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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/16/1993, 6 - WOMEN'S SHELTER COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT lllN�lYul�llllll�l Ilu�l� city MEETING DATE: pll lu Ilul cl o Sant .S o61 Spo f3'1 fo-q3 COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT ITEM NUMBER: FROM: Ken Hampian, Assistant City Administrative Officer Prepared By: Deb Hossli, Administrative Analyst-Q* SUBJECT: Women's Shelter Community Development Block Grant CAO RECOMMENDATION: Consider the options provided and direct staff on how to proceed. DISCUSSION: Background In early 1992, the City was asked to apply for a $444,000 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) on behalf of the Women's Shelter to purchase and rehabilitate the current home serving as the shelter. Although the Shelter serves women countywide, the City agreed to serve as the applicant to satisfy CDBG regulations (non-profits cannot apply directly) and to support a very worthy program that benefits City residents. The City was subsequently notified in early summer that we were successful in securing the CDBG grant. In attempting to fulfill the special conditions of the grant, however, the City has run into a serious stumbling block that could ultimately preclude us from accepting the grant from the State. The City has learned that the State will not allow expenditure of the grant monies until we have an adopted Housing Element in place that "substantively complies"with State law. The obstacle that keeps the City from adopting such a Housing Element relates to the State's requirement that regional housing need projections be included in the Element. The City's regional housing projections developed by the State, and assigned to each City by the Council of Governments (COG), require the City to provide for 5,100 units over the next five years. This is in contrast to our own projections (that are consistent with our Growth Control Ordinance) of 1,300 units over the next five years. Because the COG projections are unrealistic and incompatible with our managed growth policies and resource limitations, 'the Council deferred action on our Housing Element in hopes of finding a solution to this situation. Extensive research has revealed, however, that a solution is not readily forthcoming and our delay.in acting on the Housing Element is now placing the Women's Shelter in jeopardy. Specifically, if the Women's Shelter does not acquire the property by the end of August, they risk losing their option to purchase and the grant itself(the property owner has already provided a three month extension to the option and is very reluctant to extend any further; and the grant can only be used to purchase their current facility). The timing problem is further aggravated by the fact that the Women's Shelter has only budgeted rent monies through the end of March (as they expected to own the property by April of 1993). Options Explored to Resolve Issue City staff, Peoples' Self Help Housing, and the Women's Shelter have worked together over the past several months to identify a solution to this problem that would allow the Shelter to access their grant monies without requiring the City to adopt the regional housing goals. city Of SanS OBISPO nii% COUNCM AGENDA REART Unfortunately, our efforts in this area, which have left "no stone un-turned", have not been I successful. Examples of the types of options we have pursued include: ■ Amend Housing Element Law This initially appeared to be the most logical approach for the City to pursue. In fact, the City's Community Development Director is participating in a League of California Cities sponsored effort to amend Housing Element law to resolve the regional housing needs issue. Conversations with State HCD officials, however, lead us to believe that there is very little chance that the Governor will sign compromise legislation on this issue. Apparently, the basic philosophy of the Governor's Office is that the State's population will grow at a high rate, and cities should share j proportionately in that growth, regardless of local regulations and plans. In addition, j even if the League's efforts are successful in this area, it is not likely that the new legislation will be ready for consideration for at least a year. Therefore, timing alone, makes this option un-workable for the Shelter. ■ Appeal to COG to reduce the City's regional housing needs projections. The City has already appealed to the COG to reduce our regional housing needs projections and lost. Apparently, the only way an individual City can legally reduce its regional housing needs projections is by having another jurisdiction (within the same COG) absorb the addition. According to COG staff, all of the cities feel that their projections are too high, and as such, no one is willing to take on additional needs. ■ Ask the County to serve as a substitute grantee. Because the County expects to adopt their Housing Element by early summer, staff explored the potential for having them act as a substitute grantee for the Women's Shelter's grant. According to HCD staff, CDBG regulations do not allow grant recipients to transfer responsibility for grants to another agency. .■ Work with the State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) to develop a solution that allows the Women's Shelter to draw down on the grant, while maintaining the City's position on regional housing needs. I Staff has spoken extensively to our CDBG representative, our Housing Element representative, HCD's attorneys, and HCD's Assistant Director to see if there are any possible options available that allow the Women's Shelter to draw down on their grant and not compromise the City's position on regional housing needs. These discussions have revealed that there is an option available to the City; however, it involves a degree of risk (e.g., future litigation or requirement to pay back the grant). ������nii�lil►11111111��tll�Ill city of San IN OBI SPO memo COUNCAGENDA REART Put most simply, if the City is willing to attest, through a certification signed by the City Administrative Officer, that our Housing Element "substantively" complies with State law, CDBG staff will allow the City to draw down on the grant. Upon execution of the certification, CDBG staff only checks to make sure that the City is in "procedural compliance" (i.e., the Element has been reviewed by the State and adopted by the City - this does not involve agreement on content) and does not evaluate Element content. CDBG staff have indicated that even if it later becomes clear that the City's Element does not substantively comply with Housing Element law, State enforcement is highly unlikely (e.g., repayment of the grant). However, the City could still be subject to local litigation arising from allegations that our General Plan is inadequate. Apparently, this "unwritten" approach to enforcement is taken in order to further the missions of both the Housing Element Division and CDBG Division of HCD. It allows HCD to carry out diverse programs and comply with the intent of Housing Element law, while placing all liability on the local jurisdiction should the certification ever come into question. Clearly, with this knowledge in hand, there is temptation for a local official to sign the certification. In the case of San Luis Obispo, however, it would be inappropriate for the City Administrative Officer to simply sign the certification, given the Council's current position on regional housing needs as it relates to the Housing Element, and the risk involved with the potential for future litigation or grant repayment. ALTERNATIVES: i As demonstrated above, staff's research has confirmed that there is not a readily available option that will allow the Women's Shelter to access their grant monies and not compromise the City's position on regional housing needs. This conclusion, coupled with the timing constraints facing the Shelter(e.g., expiration of their option to purchase),necessitates staffs request for City Council direction as to how to move forward. Below is a summary of the options that are available to the City Council: I ■ Option 1 - Adopt a Housing Element that includes the regional housing projections as calculated by the COG. Under this option, the City would have an adopted Housing Element that complies with State law, and as such, could clearly draw down on the Women's Shelter grant. Proceeding forward with