th at 6pm. Brenda Mack expressed her agreement regarding the importance of information dissemination regarding community outreach efforts for the unhoused. 4. Action/Information/Discussion 4.1 Action Item: Vote to recommend the Board of Supervisors appoint Starlene Graber to fill the County Government Service Providers seat on the HSOC that was previously held by Anne Robin Laurel Weir provided a brief explanation on the position that is applied by Star Graber. Kristen Barneich proposed the motion to be moved, Kathy Mclenathen seconded. Roll was called and the motion passed. 4.2 Action Item: Vote to a) Make Funding Recommendations for Up to $1,976,100 in Fiscal Year 2023 Funding from the Annual Continuum of Care (CoC) Grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and b) to Approve Rankings of Proposed Projects Erica Jaramillo presented an overview of the project applications for the FY 2023 CoC (Continuum of Care) Program competition. This included the description of the ranking process and the recommendations of project rankings. Shay Stewart proposed the motion to be moved, Garrett Olson seconded the motion. Roll called and the motion passed. 5. Next Regular Meeting: September 20, 2023 6. Adjournment Meeting adjourned at 10:02am. Agenda Item 4.2.1 Page 1 of 2 HOMELESS SERVICES OVERSIGHT COUNCIL INFORMATION ITEM September 20, 2023 AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: 4.2.1 There are 35 membership seats on the HSOC. Members are appointed to the HSOC by the County Board of Supervisors, with the exception of seven seats reserved for the representatives of the seven incorporated cities. These seven seats are held by City Council members who are appointed by their respective City Councils. With the exception of the seats reserved for elected officials, members are appointed to three-year terms. To ensure continuity of the HSOC, term expirations are staggered among the seats, such that approximately 1/3 of the seats expire in a given year. Terms expire in January of the year in which the term ends. There are currently eight seats due to expire in January 2024. Seven of these seats are tied to a specific category and can only be held by a representative from that category (County Government Service Providers, Advocates, Nonprofit Homeless Assistance Providers, Faith- Based Organizations, Hospitals, County Office of Education and Other Community Organizations). One of these seats is an ‘at large’ seat which may be held by a representative from any of the following categories: County Government Service Providers, Currently or Formerly Homeless Persons, Advocates, Affordable Housing Developers, Businesses, Faith-Based Organizations, Hospitals, Public Safety Organizations, Behavioral Health Agencies, Nonprofit Homeless Assistance Providers, Organizations Serving Homeless Veterans, Housing Authority, County Office of Education, Local School Districts, Social Service Providers, Victim Service Providers, and Other Community Organizations. In addition, there is one vacant seat in the Advocates category. Seats due to expire in January 2024 and members holding these seats: • County Government Service Providers – Devin Drake • Advocates – Kathy McClenathen • Nonprofit Homeless Assistance Providers – Wendy Lewis • Faith-Based Organizations – Shay Stewart • Hospitals – Amelia Grover • County Office of Education – Jessica Thomas • Other Community Organizations – Nicole Bennett • ‘At Large’ Seat (Businesses) – Jim Dantona Agenda Item 4.2.1 Page 2 of 2 To apply for membership on the HSOC, for one of the above seats, for a term beginning January 2024, please complete the HSOC membership form and return to SS_HomelessServices@co.slo.ca.us by the end of the day on Monday, October 9. The membership form can be found here: https://www.slocounty.ca.gov/Departments/Social-Services/Homeless-Services- Division/Homeless-Services-Oversight-Council-(HSOC)/HSOC-Membership.aspx Timeline • October 9 – Deadline for applications • Week of October 9 – Ad Hoc Nominating Committee reviews applications and votes on recommendation to HSOC Executive Committee • October 18 – HSOC Executive Committee reviews Nominating Committee’s recommendation and votes on recommendation to Full HSOC • November 15 – Full HSOC reviews Executive Committee’s recommendation and votes on recommendation to the Board of Supervisors • December – Board of Supervisors reviews Full HSOC’s recommendation and votes to appoint new members • January – new member terms begin Page 1 of 3 Membership of the Homeless Services Oversight Council (HSOC) as of September 2023 Expiring seats are highlighted in green. Vacant seats are highlighted in blue. Seat Member Alternate Organization Term Elected Officials Kristen Barneich Lan George City of Arroyo Grande