SR-8-A/9-ACouncil Meeting: April 7, 1992
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APR ~' 1992
Santa Monica, California
To: Mayor and city Council
FROM: City Staff
SUBJECT: Status Report, Implementation Schedul.e and Cost
Estimates for The Santa Monica Task Force on
Homelessness: A Call ta Action
INTRODUCTI~N
Thi~ staff report provides a status report on implementatian of
The Santa Monica Task Force an I3omelessness: A Call To Action.
Additiona~ly, this report recommends apprava~ of initial
implementation measures including introducing for first reading
the attached Encampment ordinance (Attachment III) and directing
the Planning Co~aission ta recommend provisiflns addressing
housing faci3iti~s for homeless people and other affordable
hausing issues in an interim ordinance
The foZlowing provides a list af attachments ir~cluded as part of
this report;
Attachment I: Cost Estimates for New Initiatives
Attachment II: Implementation Schedule
Attachment III: Encampment Ordinance (with background
analysis)
Attachment IV: Identification of Passible Alternatives
to Zoning ~rd~nance.
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BACKGROUND
In March 199~., the City Council created the Task Force on
Home~essness to formulate recommendations on immediate and long
term action for the City to better respond to the c~ntinuing and
growing crisis of homelessness in Santa Monica. The Task Force
was asked to develop a balanced appraach considerinq the need for
assistance and services for homeless people, public safety for
aZl people in Santa Monica, and advocacy to urge the County,
State and Federal governments to salve this growing crisis.
The Council-appointed Task Force represents diverse community
perspectives on the issues of homelessness. The graup is
comprised of residents; business, religious and social service
- leaders; and community members knowledgeable abaut housa.ng,
neighborhood issues, research, or issues related to hamelessness.
The Task Force worked for over nine months to gather input from
the co~-munity; learn about existing resaurces; assess needs;
define common values; and ultimately create balanced and
comprehensiva policy and pragram recommendations to present ta
the City Council and communzty. It worked to integrate the
diverse gerspectives and needs of the h4used and homeless in
Santa 3~Ionica. In thia initial phase wh~ch lead to the completion
af the Cal]. To Action report, the Task Force was asked to act as
cammunity prablem solvers and advisors for th~ City.
Given the complexity and breadth involved in the issue of
homelessness, the Task Force organized their Report into the
following areas: Public Health and Safety; Social Services;
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Shelter and Hausing; Resources and Fundinq; and Advocacy and
Partnerships, The policy and pragram recommendations in the Task
Force report set forth a multi-year framework for the City,
~ncluding sixteen Task Force identified priorities.
The Task Force presented its report to the Council in Decemh~r
1991. At that time, the Council held a pubiic hearing on the
report and in a subsequent Council meeting, directed the staff to
begin implementation and de~elop cost estimates for the report
rec~mmQndations.
The Council discussed, reviewed and approved, in concept, the
Task Force Ca~l to Action report. Upon review of the specific
priorities identified by the Task Force, the Council further
_ directed the City staff to: (1) draft an ordinance prohibiting
encampments; {2) move the FAIT~i Meals Program indaors and explore
the regulatory process tv prohibit large ongoing autdoor
distribution af food; {3) assess the needs af priority
shelter/housing projects; (4) assess zoning changes needed to
facilitate the development of a range of affordable housinq; {5}
assess City revenues, in the mid-year review process, for funds
to implement the Task Force recommendations; (6} work with the
County of Los Ange3es on developing a stronger County role in
dealing with homelessness in Santa Monica; and {7) e~lore
possible litigatian against State/Federal Governments. -
The Council requested that the City staff quickly begin these
implementation steps and report back to the Council within three
months.
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DISCUSSION
The following Discussian section will provide:
af the cost estimates (capital and annual
implementatian schedule for all Task Force re+
summ~riZed in Attachments I and II; and (2) a
Task Farce and Counci3.-approved p~iorities
recommendata.ons af the Task Force Report.
Gost Estimates and Implementation Schedule
(1) an overview
operating) and
~ommendations, as
status report on
and other key
Attachments I and II of this Rep~rt provide charts which
summarize all recommendations from the Task Force report.
Attachment I pravides cost estimates for thase recommendatians
with a new cost impact. The chart also desxgnates, where
applicable, capital and annual operating costs; any City suppart
identified to date; and describes the range of possible saurces
for funding af the recommendation. Attachment II: (1} assigns a
beginn~.ng implementation year to each recommendation
(a.mplementation may involve additional analysis to determine
praject feasibility and funding on~y or may also include project
startup); (2) identifies which City depart~aents, other agencies
or entities of government may have significant responsibila.ty;
and t3) indicates whether the recommendation has a new cast
impact.
- Status Report
Since January 1992, staff from relevant City departments have
reviewed and analyzed the recommendations in the Task Force
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repart, assessed recommendation feasibility, develaped initial
cost estimates, assigned a beg~nning implementation year ta each
recammendation, and identified key acti~n steps for
recommendations in the current fiscal year.
The Task Farce report contains lI7 recommendations which are
distributed in the key sectians as foilaws: Pub~ic Health and
Safety (12); Social Services (35); Shelter and ~ausing {27);
Resources and Funding {7); and Advocacy and Partnerships (36).
Of the total recammQndatio~s. 97 can be accamplished without any
addit~anal funds. 47 recommendations require the support of the
County, State or Federal government through funding or policy
changes. The proposed implementation schedule (Attachment II)
identifies 39 recommendations to begin im~ediately, 49 in Year 1,
and 29 in Years 2-4. For the purposes of this report,
"immediately" refers to the current fiscal year, FY199~~92; Year
1 refers to FY1992-93; and Year 2 refers to FY~993-1996.
The following provides a section by section status report on the
Task Force-identified and Council-approved priorities (which are
noted as such and in bold-face) as well as other key
recommendations being addressed in the remainder of this fiscai
year and next year.
PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
- o onqoinq full ~cale ea~orcement of hiqh prnfile arimesr
~ith evaluation o~ aay additianal resources aeeded to
implement this reca~m~ndation (Priorityy
Status: The Police Chief is confident that the Palice
Department wi~l be able to provide full enforcement of
high profile crimes and crime areas with the additional
twenty afficers which are in the budget for FY1991-92.
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F~ve of these twenty new officers have been hired and the
Czty staff is currently in the process af identifying the
resaurces necessary ta hire the remaining fifteen
officers.
The Palice Department has recently undergone a majar
reorganization. Throuqh the creation of the 4ffice of
Special Enforcement, the department has the ability ta
provide mare targeted and effective patxolling and law
enforcement. The Office of Special Enforce~ent includes
the Metro and Narcotics Sections which have the capacity
ta target drug dealing in the parks. The Crime Impact
Unit, which includes the H.E.L.P. Team (Hameless
Enforcement Liaison Progra~), can respond to citizen
complaints, robberies and other illegal activities in City
parks and other pubiic places.
In addit~on, the City staff intends to move the park
rangers, current~y operating out flf the Cultura~ and
Recreati~n Services Department~ to the Police Department
to further enhance the po~ice resources to meet this and
other Task Force recommendations.
Implem~ntatian Begins: Immediately (cantingent on full
funding)
Annual Cost: $1,51~,874 {currently appropriated)
O
Publicize a phone number t~ report aqqressive panhandlinq
Status: The Police Department recommends uti~izing and
publicizing the General Police Service Line (458-8491) for
reporting aggressive panhandling rather than creating a
new dedicated phone line. Thraugh the Neighborhood Watch
Program, Business Watch meetings, Wa~ch Out, On Montana,
Business Awareness Bulletin and other local neighborhood
publications, the Po2ice Department will publicize
infar~ation ab~ut the use of the General Palice Service
Line. Furthermore, the Police Depax~tment will provide
c~mmunity infarmation and educatian about the proper use
of 911 versus the General Palice Service Line.
In addition, through the use of the Police Degartment's
new computer aided dispatch system, m~re information about
the location of aggressive panhandling can be- collected
and tracked.
zn genera~, the Police Department is provi.ding enhanced
public informatian and education for cammunity, civic,
residential and business groups regarding personal safety
and security, in part to address same of the community
concerns related to homElessness.
Implementation Beqins: Immediately
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Annual Cost: In-kind
o Develop a Civilian Assistance Team
Status: Because there are a variety of outreach programs
in Santa Monica (sacial service, mental heaYth, health,
park rangers, Police Department H.E.L.P. team) and in
order to determine the most effective way ta implement
this recammendation, in Year 1 the City staff will work
with existing outreach teams to ensure improved
coordination. Subsequently, the staff will recommend the
best way ta implement this reco~mendatian which is
int~nded to improve autreach and access to services to
those people with alcohol and drug problems. In addition,
the City staff will work with appropriate Las Angeles
County staff (from bath Supervisar Ed Edelman's Office and
the Departm~nts of Menta~ Health and Health) to determine
the feasibility for County ~~nding for such an alcahol and
drug outreach program. The x~ange of annual cast is based
budget information from a Civilian Assistance Team
operated in the downtown area of Los Angeles. If start up
of such a pragram is deemed feasible for Santa Monica,
implementation would begin in Year 2.
Implementation Beqins: Year 2
Annual Cost: $100,000 - 200,000
a P~an and impleiaent the Alternatives-to-Panhanrlling-Giv~r~q
Pro~ ect
Status: In order to reduce the incidence of panhandling
in Santa Monica, the Chamber of Commerce, Bayside District
Carporation (BDC}, Westside Sheiter and Hunqer Coalition,
and City of Santa Monica are working togethar to create a
pilot program in the downtvwn area ta encourage donations
to local non-profits providing homeless assistance while
discouraging giving to panhandlers. Ideas ~nder review
include working with local theat~rs to pravide PSA's on
their screens and to involve the local restaurant
association in an "Alternative Giving" campaign.
Implementation Beqins: Immediately
Annual Cost: In-kind
o Police Department statista.cs should distinquish between
"address unknown" (current Police Department definition
for "transient") and homeless
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Status: The Po~ice Department will eva~uate how to
implement this recommendation. Recent Department
directives have instructed officers not to automatically
list a homeless assistance agency for a person who does
not provid~ an address. This directive will be reiterated
and seeks to eliminate any IDlSU52 of the addresses af
local social service agencies which may have resulted fram
past practices of po3ice officers listing a socia~ service
agency address for someone identified as homeless, when in
fact the person may not be using the local services for
assistance.
The Police Department has conducted preiiminary research
thraugh contacting the Folice Executive Research Forum, a
professional research and training faundation
headquartered in Washingtont D.C. and the ~eadinq
proponent for police accreditation and research. The
Police Executive Research Forum describes a"street
person" as:
"an individual wha spends the majarity of his/her
time in public for non-job related reasons regardless
of whether they have a regular and adequate nighttime
residence. These individuals may have some type af
da.sability, be it physical, medical, economic, or
menta~. A'street person' includes the homeless."
This definiti~on may provide a basis for the Santa Monica
Police Department to form an appropriate local definition
to-i.mplement this recommendation.
Furthermore, the Police Department will establish
guidelir~es and training for officers about distinguishinq
between "address unknown" and homeless people.
Implementation Baqins: Year 1
Annual Cost: Not applicab~e
o Plan and imp~emen~ an Alternative Sentencinq Proqram
Status: The City Attarney's Office has been warking on
deyeloping p~ssi.ble optiQns for the creation of a
City-operated Alternative Sentencing Program. During the
deliberations of the Task Force, the City Attorney's
Office prepared a detailed report for the Task Force on
models for this program.
An Alternative Sentencing Program would require at least
ane staff persan to caordinate the project, develop
appropriate community service placem~nts in Santa Manica,
camplete the necessary paperwark to verify completa.on of
community service for the ca~rthouse, and wark with
reievant City departments and local agencies to ensure the
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success of the program. Such a program could be further
enhanced by hiring community service crew Ieaders to
provide supervision for individuals assigned to community
service work as an alternative to traditional court
sentencing. Furthermore, the program could be expanded to
include mandatory treatment (such as drug and alcohal
programs), which would require additional coordination.
At a minimum, City staff will assess the feasibility of
assiqn~ng existing staff to this effort or link~ng an
Alternative Sentencing Program to new employment
programming in the cammunity.
Implementation Beqins: Year 2(cantingent upon funding)
Annual Cost: In-ki.nd or
$ fi0,000 - 150,~d~ maximum
o Ensure that all public restrooms are properly maintainedr
secure and access~ble. Explore feasibi~ity af openinq
public restrooms and showers at 6:00 a.m.
Status: Currently~ the Cultural and Recreation Services
Department maintains twenty-six restraom facilities
throughout beaches and parks in Santa Monica. These
faci~ities are opened each morning between 5:30 and 7:00
a.m, Two facilities (Memorial Park and the Pier) have
rec~ently been renovated to include showers and in Year 1
will require additional operating support to provide seven
days per week operation.
Implementatian Beqins: Immediate].y
Capital Cost: $243,831 (currently appropriated)
A~nual Cost: $ 52,248 (partially appropriated~
o Provide some type of storage or Zockers to be used by
hameless peopl~
5tatus: Staff from relevant City departments and local
service providErs will assass the feasibility of
implementing this recommendation in future years. Due ta
the operational difficulties of averseeing the use of
starage lockers, further evaluation will be essential to
ensure that ~~ckers will be well managed and maintained.
Implementation Beqins: Year 1
Capital and Annual Cost: Further feasibility analysis
required
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o Draft an ordinance prohibitinq encampments (Priority)
Status: At the January 2~. 1992 City Council meeting, the
City Counci~ directed the City Manager to hire caunsel to
draft an ardinance prohibiting encampments in Santa Monica
parks and public places. The attorney, selected by the
City Manager, met with the Task Force in February and has
reviewed Council transcripts and reports on this issue.
Attach~ment III provides an analysis and a praposed
ordinance to implement this recammendation. Land Use and
Transportatian Management Department staff reviewed the
propQSed ordinance and determined that it is exempt from
CEQA since it is not a project which has potential for
resulting in a physical change in the enviranment.
Implementation Begins: I~nmediately
Annual Cost: Not applicable
o Enhance visible recreation activities at all City parks
particu~arly Palisades and Lincoln Pa~ks to create
positive and invitinq park uses for the ent~re community
Status: Overall participatian in the Recreation Division
youth programs has increased at City parks as a result of
the goals and objecti~es of the City's Ten Year Youth
Actian Plan. Lincoln Park has recently been the site for
se~eral public hearings for the park renovation plan beinq
developed. These hearings brought several hundred peagle
to the park. Another public gr~up has been formed to
provide input into problems at Joslyn Park. The group
held a family-type picnic which had aver 120 in attendance
for the day's activities.
The Recreation Division has developed a comprehensive p~an
over the past year to make Lincoln and Palisadas Parks
more attractive environment for ail members af the
community. This has been accomplished through a variety
of ineasures. A special emphasis has be~n given to
increase youth and family garticipation.
Youth afterschool attendance has increased at Lincoln Park
by 25 percent. This has been accomplished by increased
programming, fox~nal and grass roots outreach to local
school PTA's and neighborhood parents, and increased
visibility of park rangers during forma~ programs and
playlat areas.
Staff is encouraging salf-directed groups to utili2e
Palisades Park as a resource. Currently a variety af
these groups meet on a regular basis to participate in
out~o~r activities. Contract services classes for adults
and children have increased partiaipation in programs.
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The annua~ Santa Mflnica Tennis Open Tournament was
expanded last year to include recreational level as well
as traditional advanced lavel events providing substantial
increases in participation at Lincoln and other City
tennis sites. Over the past year increased emphasis has
b~en given to developing youth tennis programs at DQUglas
and Ocean View Park sites. This s»mmer, through a grant
from U.S.T.A.~ low cost and free tennis training will be
provided at Memorial Park to introduce the sport to ~ow
income, minority and at-risk yvuth and adults.
Through increased marketing, traditional events including
Concerts in the Park and Art Shows at Lincoln and
Palisades Parks have experienced dramatic increas~s in
attendance bri~ging ~any new faces from lacal and
surrounding communities to the parks. Increased park
ranger visibility gave a renewed sense of security to
patrons and vendors.
zmp~ementa~ion Begins: Immediate~y
Annual Cost: 0
o Improve park infrastructurES alonq with impraved standards
of maintenance of park facilitiss and land. Ensure that
all parks have adequate and well maintained liqhts and
fencinq of playground areas.
Status: The Department of Cultural and Recreation
Services is concerned with the infrastructure and
maintenance of all City parks and medians. Each year
funding is provided to renovate existing parks, repair
fencing, improve facilities, and improve irrigation and
lighting. A breakdown of current funding follows.
Imp~ementatzon Beqins: Immediately
Capital Cost (currently appropriated}:
$1,929,220 for upgrades at Palisades Park
including drainaqe, jogging path
and irrigation;
$ 85,000 far the design renovation at
Lincoln Park;
$ 550,000 for the interim development of
the Deak/Cook site and #he design
for the park portion af the
Pica/Cloverf~eld site;
$ 37,850 for fencing at parks as needed;
$ 127,250 repair roofs at various restrooms
in parks
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SOCIAL SERVICES
o Mainta~n curreat Citp-funded programs (Prioritp}
Status. This recominendation is co~s~stent with the City's
Community Development ~CD) Plan's funding rationale over
the past decade. The funding rationa~e has cansistently
emphasized providing stable operating support to maintain
a broad mix of essential human services, including ov~r
one million dollars in funding far hameless assistance
proqrams.
However, the City's current difficult fiscal situation has
required City staff ta alert all City funded non-profits
to plan for a 5~ reduction in grant funding for FY199Z-93.
It is very important that this 5~ reduction be applied
equitably to a~l City human service grantees, so as tv not
create a destructive and unnecessarily competitive
environment between the service providers who serve
children and youth, people with disabilities, seniors,
minority populations, housed ~ow income peaple and
hamele~s people. The final decisions abaut FY92-93
funding leve~s for human service grantees, including thase
homele~s assistance grantees, will be made by the City
Couneil during the budget review process an May and June.
Implementation Begins: Year 1
An~ual Cost: $1,102,71b (currently apprap~iated)
o Move indoors and decsntralise meal proqrams~ link ~ith
sooial service~ (Priori~y)
Status: While the Task Force recommend~ a variety of
enhancements to current policies and programs to
distribute food, they and the Cauncil prioxitized the
maving of the FAITH Meals Pragram to indoor, decentralized
sites. This is the model they recommend for all Meals
pragrams in Santa Monica.
City staff expects that plans to move the FAITH Meals
Proqram will be completed by the end of April, and
anticipates the program will be moved to decentralized,
indoors sites with a reservation system by early May.
FAITH, local service pra~iders, the Westside Ecumenical
Conference, the We~tside She~ter and Hunger C~alition and
City staff have collaborated to implement this
recommendation.
There are six maj4r components to the new FAITH Meals
Program: (1) indoor relocation at multipl~ sites; (2)
li~itations af 50 persons per seating; (3) access to the
programs through a reservation syste~; (4) enhanced
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linkages ta se~rvices through referrals and social ser~~ce
staff assistance an site with the Meals program; (5)
security; and (6) community participation and acceptance.
The proposed newly configured Meals program is planned for
three sites: the Salvation Army, Ocean Park C~mm~nlty
Center [OPCC) and Step Up on Second. The Salvation Army
will host two seatings per evening (5D persons per
seating) with a reservation system linked ta four 1QCa1
service praviders. The OPCC Drop In Center will host two
seatings ger evening (40 persons per seating) with a
reservation system linked with the Drop In Center. Step
Up on Second will spflnsor two seatings per evening (35-40
per seating) with a reservation system avai~able for Step
Up meinbers only. Security plans are designed to meet the
physical and programmatic characteristics of each sita.
Staff and vo~unteers from the Veterans Administration
Hameless O~treach Team, Santa Monica West Mental Health
Clinic, the Las Angeles County ~epartment of Social
Services and lacal non-profit service providers will visit
FAITH Meals sites to p~ovide referrals and other social
ser~ice assistance to hameless people receiving meals
thraugh the FAITH pragram.
City staff have been, and will cantinue to wark closely
with the residents and businesses surrounding these sites.
Small program size, the reservation system and good
security will ensure the acceptance by the neighbors.
Implementation Beqins: Immediately
Annual Cost: $ 35,077 plus redeployment of existing park
rangers
o Create the requlatory process to prohibit larqe ongoinq
outdoor distribution of fa~d
Status: City staff will further explare how to implement
this recom~mendation in the coming manths.
Implementativn Beqins: Tmmediately
Annual Cost: Not applicable
o Coordinate all homeless outreach efforts, institute
requ~ar meetinqs and traininq
Status: City staff will assist with e~forts to caordinate
existing outreach, medical, psychiatric, park ranqer and
Police teams who work with homeless peaple. This
coordinatian wi21 assist the various teams to collaborate,
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share resources and information, avaid duplication of
efforts, assess gaps in services, and provide needed
public education when responding to community calls for
assistance. Regular meetings and joint training will
serve to strengthen the work af all teams and provide
valuable information to assist City staff in determining
the most useful role for a Civilian Assistance Team, also
recamm~nded by the Task Force.