this option obviously benefits the Women's Shelter as it resolves the dilemma over their grant. However, long-term implications to the City are many. Attachment 1 provides a thorough discussion of the regional housing needs issue and how adoption could impact the City. In short, however, the regional housing needs projections are inconsistent with our community's desire for orderly and managed growth. Specifically, inclusion of the COG generated regional housing �����b�►►�IIIII1111I�nIldlll city Of San 'S OBISPO Mia; COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT need projections in the Housing Element would conflict with the current and i proposed Land Use Elements as it would allow annual average growth.rates to reach 4.3%, while the General Plan limits the annual growth rate to 1%. Under this growth rate, the City would reach its ultimate size (as set out in the proposed Land Use Element) twenty years sooner than anticipated. ■ Option 2 - Adopt a Housing Element that includes the regional housing projections as calculated by the COG - with qualifiers. Under this option, the City could adopt a Housing Element that includes the regional housing needs projections as calculated by COG. However, as part of adopting the projections, the City could clearly qualify the constraints associated with meeting the projections (e.g., inadequate water supplies, sewer capacity, police, fire, schools facilities, etc.). State law requires a city to include policies and programs in its Housing Element which would allow a city to achieve its regional housing need, but it does not hold the agency responsible for actually producing the housing. Therefore, while this approach does not fully meet the spirit of the law (as we would not be actively pursuing acquisition of resources to accommodate the regional housing needs projections), it may serve as a compromise that would allow the City in good faith to sign the certification that attests we substantively comply with Housing Element law. Signing the certification would, in turn, allow the City to draw down on the Women's Shelter grant. This approach does carry risk. The City could still be subject to litigation (e.g., supporters of the Growth Control Ordinance) or repayment of the grant should the State choose to find our Housing Element inadequate. ■ Option 3 - Decline the grant and assist the Women's Shelter to secure alternative funding to purchase the property. If the City finds that is cannot adopt a Housing Element that includes the COG generated regional housing projections, the City could choose to decline the grant and provide assistance to the Women's Shelter in securing alternative sources of funding to purchase the property. While the grant is for $444,000, the most critical element relates to the purchase of the property which is appraised at $315,000 (the remainder of the grant is for rehabilitation and administration). i The City currently has $198,000 in reserve that represents "miscellaneous revenue" from a CDBG grant received in the early 1980's. The City has earmarked these monies in the Housing Element for affordable housing projects. As such, the City could choose to provide these monies to the Women's Shelter to assist with the purchase of the property. The City and Women's Shelter could then work to develop a funding strategy for the balance of $117,000 (e.g., the City could assist with obtaining a bank loan that the Shelter could repay over a period of years). The property owner has responded favorably to this approach. illlimg!�; JJJIJJ 111111111111lU city of SanOBISPO all COUNCIIAGENDA REART The advantage to this approach is that the City would have more time to determine its course of action with respect to the Housing Element and still be in the position to assist the Women's Shelter. The disadvantage, however, is that the City has been put in the position of taking on a disproportionate share of responsibility for a program that benefits the entire County. This is particularly difficult at a time when i the City is facing treinendous financial constraints and the $198,000 reserve, while earmarked for affordable housing projects, can legally be used to fund any general purpose City activity. ■ Option 4 - Decline the grant. i As mentioned earlier, when the City agreed to apply for the grant on behalf of the Women's Shelter, we were merely suppose to serve as the "conduit" (State law does . not allow non-profits to apply directly). Therefore, the City would be well within its rights to decline the grant given the position it has placed us in. Taking this j approach, however, would severely damage the Women's Shelter and possibly force the closure of a very vital. program. The owner of the Women's Shelter property has advised the City that he is not in the position to extend the option to purchase or continue to rent the property for an extended period. Therefore, if the Shelter is not able to purchase the property now, they will be forced to find an alternative location and funding source for rental payments - both of which would be very difficult to achieve. CONCURRENCES: As outlined in a letter from the Women's Shelter (See Attachment 2), the group is most supportive of Options 1 and 2 as both would allow them to independently purchase and rehabilitate the facility. In recognition of the dilemma the City faces with respect to the Housing Element, the Women's Shelter is also supportive of Option 3 which would involve the City providing a $198,000 contribution up front to fund the majority of the property's cost. In supporting this option, however, the Shelter would be looking for a firmer commitment from the City regarding the outstanding balance of $117,000. Specifically, the Women's Shelter would like the City to guarantee a bank loan and assist them in paying off the balance within five years (e.g., CDBG entitlement monies the City we will begin receiving in 1994-95). I ATTACHMENTS: 1 - Regional Housing Needs Discussion 2 - Letter from Women's Shelter i\ws-10 10 M ETI N DAT 2 city o� san tins osIspo ITEM NUMSER: COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT I D FROM: rnold Jonas, Community Development Director; By: Jeff Hoo sociate Plan er SUBJECT: Consideration of policy options regarding regional housing needs for San Luis Obispo. CAO RECOMMENDATION: Evaluate the regional housing need policy options and by motion, provide direction to staff regarding the preferred policy to incorporate into the City ' s draft housing element update. ,I REPORT-IN-BRIEF The City is at a "crossroads" in the preparation of its draft housing element update. The Planning Commission has completed its review, and recommended changes to the element to reflect the 1 i percent growth policy incorporated into both the current and draft update land use elements. This recommendation conflicts with state requirements that the City meet "regional housing needs" in its housing element. Compliance with this requirement is necessary to i assure state acceptance of the draft housing element as being in compliance with state law. The report concludes that the Commission's recommendation and the State ' s requirements cannot be reconciled, and that the City Council should provide direction as to the preferred growth strategy. This approach would then be included in the City Council hearing draft of the housing element. SITUATION At its May 13 , 1992 meeting, the Planning Commission completed its I review of the Draft Housing Element update and directed staff to I revise the draft prior to City Council review. Most of the Commission' s comments were on the housing policy and program details and implementation. The Commission' s most significant revision dealt with the City ' s response to "regional housing need" as deterr.;ined by the San Luis Obispo Area Coordinating Council (COG) . Commissioners felt that COG' s housing need allocation was unrealistic, and that the updated housing element should reflect i the City' s current growth management policy -- allowing a 1 percent increase (about 180 dwellings) in the housing stock per year. This policy direction is not consistent with State-approved regional housing needs, and may conflict with state housing law. Before the Commission' s changes are incorporated into a City Council hearing draft, and with the Commission' s understanding and agreement, staff is asking the Council to provide policy direction on how to reconcile state regional housing need requirements with City growth policies. This report discusses the regional housing need issue and presents policy options for Council consideration. HCD staff will review the draft element for compliance with State law, and return its comments in 45 days. Attachment "1" / —� MEETING DATE: ull►,>I� nt!ih�Jlti 1 !