Unlimited while holding office Elected Officials Susan Funk Charles Bourbeau City of Atascadero Unlimited while holding office Elected Officials Clint Weirick Zach Zimmerman City of Grover Beach Unlimited while holding office Elected Officials Zara Landrum Laurel Barton City of Morro Bay Unlimited while holding office Elected Officials Steve Gregory City of Paso Robles Unlimited while holding office Elected Officials Marcia Guthrie Mary Ann Reiss City of Pismo Beach Unlimited while holding office Elected Officials Michelle Shoresman Erica Stewart City of San Luis Obispo Unlimited while holding office Elected Officials Dawn Ortiz-Legg Kelley Abbas County of San Luis Obispo Unlimited while holding office County Government Service Providers Starlene Graber County Department of Behavioral Health 9/12/2023-1/1/2026 County Government Service Providers Devin Drake Joe Dzvonik County Department of Social Services 1/1/2021-1/1/2024 County Government Service Providers* Allison Brandum Sarah Reinhart County Health Agency 4/19/2022-1/1/2025 Agenda Item 4.2.1 - Attachment A Page 2 of 3 Currently or Formerly Homeless Persons Brenda Mack 1/1/2022-1/1/2025 Currently or Formerly Homeless Persons Wendy Blacker Jason Holland SLOCO Recovery Network 1/1/2023-1/1/2026 Currently or Formerly Homeless Persons* Luke Dunn 4/4/2023-1/1/2026 Advocates Vacant 1/1/2023-1/1/2026 Advocates Kathy McClenathen Jeff Eckles SLO County Housing Trust Fund 1/1/2021-1/1/2024 Public Safety Organizations Jeff Smith City of Pismo Beach Police Department 1/1/2023-1/1/2026 Public Safety Organizations Rick Scott Brian Amoroso City of San Luis Obispo Police Department 1/1/2023-1/1/2025 Nonprofit Homeless Assistance Providers Janna Nichols Michael Azevedo 5Cities Homeless Coalition 1/1/2023-1/1/2026 Nonprofit Homeless Assistance Providers Mark Lamore Transitions Mental Health Association 1/1/2023-1/1/2026 Nonprofit Homeless Assistance Providers Wendy Lewis Austin Solheim El Camino Homeless Organization 1/1/2022-1/1/2024 Nonprofit Homeless Assistance Providers* Jack Lahey Lawren Ramos Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo 1/1/2023-1/1/2026 Affordable Housing Developers Rick Gulino Catherine Manning People’s Self Help Housing 1/1/2023-1/1/2026 Businesses Bettina Swigger Shannon DalPorto Downtown SLO 1/1/2022-1/1/2025 Businesses* Jim Dantona SLO Chamber of Commerce 4/19/2022-1/1/2024 Agenda Item 4.2.1 - Attachment A Page 3 of 3 Faith-Based Organizations Shay Stewart Granite Ridge Christian Camp 1/1/2021-1/1/2024 Hospitals Amelia Grover Liz Snyder French Hospital 1/1/2021-1/1/2024 Organizations Serving Homeless Veterans William Crewe Paul Worsham Veterans Helping Veterans 1/1/2022-1/1/2025 Housing Authority Elaine Archer Scott Collins Housing Authority of San Luis Obispo 2/7/2023-1/1/2026 County Office of Education Jessica Thomas Daniela Garcia SLO County Office of Education 1/1/2021-1/1/2024 Victim Service Providers Susan Lamont Jennifer Adams Lumina Alliance 1/1/2022-1/1/2025 Other Community Organizations Nicole Bennett Christy Nichols CenCal Health 1/1/2021-1/1/2024 Social Service Providers* Garret Olson Molly Kern SLO Food Bank 4/19/2022-1/1/2025 Behavioral Health Agencies Aurora William LAGS Recovery Centers 1/1/2023-1/1/2025 Local School Districts Rochelle Sonza Grizzly Youth Academy 1/1/2023-1/1/2026 Per the HSOC bylaws (November 3, 2020), one seat is reserved for a County Supervisor, and seven seats are reserved for an elected City Councilperson from each of the incorporated cities. *Five ‘at large seats’ may be held by representatives from any of the following categories: County Government Service Providers, Currently or Formerly Homeless Persons, Advocates, Affordable Housing Developers, Businesses, Faith-Based Organizations, Hospitals, Public Safety Organizations, Behavioral Health Agencies, Nonprofit Homeless Assistance Providers, Organizations Serving Homeless Veterans, Housing Authority, County Office of Education, Local School Districts, Social Service Providers, Victim Service Providers, and Other Community Organizations. The HSOC may have no more than two representatives, staff or Board members from the same agency or organization. Agenda Item 4.2.1 - Attachment A Attachment 4.3.1 Page 1 of 3 HOMELESS SERVICES OVERSIGHT COUNCIL (HSOC) ACTION ITEM September 20, 2023 AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: 4.3.1 ITEM: Authorize the HSOC Chair to Sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the San Luis Obispo County Office of Education Regarding Informing Homeless Families of the Educational Rights of Homeless Children and Helping Homeless Families to Access the School-Based Resources Available to Them ACTION REQUIRED: Vote to authorize the HSOC Chair to sign an MOU with the San Luis Obispo County