Implementation Beqins: Year 1
Annual Cost: In-kind
o Include AIDS education in alI homeless assistance proqrams
Status: The City has recently begun funding the new Santa
Monica based HIV/AIDS Education and Support Project
through the Westside Ecumenical Conference. City staff
wilZ work with staff fram the Santa Monica HIV/AIDS
Project to develop opportunities for training,
distribution af publications and educational materials,
and other technical assistance for homeless assistance
programs.
Implementation Beqins: Year 1
Annual Cost: In-kind
o Deve~op Santa Monica West Mental Healtb Ciinic into a
model ciinic servinq the homeless mentally ill (Priority~
Status: City staff including the Police Department, lacal
nan-pro~it service providers a~d advocates, and Los
Angeles County Department af Mental Health staff have been
meeting regularly with Supervisor Ed Edelman over the past
several manths to identify problems and workable solutions
to the continuing inadequacies of the County mental heaZth
system. The focus of the recerit meetings with Supervisor
Edelman has been on problem solving about 5anta Monica
West Mental Health Clinic. City staff will continue to be
inva~ved in this process. In addition, staff w~ll
schedule individual m~etings with Supervisor Edelman's
staff, the newly hired Directar of the Department of
Mental Health and the Directar of Santa Monica West to
review the recammendations of the Task Force and monitor
progress towards mental health system imgrovements.
On the statewide level, staff will work to encourage the
City-supported Business Government Council to End
Homelessness to increase their focus on advocacy, lobbying
and public educatian about mental hea3th issu~s and will
collaborate with lacal and statewide coalitions on the May
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"Funding, Fairness and Future" ral~y related to mental
health.
Implem~ntati~n Beqins: Tmmediately
Annual Cost: In-kind
o Advocate for the County to develop,l0-20 acute psychiatric
emerqency beds
Status: ~his issue has been identified in the recent
meetings convened by Supervisor Edelman ~n mental health
issues. Local hospitals have been considering the
possibility of providinq some type of acute psychiatric
care far indigent peaple. Further efforts are being
explored with the County to devei~p access to
underutili~ed private hospital beds to help implement this
recommendation.
Based on the Las Angeles County Depart~nent of Mental
Health reimbursement rates for acute psychiatric beds in a
medical facility~ the average daily reim~ursement rate for
one such hospital bed is $445. This trans~at~s into an
annual rate of $162,425 far 3~5 days of care. Therefore,
1~-20 of these beds projected at 100~ occupancy rate would
cost between $1.62 and $3.25 million annually. Clearly,
this is not a project that the City wauld directly fund.
Th~s recommendation must invalve the resaurces and support
of the County of Los Angeles.
Implementation Begins: Immediately
Annua~ Cost: $1,524,250 - 3,248,500 (based on average
County reimbursement
rate)
o Advocate for the County to d~velop 8-10 druq
detaxification beds with medical back up
Status: As is described above regarding hosgital
psychiatric beds~ ~edically supervised detox beds are
quite e~ensive. According to the County, medical model
detox beds are estimated to cost an average of $250 per
day. This translates into an annual rate of $92,9~Q far
365 days of care. Therefore, 8-10 0€ these medically
supervised detox beds projected at ~00~ occupancy rate
w4u1d cost between $759,200 and $949,000 annually.
However, social model rehabilitation programs, which rely
on the in~ervention and support fram recovering addicts
and parapro€essionals rather than an emphasis on medical
supervision, are estimated to cost an average of $50 per
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day. This translates into an annual rate of $18,250 for
365 days of care. Therefore, 8-10 sacial rehabilitation
m~del beds projected at 100~ occupancy will cost between
$146,000 and $182,500 annually. This recommendation must
involve the resources and support of the County of Los
Angeles.
Implementation Beqins:
Annual Cost: $759,2D0
$1~46, flD0
0 8stablish ne~ emphaf
existinq efforts and
(priority}
Year 1
- 59~~,9aa for medicalZy supervised
beds
- $182,50Q for s4cial madel beds
~is on employment by supportiaq
creatinq a new employment center
Status: City staff recammends a multi-year approach to
implementing this recommendation. The City staff will
research and pursu~, if feas5.ble, the use of Jab Training
Partnership Act (JTPA) fuhds to support existing
employment efforts. In Year 1, the staff will research
models, identify agencies interested in participating,
develap funding partnerships, seek apprapriate grants, and
develop pragram goa15 and parameters for a new
camprehensive employment program. Proqram start up would
be targeted for Year 2. Both the planning, funding and
averall commitment to this project will require City,
County, private and community partnership.
I~aplemantation Beqins: Immediately
Annual Cost: $ 25,000 - 50~000 for enhancements to
existing programs
$25o,a00 - 2s5,ooo annually for new program
$ 60,004 - 9d,000 for one-time start up
costs
~ Enhanced efforts to hire homeless peaple into City
workforce
Status: The City's Cultural and Recreation Services
(C,ARS) Department operates a small pilot praject-tv employ
homeless people on beach and park maintenance crews. City
staff will be working to in~prove and enhance this and
other simi3.ar projects.
Implementation Beqins: Immediately
Annual Cost: $30,00~ currently appropriated
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a E~and availability of 5ectian 8 housing certificates and
coordinate referrals of ho~eless people to affordable
housing
Status: Currently homeless or near homeless applicants
receive Sectian 8 residency and Federal needs preferences.
City staff estimates that 50 percent (or 90) of all new
certificates assistance last year were for individuals
also receiving services from hame~ess service praviders.
A large percentage of thase getting certificates or having
priority on the Section 8 waiting list are hameless.
In January ~992, HUD awarded the City an additiona2
$I77,500 in Section 8 certificates which will provide
permanent housing for 24 home~ess ar near-homeless cl~ents
this year. An application for 79 additional certificates
was recantly submitted ta HUD with an a~ard expected in
May 1992. Section 8 represents a major resource in
meeting the permanent housing needs of the community's
homeless and the infusion of up to 100 new Section 8
subsidies this year is a significant response to the Task
Force recommendation.
Additional activities that ensure linkages between the
Sectian 8 Program and home~ess service agencies inc~ude a
recent proposal ta HUD to participate in the Family Self
Sufficiency Program which req~ires participatinq famil~es
be linked to social services. Also, the City has
requested permission from HUD to open a.ts Section 8
wa~ting list solely ta Santa Monica residents and homeless
per5ons, This would further ensure that homeless persons
will receive priority in obtaining Section 8 ass~.stance.
If approved and prior to apening the waiting Iist in April
1992, the outr~ach plan will include a significant amount
of coordination with homeless agenci~s.
Impl.ementation Beqins: Imiaediately
Annual Cost•
$ssa,ooo
o I]evelop emerqency rental assistance program and security
deposit quarantees
Status: City staff is currently researching model
programs for a limited s~curity deposit program. In Year
1, staff wil~ assess the feasibi~ity of a pilot project
far p~ssible implementation in Year 2. G~ven dramatic
cuts in the State's Home~ess Family Assistance Program, a
large program does not se~m teasible at this time. City
staff will continue ta re~earch models as well as
alternatave funding approaches to address this problem.
Implementatian Beqins: In~mediately
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Annual Cost: $ 10,40U - 50,000
SHELTER AND HOUSING
o A~sess ~oninq chanqes need~d to facilitate ~he development
of a ranqe ot affardabla hot~sinq {Priarity)
Status: As a result of the February 1992 City Council
public hearing an the praposed emergency ordinance ta
implement the zoning-related reconunendatians af the Santa
Monica Task Force an Homelessness, staff has identified a
number of alternatives for Council action which may be
considered an this matter, Staff recam~~l~ds that the
Cauncil give consideration to these alternatives, in
addition to the recommer~dations made in the arigi.nal
repart, as it develaps direction far the Planning
Comraission. Please refer to Attachment IV for a list of
issues and options on possible zoning changes.
Implementation Beqins: Immediately
Annuai Cost: Nat apgZicable
o Aasess required resources and status of Upward Bound ~24
transitional family units)r Step IIp (36 SRO units~r OPCC
(5~ transftional beds) (Priority)
Status: Each project has been assi.gned to a project
managerjanalyst in the Conimunity Developinent Department
and discussions have been held with the three identified
non-profit developers. In January 1992, a$154,000
predevelopment agreement was executed with OPCC pursuant
ta prior Counc~l appraval. In March ~992, 5tep Up
received a$954,000 loan commitment from the City's
City-wide Housing Acquisition and Rehabilitatian Program
(CHARP). The Upward Baund Project has been assigned to a
Housing Division project manager and will be reviewed for
possible funding in FY92-93.
At the appropriate times for each project, an
interdepartmenta]. "expedite" team will be canvened to
assist the develapers ~n obtaining all necessary City
permits and approvals,
Implementation Beqins: Iminediately
Capital Cost: $11,00~,OOQ
a- Assess resources for 20-40 emerqency shelter beds
( Priorf ty)
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Status: City staff is consid~ring implementing this
recommendation through the use of the newly acquired
praperty at 5th and Olympic. This site, currently a
trailer park, was purchased using Los Angeles C~unty
Transportation Commission funds to expand the bus yards.
H~wever, it must be partially utilized for a temparaxy
homeless project within 6 months of relocation of the last
tenant, as required by the Rent Control Board. It is
anticipated that this temporary use would begin in January
1993. Options include using seven to ten trailers for
emergency shelter for famil~es flr constructing some type
of temparary structure for a shelter. Any use of the 5th
and Olympic site should minimize capital outlay axpenses,
since use of this site will be temporary.
Another a].ternative under review is to work with lacal
coa~itians ta encourage the creation of a new West Los
Angeles emergency shelter that zs currently under
consideration.
Furthermore. the County-wide expansian of the Emergency
Cald Weather Shelter Pragram to 90 continuous days in the
winter of z992-93 would significantly increase the
resaurces for emexgency shelter an the Westside of Los
Angeles, including Santa Manica.
Implem~ntation Beqins: Y~ar 1
Capital Cast: $ 2~,000 - $150,000
Anr_ual Cast: $ 50,000 - $200,000
o Expand Westside Emergency Cald ~Peather 8helter Program to
90 continuous days ~Priority}
Sta~us: City sta~f will work with the Westside 5helter
a~d Hunger Goalition, The B~siness/Gavernment Council To
End Homelessness, the City of Los Angeles and Los Angeles
County, ta expand the Emerqency Cold Weather Shelter
Program (ECWSP) foX 9~ continuous days in 1992-1993. This
will require that Governor wi~son approve extended use of
local armories and that the County Board af Supervisors
identify funding to support this effort. A maximum of
$60,a00 of City funds to help fund one month of she].ter
for 200 people. This funding would be made avaiiable only
if a County wide 90-day ECWSP grogram is ena~ted. This
would ensure that the Westside ECWSP would be consistent
with County standards and not be ove~rahe~med by program
participants from across the County.
Implementation Beqins: Year 1
Annual Cost: $ 60,000 ~aximum
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o Address NIMBY by facilitating discussion~ mediation
between neiqhbors and shelterjhous~ng developers
Status: City staff recommends that a project "resource
team" inc3uding staff ~f the Neighborhood Support Center,
Dispute Reso~ution Services and City Community Devalopment
and Land Use and Transpartation Management Departments be
made available to shelter/hnusing developers and
neighborhood residents. City staff will convene a meeting
with this team to develop a range af strategies and
options for facilitation with project neighbors.
Implementation Begins: Immediate3y
Annual Cost: In-kind
o Reopen 6 transitional housinq units (St. Joseph's Next
Step}
Status: Discussions with St. Joseph Center suggest that a
feasibility review should occur in Year ~ with the
possibility of reopening the program in Year 2. City
staff will work with St. Joseph's Center to identify
possible sites, including any City sites currentiy
ava~lable.
Implementation Beqins: Year 1
Annual Cost: $ 64,400 for program op~ration
o Support pro7ects that provide Sinqle Room occupancy
~sRO's~
Status: In addition ta the recent City funding commitment
of $95~,0~0 to Step Up's 36-bed SRO project, $2,i65,000 nf
City housing funds are currently cammitted to support a 44
unit SRO praject planned by Community Carporatian of Santa
Mon~ca (CCSM).
City staff has also met with CCSM ta review additional
projects "in the pipeline" for consideration in Year 1.
Two possible SRO sites have been identified, tntaling 93
units. CCSM is current~y assessing project f~asibility
and possible funding sources, including Federal H~ME and
Shelter P~us funds and State California Housing
Rehabilitation Pragram (CHRP) funds. While the
currently-funded project is not designed to target
homeless persons specifically, the two projects in the
"feasibility stage" would require direct homeless agency
referrals and case management services. City staff will
continue to work with CCSM on project feasibility.
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Total $izo,ooo/unit {maximum city subsiaY $3a,ooo -
$40,000/unit).
Implementation Beqins: Imm~diately
Annual Cost: To be determined based on specific prajects
o Encauraqe congreqate housinq to be,built
Status: In addition ta explaring ways to assist in the
reopeninq of St. Joseph Center's cangregate housing
project {Next Step), City staff will re-examine the
feasibility of using a City-owned residential praperty
originally purchased with Community Development Block
Grant funds for use as a congregate project. In the past,
interested groups felt that the size af the house and
Federal funding constraints made a proaect infeasible. If
it appears that using sales proceeds {estimated to be at
least $240,040j could better serve to promote such a
project elsewher~ in Santa Monica), staff recammends using
those funds as possible ~eed money to promote a congregate
housing praject.
~mplementation Begins: xmmediately
Capital Cost: $10,0U0 - $~50,QOfl
Annual Cost: $30,000 - $ 6~,000
o Create incentives far builders to set aside a percentaqe
of units for homeless people cominq out o€ proqrams
Status: In addition to regulatary agreements setting
specific parameters for marketing and accupancy of
City-funded affordable hausing projects, developers may
consider participatian in the Section 8 Program. Since
the Section 8 priority waiting list is largely hv~eless
households, allowing Section 8 certificates to be used
results in homeless persons being given a de facto
priority for these units. City staff will assess the
appropriateness and possible implementation of this
approach with nan-profit and privat~ developers.
Imp~amentation Beqins: Year ~
Annual Cost: Would utilize existing Section 8 resaurces
o Ensure that mixed use prajects actual~y have hotising units
when co~p~eted
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Status: The City has an ongoing manitoring program which
requires that each developer, whether residential ar
commercial, provides either in lieu fees or housing
sufficient ta fulfill the requirements of the City's
inclusio~ary and office mitigation ordinances. These
units or fees must be available at the time of the
issuance of the Certificat~ of Occupancy. Informatian
regardinq the tenants is obtained on a year~y basis and
reviewed by City Housing staff.
The additional ansite inclusianary
from the implementation of
significantly increase the
responsibility. C~ty staff is
increased need for oversight and
implementation and monitoring proc
months.
units which will result
Proposition R wiZl
City's monitoring
currently studying the
~ntends to have a full
~ram in place within s ix
Implementation Beqins: Year 1
Annual Cast: Not applicable
0
Pursu~ City parkinq lots and City-owned land as suitable
sites for use of air riqhts to build affordable housinq
Status: Current].y a 77-unit senior hausing project is
nearing completion on Third Street, which utilizes air
ri~hts over a City-owned parking lot. Yn addition, a
44-bed SRO project is p~anned for another downtown parking
iot. City housing staff, as well as non-profit
developers, have seen City-awnecl property as a significant
tool in d~veloping cost-efFective projects. However, a
recent review of remaining City-owned parking lots
indicates they will not be a significant resource for
future projects given the limited number af surface lots
remaining. Staff continues to review and assess a nl~mh~r
of other City-owned parcels.
Implementation Beqins: Immediately
Annual Cast: Not app~icable
0
Write Praposition R imp~ementation ordinance- to allow
payment of in-].ieu fees or construction of off-site
housinq
Status: The implementatian pragram adopted by the City
Council in March 1992, represents a significant change in
the C3ty's anclusionary housing program. It does not
provide far aff-site development of the required housing
by the developer and significantly increases the
requirement for on-site inclusionary housing. Therefore,
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there W111 be a decrease ~n the amount of in-lieu fees
collected. However, it also permits, for the first time,
on-site low-income ownership units which could increase
the viability of affordabl~ an-site housing.
Any in-3ieu fees resulting fram Proposition R may b~ used
far a full range of affordahle housinq including SRO's.
Implementation Beqins: Immediately
Annual Cast: Not applicable
RESOURCES AND FUNDING
o Assess city revenues, in tbe mid-year review proce~s, €ar
funds to implement the Tasrk Farce reaa~!~!~ndations and far
potential use af iacreased parking fee~ (Priority)
Status: In the City's Mid-Year Budget Review which was
approved by the Council on March 3, 1992, the Council
approved the al~ocation of $500,~00 £rom the City's
capi.tal project reserve for neces~axy one-time capita~
costs. In addition, approximately $3oo,D00 of FY1991-92
funds oriqinally budgeted but not encumbered for homeless
programming has been reserved for ongoing or ane-time
costs. Therefore, $800,000 is immediately available for
one-time casts this fiscal year, with approximately
$300,000 for ongoing costs available in subsequent y~ars.
City staff is also pursuing the possibility af any
additional parking citatian revenues. Du~ ta Caunty
negotiations and the current fiscal canstraints af the
City, this revenue saurce should not be cansidered a
resource in the shart term far implementatian of tlae Task
Farce recammendatiar~s,
Implementation Beqins: ImmEdiately
Revenues: $500,000 One-time/Capital
$300,000 Annually
o Maxia~i2e funds available fram California Housinq Finance
Agency and other so-.arces for the development of housinq
units
Status: Al1 City-supported hausing grojects utilize a
full range of Federal, State and l~cal resources.
Currently City funding comprises appraximately 30 percent
of any qiven project's funding with 30 percent from the
State Rental Housing Construction Program (RHCP) or the
California Housing Rehabilitatian Program (CHRP}, 30
percent from Federal Low-~ncame Housing Tax Credits, and
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same private debt. New sources of funding in Year 1 will
include a new Federal HOME Program entitlement a~d funds
made avaiiable through the TORCA Program if the June
ballot initiative is appraved by Santa Manica voters.
Implementation Beqins; ~mmediately
Revenues: HOME - $1,a91,000; CDBG - $322,40Q; CHARP -
$525,ap0; Citywide Housing Trust Fund -
$1,20d,000; TORCA - 5500,000
a Use Proposition R reso~rces to create shelter/housing
5tatus: Proposition R in-lieu fee revenues are prajected
to be approximately $650,DU0 annually. These funds wi11
be used as a part of the City-wide Housing Trust Fund and
may be used for SRO's as well as other affordable housing
projects.
Implementation Beqins: Year 1
Revenues: $650,000 Annually
o Pursue qrants and other souroes of ~on-Cit~ fundinq ta
support Task Fvrce rec~~m~ndations {priority)
Status: City staf~ have recent~y evaluated the
feasibility of apglication for HUD funding through the
Shelter P~us Care Program. {For more information, p3ease
refer to a City Council Information Item dated March 24,
1992.) In the coming manths, staff will review
opportunitiss for Federal, state and private funding for
recommendations preser~ted in the Task Force Report.
Implementation Beqins: ~mmediately
Revenues: Deper~dent on individual ~~nding source and
proj ect
ADVOCACY AND PARTNER~HIPS
o Explore posaible litiqatfon aqainst State/Federal
- Governmenta (Priority)
Status: The preliminary assessment of the City Attorney
is that, due to procedural barriers, there is no legal
standing to bring litigation against the State or Federal
gavernment for abdication of responsibility for
homelessness. The City Attorney's Offa.ce will provide an
initial evaluation of this recammendation in FY1992-93.
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Implementation Beqins: Year 1
Annual Cost: In-kind
o Coordinate praqrams and City departments to implement a
consistent homeless policy with appropriate accountability
for City-funded proqrams
Status: This staff report was developed with substantial
interdepartmantal callaboratian and partnership. City
staff will cantinue this interdepartmenta~ coordination as
the implementation phase of the Task Force repart
continues in the coming years.
Implementation Beqins: Year 1
Annual Cast: In-kind
o Explore the feasibility af SCAG develapinq a formula for
local standards for aff~rdable housinq shelter and related
services
Status: Currently, SCAG is in the pracess of revising the
Regional Housing Needs Assessment which identifies the
number of housinq units, including law and moderate income
un~.ts, for each jurisdiction in the region. Each
jurisdiction must deve~op a Housing Element which contains
policies and strategies on how to reach the stated housing
goals and must repart on progress every five years. City
staff will assess the feasibility of working with local
jurisdictions and SCAG to also include targets for
emergency shelter, transitional housing and SRO's. If
feasible, this would have ta accur in the first part of
Year 1.
Implementation Begins: Year 1
Revenues: Not applicable
o Actively promote public education~ infarmation and
community involvement efforts recommended in the Task
Force report
Status: There has been considerable interest locally and
nationally about the Task Force repart and community
pra~lem solving pracess. One such example comes from an
idea for a collaborative project to share the Task Force
report and process with ather citie~. The End Hunger
Network, a media coalition to raise awareness abo~t
homelessness~ and the U.5. Conference of Mayors is warking
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to write up the process and key autcomes of th~ Task Force
and distribute such a summary to local gavernments across
the cauntry. The hope is that Santa Monica's Task Force
may serve as a model in community prablem solving and
planning far cities across the country.