�I city of San tins OBIspo !TEM NUMBER: � COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT Regional Housing Need Page 2 I Once the Council identifies its policy preference, the City Council hearing draft housing element will be prepared and scheduled for Council hearings, and forwarded to the California Department of i Housing and Community Development (HCD) for their mandatory review prior to Council action. I Regional Housing Need Like many California communities, San Luis Obispo is required to update its adopted Housing Element regularly (status report on t other Central Coast cities attached) . As part of the updating process, state law requires local governments to incorporate specific housing production targets -- called "regional housing need" -- into their housing elements. Regional councils of government are delegated the authority to determine regional housing needs for each city and county following state guidelines. HCD then reviews and approves the regional housing needs plans to determine compliance with state housing goals . I On November 6 , 1991, COG adopted a Regional Housing Plan calling i for the construction of 19, 880 new housing units in San Luis Obispo County by July 1997 , a 22 percent increase in the number of t existing units. Based on the methodology used, San Luis Obispo City is charged with providing 51128 new units by July 1997 , a 26 percent increase in the City' s housing stock -- and over one quarter of the County's total projected housing need. i ' After careful review, staff determined that the allocation for San Luis Obispo is based on inaccurate assumptions about City/County economic trends and population growth. Using methods similar to those used by COG and the State, and using what staff feels are i more appropriate growth trends, city staff estimated that the City of San Luis Obispo ' s would need approximately 3 , 700 new housing units by July 1997 to meet both city and regional housing needs. I The City' s Housing Element update includes new policies and programs to expand the City' s affordable housing supply. To put the Area Coordinating Council ' s numbers in perspective, however, the City would need to allow the construction of about 1, 000 dwelling units annually for the next five years to meet the adopted i target. The City has never achieved this rate of housing i construction --not even when housing construction has been most active. we reached a peak during the mid-1980s of about 800 units .in one year. MEETING DALE: °w�►►`nllliilll2i010 city o� san Luis OBIspo ITEM ,vuruBEA: COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT Regional Housing Need Page 3 Previous "Fair Share" Requirement This isn't the first time San Luis Obispo has addressed state- mandated housing targets. In 1984 , HCD prepared a "housing needs plan" for San Luis Obispo County and all the cities within the County. During the 1987 housing element update, HCD required San Luis Obispo to include a regional housing need allocation of 1, 630 new dwellings between 1984 and 1990. During this period, the City gained new 2 , 690 dwellings -- substantially more than the HCD ' s regional housing need figure. The element' s target numbers for new dwellings for low and very low income households, however, were not I` achieved. I. State Housing Law Changes i In 1990, then Governor Deukmejian signed into law SB 2274 j (Bergeson) . In effect, this law put "teeth" into the State' s regional housing need requirement by revising the process of allocating local shares of regional housing need, and by requiring that HCD review housing elements to assure compliance with state- mandated housing needs prior to adoption (State Housing Law attached) . Now under state law, local governments no longer had the right to adopt a "local revision" to its regional need allocation. Instead, cities and counties could propose revisions to COG. The "catch" : if COG accepts the revision, it must ensure that the total regional housing need is remains the same. Locally, that would mean that the portion of regional housing needs assigned to but not accepted by San Luis Obispo City must then be allocated to some other jurisdiction in the County. According to planning directors of the various cities in the I County, these cities may be unable to meet their regional need allocation., and they are not willing to accept a portion of the City' s allocated need. The County is in a similar position. I COG' s Action State law requires HCD to determine the regional housing needs for each COG jurisdiction, in this case, the County of San Luis Obispo. Using population growth estimates prepared by the California Department of Finance, HCD determined San Luis Obispo County' s regional housing need and notified the County in June 1990 . COG staff attempted to lower the State' s growth estimates, citing resource constraints to growth due to sewer and water. In March 1991, HCD agreed to lower its population growth estimates -- mainly in response to newly released 1990 Census data. MEETING DATE- city of San IDIS OBISp0 ITEM NUMBER: COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT 4 Regional Housing Need Page 4 Originally, HCD estimated that the County' s total population would increase from 221, 703 to 281, 100 persons between January 1, 1990 and July 1, 1997 -- an average annual increase of 3 . 6 percent. The revised, final estimate is for the County' s population to grow from 221,703 to 267 , 600 persons between April 1, 1990 and July 1, 1997 - - an average annual increase of 3 . 2 percent. City Appeal of Regional Housing Needs I In August 1991, City staff reviewed COG' s determination and concluded that it did not accurately reflect the City' s housing need or capability to support additional growth. In September 1991, the Planning Commission discussed the regional housing need issue, and supported staff ' s contention that COG' s numbers were not j achievable. Commissioners directed staff to prepare an appeal of COG' s determination as part of the housing element update work. In January 1992 , the Commission reviewed staff 's proposed revision j to COG's determination, and concurred with the approach. The appeal was submitted to COG staff in January, including an j analysis of COG' s numbers and methods on which the needs assessment is based. COG' s regional housing need determination was based primarily on employment growth projections and availability of water resources. On April 8 , 1992 COG denied the City's appeal, finding that the City' s proposed revision was not justified because: 1) the regional housing needs were developed following state law and accepted planning methods; 2) if employment projections on which the regional needs are based were not achieved, the City still has unmet need for housing for existing i local employees; and 3) the City' s revision would require reallocating the difference in housing need to other jurisdictions in the County, and evidence indicates that these jurisdictions are not able to accommodate the additional housing. The main factors that COG used to determine the City' s regional housing need are summarized below. j Employment Growth The 1980s were years of rapid growth for much of San Luis Obispo County. According to COG figures, San Luis Obispo and surrounding areas showed a 28 percent increase in the number of jobs between 1980 and 1987 . As noted in COG' s study, one-half of the County's jobs were in San Luis Obispo City. To arrive at housing need ► figures, COG' s plan assumes that a robust 18 percent rate of job growth will prevail through the planning period. �- 9 V. MEETING DATE II II�w►i��;l►►jUII I��I city o� San tuts 0BISp0 COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT I EM NUMBER: Regional Housing Need Page 5 The rate of job growth in the "central county" area during the 1990s is likely to be much less than the 28 percent experienced during the economic boom days of the 1980s. These job growth figures included large employment generators which are not likely to continue, at least in the foreseeable future, such as construction of P.G.. & E. ' s Diablo Canyon nuclear power. plant, major enrollment and facility expansions at Cal Poly and