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Home My WebLink About10-04-2017 HRC Correspondence - Item 1 (Community Health and Human Services Needs Survey)All Registered Statements sorted chronologically As of September 27, 2017, 1:48 PM Open City Hall is not a certified voting system or ballot box. As with any public comment process, participation in Open City Hall is voluntary. The statements in this record are not necessarily representative of the whole population, nor do they reflect the opinions of any government agency or elected officials. All Registered Statements sorted chronologically As of September 27, 2017, 1:48 PM http://www.peakdemocracy.com/5327 Community Health and Human Services Needs Survey What current health and human service needs (e.g. affordable housing, homeless services, senior services, improved accessibility, etc.) should the City prioritize for the upcoming Grants in Aid (GIA) and Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) grant cycle? As of September 27, 2017, 1:48 PM, this forum had: Attendees:54 Registered Statements:5 All Statements:6 Minutes of Public Comment:18 This topic started on August 28, 2017, 10:25 AM. All Registered Statements sorted chronologically As of September 27, 2017, 1:48 PM http://www.peakdemocracy.com/5327 Page 2 of 4 Community Health and Human Services Needs Survey What current health and human service needs (e.g. affordable housing, homeless services, senior services, improved accessibility, etc.) should the City prioritize for the upcoming Grants in Aid (GIA) and Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) grant cycle? Bill Nevins inside Neighborhood 7 September 20, 2017, 8:32 PM The City of San Luis Obispo should support, as a first priority, nonprofit efforts to develop affordable housing. Without affordable housing other homeless services , senior services, improved accessibility, etc. will have less probability of success. Debra Balke outside Neighborhoods September 18, 2017, 8:41 PM There are a large number of individuals with autism spectrum disorders in the San Luis Obispo County. These adults are often quite able to work but there are significant barriers to employment. We are currently already spending money on these individuals by supporting their housing, disability payments, etc. This population WANTS to work and WANTS to be independent. They are also often quite able. We need the following: 1. Improved transportation, including methods to facilitate transportation over the grade and to more remote areas. Ride On is often used but individuals who are already hard to place in jobs often cannot get from one part of the county to the other without 2 to 3 hours bus ride as Ride On is limited, especially over the grade. Uber is helping but this population is at high risk of victimization and long distances daily are quite expensive. Expansion of current transportation methods for the WORKING disabled is needed. 2. Bike route in SLO needs to be finished. This would also offer much greater mobility for many of these individuals from the Broad St. corridor where many are living already. 3. Increased incentives for employers to create programs to screen and place high functioning individuals into competitive wage employment. New work opportunity programs need to be created. There are very limited options currently and the need is extremely high. Debra Balke, M.D. Child Neurologist, Child Neurology of SLO Board of Directors, Central Coast Autism Spectrum Center (Also 3 family members with autism spectrum disorders in the county) dbalke@sloautism.org Diana Foch inside Neighborhood 7 September 13, 2017, 10:24 AM Homelessness is a huge problem, and two of the biggest contributing factors to homelessness are mental illness and substance abuse/addiction. If we are serious about tackling homelessness, we need to provide mental health services, detox services, and follow-up social services for people suffering in these areas. It's not cheap to do all this, but it's cheaper than the cost of having impaired homeless people wandering our streets, in and out of our hospitals, and in and out of our jails. Jamila Haseeb inside Neighborhood 11 August 29, 2017, 3:57 PM Diverse options for housing: Workforce Housing, Senior Housing, Special Needs Housing, Affordable Housing (including "affordable by design" as well as designated "low income/under employed housing") Community Health and Human Services Needs Survey What current health and human service needs (e.g. affordable housing, homeless services, senior services, improved accessibility, etc.) should the City prioritize for the upcoming Grants in Aid (GIA) and Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) grant cycle? All Registered Statements sorted chronologically As of September 27, 2017, 1:48 PM http://www.peakdemocracy.com/5327 Page 3 of 4 Find ways to encourage the prioritization for Senior Housing, especially quality low income Senior Housing. Perhaps offer operators of Senior Housing Communities incentives for accepting low income Seniors. Many Senior housing options in the region only accept cash (i.e.: Non-MediCare, Non-Social Security sources). This severely limits the options for those who are not affluent and solely rely on Social Security & MediCare and Pensions (that are now outdated). Many of the folks caught in this income sink-hole find themselves there through no fault of their own but simply through a serious of financial confluences. Increased financial support to ombudsman-type services that help coordinate the various resources for protected classes (Special Needs, Seniors, At Risk Youth, Displaced Citizens & Mental Health Services). Yes, there are numerous services available however it is a jungle out there and each organization/department has its own agenda and set of directions and often the end consumer gets conflicting or outdated information. There are rarely a convergences of benefits & services. Increased special training & support for law enforcement agencies as relates to Mental Health. Thank You Karen Bren inside Neighborhood 6 August 29, 2017, 1:30 PM Please summarize 2017 grant recipients' - objectives - successes to date - efforts yet to be addressed Having this baseline information to review, SLO citizens can use it to frame quality responses to your question above. Thank you for your consideration. Karen Bren Downtown Resident Community Health and Human Services Needs Survey What current health and human service needs (e.g. affordable housing, homeless services, senior services, improved accessibility, etc.) should the City prioritize for the upcoming Grants in Aid (GIA) and Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) grant cycle? All Registered Statements sorted chronologically As of September 27, 2017, 1:48 PM http://www.peakdemocracy.com/5327 Page 4 of 4