Lacally, Task Force members have presented the rep~rt at
severai civic, radia, television, social service and
business gatherings. During the implementation phase, the
Task Force will be evaluating haw to continu~ and expand
these presentations so that mo~e people in the community
hear about their efforts.
In addition to these and other community education
activities, the specific Task Force recommendation which
wauld require additional funding is the creation of a
Speaker's Bureau. This could be implemented through an
exi~ting organization to pravide coordination and
direction. If this is deemed feasible and funds are
available, this wauld begin in Year 2.
Implementation Beqins: Immediately
Annual Cost: In-kind and
$ 36,000 {Full-time Speaker's Bureau}
BUDGETARY IMPACT
The proposed implementation steps wi~.~ require funding fram a
variety of governmental and private saurces. The City's funding
contributian involves using a range af its own sources including
housing and grant funds, as well as the General Fund. xn the
Mid-Year Budget Review, approved by the City Counci~. on March 3,
$500,000 in General Fund was identified as available to assist
homeless capital projects and $300,000 is currently appropriated
in account #01-200-262-75090-6112-15649 for homeless programs.
The specific use of this $800,Od0 in City General Fund is
dependent upon final cost analysis for priority projects and
additional input fram the Task Force on Homelessness. These
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decisions will be made in the next several months and come back
to the City Council far approval as apprapr~ate.
RECOMMENDATIONS
City staff reeommends that the City Council: (~) apprave the
proposed implementatian schedule and steps outlined in this staff
report; (2} introduce, for first reading, the propased ardinance
prohibiting encampments~ as outlined in Attachment III; and (3y
direct the Planning Commission to recoat~end provisions addressing
housing facilities fox homeless people and other affordable
housing issues in an interim ardinance.
Prepared By; Jahn Jalili, City Manager
Pau~ Berlant~ Director, LUT1K
James Butts, Chief of Police
_ Barbara Moran, Director, CARS
Barbara Stinchfield, Acting Director, CDD
Julie Rusk, Acting CN5 Manager, CDD
_ D. Kenyan Webster, P/Z Manager~ LUTM
Wendy Bines, Home].ess Coordinator, CDD
Attachtnents
Attachment I - Cost Estimates for New Initiatives
Attachment II - Implementatior€ Schedule
Attachment III - Encampment Ordinance
Attachment IV - Identificat~on of PossibJ.e AZternatives to
Zoning ordinance
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The Santa Mon~ca Task Force on Homelessnes : A Call to Action
Cost Estimates for New Initiatives
ATTACHMENT I
Page 1
City Support Petential Other
1'otal Estu*+A~p~ r~~* Identified ta ~ate•* City Potential
Start-up Annual 1992-93 Fundiny FundinQ
Recomrnendatior~
- Year• Capital Operating 1991-9? (Year 1) Sources""• Sources•'•
-
~±~E~~i~nH~:'~~~~~~~,~~~~~ i ~ 5100,D00 #o ~ ----
i
Develop Ci~dian Assistance Team 2-4 0 ~ S2p0,000 0 ~ 0 GF Coun#y
Plan and rmplement the Alternatsve 1 0 ~ S6Q,000 to 0 + 0 GF Court
Sentencing Program. ~ 150,OD0 ~ Funding
~Q~~Af ~~.4~~'~~~~ ' ~
Link meals programs to ser~~ces. Immed 0 ; ~35,077 57,500 ; ~35,077 GF ---
decentral~ze, move indoors {~rioritvl ; ;
;
~
; ,
;
Federal,
Designate meals distrik~ution coordinator 1 0 ; S25,Q00 0 ; 0 GF State
to coord+nate all C~ty food efforts
i
i ,
Private
' ~ Grants
~
; ,
;
Federal,
~nsure that meals are available 7 days 2-4 0 ; $5,04Q 0 ; 0 GF State
per week
'
~
' ,
Private
; ~
! Grants
Expand the capability of existing day ~
~
~ -
Federal
services to remain apen 7 days per
2-4
0 ; S38,OQ0 to
0 ; 0
GF ,
State
week
~ 325,000
~ ,
rr~vate
; ! Grants
` Please note that "Immed." = Immediate implem~ntataan which refers to the current fiscal year, FY1991-J2, Year 1 refers to FYi 992-93; and Years 2-4
refer #o FY1993-1996.
** For FY1991-92 and FY1992-93, City General Funds of 5800,000 far one-time capital costs and 5300,000 for annual operating costs have been identif~ed
to support the Task Forca recommendatEOns Other revenua sources rnclude approximately $200,000 from CDBG property sale, HUD, TORCA and CHAfiP
funds
CDBG - Federal Communixy Deve~opment Black Grants
CHARP - Citywide Housing Acquis~tion Rehabd~tation Program
ESP - State Emergency Shelter Program
F/R - Fundraising
F~SG - Federal EmerQency Shelter Grants
GF - C~ty Ganeral Fund
~~~.~~~t
HUD - Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development
Prop A - Transportatian
filiCP - Rental Hausing Construction Pragram
SAFAH - Supplemental Ass~stance for FaciEities to Assist the Homeless
TORCA - Tenant Ownership Rights Charter Amendment
The Santa Monica Task Force on Homelessness: A Call to Action
Cost Estimates for New Initiati~es
ATTACHM~NT I
Page 2
City Support Patential Other
TOtel Fctimat~rl f:nct identitied t ~ ~arP"" City Patentiai
St~rt-up Annual 1992-93 Fundmq Funding
Recammendation Ye~r• Capital Operating 1991-92 (Year 1 ~ Sources"• Saurces"""
~ ~ ~ Federal,
Develop aftercare services for persons 2-4 Q ; $110,~0~ 0 ; 0 GF State,
after permanent housin~ is established. i ; Private
~
~ ~
~
Grants
Advocate for County and 1oca1 hosp~ta~s ; S 1,624,250 t fVot
ta develop resources to pravide 10-20 1 a ; to 3,248,5Q0 0 ; 0 Applicabfe County
acute psych. beds i i
Advocate fa~ L.A. County to work with ~ ~
local hospitals ta provide 8-10 drug 1 0 ; ~131,400 to 0 ; 0 Not County
detox beds in the Santa Mornca area ; 854,04Q i Applicable
with medical back-up. i i
Case manager/client ad~ocates ta assist ~ ~ SAFAH,
homeless persons, ensunng coordina#ed 2-4 Q ; SBQ,D00 to 0 ; Q GF Other
services i 200,000 i Grants
i i ~OUnty.
Emphasis on employment, develop new lmmed 560,000 ; 5250,fl00 to 0 ; 0 GF State,
employment center (Prionty~ 90,000 ; 285,000 ; Pr~vate
~ ~ Grant$
r please note that "Immed "= Immediate impiem~ntataon which refers to the current fiscal year, FY1991-92; Year 1 refers to FY1992-93; and Years 2-4
refer to FY1993-1996
;* For FY1991-92 and FY1992-93, City General Funds of S$00,040 for one-time capital costs and 5300,000 for annual operating costs have been identified
ta support Che Task Foroe recammendat+o~s. Other revenue sourees mciude approwmately S2p0,000 from CDBG property sale, FiUD, TORCA and CHARP
funds.
CDSG - Federal Community Development Block Grants
CHARP - C~tywide Hous~ng AcGuisit+on fiehabi4itattio~ Progsam
ESP - State Emergency Shelter Program
FIR - Fundraising
FESG - Federal Emergency Shelter Grants
GF - City General Fund
~~ ~ ~~.~~~
HUQ - Federal Department of Housmg and Urban Development
Prop A - Trans~ortation
RHCP - Rental Mausing Construction Program
SAFAH - Supplemental Assistance for Facil~ties ta Assist the hiameless
TORCA - Tenant Ownersh~p Rights Charter Amendment
The Santa Monica Task Force on Hom I ness: A Call to Action
Cost Estimates for New Initiati~es
ATTACHMENT I
Page 3
City Support Potential Other
Total Estimatcd Cost Identif~ed ~n []arp^ • City Patentiaf
St~rt-up Annual 1992-93 Fund~ng Funding
_ Recommendation Year" Capital Operating
-- 1991-92 1Yet~r 1~ SOU~GES~ ~~ Saurces"'
~
; ~ ; Caunty,
Support all current employment and 1 p ; 525,000 to 0 ; 0 GF State,
training efforts w~th~n ex~st~ng agencies, i 50,OQ0 ; P~ivate
_
_. .--- ~
! ~
!
Grants
Expand the ava~labdity of Sect~on 8
immed
0 ~ ~660,000 ~
5177,500 ~ $177,500
Hl1D
---
housing certrficates.
_..._ . ~
. ,
.
Develop emergency rental assis#ance ~
; 510
000 to
~
program and security depos+t 1 ,
Q ~ 50,000 0 ~ 0 HUD State Grants
guarantees. , ,
_ _. _ . _ ~ ,
~~~~~~~ R~~ ~~~~~~~ ; ; Generat ESP
RHCP
i
i
Fund, ,
,
Federal
Pnonty support for: 24 bed transitional, Immed S 11,100,QQ0 ~ $500,000 S 1,104,~00 ~ 0 CNARP, FESG
Tax
36 bed SRO, 55 transi#iona! beds ; ; TORCA ,
Credits,
RPriorttyl i i Agency FIR
Support for 20-40 emergency shelter $20,000 to ; $50,000 #n ; General ESP
Federal
bed haus~ng pro~ects. ~Priority) 1 15Q,000 ~ 20Q,000 0 ~ 0 Fund ,
FESG,
_
--- - - ; ; Funds
Expand cold weather program to 90
; ,
;
General --...
L A. County
contmuous days ~ 0 ; 560,000 Q '
~ 560,000
Fund, Prop
~
~ ~ A
" Piease note that "Immed." = Imrt~ediate implementatian which refers to t#~e current fiscal year, FY1991-82. Year 1 refers to FY1992-93; and Years 2-4
refer to FY1993-~ 996
'` For FY1991-92 and FY1992-93, City General Funds of 5800,000 for one-time capital costs and $300,Op0 for annual operat~ng costs have been uientified
to support the 7ask Force recorr~mendations. Other revenue sources include approximately $204,D00 from CDBG p~operty sale, HUD~ TORCA and CHARP
funds
CDBG - Federal Community Development Block Gra~ts
CHARP - Citywide Hausing Acquisition ~lehabditation ProBram
ESP - State Emergency Shelter Program
F/R - Fu~draising
FE$G - Federal Emerg~ncy Shelter Grants
GF - Ctty General Fund
~f~.:~ ~~ ~ }.
>• 5~~~~
HUD - Federal Qepartment qf Housing and Urban ~evelopment
Prop A - Transpartation
RHCP - Rental Housing Canstruction Program
SAFAH - Supplemental Assistance for Facilities to Assist the Homeless
TpRCA - Tenant Ownership Rights Charter Amendment
..~.......~~.-,.
' ` V ~
.~
conat~nt f~ar o~ arreet, ~arced ~o cona~ently ba 'o~ ~he mova,~
•v~n •t n~qht, not able to 21ve in qraupg which provid•
aalf-prc~action and unable to atay in cne place triey call
'hame.'"2 These pointa h~Ye rnerit. ~bviaua~y the glt~ht of
th• homeles~ woui~ be ~ssed a bit i! thay ~ere permitted ~o
c~mp in publi~ p~rka. ~ut ~h~ City pr~s~ntad corngeiling
~vi~enCB. in tl~e form of a~claretiar~a by two pciice c~ptain~
~nd a cfty gardener, that prior carnpinq in the parka, both
~uthori~eQ end unauthoritad, had ciu~ed e~en qre~ter harrn to
ths City bp resuitir~q in ~he pro~ound dsteriorstion of th~
parka, p~rticuYerly Civic Center P~~z~ an~ Goiden Gate Park.
Palic• CeptaSr~ Denni~ l~er~e~ describsQ Rome at the
•tfect~ of th• tompariry C~mpiaq po~icy an Civic c~nter Pieza:
"Tb~re r~~s always e iarqe eccumui~tion o~ qarbap• at Civic
C~nter durinq th• ancarnpraent. sscnuse af thr dar~qrr~ poaed by
tbosv encampe~ at ths Civic Ce~~er. xs wer~ called upcn ta
secort City Q~rdonors t[~ro~qh Civia Csnter mhiie th~y perforM~~
---- ~„ - --
~. Th• Cfty ciaima there ha: be~n eo shor+inp a! harm
to the thr~• plafntilia whD sxe pro~~cutin~ thi* app~~l --
BFC~H, Nomele6R Tn~k Force ~nd Mich~el Cullinan ~- bacau$a
Culiinan obtain~d housiAq bs~ars ~h• motfo~ ~or a prei#.rnir~sry
injuncttoa w~s liled, and th~ r~cord does noE iC~qt3~~EYp dC~fnC
th• ind#vidusl mombfrship of th• tWO otQaniss~ior~al
ep~~llsnts. Ko~~var, e a~claratiar~ by 6lCGii'a statt
coordfnator ~rt~t~~ that 6i~GOH's membership alwsys iaclude~
'curr~t~t" ss w~ii s~r fasm~=ly hom•1•:s irtafvi~uels. sirni~a~~Y,
~h~ compisin~ des~rib~a Homries~ Task ~arc~ as inciudinq
"eurrsntly homr111s1~" p~rao~s es ~s17, Aa thos~ who hav~ ~~nanaqe~
_ to lind ~raergency dr psrmenent hou~ieq." Thus, ~hr t~+o
orqanizational ~pgellsnt~ adequdt~ly d~cno~atrat~d that the~r
WB~s ~~akinq infunctiv~ rellwf which wot~ld fnure to the bsn~fit
o! at iesst sv~ of their moa~ibers, ~hoae whn wrre eurrer~tiy
bornelea^ ~nd had aot obtain~d houeing. 4Bes qen•ra11y ~OtltitY
of 6an Luis bbi~ne v, 1wbelns~e Allia~ {1986) 17~ Cs1.App.3d
8~~, eb3-a64,f
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p~~i'ACHNIENT Lt
Page ~
~e~~prnma~da~io~-s'
' `~ ~~H~idt~~ vl~~~'~~~'~
~~'~~ rofde crimes lPa9~
Full scale enforcement hRgh p
~ 1 } - Priosi#y
roh~b~t~ng encampments
Deve{op new ardtnance P pKiarity
in publ4c places. lpa9e 15) -
hone nurnber to repost agSress+ue
Pubhc~ze Q ~ ~ 16?
.,~~nh~ndl~1'IA. ~P 9
~ a ~ d~~ . v, __
tmp~ernentation Schedute
~lew ~C Irn
Annu~1
5tart-up pepartr~tent~ ~ ~ C~P~~$I C~p~rating
Ye~ar' " QrBaniz~tibn
_ ~
Immed. 5MF'~
tmmed. City Managar
Immed
aMPD
cao, SMPD,
County
CDD, Chamber.
WSHC, BDC
SMPD
e 161 2-4
Davelop Civ+lia~ Ass+stance ~~am. iPa9
lmmed
Plan and ir~'fplement Ai#ernatiue$•ta-Panhandlmg-
G~v~ng Pro~ect. lpa9e 181
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p~v~yQp definition fnr adciress unknown and
homeless. iP~9Q 1 ~l
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Pslot praiect u~-~erwav ~~+ downtown
area.
a11 o A ~ ~~~°rti. 4 refer
ftiscal Year, ~Y1 J9'l-92; Year 1 refers ta FK1'~92-93~ a~d Years 2~
ers mdicated aba~-e ~efer to Sha 5antacMa~~~ ~ sk F rce n H~mel ness'
• P4ease n~ote that the Pa~g +~uma ~~m~~tatson whsch ~efess to the oss+ble funding sources
~ Immed~ate timp
•~' Nate that "Immed•"
to FY~ ~9~"~ ~96 ~ew cost is~paet Please refer to Attachment 1 for 2ctu2~1 cost est~mates an hoai p,str~ct
~ - penotes Eecommes~datian w~th ~~~~~~~~
SMMUSD - 5anta Mornaa-Mahk~u~UparT~ent
gpC - B~,YS'~e Distr~ct Corporation
g~~ - Bus~ness Gav~emment ta E~d Homelessness
CA~5 - Cultural and Recrea~e~t ~~partm~nt
CqD - Carr~nuntity Develap
Chamber - Criar'r~ber ot Commerce
CountY -~-os Angeles Caus~ty Board of 5upervssors
DMH - ~epartment of Mental Heaith
p~5 - ~~SPut~ y~~yo~uUon 5ervices
EDD - EmplaYment DeveloPment Departme~t
~,c~ _ Ger-eral Services paP~~t~'ent
HC - Huus~n9 Commassi~n
~~y-~~ _~and Use and 7ra o(P ~enter Mana~ement
NSC - Nei9hbdrhood Supp
SCAG - Sautfi~em CR Assoc~at~an oi Go~~rnments
SSC - Soc a1 5erv+ces Comm ss on4~tat,on
~Amment~
.~ 12 ~~,c;l directs City Manager to
hire cflunsel fos prepa~ting ordinance.
Puh{rcize poltiCe aeneral serv-ces line
t4r~g-$491l.
outreaich beams, then Ire sse sf eed fng
$
SMPp - 5anta Mon~ca Pol~ce
TFM - Task Fofce or~ Hars~e4essness
VA - veteran's Admmistretiorr
W~C - Wests~de Ecumenical Cantefence
WF~ - Westside Food Sank
~$y~C - Wests~de St~e~ter and Hunger Coat~UOn
The Santa Monica Task Force ~n Homelessnes~: A Call to Action
Implementation Schedu{e
ATTACHMENT II
Page 2
I~~w Cast tmoact ~
Star#-up ~lep,art~Qnts/ AnnuaC
~e~C~mt~lendations * Y~~~• ~
_ Qrganizat+an'" *` Capital dperd#ing CommQr~ts
_ ....... ... .. ... . .
City Attorney, i
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Plan and implement the Alternativs Sentencing 1 SMPD4 Caunty, ; $
Program. (page 20} Municipal Caurt, i
CdD i
Explore feasibility of public restrooms openmg by ; Possible need f~, a.:ditional resources,
6:Q0 a.m. and evaluate the need for additional 1 CARS, GS, CDD ~ pendmg assessment ~n year 2
publac resirooms. {page 16! ,
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Provide some type of storage lockers to be used 1 CARS, CDD, ~ fVeeds further analysis.
by people who are homeless, (page 161 Agencies ~
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~nhance ~isible recreation activities at all City 1 CARS i
parlcs. [page 16} ;
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Improve park Enfrastructure - Ensure maintenance
~ ---.
The Empro~ements to par~
of park lighting and fencing a..,....u playgrounds. 1 CARS ; infrastructures are a direct benefit to the
(page 161 i entire community.
Implement ~ubl~c educat~onlcommun~ty CDD, Chamber, ; ~nhanced public safety education by
mvolvement irntiati~e {~age 1$1 Immed WSHC, BGC, ~ SMPD underway.
SMPD ~
* Please note that the page numbers indicated above refer to he Santa Mohica Task Force on Homelessn ~ A all to Action Report.
•• Note that "tmmed "= Immediate implementation which refers to the current f~scal year, FY7 991-92, Year 1 refers to FY1992-93; and Years 2-4 refer
to FY1993-1996
S- Denotes reeommendatian with new cost impact. Please refer to Attachment I for actual cost estimates and poss~ble funding sources
BDC - 8ays~de Drs#r~ct Corparat~on
BGC - Business Go~ernment ta End Homelessness
CARS - Cultural and Recreation 5ervices
CDD - Community Development Qepartment
Chamber - Chamber of Commerce
County - Los Angeles County Board of Supervisars
pMH - Department of Mental Health
DRS - Dispute Ftesolutian 5ervices
n~~u
~"~~`~~~sn;~d
EDD - Employment Developmer~t Departrrrent
GS - Genaral Serv~ces Departmenf
F1C - Housmg Commissron
L.UTM - Land Use and Transportat~~n Management
NSC - Neighborhood Support Center
SCAG - Southern CA Association of Governments
SDR - State Department of liehabtlitation
SSC - Soc+af Serv~ces Comrrsissivn
SMMUSD - Santa Monica-Mahbu Unrfied 5chool Distrrct
SMPD - Santa Monrca Police Department
TFH - 7ask Foroe on Homelessness
VA - Veteran's Admirnstrat+on
WEC - Wests~de Ecumenical Conference
WFB - Westside Food Bank
WSHC - Wests~de 5helter and Hunger Coalikian
The Santa Monica Task Force an Hamelessness: A Call to Action
Implementat+on Schedule
S[~iri-up Departrlieilis/
Rprumrnendatrons' Ypar• • Ur~anizaUOn" `
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Maintain current Crty-funded pragrams {page 51 - ~mmed CDD, Finance
Priority
Link meafs programs to services, decentralize, CDD, CARS,
move mdoors. (pages 26 and 27) - Pr~ority Immed, WSHC, C~ty
Attorney, WEC
Develop the regulatory procedures prohibit~ng the CDD, CARS, City
operation of outdoor meal programs. (page 27} - Immed Attorney
Priority
Designate meals distribution coardmator #0 1 CDD. WSHC,
coordinate all City food effarts. ipage 27! WEC
Ensure that meaEs are available 7 days per week 2-4 CDD, WSliC,
~pa9e 27} WEC
Develop meals programs ~nformation card, (page 1 CDD, WSHC,
271 WFB, SSC
Support local #ood bank programs, Ipage 271 1 C~D
Nnw f ncr ~rpn+~Ct
Anrsual
Capital Oppraung
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ATTACHM~NT 11
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Comments
Agenc~es may experience 596 reduction
in grants in FY92-93.