Cuesta College, and growth in State and County employment. The Diablo Canyon facility is built out, and enrollment at Cal Poly and Cuesta College have stabilized, and will probably decline due to budget constraints. A lack of water, coupled with recessionary economic I factors state wide are likely to dampen public and private sector employment growth for the period covered by this plan. The plan notes that "San Luis Obispo' s role as a regional employment center is expected to continue, although employment growth is expected to be deflected to other communities due to water and sewage disposal service limitations in San Luis Obispo. " Between January 1989 and January 1990, job growth in SLO County dropped to about 1 percent. According to State Employment Development Department (EDD) staff, that employment growth rate is expected to last at least through 1992 . Yet COG' s plan assumes an overall job growth rate of 18 percent between January 1991 and July 1997, (based on a 1990 estimate of 37, 317 jobs in the "central county" area) , despite reduced economic expectations for the early 1990s. Based on EDD data and economic trends, a more realistic estimate of 10 percent overall job growth should be used for the planning period. Revised calculations for additional housing need based on employment trends are: 10% job growth from 1/1/91 through 7/1/97 equals 0 . 10 (37 , 37!; 3 , 332 new jobs; substituting, I 3 , 332 new jobs/ (1. 2 employed person per household x 0 . 95 ! occupancy rate) = 2 , 923 new dwellings. The city' s average number of employed persons per household is 1.2, not 1.1 as used in COG's analysis. Hence, the base housing need for the City of San Luis Obispo (January 1991 through July 1997) should equal about 2, 923 housing units. To allow for housing demolitions and conversions and a 5 percent vacancy rate, this figure is increased by 8 percent to an adjusted need of 3,282 new housing units by July 1997. / Ip � /0 MEETING DATE: ,I�aPl��iiiiN111�" N�11► city O� sari Luis OBispo COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT ISMTEM NUMBER Regional Housing Need ! Page 6 Water Resources Since COG prepared its housing need estimates, the time frame for development of new City water sources has changed. COG assumed that the Salinas Reservoir expansion would provide 1, 350 acre feet in January 1994 , Nacimiento Reservoir water in 1995, and State I Water Project coastal branch water would be available in 1996 . Due ! to the actual time needed for engineering and environmental studies, design and construction, the earliest any of these new I sources will be available, optimistically, is July 1995 (Salinas Reservoir) , at least 1 1/2 years later than anticipated. j COG assumes 4, 400 new units could be served with water during the planning period;. however using the most accurate estimates available, the most dwelling units which could be served based on ! anticipated water supplies between 1992 and July 1997 is 2, 900 units. j j According to state law, availability of public services like water, sewers, police and fire services limits growth only in terms of ! timing. Thus, the regional housing allocation plan can consider the time needed to provide the necessary services to support growth in setting housing allocations. The law does not allow cities and counties to set permanent growth limits based on limited water or sewer facilities. I Summary Using COG' s methods and substituting more realistic assumptions about demand, job growth, available land, and public services, the City' s base share of regional housing need is 1, 170 to 2 , 923 new housing units between January 1991 and July 1997 . To allow for a 5 percent vacancy facto= and demolitions, an additional 234 ! dwelling units is added to the base housing need, for a total need I of 3 , 282 new housing units. For reasons cited above, COG' s total projected housing need for SLO County is lower than that projected by the State Department of Housing and Community Development. So a portion of the difference between COG ' s projected regional need and the State ' s projected need was allocated to each city and to the unincorporated area based on the amount of growth forecast for each. So to be consistent with COG ' s method, the City's regional need allocation was adjusted accordingly: 3, 282 units (projected City need) + 451 units (HCD added need) revised regional housing need of 3, 733 dwelling units. ID- 11 MEETING DATE: city o� san tins OBlspo ITEM NUMBER: 1 COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT Regional Housing Need Page 7 To produce enough housing to meet this revised need, the City would need to accommodate 575 new dwellings per year between January 1, 1991 and July 1, 1997 . Even if the City did tailor its policies and programs to allow this rate of housing production, it still might not be achieved. It could be achieved only if: ■ City water supply improvements proceed as planned, and necessary public services (water, sewers, roads, schools) are available to meet the needs of current residents plus those of new residents; I ■ the City receives development applications proposing at least this number of. new housing units; s City policies are amended to allow growth to exceed the 1 percent level identified in the General Plan and proposed Land Use Element update; and j ■ the City annexes land within its urban reserve to allow room to accommodate this level of residential growth. I Consequences of Not Meeting Regional Housing Needs State law requires the City to include policies and programs in its Housing Element which would allow the City to achieve its regional housing need, but it does not hold the City responsible for actually producing this housing. If the City makes a "good faith" effort to allow this much housing and provide the necessary policies, programs, properly zoned land, and resources but the housing is not built, it would be deemed to be in compliance with state housing law, according to HCD officials. For example, if the City is not able to secure additional water during the planning period from 1992 to 1997, HCD would recognize that situation as a legitimate reason for not achieving COG' s regional housing need. There is, however, a likelihood that the state will try to "carry forward" the unmet housing need into the City' s future housing programs. If the City does not reflect COG' s regional housing need numbers in the pending Housing and Land Use Element updates, it is likely that HCD will find the City' s Housing Element to be not in compliance with state housing law (Article 10 . 6 . , Ch. 65580 et. seq. , Calif. Govt. Code) , according to Gary Collord, State Department of Housing and 'Community Development (June 10, 1992) . This action has at least two possible ramifications: 1) As a result of developer or citizen legal action, the adequacy MEETING DATE: 101111i'1111h, ,�� city o� san tuts OBlspo I,., ITEM NUMBER mom COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT Regional Housing Need Page 8 of the City' s General Plan could be challenged. Courts have restricted cities ' ability to issue construction permits where it' s been determined that their general plans were invalid. 2) The City' s eligibility to compete for and receive housing grants through HCD would be reduced. This should not, however, affect the City' s eligibility to receive federal housing block grants for which the City is now entitled due to its recent classification as an "urbanized area. " POLICY ALTERNATIVES The City of San Luis Obispo does not actually construct dwellings. However, through its provision of services, zoning regulations and growth management programs, it influences housing production. - By establishing housing goals, the City is stating that it will enable j housing construction to occur at established rates. jStaff has identified three policy alternatives for dealing with the conflict between city policy and state-mandated housing needs. Only alternative 1 would meet the State ' s requirements. 1. COG' s Allocation: . Set housing production goals consistent with the City's regional housing need as determined by COG and approved by the State. 2 . Moderate Growth: Set housing production goals which are lower i than COG' s regional housing need, and linked to the availability of public services and moderate economic growth expectations. 