Office of Education regarding informing homeless families of the educational rights of homeless children and helping homeless families to access the school-based resources available to them. SUMMARY NARRATIVE: Homelessness has the potential to disrupt the educational progress of homeless children and youth. Prior to the passage of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act in 1987, fewer than half of all homeless children attended school on a regular basis. Title VII(b) of the that Act sought to ensure that children and school-aged youth experiencing homelessness were able to enroll in and attend public schools and that barriers to their education – such as lack of proof of residency documents and delays in enrollment – be addressed. To help ensure implementation of the law, the Act required each state to appoint a Homeless Education Coordinator, to help educate school districts about the law. Over the past 36 years, the law, now called the McKinney-Vento Act, has been amended and strengthened to further address barriers to accessing education and related services. In addition to requiring a Homeless Education Coordinator at the state level, the law also now requires that each local school district appoint a representative to serve as a homeless education liaison for homeless children and youth within that school district. These liaisons work to identify school-aged homeless children and youth who are homeless in their district and assist with addressing homelessness-related barriers to enrollment, attendance, and access to school services for which the children would be otherwise eligible. San Luis Obispo County Office of Education The San Luis Obispo County Office of Education’s (SLOCOE) Homeless and Foster Youth Services works to ensure that all homeless and foster youth in San Luis Obispo County have access to the same educational experience and resources as all students. SLOCOE Homeless and Foster Youth services staff can assist with: Attachment 4.3.1 Page 2 of 3 • School enrollment • Assisting with school placement disputes • Transfer or tracking of school records • Identifying school resources • Questions related to school policy and Education Code • Providing Professional development trainings related to homeless and foster youth education, including training on educational rights under the McKinney-Vento Act and other legislation affecting homeless children and youth, and trauma informed practices for schools • Technical assistance SLOCOE also publishes information on their website (https://www.slocoe.org/about/programs/homeless-and-foster-youth-services-coordinating- program) for homeless families and youth regarding resources and rights.1 2023 Continuum of Care Competition and MOU To encourage coordination between Continuums of Care and local educational agencies, the federal 2023 Continuum of Care (CoC) grant competition includes questions regarding coordination between CoCs and local educational agencies. To receive full points for the section regarding coordination with schools, CoCs must have written Memorandums of Understanding or other written agreements between local educational agencies, such as the County Office of Education and the CoC. While the San Luis Obispo County COC has a long-standing coordination with the SLOCOE Homeless and Foster Youth Services Office and a representative of that office is an appointed member of the HSOC, the CoC does not currently have a written agreement with the SLOCOE Office. Entering into an MOU with SLOCOE would clarify the roles of the CoC and SLOCOE, while laying the foundation for further collaboration. It would also strengthen San Luis Obispo County’s CoC application. CoC staff and SLOCOE staff are currently working on an MOU, with a goal of completion by September 27, 2023 for inclusion in the 2023 CoC grant application to HUD. The HSOC is being asked to authorize the HSOC Chair to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the County Office of Education, describing steps the CoC and CoE will take to help inform and assist homeless families to access their educational rights under the McKinney-Vento Act. 1 The updated 2023-24 brochure regarding parental rights for families with uncertain housing is currently in production and is expected to be available around the beginning of October. Attachment 4.3.1 Page 3 of 3 The MOU will: - Describe the role of SLOCOE in developing electronic or written documentation to distribute to homeless families about the educational rights of homeless children and youth - Describe the role of SLOCOE in help match families with their local school district Homeless Education Liaisons and answer questions about educational rights, including school enrollment, and transportation - Describe the