Target date to move F.A.I.T.H meals
program to indoor, small, decentrafized
sites is 5/1/92.
LFnk wath recammendation to designate
meals distribution coordinator
* Please note that the page numbers ~ndicated above refer to The San#a Manica Task F r n Homelessness: A Call o Actian Repart
** Note that "Immed." = Immediate implementation which refers to the current fiscal year, FY1991-92; Year 1 refers to FY1992-93, and Years 2-4 refer
to FY 1993-199fi,
$- Denotes recommendation with new cost impact. Please refer to Attachmeni I for actual cost estimates and possible funding sources.
8DC - Bayside ^istnct Corporat~on
BGG - Busmess Governmeni to End Homelessness
CARS - Cultural and Recreation Services
CDD - Commun~ty development Department
Chamber - Chamber of Commerce
County - Los Angeles County Board a( Superv~sors
DMH - department of Mental Health
DR5 - Dispute Resolution Serv~ces
<'~~•~~~~i~d
EDD - Ernplayment Development Department
GS - General Ser~~ces Department
HC - Ffousing Commission
LUTM - Land Use and Transportatian Management
NSC - Neighborhood 5upport Center
SCAG - Sauthern CA Association of Gavernments
SDq - State pepartment of Rehab~l~tat~an
SSC - Socia! Serv~ces Comm~ssion
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SMM!!SD - Sa~ta Mon~ca-Mal~bU Un~fied School Drstr~ct
SMPD - Santa Mon~ca Police Department
TFM - ~ask Force on Hamelessness
VA - Veteran's Admmistratian
WEC - Westside ~cumerncak Conierance
WF8 - Westside Food Bank
WSHC - Westside Shelter and Munger Cvaiatidn
ATTAGH1Yti~~v ~ "
Page 4
~~~om~mer~da_ t~ ~~°,,,~-
~bi4;~y of existing daY Sexvices to
Exparid the cap g~r week. ip~9~ ~91
remais~ oPsn 7 aay P
Ensure linkage df daY ser~~ces and she~teis.
tP~gg 2~1
~es~9~ G~ty.~~pported pro9rams that ir~valve
individuals in plans~{n9 rehabilitat+on oPtior+s.
4P~~B 2~1 ular
Caosdin~te a1i outt~ach efforis, ~nstitute re9
me~tingsltraining. tpa9es 9 and 291
af~ercare services for persans after
Develop -s stak~iis~ed. ~Pa9g 291
permanent fi+ousing ~
lnclude Ai1]S educat3on ~r~ atl pro9rar~s (p~0~
291
ort coilabaratsve effnrts aman9 volunteers
Supp encies, 1~a9~
I wark~ng with homeless serv~ce ag
I 2:31
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5-
iCa 1 asR ~ .....-. -
Implementatian Schedule
N~w C ~t li~a ~~ t
Ar-~~~s:~1
~tast-uP U~U•artmentsi rat~+~g
Capital qP~
V~~rw,- QC~anizatian~'*`
ti
Z.e~ CD~, [:UU~~Y
2-q, CDD
2-~ C[7Q
CDD, CARS,
~ SMPD, CountY
2-4 C~D
~ Cad
2-~ CDD, WSHC.
w~g, WEC
(;omments
Add~ a$ pan of new R!equest for
Propo~a~ pracess far FY93-94.
Im~~~r `"~~t4 mantaton a~aCoft+an
evaluatrri9 imP
pss+stance ~$am.
~para te w~th 5anta Mon~ca's new
HN~AIDS F'rnlect.
,~ • A C il A i n RePpa ~ Years 2-~ refer
n a M tiea '°" Year 1 refers to FY1992-~3~
~Y'k 99 ~ -92,
~$ ri u m b e r s fndicated abave re4er ta ~~~ o~$ib ie fu n d i n g s a u r c e s.
Please note that t he ~ ,mmediate ~mplementat~on w h+c h r e fi e r s t a t h e current fiscai year,
Note that "1mmeGd.
-199 act. Please re~ef Co AttaGhmer+t 1 far actual cost est~snateS en P 5c~oolUistnGi
ta FY1993
Dgnotes recommesrdatron wtit4~ new cast irr+p Na-,~~,;~~~~d 5MMl~SQ-5antaMari~ca-Ma4,bu~n~a if~r-ent
nt Man+ca Paltice aeP
BDC - ~ayside Oist~~ct CorPQrat+on
g~~ - Business Government ta En4 Ko~'r'e~essness
CARS - Cultusal ~~ ~ev 1 p~nent Department
CDD - Coms-iun~tY
Chamber - Ghamt~er of Coss}m gaacd ot Super~~sors
CauntY - ~-os An9eles GountY
py~p}{ - 1]epa~tment of MeMa~ Neaith
DR5 - Drspute Resafut~on ~~f~i~~s
EDD - EmR~aYment Dsvelc~pmeni i~epartme
GS - Genera~ Sesy'~~S ~~~artment
NC - 4-ti41lSInA CBfrifTl155tiOi1 rtattion ManaB~ment
~U~M - Land ~1se and "Cranspo
P1SC - Ne~ghborhood ~uPP4rt Cente~
~~pG - 5ot~thern CA A&5'°Ciauon of Gavemments
~~~ . Soc a1 Servi ces Cnmm ss Q~,l~tat~an
SS
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s~p~t - Sa~ta
TFH - Task Farcz an Nan'~~~ssness
VA - ~~tera~'s Adrninistratian
W~~ . Wests~de Ecumernc~~ Conference
W~g _ Westsfde Food 8ank
WSHC - Westssde Shelter and Hun9eF Coalit~on
q'"~'TA~H~~~ge 5
~ieC~r~Mertda~ ~i~,.
Santa Mon+ca ~~ st Mental~N4ealth Ao beco~e~a
Sar+ta Mas++ca We
model cliniC f°r p~pp~~ W~th mQntat illnesses who
a es 31 an~d 321 - Pr+ority
are homeless. [P '~
and lacal hospit~~~ to
~~yocate far County
de~elap resources to provide ti 0-20 ~GUte psYch. ~
beds, 1P~9~ 311
rrent daY ~~nt~rs s~rvmg P~p~~~
~ncourage cu
w+th rnental r4lnesses who are h week~StRa~~ ~21
expand operat~an to 7 daY~ ~
lncrease menta~ health team street au~K~ach
~ 4Pag~ 321 ~~
IG$ l S n~ u..... -
1mq~Qm~n~a~~on Schedule
~ w ~as ~nnu~~
Starrt-c~~ 47epartt~ner+t~s~ # Cap~#a~ OP~rBtir
Year*'" prean~xatian
-
Immed GDD. ~ounty,
DMI~
lrnmed. l CDD, CountY
~.q CauntY~ OMH ~
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r
2~4 CountY~ DMW '
4
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of case mana9ement and ~~ CountY, DMH
Increase the availab+lity
money management 5e mane t~hous ng 5 lp~'ge
they 1~a~e aCn~eved P
321
d~bove te~er to ~ne ~a„`° ._. fssca4 year,
+~~mm~er~t~
~o be addsessed thraug~- ~~Rt~~'~~~
meetCp ~~ pg~~rtment of allentat~~n
and
Heaith staff •
Tfl ~e addressed throu~h cantinued
' meetir-gs with Supervisar Ed ~de4man
and County ~ef~artmerrt o~ Mer+tal
I Nealth staff
To be addressed thrau9h cQntinued
meet~ngs vvith SuPetvisar Ed ~delman
and County Departms"t °# Mental
Hea4th st~f~
Lin1c w~t~ 5ection ~ ~rn9r~ms.
S ; A C 14 Ac ios~ ReAort. q refer
; on 4~or~ 1
Yeas 1 re#ers ta ~Y 1992-93, and Years -
FY'~991-92,
~lease note that 4he pa9~ numbers md~cate ogssbie fund{ng sources.
~ Imme~4iate ~mP~em~nxati1°n `f'f~~G~ ~eiers to the curtan
• " Note that "1m{ned °
.}~96. act P4ease sefer ta Attachmsnt i for actual cast est~mates an P 5chaolD~stnct
3 d
$-
to FY199 •
Denotes recommeridation vv~th new cost ~mP ~~~~~~d,
~ ~ ent
BDC - BaVS~de ti~str~ct Corporat1on
SGC - BUSinesS Goversrss~ent to Es+d Fiamelessness
~ARS - Cultural s~d Rscreation Services
Cpp - ~ommurntY DeveloPment Department
~~m~ef _ C#~ambe~ ot Camm aa&rd o{ Superv+sors
County - 1r~s Angele5 Cour~Y
p~~ _ psp~rtrr,ent ot Mental Hea~th
pA~ . Disqute ResaluUon Services
EOq ° ~mpioYm~nt Deve1op+'~ent DeAastm
~$ . General Serv~ces ~epartment
HC - Nvusing Commission e~ent
LUTM - Land Use 2nd Transporxat~an Mana9
~c~ _ ~le~$hbarhvod 5upport Centa~
SCRG - Snuther ~~ment o~Reriabd~itatan r~~~~ts
gDR - 5tate ~eP
SSC - Sacisl Ser-i~ces Commiss~vn
5MMU5D - S~nta Mon~ca-Ma1~~u ~Irniie
5h~pp - Santa Marnca Pol~ce Repartment
7F#{ - ~ask Farca ar~ ~ome1essness
VA - Vete~an's Adm~n~stsat~on
~~ . Wests~de Ecumen+cal Conierence
V~~3 - V1185t51d8 ~pOd B~T1k
Wg}{~ - Westside 5helter and Nunge~ Gpalition
arracH~n~N-~ ~~
~'~ge ~a
Recqr~-rnenda~X+Q~~'"
~ducate c;tixans c af~ nvo{ ~ tarY ~osp-tai~xat~anal
il4ness, I~rt~tattioris
1aws, the unavailab~~'tY °f C°mmunity-based
treatment. iPa~e ~ 11
Advocate for the Caunty ta pravrde the necessarY
health sesvices on a comprehenstive coord nated
ef#orts to deveEap
system tpagg 331
Advocate #ar L A Ca~~ty to work w~th local
}~pspita~s ta prowde S°10 drug detax beds m the
Santa Mvnica area with medscal back-up IPa9e
3~41
lncrease acce~s to pr~ma;`! care sefvices fa~
homeiess person~s a~t~~}rke Health Centsr and the
VA HosP+tal {P 9
~+
S-
tGd ia~.~ •,..•-_
{mptiementatian Schedule
New .os ~~ ~
Annual
5tart_up D~~~rtlm~tlxsl ~aRit~~ C~P~ratin~
Yea~"` prgantix~xia~*,~ •
... ~
C~mm~~ts
2-4 CDD, WSHC,
BGC, County.
DMN ,
~-~ CDD, County,
BGC, WSHC
~pD, CountY~
yVSHC
To be ~d~ressed throu~h confinu~d
meetings with SuPe~"isor Ed Edelman
and CountY st~f~.
Z.4 CDD, County,
WSHC ,
omeles ess a~~I A~ Rg~o~. 4 refer
rrent fiscal Yea~~ ~~~9~~-~2' Year 1 refers ta FY19s2`93: and Years 2-
hat the ~as~ numbers mdtcatecf ak~OU ~~ ~~ efers to theacu~o~'~a Tas~c ~asce
Please nnte t ^ ~~,r,mediate implemer~tatian oss~b4e'Fundin~ sources
~Vote that "Immed "
to FY1993-1996 gw cost ~mpact P~sase refe~ ta Attachment 1 for actuai cast est~mates an R
Denotes secommenda#tion vvtith n ~~~~~~~d
gpe - Baystde D~str-ct Corpacat~on
BGC - Busmess Government to End Homelessness
CARS - Gultura4 a~~eve prnent Department
~pp - CammunitY
Chamber - Chamber oi C°mm ~aa~d of Superv+sors
CountY - Los A~9~les Caunty
DMH - DeP~rt'~"«nt af Mental Kealth
DR5 - R~spute Resnlut~on 5ervices
~DQ - EmptaYment Develops~-er~t Department
G5 • Genecal Services ~epartmes~t
HC - Hous~ng Cammiss~an
LIfTM - Land ~Se ~nd ~~a ~~~ Center Mana~ement
NSC - Ne~ghborhoad 5upp
S~AG - Sauthern CA Associst+on of Ga~efnm~~ts
~aSC - 5oc ai Services Comm s anlitat~on
SMi~AUSD - 5anta Marnca-Mahbu Urni~ed School D~stnct
SMPD - 5anta Man~ca PoNce ~epartment
TFN - Task Force on Nom6lessness
VA - Veteran's Rdm+r+~stsat+on
W~~ - Wests+de Ecumen~ca~ Canterence
WFB - Wests+de Food BBnk
wg~~ - Wesls~de She~ter and Hunger CoaliUOn
The Santa Monica Task Force on Homelessness: A Cail #o Action
Implemen#ation Schedule
ATTACHMENT II
Page 7
New Cost Imnact
Start~tsp 1]~p~rtmentsl Annuaf
~i~commendaitionsr Year"' arganizatir~n"~'* Ga~ital ~p~ratin~ Comments
Advocate for the Cour~ty to change exclusionary ~ To bs addressed through contmued
palicies m deveEoping caordinated systems of 1 DMFi ~ t .~.~~tmgs w~th Su~ervisar Ed Ede4man
care for homeless persons with multipla diagnosis ~ and County staff.
that require alcohol, drug and mental health ;
serv~ces. ~page 341 ~
Case managericlient advocates to assist CDD, Agenciss, ~
;,,,~.,~less persons, ensuring coordrnated servECes 2-4 VA, County ; S
Ipage 351 i
Develop client-centered action plans that offer a ; Address as part of new Request for
wide range of services pramotmg self-suff~c~ency 2-4 GDD, A~encies ` Proposa! process for FY 93-94
(PaBe 361 ~
~mphas~s on err~ployment, [leveFop new GDD, County, ~
~mployment center (p2gs 371 - Prionty Immed SDR, Chamber, ; S Multi-year, collaborative pro~ect
WSHC i
Support all current employment and training CDD, EDD, SDR, ~ $
efforts w~th~n existing agencies (page 37~ i BGC. Caur~ty, ;
WS#iC i
* please note that the page numbers indicated above refer ta The Santa Monica Task Farce on Homelessnes~: A Call to Action Report.
'• Note that "Immed "= Immediate impfementation which refers to t#~e current fiscal year, FY1993-92. Year 1 refers to FY1992•93; and Ysars 2-4 refer
to FY1993-199fi.
$- peno#es recommendation with new cost impact. Please refer to Attachment I for actual cost estimates and possible funding sou~ces
BDC - Bayside District Corporation
BGC • Buskness Governmen# to End Homelessness
CARS - Cultural and RecreaCian 5ervices
CDD - Community Development Departmsnt
Chamber - Chamber of Cammerce
County - Los Angeies Caunty Board of 5uperv~sars
DMH - Department of Menta! Health
DRS - Dispute Rssalut~an Services
~w'~- ~ ~~8~it~
EDD - Employment Oevelopment Departmestt
GS - General Serv~cas Department
HC - liousing Commission
LU7M - Land Use and Transportatian Management
NSC - Neighhorhoad Support Center
SCAG - Southern CA Association of Governments
SDR - State Department of Rehab~htation
SS!C - Social Services Commissian
SMM~lSD - Sa~ta Man~ca-Mal~bu Eln~f}ed School psstnct
SMPD - Santa Marnca Police Department
TFH - Task Farce an Hamelessness
VA - Veteran's Admm~stration
WEC - Wests+de Ecumenical Conference
WFB - Westside Food Bank
WSHC - Westside Shelter and Hunger Coal~t~on
The Santa Monica Task Force ~n Homelessness: A Call to Actian
~ ~ ..~Implementation Schedule ~.~. ~_
ATTACHMENT II
Page 8
IVC4'V COSi IfT1~7CT
Start up D~p~r#mentsl AnnuaE
Rerarnmendations' Y~a~i • OrBaniz;i~rUn• •` Capnal Uperating Commpnts
Support lobhying ef#orts at the State and Federal ~
levels for an increased ~~ the mirnmum wags. 2-4 CDD, BGC, ~
[page 38) WSHC ~
Enhance hirmg efforts to hire people who are ;
homeless or formerly ham~less as a part of the 1 Personnel, CDD, ;
warkforce [page 3$1 CARS i
Santa Monica to advocate for specialized ;
errfploymen# ser~~ces for homeless persons with 2-4 CDD, BGC, ;
Federal, State and Caunty agencies (page 371 WSHC ~
Expand t~e avadabdity of Section 8 hausing ~
certificates Coordinate referrals to afforc~able Immed. CDD (Haus{ng~ ; S Underway.
housing. (page 39} i
Develop emergency rental ass~stance pragram 1 CDD ~ S
and security deposit guarantees {page 39} ~
Incsease access to affordable {egal 2-4 C6D ~
services/mediation services {page 3$} ~
Ensure that there are adequate foad banks/foad 2-4 CDD, WSHC ~
pantries. {page 3g) ~
• Please note that the page numbers indicated above refer to The ar~ta Monica Task Force on Homelessness: A Call to Action Report
~~' IVvte that "Immed "= Immed~ate implementation which refers to the current f~scal year, FY1991-92; Year 1 refers to FY1992-93; and Years 2-4 refer
to FY1993-199fi
$- Denotes recomme~dation with new cost Empact. Piease refer to Attachment I for actual cost estimates and possible fundmg sources.
BDC - Bays~de D~strict Corporat~an
BGC - Business Gavernrnent #a End Homelessness
CARS - Cultura! and Recreat~an Serv~ces
C~~ - Community Develapment Department
Chamber - Chamber of Cammerce
County - Los Angeles County Board of Superv~sors
OMH - Department of Mental Health
DRS - Dispute Resolution Service~s
M ~- ~c ~.~~@~it~
EDD - Employrnent De~eiopmerrt Department
GS - General 5er~~ces Department
HC - Housmg Commission
LUTM - Land Use and Transportatron Management
NSC - Neigh~orhaad Support Center
SCAG - 5authern CA Assoc~ation of Gavernments
SDR - State bepartment of Rehabditatiore
SSC - Social Services Commission
SMMUSD - Santa Monica-Mal~bu Un~f~ed 5chool D~stnct
SMPD - Santa Mon~ca Palice Department
T€H - 7ask Farce on Hamelessness
VA - Veteran's Administration
WEC - WestS~de Ecumen~cal Confe~ence
WFB - Westside Food Bank
WSHC - Wests~de Shelter and Hunger Coal~t+on
The Santa Monica Task Force on Homelessness: A all to Action
Implementation Schedule
Start-~s~~ Ilupartmentsl
Recommendat+ortis• Year~' Orpan~zatian*••
~1~~~`~ ~1~f~~ ,~~~~I1~~i,
LUTM ~ City
qevelop emereency ordinance to expedite Immed. Attorney, CDD
development af shelter, (Page 46) - Pnor~ty
Priority support for: 24 bed transit~onal, 36 bed Immed CDD
5R0, 55 transitianal beds ipages 45-50! -
Pnanty
Support tor 20-40 emergency shelter bed housmg 1 CDD
projects Ipages 45-50E - Priontv
Expand coid weather program to 90 cont~nuous 1 CDD, County,
days. (pages 43-441 - Pnonty WSHC, 8GC
Promote s'eg+ar~a~ col4a~orat~on, ~atir share
~ppraac~ t0 sitmg facilities and low-cost hausing 1 CDD, BGC
develdpment iuage 41 ~
New Cost Impart
Annual
Capital Uper~tm~
QTTACHMENT 11
Page 9
Comments
Will be ~~plemented as is~tesim
ordmance in A~rd/May 1992
Requires collaborat~on w~th County and
City of Las Aneeles.
Address N I M B Y attitudes by facil~tatir-g ;
discussion, mediat~on between neighbors and lmmed. CDD, ~UTM, ~
shelter/housing developers (page 41 ~ NSC, DRS ;
~` Please nate that the page numbers indicated ~bove refer to The a t arnca Task Far n homelessness. A al! Ac icsn Report
*" fVote that "Immed." = Immediate implementation whic~t refers to the current fiscal year, FY1991-92; Year 1 refers to FY1992-93; and Years 2-4 refer
to FY1993-1996.