3 . Continued 1% Growth Limit: Set housing element goals and policies based on the General Plan ' s 1 percent. Table 1 on the following page compares the housing rates and construction levels associated with the three policy options described above. POLICY OPTION 1: COG' s Allocation Description: The City would incorporate into its housing element the housing goals prepared by the San Luis Obispo Council of Governments and approved by HCD. The City would enable the construction of an average of 789 dwellings per year between January 1991 and July 1997. - 13 MEETING DATE: I ITE", NUMBER of San Luis OB�spo 1 �� COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT Regional Housing Need Page 9 1. Consistency with the General Plan This policy option conflicts with the current and proposed Land Use Elements because it would allow annual average growth rates to reach 4 . 3 percent, while the General Plan limits the annual growth rate to 1% or less. The 1 percent growth rate is not linked to any specific resource or service limitation, but reflects previous Council judgements about a sustainable growth rate which allows the orderly provision of facilities and services for new development, and the assimilation of new residents and physical changes into the ! community. In terms of the City' s ultimate size, however, this approach is consistent with the draft land use element. This j document anticipates the addition of about 5 , 100 new units between 1992 and 2017 . In effect, by meeting COG' s regional housing need, the City would reach its ultimate size as much as 20 years sooner than anticipated. Table 1 Alternative Policies for Meeting Regional Housing Needs (Units Produced, January 1991 - July 1997) I Policy options Total Units Units/Year COG Allocation 51128 789 Moderate Growth (1) 31733 575 i General Plan (2) 1, 290 184 ! (1% Annual Rate) ! Production History 2 , 809 468 (1984 - 1990) i Notes: (1) This policy option was incorporated into the draft Housing Element considered by the Planning Commission i May, 1992 . (2) The Planning Commission has recommended that the Cit target its housing goals to be consistent with the Lan Use Element of the General Plan (1$ annual growth rate) . � f MEETING DATE: l city of San Luis osIspo COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT ITEM NUMBER: Regional Housing Need Page 10 2. Resource/service availability and environmental impact The proposed regional housing need for the City of 5 , 128 new dwellings between January 1991 and July 1997 is not achievable because adequate water and sewer resources are not available during the planning period to support this rate of growth, and because the increased population in so short a time span would result in significant, unmitigatable impacts to traffic, air quality, police and fire services, and schools. The City' s draft Land Use Element indicates that 5 , 100 new dwellings will be added gradually at about 200 units per year between 1992 and 2017 , accommodating a total City population of about 55 , 000 persons. Air Quality ! The levels for ozone and particulate matter in this area currently i exceed acceptable standards, and emissions of these pollutants must be reduced by 5% per year until State standards are achieved. Adding 5, 128 dwellings will significantly increase traffic levels and mobile emissions, and delay if not preclude the City' s attainment of State air quality standards and compliance with the i 1988 Clean Air Act. Traffic The draft Circulation Element proposes various programs and traffic improvements during the next 30 years and assumes that in-city traffic volumes will increase at an average rate of slightly over 1 percent per year. If the City population grows faster than 1 percent per year, planned traffic improvements may not be adequate to maintain safe, efficient traffic flow during peak hours. To meet the regional housing .need, the City would produce new housing at an average rate of about six percent per year between July 1992 and July 1997 . Police and Fire Services As the City ' s population grows, the need for police and fire services grows at a disproportionately faster rate. Police staffing in San Luis Obispo is already below the state average, as measured by the number of sworn officers to resident population. Currently, the City' s ratio of sworn officers to population is 1. 33 per 1, 000 resident population, below the state average of 1.8 per 1, 000. The increased need for staff, equipment, and facilities will be met partially through development impact fees and environmental impact mitigation fees imposed at the time of future development. Added costs for these services will, in part, be paid — MEETING DATE: city o� san Luis o8Ispo ITEM NUMBER: mom COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT Regional Housing Need Page 11 by city residents through increased fees or taxes. Sever Sewer treatment plant upgrades now underway will expand the City's sewer treatment capacity to about 5 . 4 million gallons per day (average dry weather flow) , or five percent. This will accommodate a population increase of 4 , 300 persons through the year 2000 (Wastewater Treatment Plant Final EIR, March 1990) . The plant will be operational by Fall 1992 , and is planned to accommodate an increase of up to 3 , 000 persons, or about 1250 new dwellings by 1997 . j Rater Engineering and environmental studies are underway to secure j additional water supplies. At the earliest, additional water i j supplies are not expected to be available to support new development until 1995 with the enlargement of the Salinas Reservoir. This project is expected to add about 1, 600 acre feet for residential use. At a use rate of 0. 43 acre foot per dwelling per year, this could support development of 3 , 700 new dwellings. i _ Between July 1992 and January 1995, housing growth would be limited by lack of water to the rate of development which could be accommodated by retrofitting, or probably somewhat less than 1 percent per year (180 to 200 dwellings per year, compounded) . If j the City were successful in securing all of the additional water sources under consideration, it could make available up to 5, 970 acre feet of water to meet the needs of new residents -- enough for about 13 , 000 new dwellings. Timing is the main water constraint in achieving the COG' s numbers. Beginning in January 1995, housing production could increase; j however, to meet the City' s regional housing need of 5, 100 dwellings by July 1997 , 4 , 443 dwellings would have to be built in two and one-half years -- a rate of almost 1500 units per year or 148 dwellings per month. The City has never achieved this rate of growth, nor is it likely that this rate could be achieved even if the environmental impacts could be mitigated, and the resources and policies were in place to allow such growth. Schools San Luis Coastal Unified School District's current enrollment is 7 , 800 (includes eight schools outside SLO City) . According to District studies, new residential development generates 0. 65 —R MEETING DATE: jIl1NN4 city o San WIS OBISpo ',•i7,i������Il�l�ull"IiW�I'llll ITEM NUMBER u COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT Regional Housing Need Page 12 schoolchild per dwelling. COG' s regional housing need translates into about 3 , 300 added students in five years -- an increase of about 600 students per year and an increase of over 40 percent in local school enrollment (50 percent or more in SLO City) . In recent years, the District has grown at about 80 students per year. Due to budget constraints and current overcrowding at the elementary school level, 5, 100 new dwellings would have serious adverse consequences for school staffing, facilities, and programs in the City alone, not counting additional problems due to enrollment growth in areas outside the City also served by the District. I. 3. Availability of Land Resources The City currently has enough land within its boundaries to allow construction of about 1700 additional dwellings (includes added development potential from mixed use sites, redevelopment and intensification) . When expansion areas listed in the draft land use element are included, an additional 3 , 245 dwellings could be accommodated, for a total added residential capacity of 4 , 950 dwellings -- less than COG' s need figure of 5, 128 dwellings. To increase residential capacity, the City would need to consider additional residential annexations, probably near the City' s western and southern edges. 