role of the SLOCOE in providing training regarding homeless and foster youth education - Describe the role of SLOCOE in helping families experiencing homelessness with accessing their McKinney-Vento education rights - Describe the role of SLOCOE in providing information to schools and homeless families regarding community resources for homeless families with school-aged children or youth - Commit that the CoC will assist SLOCOE to update its community resource information on at least an annual basis by disseminating the information to the community resources on the HSOC’s email list and requesting their assistance in confirming or updating the information - Commit that the CoC will disseminate informational materials provided by SLOCOE to CoC and Emergency Solutions Grant subrecipient agencies related to informing homeless families about their eligibility for educational services or how to access those services - Commit that the CoC will inform subrecipient agencies about the availability of annual Professional development trainings training from SLOCOE related to homeless and foster youth education BUDGET/FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact associated with signing the MOU. STAFF COMMENTS: The MOU will not have legal force, as the HSOC does not have the authority to enter into legal contracts. It will, however, create a formal description of the collaboration between SLOCOE and the COC, help ensure that the identified collaborative activities are undertaken on an annual basis, and encourage additional collaborative efforts to ensure access to school and educational resources are available to all families experiencing homelessness. Agenda Item 4.5.1 Page 1 of 2 HOMELESS SERVICES OVERSIGHT COUNCIL ACTION ITEM September 20, 2023 AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: 4.5.1 ITEM: Authorize the HSOC Chair to Sign a Letter of Support for the 5Cities Homeless Coalition to Apply for the 2023 Homeless Prevention Grant Funding from the California Department of Housing and Community Development ACTION REQUIRED: It is requested that the Homeless Services Oversight Council (HSOC) authorize the HSOC Chair to sign a letter of support for the 5Cities Homeless Coalition application for 2023 Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Homelessness Prevention grant funding from the California Department of Housing and Community Development SUMMARY NARRATIVE: The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) has announced that it will soon release a special Notice of Funding Availability for Homelessness Prevention funding under the California Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) program. The Homelessness Prevention NOFA will be for a special, one-time grant of funding that the HCD is making available with disencumbered ESG funding from the 2020 grant cycle. Approximately $1.7 million will be made available statewide. The maximum grant amount under the special NOFA will be $200,000 and the minimum grant amount will be $75,000. All HP funding from this special NOFA must be expended no later than September 7, 2024. HCD has indicated that funding will be made available on a first-come, first-served basis once the NOFA is released. Additionally, only applicants that have Homelessness Prevention policies and procedures approved by the HCD are eligible. In San Luis Obispo County, only the 5Cities Homeless Coalition has Homelessness Prevention policies and procedures approved by HCD. HCD approved the 5CHC policies and procedures in March 2023 and County HSD staff have confirmed with HCD staff that 5CHC would be an eligible applicant for this special grant funding. For its application, 5CHC is requesting a letter of support from the HSOC. BUDGET/FINANCIAL IMPACT Agenda Item 4.5.1 Page 2 of 2 No current fiscal impact to the CoC is anticipated. If 5CHC’s application is approved, up to $200,000 in new, one-time funding would be made available to provide homelessness prevention assistance countywide. STAFF COMMENTS: It is recommended that the Homeless Services Oversight Council approve this item. Agenda Item 4.5.1 - Attachment APage 1 of 3 Agenda Item 4.5.1 - Attachment APage 2 of 3 Agenda Item 4.5.1 - Attachment APage 3 of 3 Sept. X, 2023 XXXXXX Emergency Solutions Grant California Department of Housing & Community Development 2020 West El Camino Avenue Sacramento, CA 95833 Re: Homeless Prevention - Letter of support for 5Cities Homeless Coalition Dear XXXX, I write this letter of support on behalf of the Continuum of Care (CoC) for San Luis Obispo County for the homeless prevention grant application being submitted by 5Cities Homeless Coalition (5CHC). Homeless Prevention is a key strategy in our Countywide Plan to Address Homelessness, as adopted by our CoC in July 2022. Currently 5CHC is the sole ESG Homeless Prevention provider in San Luis Obispo County, and serves the entire Continuum of Care, including the non-entitlement community of Grover Beach. Amongst its programs 5CHC provides homeless prevention and diversion services, which are supported through the combined efforts of the CoC’s Coordinated Entry Partners, and multiple referring agencies. 