S- Denotes recornmendation with new cost impact. Please refer to Attact~ment I for actual cos# estimates and poss+ble funding sources
BDC - Bayside District Carporation
BGC - Business Government to End Homelessness
CARS - Cultural and Recreation Services
CpD - Commurnty Development Department
Charrtber - Chamber of Cammerce
County - Los Angeles Caunty Board af Superv~sars
DMH - Department ot Mental Health
DRS - Dispute Resalution Ser~ices
'~'~ ~~~~~d
EDD - ~mpfoyment Development Uepartment
GS - General 5ervices DeRartment
HC - Hausin~ Camm~ssion
Lt1TM - Land Use and Transpor#ation Management
NSC - Neighborhood Suppart Center
5CAG - 5outhern CA Assoc~at~on at Governments
5DR - 5tate Department of Rehabilitation
SSC - 5ocial Serv~ces Commassion
SMMUSD-5anta Monica-Malibu Unif~ed School D~strict
SMPD - Santa Monica Pol,ce Department
TFH - Task Force on Homelessness
VA - Veteran's Admmistrat~an
WEC • Westside ~cumenical Gonference
WF~ - Wests+de Food Bas+k
WSHC - Westside Shelter and Hunger Coalition
The Santa Manica Task Force on Homelessness: A Call a~Action
lmpiementation Scheclule
ATTACHM~NT li
Page 10
Npyy ['n~t lmn~rt
~
Starr-u~~ L7epartmenlsl Elnrtiual
Rccomme~sdat~arts' Year• ` ()r~anizat+os+"' C:apital Operal~~ig Comme~ts
6 transitional urntslbeds to reopen (5t. Joseph 1 CDD f S
Center's Next Step HouseM ~page 42) ~ ~
Ur~e ne~g#~boring cities ta match Santa Monica's
~
~
funding at 30 cents per capita ta enable Westside 1 CDD, BGC, ;
armories to be open an additional 30 days. (page County, WSHG ~
44 ~ ~
Urge County Supervisars, Los Angeles City CDD, BGC, ;
Councilmembers to consider util~zing armones for 1 County, WSHC ;
a fuil 5-month period. (page 441 ~
A collaborative effort of bus+ness people, the ;
pianning commission and City staff to revise 1 CDp, LUTM, ;
l~ousing codes and ordinances to facihtate City Attorney ~
transit~on hous-ng tpage 48} ;
Suppor# pro~ects that have begun the planning lmmed CDD ~
process that wdl provide SRO's (page 501 ~
Santa Manica explore ways to ~ncrease the ~ Inciudecf in poss~ble xonmg changes.
number of urnts without increasing the allowable Immed. LUTM, CDD ;
faotprint and development envelope of ~ builtfing. i
Smaller units more affordable {page 50~ ~
' Please note that the page numbers mdicated ~bove refer to Th~ Santa Mornc~ Task Force on Homeiessness: A Call tq Action Report
" Note that "Immed "~ Immediate ~mpfementation whrch refers to the curren# fiscal year, FY1991-82, Year 1 refers to FY1992-93; and Years 2-4 refer
ta FY 9 893-1996
S- Denotes recommendation with new cost rmpact. Please refer to Attachment I for actual cost estimates and posstble funding saurces
BDC - Bays~de District Corporat~an
BGC - Busmess Government to End Homelessness
CARS - CulturaE and Recreat~on Services
C~D - C4mmun~ty Deve4apmer~t Department
Chamber - Chamber of Commerce
County - Los Angeles County Baard oi Superwsors
DMH - DeQartment of Mental Health
DRS - bispute Resolution Servrces
*~-~~.~~e~d
EDd - ~mployment Development Department
GS - General Serv~ces Department
HC - Waus+ng Commission
tUTM -~and Use and Transportation Management
NSC - Neighborhood Support Center
SCAG - Southern CA Assoc~ation af Governments
5DR - State Department of Rehabilitation
S5C - Sociaf Services Commission
SMMUSD - Santa Mqnica•Malibu Urnfied Schonl D~str~r.t
SMPD - Santa Mornca Police Dapartment
TFH - Task Force on Homelessness
VA - Veteran's Admirnstration
W£C - Westside Ecumerncal Conlerence
WFB - Westside Food Bank
WSFiG - Wests~de ShelYer and Hunge~ Coal~tsan
The Santa Monica Task ~orce on Hamelessness: A Call to Action
Impiementation Schedule
ATTACHMENT II
Page 11
Now f*Qg~mpact
5tart-up D~partmentsl Anr~~,ai
Recornmendat~ons* Year~"~ Orgarnzation•** ~8pital Operat~ng Cpmm~nt~
Encourage cangrega#e housing to be buift. {page 1 CDD $ i $ Use of CDBG property or proceeds from
5Q~ ~ ~ property sale.
Create incenti~es to encourage builders of ~
affordable housing to set aside percentage of fmmed. CDD. LUTM ;
units for homeless people coming out of ~
pragrams. ~page 50~ ~
Develap a plan that mixed use pro~ects which ~
housing has been approved actually do include fmmed. CDD, LUTM ;
hausing urnts w~en project is complete ipage ~
5p) ~
City parking lots and City-owned land pursued as ~
suitable sites for use of air rights to budd 1 CDD ;
affordable hausing Pursue use of Rnvate~y i
owned lats for low mcome hous~~g (page 50) i
~ncourage partnership between developers and ;
nonprofit agencies to meet the requirement for Imrned Cb~, f.UTM ;
affordable housing development (page 50) ~
'~ please note #hat the page numbers mdicated above refer to The ,Sania Monica Task Farce on Hornelessness A Call to Actian Report
`~ IVote that "Immed "~ Immediate implementation which refers ta the current f~sca! year, FY1991-92; Year 1 refars to FY1992-93; and Years 2-4 refer
to FY1993-1996
$- penotes recommendation with new cost impact. Please refer to Attachment I for actual cost estimates and possibls funding sources.
6~C - Bayside O+str~ct Carparat~on
BGC - Busmess Government to End Hamelessness
CARS - Cultural and Recreation Services
CDa - Cammunity Development Department
Chamber - Chamber of Commerce
County - Las Angeles County Board of Supervisors
DMH - Department o# Mental Health
bRS • Dispu#e Resolution Services
M~-~~~~~i~
£Dp - Employme~t Deve~opment Depar#ment
GS - General Services Department
HC - Housing Cammission
LU7M - Land Use and ~ransportation Management
NSC - Neighborhood Support Center
SCAG - Southern CA Association of Go~ernments
SDR - State department of Rehabilitation
SSC - Social Ser~~ces Commiss~on
SMMl1SD - Santa Monica-Maitbu Unitied School Distnct
SMPD - Santa Mon~ca Pal~ce Department
7FH - Task Force on Homelessness
VA - Veteran's Admin~stration
WEC - Wests+de Ecurnenical Conference
WFB - Wests~de Food Bank
WSHC - Wests+de 5helter and Hunger Caalition
The Santa Monica Tas~c F rce on Homelessness: A Call o Action
Implementation Schedule
ATTACHMENT il
Page 12
NPw i:ost Irnoar.t
Start-up Deparcments/ Arutiu~d
Recc~rnrru;ndaUOns' Ypar' ` UrpanvaUOn; •• Capital Operaung Comments
Support involvement of a private lender in ~
financmg the first few years of Immed CDD ~ ;
acpuisition/devefopment cost for new housing i
projects. Guaranteed hy the C~ty w~th money set =
aside for that purpase, ~page 50} ;
City rrtake a publ~c st~tement of all Ctty-owned ~
land both w~th~n/outs~de City limits with maps 1 CDD, I.UTM ;
showing locatians (page 5Q1 ;
Consicfer reducmg pracessing fees for affordable Immed. LUTM, CDD ~ Included in possible zornng ~changes:
hausing proJects. (page 511 ! reduced revenue to C~ty.
Encourage rental hpusing owners to remain ~n the
Immed
C~~, ~ient ,--
i
rental haus~ng business. (page 51 ! Control i
Encourage the expans~on of landlord part~cipation
1
Rent Control, ~
~
in Rent Control Board's lncenti~e Nousing COD ;
Prograrn Ipage 51)
_- ---
--. . ;
~
Prop R implementatEon should be written to allow i
payment of in lieu feeslcons#ruction o~fsite Immed CDD, Ll1TM, ;
hausing to meet deve~opers obligatian for low- C~ty Attorney ;
cast housing. {page 53) ~
" Please note that the page numbers indicated above refer to The..Santa Monrca Task Force on Homelessness: A Call to Action Report
~"~ Note that "Immed." = Immediate implementation whrch refers to the current fiscal year, FY1991-92; Year 1 refers to ~1(1992-93; and Years 2-4 refer
to FY1993-199fi
S- Denotes recommendation with new cost impact, Plsase refer to Attachment I for actual cost estimates and possible funding sources
BDC - Bayside Distnct Corporation
BGC - eusiness Government to End Hamelessness
CARS - Culturai and Recreation Services
CDD - Cartimunity Qevefnpment ~epartment
Chamber - Chamber of Commerce
County - Los Angeles Cqunty Board of Supervisors
l]MH - Department nf Mental Fiealth
DRS - Dispute Resolutron 5erwces
t~ a-+~k~:~~~11t~
EDD - Employment Development Department
GS - General Serv~ces Department
HC - Housing Commission
tUi'M - Land ilse and Transportatiore Management
NSC - Neighborhood Support Center
SCAG - Soutt~ern CA Associat~on of Governments
SU~ - State I]epartment oi Rehabditation
SSC - Social Services Comrrsissinn
SMMUSD - Santa Mornca-Mahbu Un~fied School Distnct
SMPD - 5anta Mon~ca Pohce Department
TFH - TaSk Force on Homelessness
VA - Veferan's Adm~rnstration
WEC - WeStside Ecumenfcal Conlerence
WFB • Westside Food Bank
WSHC - Westside Shelter and Hunger Coalit~on
The Santa Moni~a Task Force on Homelessness: A Call to Action
lm~lementation Schedule
ATTACHMENT II
Page 13
Npw ('c~ei Irnn.jCt
Start up Ucpartmentsl Ann~ial
Fipr.ommes~dations• Year•' Or~anrzat~on"" Cap~tal Operat~ng Comments
Expiore the possibdity of rezoning port+ons pf C-5 ~ Included m possible xoning changes
Special Office District and MI Industrial Distrrct Immed. LUTM, CDD, ;
for full spectrum muiti-residential use includmg City Attarney i
very low income units. (page 531 F
Alter parking requirements/restrictions on the size ;
of units for new affardable housmg developments Immed. LUTM, CDD, ; Included in possible zoning changes
such as SRQ's (page 531 City Attorney i
Consider expansion of density bonus prvgram for Immed. LUTM, CDD, ~ Included in poss~ble zon€ng changes
affordable housing pro~ects (page 53) City Attorney ~
Review Americans with D~sab~IEties Act to see ~
how it can apply to aid churches and social 1 CDD ;
service praviders at#empting to build housing ~
{page 54~ i
~~~4~I.~ffi~~~;~llli~l~.F~ill~~lllli~
~
{
Deveiop cost analysis as part of implementation i
plan within 90 days saurce Federal, State, Immed CDD }
County governments and ~rivate sector ;page E
55} - Priority i
~ Pl~ase note that the page numbers indicated above refer to The Santa Monica Task Force on Homelessness.,_,A Call to Ac~ion Report,
~" Note that "Ir'nmed." = Immed~ate implementation which refers to the current fiscal year, FY1991-92, Year 1 refers to FY1992-93; and Years 2-4 refer
to FY1993-1996
$- Denotes reCOmmend~tion with new cost impact Please refer to Attachmen# I for actual cost est~mates and possible fundm0 sources
BDC - Bayside D+stnct Corporation
BGC - Business Government tv End Homelessness
CARS - Cultural and Recreation Services
CDD - Cammun~ty Development Department
Chamber - Chamber of Commerce
County - Los Angeles County Board of Superwsors
DMW - Department of Mental Health
DRS - Dispute Resolution Services
r~~ ~~~~t~
EDD - Employment Development Department
GS - General Serv~ces Department
FiC - Housing Commission
LUTM - Land Use and Transpnrtation Management
NSC - Neighborhood Support Center
SCAG - 5outhern CA Association of Governments
5DR - State Department of Rehab~l~tat~an
SSC - Soc{al Services Commissian
SMMUSD - Santa Monica-Malihu Urnfied Schoal D+strict
SM~D - Santa Mornca Pol~ce Department
TFH - Task Force on Homelessness
VA - Veteran's Administration
WEC - Westside Ecumerncal Confe~ence
WFB - Westside Food Bank
WSHC - Wests~de Shelter and Hunger Coalition
The Santa Monica Task Force on Homelessness: A Call to Action
ImpEementation Schedule
ATTACHMENT II
Page 14
I`PW ~.~)SZ IfTI[1g'~Ct
Start-up ~epartmc~its/ Annual
Fter.ommendations• Ycar•• UrQanization*•• Capital Operatmg Comments
Allocate $500,000 City funds for one time anly ~ 5500,000 has been identif~ed in C~ty's
shelter/ housing development emergency costs Immed. City IVlanaper, ; FY91-92 Mid-Year Budget.
and social service needs. (pages 55-56} - Priority Frnance i
Explore outside grants and fund+ng sources, ;
poss+ble assessment af people in Santa Monica. immed. CDD ;
(p~ge 5B1 - Prionty i
Increase parkinfl t+cket fines from S13.OQ to 1 County, Finance ~
$23 OQ. ~page 55) - Pnority ~
Maximrze funds available from the Cal~forn~a ~ CDD (Housing) ~
Housing Finance ^epartment and the sources for ;
the development of housing. (page 551 i
Imp;.,,...,.,tation of Prop R ordinance proposed in 1 CDD, I.UTM, ;
Report to generate resqurces to create C~ty Attorney ;
housmg/shelter. (page 55t i
Pursue other funds/resources targeted to 1 CDD ~
implement plan Ipage 54~ ~
* Please note that the page numbers indicated above refer to The San#a Monica Task Force on Hamelessness A Call to Action Report
"~ Note that "Immeci "= Immed~ate implementat~on wh~ch re#ers to the current f~scal year, FY1991-92; Year 1 refers to FY1992-93; and Years 2-4 refer
to FY1893-1996
$- Denates recommendation with new cost impact Please refer ta Attachment I far actual cost est+mates and possible fund~ng snurces
BDC - Bsyside bistr~ct Corporation
BGC - Business Go~ernment to ~nd Homelessness
CAFiS - Cultural and Recreation Services
CDfl - Commun~ky Develvpment ~epartment
Ch~mber - Chamber of Cornrnerce
County - Los Angeies County Board of Supervisars
17MM - [~epartment of Mental Health
DfiS - Dispute Resolution Services
~,~€~~~~i~d
EDD - Employment Development Department
GS - General Se~v~ces department
HC - ~lousing Commission
LUTM - Land Use and Transportataon Management
NSC - Neighborhood 5upport Center
SCAG - Southern CA Associat~on of Go~ernments
SDR - State Department of Rehabditation
SSC - Social Services Commission
SMMUSD - Santa Monica-Mal~bu Urnlied School Dastrict
SMP~ - 5anta Mornca Pohce Repartment
TFH - Task Force on Homelessness
VA - Veteran"s Admirnstration
WEC - Westside Ecumerncal Conference
WFS - Westside Foad Bank
WSHC - Wests~de Shelter and Hunger Coalit~on
ATTI4~CHMENT 11
Page 15
RgComrn~ndat~ ~~~~
~f~~~,~`,~„~~';~~"~~° ~`~Ibi~~~~~1~
~-'~•~.,. .}. Group to
pevelap Interdeparcn'ental Coardtoricy ~aAe s2~ '
imp4ernent cansistent horneless p
Prior~ty
~xPlase le9$4 action a9a'snst appsQPnate
~urtiSdicttians for nat meet~ng legal respansib~l-ty to
address home~e$sness (page 591 - Pr~ar~ty
Coordinate to taice vnrtl~eirfa~4share pa9~~6011_
urge vthers
Priar+ty
AdvocacY Eff°~S Targeted ~o ~ pfi ~u~ervisors
County - ~lrge L A CountY
tQ p~oyi d Burke Hea4th Centerat Ra9e 59) n~ca
West an
Establtish homeless ~oard~natfn8 counc~l - focus
c~n coordinat~on af re5o~srce$ and ad~ocacY
iPa9~ 591 ~..
4 ~~ ,~.__
lmp~ementatiari Schedule
NQw nsz {rnpac~
pnnual
Start-up Departmentsl ~~~l~a~ ~}~~eratmQ
Year** Organiz~t~~~«+•
~
A41 CiCy
Departments
CitY AttarneY.
CDD
CDD, g~~~
WSHC, County
Imrt~ed. 1 WS~-IC,~C ~amqer
fmm~~, CDD, BGC. S~C.
WS~iC~
Chambef~
County
{ to T a 5anta ~v~u,~~~p ' `11991-92'
Camrr,ents
Interdepartr~'ental effort tv der+etioq
~rtp~etnentation schedul$ and cost
estimates.
Tas~ rce on Hor~~lessness wtitil
continue throu~h 1992
,sness A a11 Acttion Report
, Year 1 refers ta FY1992"93% ~n~'~~~r~' ~-4 refer
Ptease nate that the page nurr'bers ~nd'c~x~~ ~~aWe re es
+ Eeme~tatson whtich ~efess to t4~e eusrent ftiscal YEa~' ~ estimates and poss~btig fund~~9 sources.
= 4msnediate +m~s
r ~ Mote that "lmmed
ta FY~ 993-1996
ndatian w~th new cost impact P4ea5e re~e~ to Attachment i for actual cos
g - Denotes recornrne
Bp~ _ ga~y,~e D~stnct Corporat~an
BGC - Busin~ess Government t4 End Hamelessness
Cq~g - C~ltural and itec~eat~o~e Serv~ces
Cpp . CornmunNy DeveSapment departmern
Chamber - Chamber ot Comm B~ard flf ~+~PertV~sprs
Co~s~tY - ~-fl~ A~~les Caunty
pRS - bisp~ ~~5 iut on Serv+cesth
~"~~"~' ~!~~d'
EDD - Err~p~oYment Development Department
GS - Ges-era1 Se~~~ces DePartment
NC - Nous+n9 Comm~ss~an
~.~TM - ~and Use and ~ra"~~p Center Mana~ement
~~C _ ~~~ghborhood Su~~
SCAG - 5out~ef~ CA ASSOCration o1 GoW~rnments
5SC - Social S~ervi ces Cornm s onf~xat~on
SMMUSI7 - 5anta Maniaa-Ma~'bu Unif~ed 5chaal ~istnct
SMP~ Task ForcAe on Hamefe Dness m~nt
TFN -
VA - Veteran's Admirnstration
W~~ - Wests+de fccUmen+cal Cariferer-ce
WF8 -1J+festside Faad 8ank
yyg}{~ - VWestside Shelter and Fiunger Gaal~tion
ATTACHM~NT ti~
Page '~ 6
i~ecommendativns"
Urge cltYvv~de coordinatsng counc+l on
homelessnessQa~yc~~t~ ~p~e '~~ ~~ments to wark
with 5ant~ M
recomr~+endatian5 of t1~is RePQrt iP~~~ BQ!
EXp{Uf~ th8 f8851b;lity Of Santa ~,O ~C PO erser
c~ties and the Caunty entering ao~icies and
qgreement" to coardinate the p
i funding fa; hamel~5s services on a~e~wnal basis.
{paqe 601
Explore the feasibilit~ of SCAG to deveiop a
formwla th~B1~e and aelated se vices ~flP 9e~60~
hausing, s
QdwQ~a~~ ~ffvrts Targeted to the 5tate af
Californ~aOrlMaat ~ e st te e eE~ttp 9~a601a
higher p ,
I a ~ aa~. .., __
~mp~eme~tat+on Schedu~e
Ne~,r os Im a
Annu~~
Star~-up ~~Pa~m~~tsf Ca~ erat+s~S
~p
Y~~~„' p~9~r~tzatiqn""'' ital
~
~ CDD. BGC. S5C,
Immed, WSH~i,
Chamber,
Cpunty
CDD, BGC~
County, W~H~~
S5C
~ CDO, BG~C.
2.4 ~ WSNC. Chamber
` CDD, BGC, SaG,
Imrr+ed. WSHC,
Chamher.