4. Impact on Community Expectations This growth increase would represent a major departure from citizen preferences on community growth, as expressed in the Land Use Element opinion survey and recent advisory elections. Although it is unlikely that this number of new units would actually be built, the policy change itself would probably not be consistent with the majority of citizens ' views as to San Luis Obispo ' s planned growth character. S. Economic Impact City costs to provide additional services should be partially offset through permit and user fees, added local sales tax revenues, and other revenues. Generally, housing (unlike retail commercial uses, for example) tends to cost local governments more to provide services than it generates in taxes and fees. Hence, this rate of residential growth is likely to have an adverse fiscal impact on the City. The increased rate of housing construction could be expected to hold city housing costs down and increase vacancy rates, thus assisting low and moderate-income homebuyers who wish to live in San Luis Obispo. —17 C� o San Lu�S OBiS O _ MEETING DATE: � �Ii�11hV j ITEM NUMBER: COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT Regional Housing Need Page 13 6. Potential For Litigation I This approach would allow the City to meet state housing laws, and reduce the risk of litigation over the validity of the City' s general plan due to lack of HCD acceptance of the Housing Element. There may be some risk, however, of developers using litigation to force the City to allow residential development to achieve this number of new units even if water were not available to serve the new residents. POLICY OPTION 2 : Moderate Growth i This approach would set a growth rate intermediate between. COG' s � numbers and the City' s current and planned 1 percent growth limit during the 1990s. It would set the City ' s regional housing need at i3 , 733 dwellings, and would allow an average annual growth rate of up to 570 units per year, or 3 .2 percent. By comparison, the City' s annual average housing production during the period from 1984 to 1990 was about 470 units per year, or between 2 . 5 and 3 percent. This is the approach which thecurrent draft housing element. incorporates. 1. Consistency With the General Plan This option would conflict with the current and proposed Land Use Elements because it would allow annual average growth rates slightly exceeding 3 percent, while the General Plan limits the annual growth rate to 1 percent or less. At this rate, it is estimated that the City would achieve buildout about ten years sooner than anticipated. I 2 . Resource/service availability and environmental impact The revised regional housing need of 3 , 733 new dwellings between January 1991 and July 1997 is achievable if the planned water and sewer facilities are completed and available during the planning period. For example, Utilities Department staff anticipate that the Salinas Reservoir Expansion would be completed by the end of 1995. Once completed, the modified reservoir would allow storage to supply an additional 1, 600 acre feet for new housing. This would be enough to accommodate about 3 ,700 new dwellings. However since the additional water supplies will not .be available until the end of 1995 at the earliest, it is not likely that even the revised housing need could be achieved by July 1997 . Environmental impacts of this option would be similar to, but less severe than those listed for Option 1. Since the impacts of growth are spread over a longer time period than in Option 1, their short-term effects are MEETING DATE: R.'... c� Lpo nap�I�l��lll�`III��Iu�ll �/ o� San OBIS PO NUMBER: COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT Regional Housing Need Page 14 more easily mitigated and absorbed by the community. 3. Impact on Community Expectations Like Option 1, this represents a departure from city policies and citizen preferences on community growth. Although it is unlikely that even this revised number of new units would actually be built, and the growth rate would be less "dramatic" than with Option 1, the policy change itself would probably not. be consistent with the majority of citizens ' views as to San Luis Obispo ' s planned growth character. Those wishing to buy housing in San Luis Obispo would find a wider range of housing types and prices available under this approach than would otherwise be likely if the City maintained its one percent growth rate. 4. Potential For Litigation j According to HCD officials, this approach would not meet state housing law, even though the City might be "procedurally in compliance by following all other state requirements for housing elements. In short, the City must include the COG numbers, or the housing element will not be accepted by HCD to be "in compliance" with state housing law. What does this mean? Again, according to HCD' s own staff, it doesn't mean alot. San Luis Obispo ' s current housing element has been certified to be in compliance; however of the 509 California cities and counties required to have housing elements, only 107 localities had adopted housing elements which HCD found to be in substantial compliance with housing element law. Cities and counties who do not comply with state housing law are at somewhat of a disadvantage when vying for highly competitive state housing grants. Otherwise, there are currently no penalties or enforcement tools available to the state to force cities and counties to comply with housing law. There have been only a few instances of California cities being sued by third parties (ie. developers) for not having a certified housing element, and according to State officials, in those instances the cities prevailed. POLICY 'OPTION 3 • General Plan (1 percent growth limit) Under this option, the City would accommodate construction of up to about 180 dwellings per year. This is the City ' s current policy and it would continue under policies now contained in the draft land use element. This is the Planning Commission' s recommended option. The City has already planned to accommodate this rate of growth through its General Plan, so resources and urban services MEETING DATE: city O� Sall LUIS 0151SpO :.• ITEM NUMBER: `Ii COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT `Regional Housing Need Page 15 are not expected to prevent the City from achieving this rate of housing production. Environmental impacts are being addressed as part of the current land use element update; however staff does not anticipate significant, unmitigatable adverse impacts resulting from this growth rate. By holding to the one percent growth rate, the City's ability to promote a range of housing types and prices is limited more than under Options 1 and 2 . I Staff's Recommended Policy Approach Staff supports the Planning Commission' s recommendation to maintain the 1 percent growth rate; however staff supports additional provisions to exempt affordable housing (which meets city affordability standards) from the 1 percent limit. This would allow additional flexibility to meet a demonstrated need for affordable housing in San Luis Obispo, while holding the community' s overall growth rate to levels anticipated by the General Plan. The draft Housing Element would need to address the i details of how this exception to growth limits would be implemented. C. AILTERNATIVES In addition to the three policy alternatives above, the City Council could: 1. Further revise the regional housing need figure downward to reflect changing employment projections in the San Luis Obispo area. This would probably result in an annual average growth rate of between 1 and 2 . 5 percent. Although this approach still wouldn't meet state law, it would allow the production of more housing than would otherwise be possible, and come closer to meeting regional housing needs. 