5CHC is also a designated entry point for Coordinated Entry efforts in Southern San Luis Obispo County. The 5CHC team is active with the local Continuum of Care, serving on the CoC’s Homeless Services Oversight Council, and the Council’s subcommittees including Housing, Supportive Services and Finance/Data and ad-hoc Unaccompanied Youth Task Force. The agency collaborates with a network of over 40 local service providers, members of the faith community, and interested community members to address the challenges of homelessness , including those at-risk, in a coordinated and efficient manner. 5Cities Homeless Coalition has been providing housing stabilization services in the County since 2015. In addition to managing multiple ESG awards for homeless prevention, 5CHC also partners to provide housing stabilization services with the Supportive Services for Veteran Families (HP and RRH) program and continues its participation with the Local Partner Network of the California Covid Rent Relief Program. 5CHC’s Homeless Prevention Policies and Procedures were approved by HCD in March 2023. San Luis Obispo County continues to be among the least affordable metropolitan service areas in the country. In the last 12 months, rental rates have increased 11% continuing a year-over-year double digit trend. In the last two years the rental rates for studio and one-bedroom apartments have increased 43%, now renting for an average of $2,100 per month. These increases trend with increasing requests for assistance being fielded by 5Cities Homeless Coalition and its partners. In the past fiscal year (22-23) 5CHC assisted 149 households with homeless prevention services, with rental assistance averaging 3.6 months. This effort required an investment of more than $850,000 of financial assistance, apart from 5CHC case management services and diversion efforts. The assistance afforded through the Homeless Prevention grant opportunity would be an important tool in the CoC’s efforts to stem the tide of homelessness by preventing it in the first place. I strongly urge your support of this request. Sincerely, Susan Funk Homeless Services Oversight Council Chair San Luis Obispo County Continuum of Care Agenda Item 4.5.1 - Attachment B Page 1 of 1 Homeless Services Oversight Council ApplicaƟon for Member to ParƟcipate Remotely in Full HSOC or CommiƩee MeeƟng The provisions of AB 361, which amended the Brown Act to allow public meeƟngs to be conducted remotely, ended on February 28, 2023. From that date, the tradiƟonal provisions of the Brown Act have applied, including the tradiƟonal teleconferencing rules, with excepƟons as provided by AB 2449. These excepƟons allow individual members of legislaƟve bodies to parƟcipate remotely in emergency circumstances, or for 'just cause' reasons, defined as: a family childcare or caregiving need; a contagious illness; a need related to a physical or mental disability that is not otherwise accommodated; or travel while on official business that is related to the work of the legislaƟve body. This form allows for members of the full HSOC and its commiƩees to apply to parƟcipate remotely in meeƟngs. Member Name: Email Address: Just Cause Reason: Family Childcare or Caregiving Need Contagious Illness Need Related to Physical or Mental Disability Not Otherwise Accommodated Travel While on Official HSOC Business HSOC MeeƟng – you can select more than one. Please also provide the date(s) of meeƟng(s): Full HSOC ExecuƟve CommiƩee Finance & Data CommiƩee Housing CommiƩee Services CoordinaƟng CommiƩee Please Confirm You Understand the Requirements Under AB 2449 by Checking the Boxes Below: Per AB 2449, a member cannot parƟcipate solely by teleconference for more than three consecuƟve meeƟngs, or for more than 20% of regular meeƟngs in a year. Per AB 2449, members parƟcipaƟng remotely must state, prior to any acƟon being taken in a meeƟng, whether any other individuals (aged 18 and older) are present in the room at the remote locaƟon, and the general nature of the member's relaƟonship with such individuals. Per AB 2449, members parƟcipaƟng remotely must parƟcipate through both audio and visual technology. What Happens Next: County staff will review your form and respond via the email address you have provided above, prior to the meeƟng(s) you have indicated above. Please return form to SS_HomelessServices@co.slo.ca.us