Cvunty
~drris~+ent~s
Task Force an H~ 992sness wdi
cantir~ue thKO~s9
nica Task Fv~ce an H m les n : A Ca1 ta Acti n Report,
n~ FY1991-92; Year ~ sefess to FY19S2-9~, and Years 2-4 refer
P4ease note that the pa9e n~mbers sr~dticatsd abave refer ta Tt~
* ~ Imrr-ediate ~mp ~mBntat~on which refers to the cursent fisca! Ye~{~ Q5~i~~~ fund~ng saurces
I
# • Note that °immed "
tp ~y} g93-'1996 y,, cost impact Please refer to Attachment I for actual cost esttimates an p
g- Denates Kecammendat+os~ with ne
8DG - BaYssde fl,sts,ct Corporat~on
gGC - 8usmess Govemment to ~nd 1~omelessness
~A~{g - Culturai and ae~ream~nt pepa tment
Cp0 - Commun~tY Qevelop
Ghamber - Chamber of Commerce
County - k~as An~eles CountY Board oi Superw~sors
DR5 - Dispu e Resolut on 5erv es h
~M;~+~~~tc~
~pp - Employment De~elapment Department
~~ - Gensral 5ervices Department
H~ _ Hp~$,ng Comm~ss~on
LUrM - 1.and lSse ~nd Tra ort Center ~anagsment
N5C - Ne~gnborhoad ~uPP
5~~~ - 5nutherrr CA Assac~at+on a~ Govemments
SSC - 5ac al Serv ces Camm ssaan'ttat~on
$MINIt}Sb ~ Santa Mon+ca•Ma1~bu Un~iied a~~oQ~ A~str~ct
5M!'Q - ~anta Man~ca Pal~ce OePa~tment
7FH - Task fosce on Homelessness
~p, - Veteran's Adm~rnstratinn
~y~~ - Westsade Ecumenical Conference
WFB - Wests+de Foad Sank
WSHC - Wests+de Shelter and Hunges Caaitit~an
pTTACHM ge l'~ ~7
R6GOintr~erld~t,_.,._.. ~~~-
F'rovfde fund+ri~ for special~xed lab ~~rson and
emptayment targated to hornement pepartment,
throu~h ~mployment Develop ~ e 6a1
D~partment of ftehat~ilitatton, lP ~
Advncacy ~~farts '~argeted to the Fecleral ~
GoVernment - Adv4cate fos ra~ amslin rease~9
for affordable hauss bs d'+es• tPa9~ ~~
Sectinn 8 hQ~s'~'~ rovide
~r~~ th~ Veterans Admmistration ta p
hea4th, 'rner~t~4 ~ea{th services for hotne4ess
Veterans. ~paSe 601
Adwocate fvr en~ew furmuta #oc M~K~nneY Act
fiundmg. 1P~9 asdin9
~~ansor a conference o e~'m~~eS~nESS s~9
the nat~onal cris~s. ip~9
qpproach af~~c+a4s af atherlnithe rbown~~ to
screen chents fa ~hE 61~a
commun~t~es. (P ~
~w
9-
~',ammants
4ngo~r~~ tssue.
all ~on Report 4 r~fer
~sne and Years ~~
nta Mon~~a ~¢°.. •-~Y1 g9~-92; Year 1 refers ta FY1992-°~3;
4ease note that #~e Pa9e ~um#~e~s'n~icatr~d above refer to ~h ossib1e fundin~ sources
~ ~~ innmed~ate imptiementat~on -+~-hti~~ refers to t1~e current f~scal year,
Nate that "im ~6
-19 act. Please refer ta At~a~hment ~ for actua1 cost est~mates a~ p SchoQt~+stnct
to FYt993
Denates r~commendat~an w~tfi new cast imp ~~~~~~~ 5MMLfSD-SantaMenica-~1a141~u1}~'ar ment
• nt Mornc~ PoV~ce Dep
gp~ - BaYs~dQ fl~s~~~~t ~orparat~on
BGG - Bus+ness Govesnment ta End Homelessnes~
CARS - C~~~~r~i and RecreameRt C]ePart~~n~
~pp - Commur~+ty Oevelap
Chamba~ ~ Chamber af Gomm ~oard of SuPe~v~sars
County - LAS Angeles Caunty
~RS - p~sput Resolut on Serv ~cestfi
~ ~ ~ ~mptiementation Schedul~
~io,,,- ~ost i~°act
~p,nnu~~
p~partmet~~,+!
~~rt-uR ~ . .., ~ ~~,~it~~ ~?p~rat~~
Year''" Qr~anizat+on
~
CDD, Caunty.
2-4 EDD. CiCC,
WSHC
lmmed. 4 C~D
CDO, CauntY,
WgHC, S5C
CDD, ~~~~
WSHC. Cham~
~-4 ~ s~c
GDD, W5HC
EDD - ~mpVayment bevelo ~~~ennepartme
GS - General ~aervrces ~~P
}~C - Fiousmg Comm~ss~a~ns~~at~a~ Management
l.llTM - l.and Use and oft ~enter
NSC - Ne~9~+6arhaad Supp
~~A~ _ ~puthem CA Assoc~ation of Gavernments
~b~ g~ ati Serv+ces G mm ss on~ttat~an
SSC -
,
~
1
~
~
4
1
~
~
SMPfl - ~anta
T~H - Task Force on Hamelessness
uq _ ~Etasan's Admtiri+stfattion
yy~G _ y,~~st5~de ~cumen~cal Conierence
WFB - Wests+de Foad Bank er Gaal~t~an
WSHC - Wests~de Shelter and Hung
The Santa Monica Task Force o_Homelessness: A Call to Action
Impiementation Schedule
ti'c~v Cost Irnnact
Start up [lopartments/ Annual
Rec~nimendation5' Y~ar' • OrQan~zat~on` •• CaprtaE Oper~Un~
Advocate for media coverage of success stor~es ~
that occur everyday in socFal ser~ice programs. 1 CDD, BGC, ;
~page 61) WSHC, SSC ;
Organixe TFF{ and other local representatives to ~
go to Sacramento #o present this aeport, seek ~ CDD
BGC ;
leadersh~plassistance. qpage 6t1 , ;
Strengthen effprts Of the $usmesslGovernment 1 CDD i
Counci~ to End Homelessness (page 611
'
-- i
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l.ocaf ...,,..,,.uni~y graups and busmess commun~ty WEC. Chamber, ~
to strengthen the~r sacial, politica! aciion efforts Immed. WSHC, SSC ;
ipage 61) ,
HC, BGC ~
Encourage school disirict to prepare plan ta ~
coord~nate inereased support to homeless 2-4 CDD, SMMUSD ;
chrldren. (pape 611 ;
Establish Westside Hameless Caordinating WSHC, ~
Caunal to focus on coordinating resources and 2-4 Chamher
~GC ;
advocacy Ipage 62)
~
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ATTACHMENT I!
Page 18
Comments
Determine if this is needed.
* Please note that the page numbers indicated above refer to The Santa Monica T k Force on Homelessness: A Call to Ac ian Report.
" Note that "Immed." = Immediate implementat~on which refers to the current f~scal year, FY1991-92; Year 1 refers to FY1982-93; and Years 2-4 refer
to FY1993-1996
S- Denotes recommendation with new cost impact. Plsase re#er to Attachment I for actual cost estimates and po5sible funding sources
BflC - Bays~de Distnct Corporation
BGC - 8us~ness Ga~ernment to End Homelessness
CARS - Culturai and Recreation Serv~ces
CDD - Commurnty Development Department
Ct~amber - Cfiamber of Commerce
CountY - Los Angefes County Baard oi Superv~sors
DMH - Department of Mental Health
DRS - Dispute Fiesolution Serwces
«~ ~ ~:i:~~~i~
EDb - ~mploymer~t Oevelo~ment Departmenr
GS - General Services Department
HC - Housmg Commission
LUTM - Land Use and Transportation Management
NSC - Neighborhood 5upport Center
SCAG - Soutfiern CA Association of Gavernments
SDR - 5tate Department of Rehab~l~tat~on
SSC - 5ocial Serwces Comm~ssion
SMMl1SD - 5anta Mornca-Malrbu ~lrt+fred Scfzaol arstr-ct
SMPD - 5anta Mornca Police Department
TFH - Task Force an Homelessness
VA - Veteran's AdmmistraUan
WEC - Westside ~cumen~cal Conference
WFB - Westside Foad Bank
WSf~C - Westside Shel#er and Hunger CoahUOn
A~`TACHME~T 11
Paga ~ g
R~cc~mmend~~f.~ ~a~~,
Nledieal, snental ~ t rggula~y a Condu t CaSe ~ch '
teams shau~d m
reviews. Work i erson,nel t{fqaget83~ ngers~
pa~;ce and CitY P
promots ~n~olvement ofi pragr~r~ part~~~P~nts i~+
for all CitY-f'~ndsd
atta~s~+s~8 ~~{f-suff~ctien aY e ~~~
hometess se~v~ces. fp 9
Greate re~ised quarte~ly reparts, mon~tor+ng
proces~ to re~iset Client outcame measures.
ipage 631
Oes;gn and imP4ement program outcame
evaluatian of a11 CrtY-fiunded pro0rams traCking
successlrec~dtivism rates. 1Pa~~ 63)
SupPflrt tinvolvement of c1~es~ts Tp pam5in~~~9g
Emp~ernentattan eva{uat~on of p a
631
Estabi~sh ca~llrenceless populationa fP~9 ~631f d~ta
regarding h
. +~
$-
~ca ~ ~~,. . .,.
tmplementatian Schedu e
n;a.+~ f'o5t Imp~I
4 ~ A,nt~U~t ~Pr~rlme~nts
~tark-up D~Partmentsf
~~p 4pQrating
Ye~f"" Clrganizat+an•*• ~x81
~
~ CDD. ~MPD, t
~
CARS ;
~ Address as part of new aequest #or
; ProA~sal proc+ass far FY93-94
2-4 CDD S
~ Addrass as part of t~s~ R~~u~st fQr
y pr~pasal process for ~'~~3"~`~.
2-~} Ci7D ;
~ Adciress ~s Pa~ of new Request iar
; propasal p~ocess for FY93-94.
~_4
CDD ,
;
~ Address as part of new Re4ue5t fior
; Prapos~l pfocess far FY93-94•
I
2-4 CLID ;
+ Address as part o~ nev++ Re4~~st for
G~p ~ p~pposal pracess for FY93'9~•
2-a . ,
bess indscated aboae ~efes ta ~ n~ t~e curre~t ~~sca1 year,
,~ H 4 ~ ss: A a11 to c~on R*~art
~Y1S9'~-92, Ysar '1 re~ers to FY4992-93; and Y!ears 2-~ refer
Please note th~C the pa86 n~m
Nate that "Emmed." = 4mrr'gdtiate tirr~p~ementat+os+ ~+htiC~ refess to
refer to At~achment 1 f~r actual cost e5timates and pp$S~~le #unding saurces.
to FY1993-1996 please
penates recommendation with new cv5t imPa~~ *~~~~~~~
8DC - 8ayside District Corporation
BGC - eus~ness Government to ~s-d ~o~~~essness
~A~~ - Cultural and Recre~t~an 5ecv~ces
CDD - Cammurnty ~eve1opment t~eP~rtment
Chamber - Chamber at Cnmm s~~sd oi 5uper~tisars
County - Las A+~gQles County
a~~ p Sp~ pesol~ui on Servi ces ~
DFtS -
~., ;
EDD - ~~p~+~Y~"ent Development Department
~,$ - General Services Departmes~t
HC - Haus~n~ Comm+sstion
~U-~~ . y~~na Use and '~~a o~ ~en~~~ Management
~S~ _ ~~~ghharhood SupR
SCAG - 5authetn CA Assoc~attion of Governments
SDR - State Departmant Ot Ra~+ab~ItitaUon
SSC - Soc~a1 5erv~~es Carnm+5sian
5MMUSD - Santa Mon~ca-Malibu Un~fied Schoo! Distnct
S~1lEPD - 5anta Mon-ca Po1,ce Department
TFH - Task Force on Hosnelessness
Vp - Veteran`s AdmmiStration
~EG - rlllests+de ~~~~e~~ca! Canterer+ca
~F~ - V1lests+de food Bank
WSHC - Wests~de She~ter and Hunger CaaliUan
ATTACHMENT 11
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{mplementation Schedule
Sta~t.~p
*" C~ep~rtmentsf
Ur~anixa~ion*""
cammendat~as~s'`
R Yeas
a CARS, SMPD,
a~~~top educat~onal mater~a{s and plan re: parks
w to respand ta
h
' 1 CpD ,
o
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standard far publ~c hehauio~
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a e fi41
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.
tangers to inct~sd~ Pub4ic educatia CDD, Chamber,
tec~+nical assistarice sesaurc~s, p~+b~~c
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ker's Bureau {paa~ 64~ ,~ W~C, WSHC,
gGC, 5SG
a
educatias+ i~cEudin~ 54~
- Priarity
ex and
P timmeci. SMPD, CitY
peveloP Urban 5afety Campaign - AttarneY
n~~ghborhood watch lPa9~ ~r5~
C~~, CAFtS,
for all
o~n train+ng
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w+th
a
C~ty staff snt~racang
tP~9~ 65) ~ Cab~e 7V
l}se ~ity ~W far PUb1ic serv~ce announcements.
{page 65!
Use C+tY-fu~ded Sus~ne~s Govesnment CounCil's
bl~c educatian
,~
CCtQ, BGC
1 f nd ta pramate pu
~~pmmerrts
Link with recommendations to better
coordinate citv-~+~~~ nutreach efforts.
UnderwaY.
educauana u ti ri y~eport.
c~mpa~9n tPa9~ ~5? A Ca11 ~
d abave ~efer to ~he San a M s++ T k Force as~ Homelessness
i ate t fiscal year, FY1S91-92~ Year S re~efs ta FY1992-9~; and Years 2-4 re er
* Please nate that the page ~~~'~Ers ~rid ~ sources.
~~ms~ediate ~mp4esnentation whsch ref$rs to t~+~ ~~~{ gnt t~ar actuai cost est~mates and peSSible fundmg
• * Note that "lrr-med."
ta FY1993-199~.
- psriotes recommendattion wtith nsvw ~ost ~mpact Ple~se refer to Ati~~~ ~~~Li MMl1SD-5antaMornca-Ma~i6uUnrf~ed e~tanlDis#r~ct
5 , ~. ~ ~ , S pepartm
gp~ _ 8ayside Distnct Corporation
g~C - gu5iness Gauernment to ~nd Momelessness
CARS - Cultural an Devefnpment tieparfinent
GDD - Commurnty
Chamber - Chamber ofi Commerce erv~sors
Caunty - 4as Angeles CauntY Baard ai Sup
I~MH - aepattmer-t a~ Mental Health
Q~S - p~sP~te ReSalut~on ~ervices
~pq . Employment DevelopmenC Department
GS - General Serv+ces DaPa~tment
HC - Haus~ng Cnmm~ss~on
LU`~M - Land llse and Tra Q~P ~e~nter Management
NSC - Nei9hbarhaod Supp
SCAG - Stiuthern CA Rssn~~~ttion oi Governments
SD~t - State Department of Rehabi4~tat+on
5SC - Saciai Services Cnmm~ss~on
N~~ ps,. liri a
Arsnual
CapitSl df~._..4, ~~. €..~
~
ti
~
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SMP~ - 5anta NEas~~ca Pa4~ce
Y~~{ - ~ask ~rosce on K~m~~~~sness
vA • Veteran's AdmErnstration
WEC - Wests~de Ecumenical Conference
WF8 - Wests~de Faad Bank
WSHC - Westside Shelter and Hunger Goalition
ATTACHIVS~+r + ~•
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f~e a~mend~tsons'
provide technical asststanca to laca~ n~nPsdf~t,
veiaPers ta assi~t vvtith st~ategies ~ar
housing de e ~6}
~~~nmun,ty education and ou#reach. tPa~
Add~e~s 1eg~ttima#e, ~oncer~s early nottiftcatiot~
aesthet+ ntsc cnme P eventan~ env onmental
partic'pa area {pa9es 66 and 671
< <mPact an surround~ng
ica ~ as~ r.,..... --
~mplementation Schedule
h4ew as lm
Attt~t~~f
SL~Ct°t~Q D~p~~t~~ritS~ ~~~ G}~~raCin9
Y~~r.+~ ~rganixa#i~n~" it'a1 4
~~,y~{~ti CDD
Immed l-U~'M, CDD.
N5C
Corramen#s
1nc4 deu d+r~ possible zos~ing chanAes.
me1 ssn ' A li to A t~ n RePast
Task Farc FY19~1-92, Yeas 1 sefers to FY~992-93, ans~ Years 2-4 refes
e n-smbers mdicated abova refer to ~he Sant on~
tat-an wt~~ch refers to the current tiscal year,
• Please note that tt~~ Pa~ ieme~ sources.
* "~ Nate t1~at "Immed " = lmmed~ate timP
refes to Att~chsnen~ ~ f~-r actual cost est+mates and p~sS~bie fun +~-9
to FY1993-i99G• ~lesse
~- Denotes recommendation w~th nev'f ~~St ~~~act
BDC - ~aY~~de t],st~~ct Corposavon
~GC - gusiness Gav~iAment #a ~nd Homelassseess
CARS - Cultural and~~e'op~ent DeP~~menx
~~p _ ~~mmurnty
Chamhe~ ~o hA~~QlesfCounty Board at Su~erv~sors
County -
DMH - Depar#mes~t ot Mental Health
pfl~ _ pi5~sute Resolutian Services
~~;*~~~~
f,#,".,1,.,
~pp - Employment Development f~eRartm~n;
G5 - Genes~l' Serv-ess DeAartment
NC - Hau&m9 ~omm~ss~Qn
tand Use and TranSP°-~~tion Managemenf
LU~M - ort Certter
~~C - ~e~ghbort+aad SupP
SCAG - Southe[ a tmerrt of Reh bita onernments
g~Ft - State DeP
SSC ~ Sncial Services Camm~ss~on
~~~~5~ ntatMan ca Pa1~c,e dep~a me ~a9 D~sts+ct
SMP~ - ~a
7FH - T'ask Force on Hom~~~~$~~ss
VA - Veteran's Adm~n~strat~on
W~C - Wests~de ~cumerncal Conterencs
,~Fg _ Westsrde ~ood ~an~ ~~ Coalit~on
Wg}~G - tiNestsFde Shelt~r and Nung
ATTACBMENT III
Thi~ Attachment provides:
(1) Letters and backgraund information dated March 5, Z992 and
March 19, 1992, which offer a sumanary of research and
analysis an issues related to encampment ardinances; and
(2) A proposed ordinance: "An Ordinance af the City Council of
the City af Santa Monica Adding Section 4202B To The Santa
Monica Municipal Code Prohibiting Encampm~nts In Public
PlaCes"
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99999-999
John Jalili, City Manager
City of santa Monica
1675 Main Street
Santa Monica, CA 9Q4Q1
Re: Camping Ordinance
Dear John:
Since our meeting in your office on February 6, 1992,
dur~ng which you requested our firm to assist the Gity of Santa
Monica in the preparatian of a camping ordinance, I have ~.istened
to tapes of the City Council's discussion af this issue an
January 2~, 1992 and have read the staff report submitted to the
Counci~ that evening in arder to develop an understanding of the
issues and the problems which the City desires to address through
the ordinance. I also met with the Task Force an Homelessness
and, at their request~ reviewed the City of Los Angeles'
ordinance prohibiting camping on Venice Beach.
Based €~pon this review, it appears ta me that the City
Cauncil's initial desire was tc considar adoption of an ordinance
similar to the recently enacted West Hollywood camping ordinance,
while I am not certain that the City Council u~timately r~rill
enact such an ardinance, I concluded that the best place for our
office ta commence was with an evaluation of the ~.eqa].ity af the
West Hallywood appraach to the camping issue. As a result. I
have researched the issue of whether an ordinance the same as, ar
substantially similar to, the West Hollywaad ardinance wauld be
constitutional3y saund. I have attached a c~py of our mem~randum
an this issue.
As discussed in detai3 in the memorandum, while it is
never possib].e to predict with certainty whether a ~ourt will
~phold a statute's constitutionality, especi2~lly in an area as
emotional~y charged as the proposed ordinance, I have conc~uded
that an ordinance based on the West Hollywood approach would
RICHARDS, WAT80N $~ GERSFiON
John Jalili, City Manager
March 5, 1992
Page 2
likely be upheld if challenged in caurt, The West Hollywood
ardinance is not discri~inatory an its face, is sufficient~y
preciser advances the important governmental goal a~ preserving
parks for use by all residents, and is within a city's poli~e
powe~s. Furtherm~re. a federal regu~atian substantially the same
as the West Ho~lywoad ordinance has been upheld by several
caurts, including the United States Supreme Court.
Yo~ shauld be aware that the West Hollywcad ordinance
contains one significant di€ference from the federal regulation.
The West Hollywoad ordinance, unlike the federal regeilation,
provides that camping includes "remaining for prclonged or
repetitious time nat associated with ordinary recreational use
with one's personal possessions" in the definitian of camping. As
discussed in the memorandum, this makes the West Hollywood
ordinance both samewhat more restrict~ve a~d margir-ally more
susceptib~.e to a vagueness challenge than the federal regulation
sustained in the cited authorities.
Although the City Council initia3.ly indicated an
interest in adopting a camping ordinance similar to that enacted
in West Hollywood, ~ am not certain after listening to the City
` Council meeting tapes that this is the approach the City Co~ncil
does, in fact, desire to follow. z also do nat know if the City
Counci3 intends to generally fal3ow the West Kallywoad approach,
wheth~r tne Council wants to incltide the language west Hollywood
particularly added to the federal regulation. I am requesting,
therefare, further guidance befare I prepare a draft ordinance.
Please contact me after you have had a chance to review
this letter and the attached memarandum so we can discuss how to
proceed.
Very truly y s,
yJ~ -
Steven L. Darsey
~ 8 LD : rp
D280424
RICHARDS, WATSON & GERSHON
MEMORANDUM
To: Jahn Jalili
DATE: March 5, 1992
SIIBJECT: "No Campinq" ~rdinance
You have indicated that
cansidering adopting an ordinance
public parks and beaches, and you
with a leqal analysis of the West
ordinance.
the City of Santa Monica is
that would prohibit camping in
have asked us to provide you
Hallywoad ~~no caatping"
As discussed in detail balaw, while it is neve~
poss~ble to predict with certainty whether a court will uphold a
statute's constitutiona3ity, we have concluded that a court would
likely find that the West Hol~.ywood "no camping" ordinance is
constitutianal.