2. Consider revising growth management and Tand use- policies to exempt below-market priced housing from any growth management regulations. RECOMENDATION Evaluate the regional housing need policy options and by motion, provide direction to staff regarding the preferred policy to address regional housing need, and direct staff to incorporate this policy approach into the draft housing element. Attachments: = � WOMB (5 8MM PQOGLaiM, INC. of can luis obispo county Post Office Box 125 San Luis Obispo, California 93406 Tel: (805) 544-3494 MARIANNE KENNEDY/Executive Director For the past five years the Women' s Shelter Program has been engaged in the process of securing funding in order to purchase a shelter site. The rationale for purchase was based on the "handwriting on the wall" which indicated the end of government funding for lease payments as bond money ran out (Proposition 77 and 84) and budget cuts were made on the State level. The Women' s Shelter is attempting to secure a level of self-sufficiency and also stability in order to continue to offer its high level of services to the community. Without a shelter house there would be at least 3, 500 nights of shelter per year in San Luis Obispo that would have to be furnished in some other manner. The Women' s Shelter Program and the City of San Luis Obispo became partners in the attempt to acquire funding for a permanent shelter, first when the City applied for and received a Planning and Technical Assistance Grant from the Department of Housing and Community Development and later when it applied for CDBG funding for purchase and rehab of the current shelter site (which was deemed the most appropriate site after an extensive search) . Unfortunately, after being awarded the CDBG grant, the City has been unable to draw down the funds due to the State' s stipulations concerning the housing element. The City administrative staff and the Women' s Shelter Program have investigated every possible avenue in an attempt to find a satisfactory solution. Negotiations with the Department of Housing and Community Development, state legislators, the owner of the property and every other source of possible assistance have been attempted. While the Women' s Shelter Program recognizes and is sympathetic to the dilemma in which the City has been placed, the main issue for the Women' s Shelter Program is the acquisition of the shelter site. In the spirit of continuing to work together to find a solution, the Women' s Shelter Program proposes to the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo the adoption of either a first or second choice solution. Attachment "2" 6-21 Solution One: The City Council take the actions necessary to adopt a housing element which will allow "self-certification" of compliance with state regulations and thereby allow the draw down of CDBG funds. As this process would extend beyond the May 31st deadline for the current purchase option, the Women' s Shelter Program has succeeded in negotiating a three month extension with the owner. Therefore, the housing element compliance process would need to be completed in time for the purchase to be made by August 31st. Solution Two: The City Council grant to the Women' s Shelter Program the CDBG funds ($200,000) currently held in reserve. The remaining $115,000 of the purchase price would be acquired through a bank loan (i.e. a 30 year loan with a balloon payment at the end of 5 years of interest only payments) to be guaranteed by the City of San Luis Obispo. The City would also assist the Women' s Shelter Program to find a way to make the final payment in five years or sooner (e.g. Entitlement funds, FESG, etc. ) The Women' s Shelter Program appreciates the City Councils ' consideration of these solutions . GEN DATE��.�2.`�?AMX 8 "The Woman's Club of Arroyo Grande" Founded May 14, 1937 March 12, 1993UvlGll.. `J . unn San Luis Obispo City Council P.O. Box 8100 San Luis Obispo, CA 93403-8100 Dear Mayor Pinard and Council Members , We are writing to show our support for the Women ' s Shelter Program of San Luis Obispo County. This county wide program is of vital importance as a sanctuary from domestic violence for women and children regardless of race, color or national origin. At this time, we understand the shelters existence is at risk. We urge the City Council to try and find an acceptable solution to help save the shelter which will guarantee the continuation of this necessary and worthwhile program. Respectfully, ' moi... 993 Barbara Markiewi p esident 1 CItY C-•_I'JCI SAN LUIS Cc31Sro, CA �J u Bonnie Newman, corresponding secretary COP[r'S. TO: ❑•De wtw.fiction ❑ FYI The Woman's ❑ MDDIR. Club of Arroyo Grande WrCAO ❑ FN.ULs. Cd ACRO ❑ FMECIIr•' - � r ❑ RVDR P. O. Box 313 0 POLICE a-L ❑ EJ Arroyo Grande, CA 9342 [�tctct�Lt.T�LE �trrEnCD� MEET AGENDA I)ATEYRoq3- ITEM # Kathi Battles P.O. Box 12806 San Luis Obispo, CA 93406-2806 COP TO: El*Denotes Action 11 FYI cil ❑ CDDDIR. March 11, 1993 ��JCAO ❑ -LNj.DR sp.%,� VACAO ❑ ERE C= rOCAL ;,4C71NEY Fj FWDIR. Er K/0F1G. 10LICIE CH MCMI M--N-1 C. -,--'C DIF_Mayor Peg Pinard City of San Luis Obispo P.O. Box 8100 San Luis Obispo, CA 93403-8100 Dear Ms. Pinard: This letter is to share with you my family's support of the Women's" Shelter Program. It is our understanding that due to a glitch in the funding of a recent grant, the future of the shelter is seriously threatened. We are aware of the many economic issues that have placed additional burdens on the City's funds (and the State's, and the Country's) e however, we hope the shelter can depend upon our City's financiapi support and guidance to assure them a permanent place. Please do whatever you can to help them find a solution which will enable them to purchase and renovate their current facility. Sincerely, Kathi Battles FuH Gouncil has received this document AdkL FETING FAM AGENDA DATE T ITEM # .iX I SERVICES CENTERa r March 12, 1993 COPIESTO: Coe1:11 F-1 CDDD9 r� AO PIN.DIR. 1993 Mayor Peg Pinard & Council Member AO ❑ FIRE CHEF P.O. Box 8100 V�1'!T(xL EY ❑ FW DR Gi;Y CGu'4Clt San Luis Obispo, CA 93403-8100 CIr72K/ORIC. ❑ POLICE CR Ff. Ll-';.s OB�S?0,CA ❑r MCMT.T&%N CI rEC.DIP M ClEA FIL.£. I]IY DI Dear Mayor & Council Members: - I am writing to .express my strongest concern about the current site acquisition plight of the Women' s Shelter of San Luis Obispo. It is critical that the Women' s Shelter secure a property as a base for their operations. At Family Services Center, we have firsthand knowledge of the very important work being accomplished by the Women' s shelter. We have experienced a marked increase in calls concerning domestic violence, from women currently in violent relationships, from perpetrators of violence, and from adults raised in a violent home. Having calls from hundreds of San Luis Obispo County residents who are experiencing a disruption in their ability to function well as parents, employees, business owners, and community members $;ecause of domestic violence prompts me to make this request. The protection and support they provide to the victims of domestic ,violence and the counseling support they offer to individuals and families caught up in_..the destructive cycle of violence is truly a critical service provided to our community. I encourage the City Council ' s most sincere effort to work a solution to the Women' s Shelter site acquisition problem. They must have a site that will ensure their long-term ability to offer these very important services to our community. Sincere Brad Rudd cc: Marianne Kennedy, Women' s Shelter 504 HIGUERA ■ SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA 93401 ■ 805/543-7969 iwr.ETING AGENDA DATE Flo ITEM # MAYOR rNa.RO n^- r l �It, E;cn V I¢ QSL T n� Qn a Icer o� C f a tio .�+:.r� } e. 1 .SI1� � ti�eC W ki'C k r f,O Ijey a i Y � o m2.n 'S 1 t p t. ISL d 1 c.1L l in.t D v ,, ,• ,z, .32fJ1Gd � bls�o• ct •l n San �✓; 5 Enid Barrer COPIES TO: 1073 5xw Way P;�i a R 1 1993 ° ❑•Denxes Action ❑ FYI Arroyo Grande, Cq 93420 4 Gamma r CDD D CAO ❑ IR LI,r c:: ::�:;,_ FIN.DIR SAN LL' <; 1L<i i'� . CA ACAO ❑ FIREI� IIEP EPATTORVEY ❑ FW DR �CLiK/GI iC. ❑ POLICED-I. ❑ MCNIT.TT:P ,I CJ P.EC DIR O/C.RFA D FELE 71 5; �cx I old P 1.4 19,.o W � � " NAR., USE 93 MAR 1 ti Ives USA 19 CA MRYo P/NARIS � bl s�po CiA q 30:3-Sioc� ,rjan r,✓ �s V �IAusps'99' II11„��II,�I„Jll��l��ll���llli MEET I G AGENDA DATE 1 ITEM # I Ct L CC-r c ti�C`� C L•j PL--' 1 1993 CITY COUNCIL A o(k& COPIE<TO: ❑•Denotes Action ❑ FYI Gmma1 ❑ CDDDR CAO ❑ FIN.DIR. ACRO ❑ FRECI-IMP ATTORNEY ❑ FW DIK _ !CLERK/O?,iC-. ❑ POLICE CH ❑ movIT.m%.m ❑ P.EC DIR. F—TING AGENDA Wend t3 Bar+211 MFCC U+er^ Gni E.!q-1Ar0 ITEM # ._ ANGER MANAGEMENT & COUNSELING SERVICES 301 South Miller, #112 Santa Maria, CA 93454 TelelWdSO&JWM0996 COPIESTO: i received this document ,❑*Deao'xs Action ❑ FYI lJ Cou al ❑ CDDDIR. � o/ / CAO El FIN.DIR. A_'0 ❑ FIRE= FW Gil '� c c. °❑ °�a-I. 1 1953 �CLEI.. ❑ MCIAT.M b1 ❑ REC.DIF ❑ FF+D FILE ❑ DIR CITY COUNCIL z t_ R ILLl'`.S 03IS?0.CA ru OL jyjr CL a� s c m F c c b � MEETII AGENDA DAT E, -5'3 ITEM # 6 MEMORANDUM March 15, 1993 TO: City Council FROM: John Dunn, City Administrative Office SUBJECT: Continuance of Women's Shelter Grant Item At the