It is beyond dispute that the City has the authority ta
enact rules to pratect the parks. PeaDl~ v, Trantham, 16~
Ca1.App.3d Supp. 1, I3-14 (Z984} [upholding Las Ar-ge~es' park
closure or3inance against a challenge that it was uneansti-
tutionally vayeie and reaffirming a city~s authority to regulate
park usey; S]mm4rlS v. Los Anae~es, 63 Cal.App.3d 455, 468 (197C}
("A charter city has inherent authority to cQntrol, govern and
supervise its own parks."). Thus, prohibiting camping in the
parks is a legitimate exercise af the C~ty's palice powers.
However, there are important constitutiona]. Iimits ta
how the City exercises its police powers. First, the City must
adequately define ~~campinq" so that the average person can
understand what conduct is prohibited and so that enforcement
officers are provided guidelines that will discourage arbitrary
or da,scriminatory enforcement. An inadequate definition would
render the ax~dinance vulnerab~e ta a challenge that it is
unconstitutional~y vague. Second, the ordinance must be neutral
on its face and as applied. If the City a~ts to discriminate
against the hameless, the ordinance may violate the equal
pratection cla~tse cf the Constitution. We will address each af
these issues in turn. _
FiiCHAFaDS, ~NATSON 8~ GERSHON
MEMORANDUM
John Jalili
March ~, 1992
Page 2
1. The ~efinitfon af ~~Campinq~~ aad the Void-far-Daqueaess
Doetrine.
As a preliminary matter, all presumptions are in favor
af the constitutionality of ordi.nances and any d~ubts are
resalved in favor of the validity of an ordinance. Countv af
Sanama v. State ~nerav Resources etc. Cpm~~ri, 40 Ca1.3d 361
(1985), Indeed, courts normally uphold an ordinance unless it
is clearly, pasitively and unmistakably unconstitutianal;
accordingly, an ardinance is not "unconstitutionally vague" just
because it may be difficult to determine whether certain
"marginal" ar extreme facts give rise to a possible offense under
the ordinance. For example, in Findley v. Justice Court, 62
Ca1.App.3d 556, 570 (1976), raview denisd, the court considered a
constitutional challenge to a statute prohibiting throwing "any
substance" at a vehicle ar its r~ccupants. A person charged with
throwinq a rock at a car arqued that the crdinance was vague and
overbroad because it would criminalize such conduct as throwing
r~ce at newlyweds gettinq into their car, thrcwing a bucket of
water at a car during a washing or tossing the keys to someane
who had already gotten in the car. The court flatly rejected
this attack stating that "the doctrine af reasonab~e
constructian" protects from a law's reach innocuous eonduct
'~which in no way impinges upon the paramount purpose" of the
statute.
Moreover. courts have lang recognized the frailties of
language and thus require anly "reasonable certainty under the
circumstances" for an ardinance to pass constitutiona~ mu5ter.
See Rutherford v. State of California, 188 Ca~.App.3d 1267, 1276,
1278 (1987) (upho~ding aqainst a vagueness challenge a statute's
use of wards such as "notice," "substantial,~~ "stream," and
"emergency"). Where the ~egislative body has undertaken a
focused discussion of the constitutionality of its proposed law,
caurts will presume that the law was meant to be app~ied within
the canstraints of the Constitution and wi~l rely on this
presumption to construe the statute accordingly. Paeific Lecxal
Foundation v. BrQwn, 29 Ca1.3d 168, 180 (1981).
Given these canstitutional priaciples and presumptions,
we eacamine the West Hollywood ordinance. The West Haliywood
ordinance prohibits ~icamping" in the park. "Campinq" is defined
as follows:
"...residing in or using a park far livinq
accammQdation purposes, as exemplified by remaining for
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prolonged or repetitious periads af time nat associated
with ordinary recreationa~ use of a park with one's
persona~ possessions (including but nat limited to
clothing, sleeping bags, bedrolls, b~ankets, sheets,
luggage, backpacks, kitchen utensils, cookware, and
similar material), sleeping Qr making preparation to
sleep, storing personal be3ongs as ebove defined.
regularly coakinq or consuming meals, or living in a
parked vehicle. These activities canstitute camging
when it reasonab~y appears, in light of all the
circumstances, that a person{s) is using a park as a
living accommodation regardless of their intent or the
nature of any othar activities in which they might also
be engaging. "
The West Hollywood ordinance used the United States
Park Service's definition of "camping" as a madel. This has twa
advantaqes: (I~ it effectiveYy prahibits people from takinq up
residence in city parks ar~d thereby campromising the rights of
people to use the parks for recreational purpases; and (2) the
definition has already withstood three constitutional chal.lenges,
including a decision from the United States Supreme Court~
holding, among other things, that the definition was not
unconstitutiona~ly vague.
In Clark v. Communitv for Creative Non-Violence, 468
U.S. 288 (1984), the United States Supreme Court held that the
govarnment had a significant governmental interest in preventing
people fram camping in parks not designated for such use; that
the government's regulation, including the definition of
"camping," was narrowly tailored to achieve the government's
significant interest; ar~d rejected claims that the government's
regulation was unconstitutional~y vague. ~. at 292, n.4, and 300
(Burger, J., cancurring) ("With all its frailties~ the English
language, as used in this country for several centuries, and as
used in the Park Service regulations, cauld hardly be p~ainer in
informi.ng the public that campinq in Lafayette Park was
prohibited."). Although the Clark case focused larqely on
whether the regu~ation infringed on first amendment rights, the
Court flatly rejected the vagueness challenge. Thus, the
constitutianality nf West Hollywaod's requlation seems even more
F assured because the Park Serv~ce's similar regulation survived a
challenge under the heightened scrutiny that accompan~es laws
that potentially implicate first amendment rights.
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In United States v. Thomas, 864 F.2d ~88 (D.C. Cir.
1988), the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals square].y ~ooked at the
question of whether the Park Service's definition of "camping~'
was unconstitutionally vague as applied to protesters exercising
their right of free speech (aqain wi,th heightened scrutiny). The
court reaffirm~d the helditig in Clark and upheld the definition
as sufficiently certain.
In United States v. Musser, 873 F.2d 1513 (D.C. Cir.
1989), the court reaffinaed the Thomas holding and upheld the
conviction of a person who had spent anly one night in the park
(in Thomas there was evidence that the defendants had lived in
the park for cne week}. The court held that the e~idence
supported a conviction where it was proved that the defendant had
used the park "as his living accamm~dations for a sing].e night."
Id. at 1519. The court's camments on whether the evidence
supported the conviction illustrate well the contextual analysis
that determines whether an activity comes within the definition
of "camping:"
"...[A] reasonable fact finder could certainly be
canvinced beyond a reascnable doubt that a person
stretched cut on a waoden pallet with bedding materia~
under him and over him, covered by plastic, a makeshi~t
pi3low under his head, and his belangings around him,
asleep fcr at least two hours, appeared to be ~sing the
Park for at least temporary livinq accommodations.
Though he may have broken no graund and started no
fires, like an archetypical boy scout or backpacker, he
appeared to be campinq overnight -- or at least a
reasonable fact finder could so find. Unl~ke the law-
abiding boy scaut ar backpacker, he was not doing his
camping in an area where the activity is lawfully
permitted."
Musser, sutiraf at 1519.
The West Hollywoad definition of "camping" differs frdm
the Park Service's in one significant respect; it added
"remaining for pralonged or repetitious periods af time not
associatad with ordinary recreational use of a park with one~s
_ personal possessians" as part of the examples of what constitutes
"camping." This addition is still subject to the definition's
requirement that all activities are viewed in context to
determine whether in liaht of a~l the circumstances the person is
livinq in the park. Moreover, "recreatianal use" within the
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context cf a"park" is easily understocd. In this respect, the
West Hollywood ordinance potentially encampasses more behavior
than the Park Service's and, to the extent that it strays from
the exact language that was upheld by the caurts, the West
Holiywood ordinance is marginaily more susceptible to a
const~tutional challenge.
Bath the west Hallywoad and the Park Servzce
definitions af "camping" are context-based rather than absolute.
~t is essentia~ to note that courts have upheld aqainst vagueness
challenges such context-based definitions. Nonetheless, critics
of this type of definition complain that innocuaus or innflcent
behavior is easily drawn into these types o€ definitians. Thus,
in the cantext of West Hallywoad, the critics would ask, is it
illegal in West Hollywood to picnic twice a week at the same spot
in the park? Can a baby Iawfully doze aff in her straller in a
West Hollywood park?
The answer to such questions is that the context of the
activities is central to the kind of definition used by the Park
Service and West Hollywood. Under both regulations, sleeping is
- only prohibited when it a~Dears in liaht of all circumstances
that the nerson is livinv in the ~aark. The Thamas court discussed
the adequacy of a definition which requires a cantextual
evaluation`, and this aspect of the definition of "camping" was
specifically approved by the Coux-ts
"First, na one of the exemplary indicia (for example,
"sleepinq activities") can be cansidered in isolation,
either fram the others or from the actual circumstances
in which the activity is conducted. Thus, the fact
that the reQUiatian does not cover a].unch-time nati
bears little u~on whether the rec~ulation nonetheless
aives fair notice that it Arohibits dozina off at
niaht. snrrounded bv bits af nersonai nranertv. when
lvina in b~ankets and a sleenina baa. for niahts an
end, in the midst of maintaining a"centinuous
presence" at the site for several years. A contextual
inquiry is a mattez af reasoning from and delimiting
ideal types (or paradigms), and the observation that
the Daradiams of "lunch naa" and "cam~incr" mav share an
element of an hour's sleeb does not cal~anse the tvnes
~ or render vaaue the manifest distinction betw~~n th~m.
It can be sai.d that no distinction can be drawn between
such varied acts only if no ~~core cancept" underlies
the prohibited behavior. The Zack of a"core concept"
is the hallmark of a prohibitian that is
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unconstitutionally vague. Here, "camping" does have
such a basic or unifying concept -- the use of land for
living accammodation purposes -- which the requlation
elucidates in detail.
Second, the contextual inquiry does not regulate
behavior by drawing bright lines and"then defining the
quantum of each of the various indicia suff~cient to
camprise the prohibited activity. The regulation does
not, and as we seen need nat, define the prohibited
conduct precise~y. While interests furthered by the
Due Process Clause and the First Amendment favor such
regeilatian by bright 3ines, we are auite unnrepared to
hold that the Due Pracess Clause ~rohibits a cantextual
recrulation. Reading sueh a requirement into the Clause
would likely invalidate most criminal statutes and
administrative regulatian. Even in the First Amendment
realm, statutes cleaving to the exact language of
Supreme Court requirements wauld fail such a test."
_ Thomas, sunra, at 197-98 (citations amitted; emphasis added); see
alsa Musser, sunra, at 1518-19. This is consistent with the
California Court of Appeal's decisian in Findlev (discussed abave
on page 2) in which the court relied on the context of a statute
to distinguish throwing rice at newlyweds from throwing a rock at
a car for the purposes of determining what the statute prchibits.
In Peonle v. Trantham, sunra, the caurt applied a
three-part test to determine that a park regulatian was not ~ague
or overbroad: the court found {1) that the gavernment has a
legitimate interest i~ canserving park property and promoting it
far recreational uses; (2} that clasing the park at certain times
(like prohibiting camping}, furthers the gaverriment's legitimate
goa~ of protecting parks and (3) that the regulation did not
unduly ir-fringe on other riqhts. ~d. at supp. 14-17. This test
estab~ished that there was an evil {destructian of parks by
campinq) that the regu~ation clearly addressed (prahibitinq
camping) and that requlation's effect did rat unduly infringe on
ather rights. In ather words, the wards of the statute are given
meaning by loaking at the context of the law and the reason for
its enactment. Thus. the caurt cancluded that the regulation was
narrowly tailared ta meet a legitimate government gaal and
~ thereby is constitutional. _
Similarly, West Hollywood~s ardinance was enacted to
protect the city's parks from destruction and preserve them for
recreational use. By prohib~ting camping, the city lessens the
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wear and tear on the park caused resulting from such an intense
use and encourages mare turn-over amonq park users, assuring
greater accessibility of the parks to the public at large.
Accordingly, the West Hollywood erdinance wou~d likely survive a
vaqueness challenge.
2. The Purpase of the Ordinance and the Equal Fratection Clause.
It is evident that a"no camping" ardinance would have
a greater effect on hcmeless persons and, during the January 21
public hearinq, same people charged that the purpose of the "no
camping" regulatian would be ta exclude homeless peopie from
public parks. This is a legitimate concern because the City may
not use its po~ice powers to discriminate. This point was well
made in $a~r v. Muni~ival. Caurt, 3 Ca1.3d 853 (1931).
In Parr, the City of Carmel-by-the-Sea adapted an
urgency ordinance regulating the use of pu}~lic parks and
facilities. The ordinance was adapted as an urgency erdinance
and contained a"declaration of urgency" which ~ecited that the
need for the measure derived from the influx of ~~hippies" tQ the
city whom the ordinance described as ~unsanitary„ and
"undesirable." The Court four~d that the languaqe in the urgency
clause indicated that the Cauncil intended the operative
provisians`of the ordinance ta appiy only to "hippies."
Accordingly, by a 4-3 decision, the Court held that the ordinance
was impermissibly discriminatory. The majflrity and the dissent
in Parr agreed that Carmel's apparently neutral ordinance was
campromised by the language in the declaration af urgency that
seemed to reveal an intent to use the ordinance solely to exclude
hippies from Carmel's parks ~and perhaps from Carmelj. Indeed,
the ardinance itself wauld have been a valid exercise af the
city's police powers were it not for Carmel's apparent intent to
use the vrdinance as a tool, to discriminate against hippies. See
Parr, sup,ra, at 867, 870 and at 871-72 (Burke, J.. dissentinq).
Unlike Carmel's anti-hippie law, the purpose of the "no
camping" law is nat to exclude the homeless from the parks.
Instead, it is to preserve the public nature of the parks. The
character of public parks is dependent on re~lar circulation of
visitors and use; when any individuai stakes out a pieca of the
park and exercises such a degree of control over the area that it
essentially makes that area private., the purpose of the public
park is hapelessly undermined. Withaut trivializing the
seriousness af homelessness, the encampmsnt probl~m Yn the park
is somewhat analogous to the situation where a person checks a
}aook out of the public ~ibrary and keeps it for his own, thereby
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a1 o^!'tia~ce uenCing tht Los Anqeles M~nietpal
[oEc to precEude oveinigh: sleeging ^n2 ea^p~nq or heactea
and ahcreltne a[ea^ and p[etlad.nq etectlny. ^+ini~tninq,
ustnq, oL eeeupyinq unautxortzed trnea, lodgra, shel[e[s or
•Cf11CLYf!• Ghl~lOf~.
SRP t£OPLL O! iBE [ITT D! L45 ABGCLES
GO 011DAIN ll8 -QLLOYS
Sec[:on : Sectian 67.N ot the Lo~ Angeles
Manieipal Cede fa ~eraby awend~d a! Sudaecclon A DY addinq
t~e fo:lorinq unnuw~eetd deltnition Chece[o and thereafte[
Cy •rrangioq Cde definttiona alphaheCacalSy
'DeacA• •M11 3ncIude puDlic aeuAO[e anE
•rtoreline areaa bordecing eA• v~elSie Oeean chac
ar• ornea, •aaa4ed oc conerelied by Lha C:ty
Bec 7 Sectean 67.~4 0[ the Lo~ 7~ngeles flunie~pal
Cade f• hereby uended ai Supdivisiqn ! ot SuDaec_ion f to
real
pa pe[~on •haIl ettet, ~aintaln, use~ of
oeeupy en aay Eeach, any t~at, lodq~, •helter, oc
struecut~ e~~e p~a ~ai• tMa tra ^!Ou c]o~eC. Any
~ueh c~nt, lodge, ahelt~r or atruciur• spall
ot-~etvi~e ~e encirely open ~na there ah~21 be ~n
unotrstcucted aiew into ~uch ttnt, lo0qe, ahelter oi
st[uetu[e t[Ce the autslEe esc~p! fo[ [hs [ro cloaed
sidea IS the sex:. :o0qe, ~heItt: or •t[ueture ta
Oih![ Chan [lttil]gUli[ [tl s~l;p*~ p0 i~OC! LII~A OA!-
[hicd ot Yhe ouGSlde tAereo: srall be eloaed snA
the[e ~'~all othei*~ae b! ~n ypOa/L[YCtfa rier i~to
~t. Any tent, ladge, ^neAse[ o[ structu[• ereec~d,
uintalned, uaed or oecupi~E on a beach ahall
eonfls! of pFlaele, teat-lite riteciais aueA as
canvu, nylon or p11a~2e yrnte!!ic M.texsal
In no •vent •M I2 anY aucr terte, lodge,
•~~lte[ or reruecare b~ •reeted ar saintaineE
elos~r [han tifty f501 [e~t Lroa ~ny other t~ne,
lodqe, ~~eleer ar ^truceure.
Any sueR t~nc, lodq~, ahelter or seruecure
•hall be diasanCled +nC re~ov~d Erw t~e beach eacE
Oay and no pact tA~r~qt ^M21 raisla ov~rwiqht.
tio pe[aon slfall la~ten as ^a~a[ain any gyy
rire, guy rape or e:t~rior b~aeing or aupport o!
any [rnt, lodq~. ~hell~t oc se[ue[nce betr~~p !t or
aay pottian theceol, anA any atrueture, se~ke, rort
or ening outaidc a[ ~ueh ;ent, lodqe. •hel[eY or
structare.
Sec 3 Sec: on G3 {; oi tne „oc ~~qt.ee ~.:r_= pa
CoE! a ~ereby asendei •C SuCaec[ton ' by •d~ nq Lhe
_~'iar_-g p~aa9[aph^
•J Mo peraan s~a;: encr , be, or reaair on
sry ~eacn •[ea unle~e chae per~on cowglte^ reCn a;l
rsR~lacions appiiuEle to th~t 6eac~+ and rtch •11
oe~tr applfeaDl• ard.vncea, [ulea •nd regulaelonJ.
~. x per~en «erctainq aoy ot the prtv~leges
wehocis[d by thia 5lctlon doea ^o •t that per~on'~
ern risk rit4oui tiab:ilcy en cne par[ aL the Ciey to~
eny 1~?ury to persoo ot pcope[cy [eaultirg [hetetro^
t2 L:cep_ aa ot~erri~e proriEed in ~hYa Sectian
ar •s auChorlsed hy t~e Eoard, no pe[~on sh~l] ea~A
00 ot use foc ove•aiqhe ~leepiaq pu[pases any
heaet~, o[ 6[irtg a Aawetrsiler, eaapeC o[ siRflae
vtt~icle oneo any eeach
Sec ~ 7'he C~~r Glerk 7ha11 rcrtifY ~o thc pa~a=c of ~lue
oM~icznee srid wux ~he same ~e be pubi,shea ~n somo dady ne~rspaper pna~ed aod
pubinhed m ihe Gtr o{ Los An~fa
'e-e_~ Ce:'_:~ ~3' ['e !c'e~a~ ~ a~::.~:e ws .i~_'~CC!'_ a_ :~ ~eeiJ~ o.' L`+
'tc . c' L:e ._:• o' '_S kqe.e: ~~~ 1 iyE7 anc .a~ P•~u: a_ I[s
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robbing the public of the use of the community resaurce. The
purpose of the "no camping" ordinance 35 to prevent pieces of the
park from being taken from the public by assuring regu3ar
circulatian of use and limiting activities in the park ta
ordinary r~creational uses associated with urban neighborhood
parks and public beaches. In addition, the "no camping"
ordinance would preserve the parks from the destruetion of
property that accompanies camping.
Courts have receqnized that the government has a
substantial interest in preserving ~ts parks. See Clark, sunra,
at 296; Musser, sunra, at supp 14-15. Indeed, in a very recent
and unpublished decision, the Cali.fornia Court of Appeal had
occasion to consider the competing hardships on the hameless
pop~lation where a"no camping" ardinance is enforced and the
Camm~lrilt]t at large where a"no camping" ardinance is not
enforced. San Francisco Coalition an Hame}.essness, et al. v,
Citv and Countv af San Francisco, Case No. AU52918 (lst Dist,
February 20, 1992). We have attached a copy of the decision far
your convenience. Whi~e the decision daes not pravide any
citable legal authority, because it is not published, it does
- give a good idea of how a court is likely to address this issue.
In the decision~ while sympathetic to the effect that a"no
camping" ordinance has ~n the homeless population, the court
clearly finds that the city's interest in preserving the parks
outweiqhs all ather interests.
West Hollywood's ordinance is neutral on its face and
~.t is nat aimed at any particu~ar group. Thus, it is not
discrima.natary, even though it may be more likely to affect
homeless persans than others.
3. Conclusion
To summar~ze, West Hol~ywaod's definitian of '~camping"
would like~y survive a constitutional challenge. The courts have
specifically approved both the concept af defininq an activity by
a contextual eva~uation and a definition af "camping" virtually
identical to West Hollywood's. In so doing, the courts
acknowledge that there are limitations to ~anguage and that,
while it may be di~ficult ta express in absalute terms what is
prohibited, through arquably less precise words, it is possib~e
_ to communicate with reasonable certainty to a person af average
intelligence what is prohibited.