request of the Women's Shelter, staff is recommending that the Women's Shelter Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) item scheduled for March 16, 1993, be continued to March 30, 1993. The Women's Shelter has asked for the continuance in light of a recent request from Tim Coyle, the Director of the State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD - the Department that administers the CDBG Program) to meet and discuss the dilemma we face over the grant. March 17, 1993 was the earliest time the Women's Shelter and Mr. Coyle could arrange a meeting (one day after the Council meeting). Therefore, the Women's Shelter would like to continue the item until the March 30, 1993 meeting in hopes of a successful resolution to this issue with Mr. Coyle's intervention. Please contact Deb Hossli at extension 151 if you have questions. xr JD:bw WS COPIM TO: ❑.Dmotes Action ❑ FYI VC=ncl CDD DIP, ECAO ❑ FUN.DIR RECEIVED Acro ❑ FivDUL r 0' ATf02A17' ❑ Fl•Y DIIi. GYCLMtK/OF1C-. C1 POLICHCIi MAR 1 5 1993 O c� FILE j T-MLDM AAQ f2 CIN CLERK yZ_� ' SAN LUIS OBISPO.CA I TING AGENDA DATE - 3 ITEM # COPIES T0: ❑•Dm tev Action ❑ FYI Vd11 CMD DIR. Louroe Fogo r1 DCAUV 13 MI.MR. 177 Country Club Drive C• � N VACAO ❑ FIREa-IIEP San Luis Obispo, California, 93401 1 11Fw out 1!f CLERK/ORIC:. ❑ POLICE CI-L Mayor Peg Pinard ❑ mcmzim�til LJ rEcDlx. P.O. Box 8100 o San LUis Obispo, California 93403 8100 Dear Mayor Pinard: The Women's Shelter of San Luis Obispo County provides services to an oppressed and abused part of our society. These services are vital to this group of unrepresented women and children. Only by interruption of the abuse cycle can we hope to put an end to it. . We should do every thing we can to help. I have been blessed with a caring supportive husband. Therefore I want to hold out some help to those that are not so fortunate. I support the Women's Shelter with a monthly check. It isn't much but it helps. Please do all you can to insure that this program and site acquisition goes forward. In my opinion this is much more important than some of the other programs the city supports. I can not attend the meeting on March 16th because I will be out of town. I 'm indicating my support by letter. Thank you for your attention to this. Sincerely, ia-c aJ J-C'Ta Louroe Fogo NH Qundl has received thio document . ► March 6, 1993 CITY COUNCIL SAN LUIS OBISPO# CA Mf.. TING AGENDA D� , a _ —93 REM #..L _ Pismo Beach Police Department 1000 Bello Street Pismo Beach,California 93449 (805)773-2208 FAX(805) 773-3505 �o V E l iAR 1 " 1e33 . CITY COUNCI SAN LUIS OESF0, C March 4, 1993 o, ecqu yt e 11... Mayor Pinard and Members of the City Council ,puri Y1 City of San Luis Obispo 990 Palm Street San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 Dear Mayor Pinard and Councilmembers: As you are already aware, the San Luis Obispo Women's Shelter Program provides a very valuable service to our county. As the laws have changed, more cases involving battered women and children are coming to our attention. Unfortunately, the police can only do a small part in looking for a solution, we need to turn to others. �I 1; The Battered Women's Program provides aid and assistance for women and children. Not only do they provide shelter,food and other basics, they provide counseling and networking for their clients. Each city benefits, as this program is provided to everyone in our county. We realize that the grant providing the opportunity to purchase the home has some issues that are creating problems. We ask for your assistance in looking for a compromise that provides a solution. Thank you for you consideration in this matter. Sincerely, COPY'S. TO: ❑ p•Demotes Achan ❑ CDD DIR 1_]Q/ CAO ❑ FN..DDIR.V G10 C1FIRREMEP Brook J. McMahon�i/t�/�/ y p RN'DIR Chief of Police �aK/ORtc. ❑ P0LICF(1L j,jC, '.TF,,,xa C:l r.FEIC1 DIROVRF .. � c: Marianne Kennedy 5a' MEF-� "IG AGENDA CITY OF MORRO BAY DATt ITEM # Police Department �h C. LA 11 1- ,7-.bu n 11 March 4 , 1993 Honorable Mayor and Councilmembers C �e ➢ � City of San Luis Obispo - 990 Palm Street frI R 1 1993 San Luis Obispo, California 93401 CITY COUNCIL SAN LUIS 0131SP0, CA Dear Honorable Mayor and Councilmembers, I am writing you to urge your support for a viable solution that will assure the continuance of the Women' s Shelter grant. The Women' s Shelter has proven to be an extraordinary program that provides for our domestic violence victims. I am personally aware of the need and the importance of this program and my agency has utilized the Shelter as a resource for victims of domestic violence since 1977. The Shelter is on many occasions the onl'T viable resource available for the majority of our women victims.' I pray that you will work with the various agencies involved with this grant to find a positive solution that will not diminish the valuable services that the Women' s Shelter provides . Sincerely, ,` L Howell Chief of Police COPIES TO: ; ❑•Denotes Action ❑ FYI c/c Forrest Henderson VC.,,,, ❑ CDDDHL Marianne Kennedy ❑ FINAXR. �cAo ❑ -rmcliEp TfOIL�IEY ❑ FWDR DC CLERK/CHiiG. ❑ POLICE01 ❑ MCMT.TEP M LJ REC DIE FEAD FILE ❑/ITI1L IP.. � (805) 772-1214 850 Morro Bay Blvd. Morro Bay, California 93442 SETING AGENDA uATE "1lo ITEM# AAAmerican Association of University Women San Luis Obispo Branch ❑ FYI ❑ Denotes Action r o ❑ ADD?R C ❑ F71`I.DTII iZ ACA ❑ ARE crIIE 19 ATroRN"Ey ❑ flvD� March 11. 1993 l'C1.cERK/O?1C. ❑ POLiCEC- f ❑ MCMT.Tr.�n•4 EJ i;EC DIP a Peg Pinnard; Mayor ; ❑ l�- 0D S.L.O. City Council -- P.O. Boz 8100 San Luis Obispo; CA 93403 Dear Ms. Pinnard: It is a terrifying existence to be trapped in a situation in which you fear violence toward you and the children might occur at any unpredicted moment. You feel trapped, controlled, imprisioned. No person should have to be subjected to such physical and psychological torment. The women of our San Luis City and County deserve the right to freedom every bit as much as the people of an oppressed nation. Our country has supported those other people in the past. How can our City. County and State governments do any less? The Women's Shelter MUST continue to exist as a safe haven for those battered womeni This unique resource is vital for the health and safety of all women; women are half the population. I urge our civic leaders to be creative and compassionate in finding a funding solution. Bette Kulp, President 0 San Luis Obispo Branch ..-� American Association of University Women CITY CQ' CA 0 SFN LL'.iS : Full Council has .'received this doaxnwnt MF7ING AGENDA DK _ R-11--j-13 ITEM # ylldl4l-3 � ; �..• 1 sz THOMAS J.SULLIVAN "�- ANNE C. SULLIVAN 2186 AUGUSTA CT. J Zi SAN LUIS OBISF C gl MAR 1 c 1993 USA 19 CITY CLERK qtr t11, 0E11SF'O.����(�, /JO ®USPS 1991 COPIES TO: ❑•Denotes Action ❑ FYI �� ❑ CDDDIR. .YCAO ❑ FIN.DSR (grP.G10 [I TIRE CHIMEF ATTORNEY ElFW DR �CI r72K/OhiG. ❑ POLICE 01 ❑ MG1AT.M'LM U P.EC-0M �1❑ CREADFii EV] UTILDI^ fit,.E MEETING AGENDA DATE 1&41 UA# . ERNST AND MATTISON A Law Corporation Don A.Ernst 1010 Palm Street _ Raymond E.Mattison P.O.Bat 1327 COPISTO: Patricia Gomez San Luis Obispo,California 93406 ❑•/Dawt s Action ❑ FYI (805)541-0300 I F,,,,,,�;t ❑ FIN.D R CAO FIN.DIR. �ACAO ❑ F RECIIIEF d TTOFI2NV ❑ FW DIR. March 9, 1993 �C=/ORIC. ❑ POLICECH ❑ MGMT.mEAM ❑ REC.DIR. ❑�C REppF1LE a UT1LD Mayor Peg Pinnard P.O. Box 8100 Full Council has San Luis Obispo, CA 93403-8100 received thbdomm t Dear Mayor Pinnard: I am writing this letter to you because I am very concerned about the future of the San Luis Obispo County Women's Shelter Program. As a former volunteer for the program, I have been able to see the important role this shelter played in the lives of many county women and children. Also as a volunteer, I worked on the current shelter site and I saw how unique the setting and surroundings are . to the purpose of the program. The denial of much needed funds for the purchase of the current shelter property could be 'such a devastating blow that the program probably could not survive. Why waste all the effort this county has put into such a desperately needed program? Please help to find a way for the funding for the acquisition of the current property to come through. Thank you for your dedication and your support to this county. Sincerely, Melissa Bachmann Controller for Ernst & Mattison /mgb 141AR 1 i9a3 CITY COUNCIL SAN LUIS OB;SPO, CA ME_ .AG AGENDA DATES 6793 ITEM # Zu1s Obr5 1 f Marc 16, ( v �a z :..�. 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