Therefore, an ordinance prohibiting camping which
defines "camping" by setting forth a description of activities
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which taken in cantext reasonab~y appear to canstitute residing
in a park can be constitutiona~ly sufficient without drawing
absolute briqht lines.
One must presume for the purpose of this analysis that
any ordinance adopted would not be enfarced in a discri.minatory
manner. Thus, we con~lude that a neutrai ordinance may be
crafted to accomp].ish the City~s goa~s as defined above. Such an
ordinance would and must apply equaily to aII persons attempting
to camp in the City's parks or beaches.~
= SI have ~ttached a copy of Los-Angeles~ ardinance whiah
prohibits camping on Venice Beach which we abtained at the
suggestian of the Task Force. It does not suggest any
particularl.y novel approaches and, as ~rou can see, woul.d not
accomplish the City~s goals as I understand theni.
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asn ~~sr~ci~oo Coali~ion on Natne2ee~n~ss (S~COH) and
- two coplsintil~a ~ppeal fram aa order deayinq s gralimfnory
irijun~tion whieh would en~oi~ th• Ci~y anQ County of San
Franc3~co frore prever~tiriq hom~less p~raar~s frorn alee~ir~q ar
rrst3nq in pubiic park~ duriri~ the pende~ey of ur~darlyl~g
lit~qation fr~ which 6!'COH con~and^ th~ City haa ~ailed ~o
provi~e the homelosa with *dequat• ehe~ter~ t~e ~fti~m.
I I . BACXGROT,7pD
Thi~ liLi~atian ~ris~a out of e Deciaion by the Mayor
o! ~an ~rancieoo ir~ July 14d9 tc ailow home3~a~ persaas to camp
in Civic Center Pla~a pendtnq ti~• prav~aian af ~hait~r in
*i~u~ti-sar~ic~ Cer~tece." After the Mu~ti-Ser~fce Cer~ters
~ op~n~d in July 199D, th~ Mayvr t~rmf~atsd th• campinq pvllcy
dnd ordered enloroement of ~tat• 2~w ar~d io~sl ordiner,cas
prahibitinq ~ar~ans fram "lod~inq~ in public piacs~t wi~hout
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permissian (F~n. Co~e, $ 6~7, ~ubd~ (i)}, c~mpiay in cfty parks
($,F. P~rk God~~ ~ 3.22y, a~ aleepin~ in ~i~y parke batween the
haura vf ~D:CO p.n~. en~ 6:C0 e.m, ~S.F. P~rk Code, ~ 3.23~.
On Octo~,r Ii+ 1990, SFCOH ~nd yariou~ coplainti~f~
~i1Qd th~ preaent clsss/tazpayes aCt.~.Otlr aeeki~q to er~~ain trie
City from arre~tinq and prpee~utinQ homele~e per~oaa ~or
ctmpinq in public place~ until ~h• City pra~idaa ~-dequet~
shelter !or th• hom~less. 8F'CCK ~lleqas ~hat tne tsilurv to
pronide $d~qu~te ~h~iter i~ a vfolation of Welf~re end
Ins~i~utiaa~ Cod• sactian I~00~, Whioh raquires the City ta
~relisYa end su~~art" the indiqent.
S~'~4Ii subaequ-en~ly rn~vsd for ~ preli~ninsrY ir~ junctioa
which wouid en~oin ~he City trom preventit~g homeieaa peraone
~ frorn Q1B~pinQ ar r~stin~ i~ pub~iC ptrk~ whii• th~ litiqation
ia pQndinq. The caurt dent~d the motion without carnm~~t.
~rt. ~~sc~rsssop
The ~ssue pr~~antQQ f^ wh~thsr thc trial court abra~~d
it~ df~cretion in dsnyinq a pr.liminary fn~u~ction, t~n v.
geerd af Su~ervisnr~, (1985) 40 C~1.3d 2T7, 286.)
Tri~3 cour~s must sva~uate t~o lactors ~hen d~cid3nq
whether tv iseue ~ pr~liminary injuectioa: ~~) th• inte~f~
harm th~t th~ plalnti~fs are lik~lY to ~ou~tein i~ the
injunctior~ is danie4 as comgare~! ta the h~z~ ~hat th•
def~nd~nta are Zikely to rurtain i~ th• ~r~~unetiar- t~- qrar~t~d,
and {~) th• likslihood th~t tY~e pleis~tifl~ wiii prevall ~n the
mer#.t~ at tr~a1. xf, ae hera, tha tria~ jud9s denie~ tk~e
infunctian wi~hau~ comrn~nt, it 3e inferrid on app~el thaE the
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~udqe determir,ed the plsintiffe laSi~d to estiafy sither or
bath a! theae factors. {~~~a.~l
"Cn appeai, the ques~ion ~ecomaa whethec th~ trial
courf abu~ed its discretion in rulinq an hath ~~~tare. Ever~ if
thr eppailet• ca~rt ffads that the trinl court sbuasd its
~i6Cretian a~ to one af th~ f~Ctor~, it neverthaiea~ may affirm
the triei caurt•~ or~er f~ ~t linds no sbuse of discretion ss
t~a ths othsr." ~I,d1. ~t pp. ~S6-~Sy, emphaais in oriqinal,)
The order "may be e~firm~d i~ either the baZance-af-hardships
~n~iysis or pieinti~~a~ likelihcad o~ success can~cidera~tiona
wauld alcn• ~uppoxt the rulir~q." (~4 v• ri0~tili~ ~ii~L~~ ~3
C~1.3d ^t p. 1Z27.y
The brie~~ in the preaen~ cese aQdresa both factar:,
- Ki~h p~rti~cUiar ernph~~ia or~ the plaiatiffe' likelihood of
~uacass. w~ eonclude, ~io-*ever, that th• balancs-of-h+rdeh~p~
tactor alan~ supp~rt~ the tr#a~ court ru~inQ. Thu~, aQ ehaii
affirm ~hs ord~r fa~ Kent af an ebuaf o~ ~i~ar~tian ~a tp the
balence-o~-hard~hip~ factor, without hevinq to d~~ermin6
KMether the court ebused its di~aration in aseeeafnQ the
pl~iat~ffs~ lik~lihood o~ euee~ss.
si~COH ~rqued below th~t ~he h~me~ase wilZ ba hermea by
denfe3 0! th• ~r~~iminary injun~tivr~ ~~o~u~~, if they ar~ not
permftte0 to c~mp in the ps~k~, they will be for~ea to ~fvQ `in
~ l, In aonCra~t+ if th• ~ud~• •spreealX r~li~s oa onYy
ons tectar, on a~peel the reviewinq caurt muat datarmino
whether such rslience cancius~ve~y sup~crts the rulfr,q
r~~ardlese af the rernairiinq con~ideratia~e~. {~ v. ~g~,~g
~i~s~~ ~~ c^~.~a iai~, rza~-izzg.~
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conat~nt f~ar o~ arreet, ~arced ~o cona~ently ba 'o~ ~he mova,~
•v~n •t n~qht, not able to 21ve in qraupg which provid•
aalf-prc~action and unable to atay in cne place triey call
'hame.'"2 These pointa h~Ye rnerit. ~bviaua~y the glt~ht of
th• homeles~ woui~ be ~ssed a bit i! thay ~ere permitted ~o
c~mp in publi~ p~rka. ~ut ~h~ City pr~s~ntad corngeiling
~vi~enCB. in tl~e form of a~claretiar~a by two pciice c~ptain~
~nd a cfty gardener, that prior carnpinq in the parka, both
~uthori~eQ end unauthoritad, had ciu~ed e~en qre~ter harrn to
ths City bp resuitir~q in ~he pro~ound dsteriorstion of th~
parka, p~rticuYerly Civic Center P~~z~ an~ Goiden Gate Park.
Palic• CeptaSr~ Denni~ l~er~e~ describsQ Rome at the
•tfect~ of th• tompariry C~mpiaq po~icy an Civic c~nter Pieza:
"Tb~re r~~s always e iarqe eccumui~tion o~ qarbap• at Civic
C~nter durinq th• ancarnpraent. sscnuse af thr dar~qrr~ poaed by
tbosv encampe~ at ths Civic Ce~~er. xs wer~ called upcn ta
secort City Q~rdonors t[~ro~qh Civia Csnter mhiie th~y perforM~~
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~. Th• Cfty ciaima there ha: be~n eo shor+inp a! harm
to the thr~• plafntilia whD sxe pro~~cutin~ thi* app~~l --
BFC~H, Nomele6R Tn~k Force ~nd Mich~el Cullinan ~- bacau$a
Culiinan obtain~d housiAq bs~ars ~h• motfo~ ~or a prei#.rnir~sry
injuncttoa w~s liled, and th~ r~cord does noE iC~qt3~~EYp dC~fnC
th• ind#vidusl mombfrship of th• tWO otQaniss~ior~al
ep~~llsnts. Ko~~var, e a~claratiar~ by 6lCGii'a statt
coordfnator ~rt~t~~ that 6i~GOH's membership alwsys iaclude~
'curr~t~t" ss w~ii s~r fasm~=ly hom•1•:s irtafvi~uels. sirni~a~~Y,
~h~ compisin~ des~rib~a Homries~ Task ~arc~ as inciudinq
"eurrsntly homr111s1~" p~rao~s es ~s17, Aa thos~ who hav~ ~~nanaqe~
_ to lind ~raergency dr psrmenent hou~ieq." Thus, ~hr t~+o
orqanizational ~pgellsnt~ adequdt~ly d~cno~atrat~d that the~r
WB~s ~~akinq infunctiv~ rellwf which wot~ld fnure to the bsn~fit
o! at iesst sv~ of their moa~ibers, ~hoae whn wrre eurrer~tiy
bornelea^ ~nd had aot obtain~d houeing. 4Bes qen•ra11y ~OtltitY
of 6an Luis bbi~ne v, 1wbelns~e Allia~ {1986) 17~ Cs1.App.3d
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th~ir dut3ee. Thaae e~t~~m~ad ~t th• Ci~iC C~nter freq~ently
urina~ed in tha puhiic arsas, evsr- while tharr were port~b~e
tvil~t~ aveilabla.'
Aolice Captein Char]ea ~. Hoenisch ~e~c~ibed aimii~r
efEscts a~ cam~fn~ an Goldea Gate petk; "SecBu~~ ~f th~
prable~n~c caue~ed by peracne campinq nnd eleepinq averniqht in
Ga~dm~ Qate ~ark, I~requent3y visit~d Gol~~r- Gat~ F~rk to
observe ~hese probiems firat hane, Freguer~tiy wher~ we
di6covered aomeone who had campad or slepti averniqht ir~ ~he
Aerk, We would also diicaver ~e~al mstsriai tn th• camp af~e,
as a~~xl ap syrinq~s. Othsr park u~ers ~~eo compiain~~ ~h~t
tha~~ typ~t of th• [=iCJ p~Oblema intarfsraG with th~ir u~• ~nd
en~oyment a~ ths park~. A~diCioneliy, tnd3vidual~ arrs~t~d !or
= vio~~t3a~ the Park Co~• ~romatimrs were ir~ the possesaios~ a~
kniv~• or othar a~apanr."
! For~rnan Garde~er Kev~.~, shea painto4 ~ particularly
biaak pictur~ oL th• s~t~et cempinq hsd on the public parka
generally: "Frsquent~y~ I havs ob~ervad tria~ thos• campin~ 8nd
lodqln~ in City p~rka ~ra under the influsr~ce o~ ~~ctihol ar
aru4~. Oftes~~ wh~n theY ase und~r th• influanc• of theaa
eub~tances, th~se persont phyaically threat~a R~creatior~ and
ptrk Depirtment work~rt aa0 p~rk usar~. In ~ame ct~s~~
~epartment e~ployeea h~ve ~c~uaily be~n s~taeksd bY p~raon~
G~mpina en~ lodqia~ in the park~, x~ave aLe~a sser~ thee~e
= perraar attack ~ach other. ~~3 The cernpsites o~ ~hesa geraona
cav~• ma~or horticultural dama~e to the pe~rks• pian~s. Tnis
csmpiap sctivfty h~• etu~e~ i=cesal,Ye erosfo~ ie our parks and
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has crsata~ uneuthorized patha. ju] Tho~e oamping Sn City
ptrk~ of~~r~ h~v~ bttilt Ctmpfires. Theee caMp~iree have etartcd
fSr~t ir~ th~ pirk~ requiriay Eire D~partrnent re~ponse. ~q)
Cle~nirid up end heulin~ away the parbeqe qenerated by theae
~~mpfnq aad lodqin~ activi~ies are ~ ma~or pro~lem. One
cem~~ite •lone qenara~ed appro:imste~y twa tons a~ qerbaqe.
t~(~ Dru~ paraphernalia, particul~rly hypadermf.c nesdlee, Ielt
by c~m~sY~ pati a ~iQnific~nt haalth hssard to park work~r~ ar~a
ths publ3c. Theae syrinQes have bean fdund in Chi~aren~~
Playqround ea r~~ll ~s several other are~~. P~rk workers have
pu~fered aeedla pricke from the~e syrinqos, which e:pa~es them
~a v~rious ~ie~is~se, i~c~udinq hepe~titfa a~a stsph infections.
Perk workers ~u~~erinq ne~dl~ pr~Cks ara requirsd ta receivs
= hep~ti~i~ sho~s. ~~(] ~'sca~ ~na urine ere fraqu~r~tly faun~ at
thr c~mp~ite~. Clee»up of f~cea ar~d urine has zcquirad spocial
ciothir,q ar~d equiprnent to 4es1 with th~ he~lth ~hre~~ ~o
~o~rke=s. {S] 1~umsrau• bra~k-ins oi Rocsesxiar- a~d P~xk
Dsp~rtment bui141nqa hav• be~n tracea to p~~~vr~s campinQ in
City Parks. ~-lso, autamabile braak-ias and au.marau~ taoi
ttiefts have been traced to ~h~e~~ campers. L~~ '~inally,
~or-~~a~n~ d~f~catinq ~nd urinati~q by thoae campinq in the parka
h~ve ~iq»ili~~n~ty raauced park ue~a by thr qiner~l pubiic."
Thus, th• City demonstratsQ ~h~t c~mpinq in the parks
hed C~vsad seriou6 pubiic heaith an~ ~~~ety prob~ema,-wriich
= xoula hsve recurred i! the prelimin~xy injuactio~ ha~ issuea.
BFGON in etf~et canc~~es ~tie~~ probieras, ~ut caater-d* thap can
be ~it~g~ted by "psovidit~g Cookin~, toilet~ ~+aahiRq and ~arbaqe
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facilities~ xor homeleaa paoFle ~ncampad in tihs ~arks, end
~throu~h thQ e~Farcemen~ af other vaiid eriminal a~d henlth nnd
~~l~ty ititu~ei."
Ths lattar ar~ument ia, to ssy the least,
Q~sinq~nuot~s. Li~r lntoreement f~ no more a panscea ~cr
~ehavfor aU~~ e~ phyaical aaadult and public defe~~~ion th~n it
is ~or othar crimiaa3 beh~v~ox ~uah e~a tneft anQ xahbery, To
aey tha posice cen arxeat home~~~~ persons who camrnit crfinea in
psrk ancarnpmsnta is one thinq~ ta prev~nt such criminai
beh~vior ix+ t3~~ ~irst plsc• i~ quit~ aaathsr.
Moreover, ahat SFC~H propose~ is th~ txeris~orroatfon of
th~ C~ty'~ publiC p~rk~ into ~emi-p=rm~~ie~t ~ampsitae, in
elfact e takepver by ths hom~lesa. ~ivic Ge~tar ~l~za in
~ pertieui~r, wriich occupi~~ a reiativslY srnsli sit~ fn ths urban
cant~r o~ tha Gity, ~rould b~com~ ~ha axc3usiva dama» at the
~vmelve~ paraans oncamped thera, ~a ~vas the cass durinq the
City's temgorary campinQ pclicy. ~l pub~ic plac• ~vouid ~hereby
bs iost to iit ~~h~r p~rson~ wha ~iv~ and wark in th• ar~~.
IA shart, ths city d~moAitrat~d that 3t w~ul~ hav
baen harmsQ by issuanc• o~ th~ praliminary ir~~uncttor~, iri th:t
the pro~cund det~rlox~~ior~ a! public p~rks that ha4 xsault~d
tron~ c~mpinq woul~ hav re~urx~d. BFCOH~~ onir proposea
~al~klaa to th3• problom would ir~ oflect risult ir a oon~pl.t~
loss of public spsc• far uas by ~22 p~rsor~s orho 2iv ar work in
~ ~he City, o~her than ~he homel8=t.
Th• harm to tha homelee~ frorn bein~ deprived o~
cacnpir,q space ~a taaqible, but the herm ~o the Ci~y ~rom c,~dfn4
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the pubiic pa~rka to harneleaa c~mper~ a~auid be just as real and
would affect a E~r qrsater numl~er c~ paople. T~ua, the triel
court did Aot sHu~• its di~cratl~n !n impliedly caac~uGinq thati
~h~ ba3anc• of Kardahip~ ~rsfqh~d ~n favor of the City an~
~qifnat requirfn~ ths City ta allow tha t~or~~i~ss ~o camp i~ th•
p~rk~ whii• ~hfs iaasuit i~ pen4inq. Heeausa th~
bilar~Ce-of-har4~rifp~ ttctor alane suppoxta ths arQer ~enyinq
ths p=ellmin~ry injun~tion, wv multt ~E~irm rsqtrdles~ o~ th•
pl.~iatif~~' likelih0od af Qrevmi~friq on the mirite~. (~~ v.
~~g. eu4rs. 43 Ca1.3d ~~ p, ~ax7; ~g~g~, v, ~„~
~p~YVi~crs, ~uQr~. 40 Ca1.3d i~ pp. ~85-287.) We th~refot•
need r~ot address~ at thi~ emrly paint fn the litiqation,
6~'COH'^ arqumsnt• a~ to ~ik~SihQad a! su~c~ss.
IV. DISP46ITION
:~h• ord~r ia ~t~frrn~d.
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John J~-~ i I i
City Mnnaq~r
city ot Santa Kcnica
1675 kain Stz~e~t
santa Mvnica, californf~ ~040~
Re; Encam~ament ordi~ancas
Dear John:
87144-01000
You hav~ r~quested th~t ~ prQpare an ordinanc~
prvhibiting parsoni trom rgsidinc~ in Santa l~onica parks and other
publa~t plac~t (haroatter collQCtivaly raf~rred to as "park").
You hav4 requs~tsd th~t tha ordin~nce etddrse~ th~ pr~blQm by
rtqulating th• qu~ntfty ot "stu~f" a p~rsan can brinq fnto a park
and the amourit af time trhich a parson may remain ia a- park.
Yva bava a~so raisad a cor~cQrn about peopie 3eav~nq
peraonel balonginqs ir- the p~rk ovorniqht. Our drett ordinanoa
doa~ not spe~itic.~lly addres~ thi~ is~uG. civii ~od• section
~Oeo, ~t s~. ,^ets forth a comprshQnsiva erchema for dealing r~ith
lour~d proparty. The city cauld adopt a pracedur~ to callact and
dfspoe~ o~ ~ound property pursuar~t to Cfvi]. Code Saction a~80.4.
You mey al~a want to consider an ordinancs that prQhibits starinq
p~r~ona~ bslonqings in th~ park b~tw~er th~ hours of 12:0~ a.m.
and 5:00 a.m. ~tha o~ma hours tha M~nicipal Cad~ prohibitd
6~e~ping in th• park~) or axprssaly makas ittms l~tt in the park
durf.nq th~~• hours eub~act ta ~~~tova3 and atax~aqa by th~ City.
#~ICNMDi~ WA~'#ON ~ D~R~HON
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Th~ a~tach~d dratt ordinanCe prohibitr usinq the park
!or livinq aaoommodations which fa detinad as poasoa~inq or
storf.nq personal belonqing~ ir~ a park ~ rema3ninq in th~ park
for prolanqad interva~ls not ordinarily associa~ed ~ith park us~a,
whare it appaar~, in Iight vt all th~ circumstanc~~, that the
parscn 1~ li~inq ir~ the ~+ark. The ardinanc~ ~x}~rogsly a~lows the
City ta designat• a part~cu~ar araa !or a temporary sh~ltor or n
campqround.
I xart to make some qeneral aamments about tha
ord~nance. Foremost. ~s r~e df ecu~s~c! in aataEil in aur Mar~h 5
~~morandum to you, ar~y ordinan~~ requlutin oncanpm~n~~ that
strays i'rom the II.B. Park 3~rvi.as~s modal ~~ suspact. Thres
courts, inc~udir,q Unitad StataB Suprama Court, hav~ uphold the
Park Sarvia• rigulation ~qainst vaqu~nsas and othor
constitutional chall~nqes. Acaord~nqiy, it is th~ most 1iga11y
sa~e mod~I. Far your aor~vanierica, F encla~a a cagy cf th~
tader~l ragulaticns oont~ining th~ definition aS ~campirig.~ By
adoptinq th~ Park SrrviCe'~ d!linitivn of camping, the City osn
e~faativaly prov~nt anaamp~me=tt~ in tho parks.
Whi~s ~e emphasisa th~ bansf~ts o~ adopting the Park
-- Sarvtce's requ~ation bacaus~ it haa~ survi~sd caa:titu~ionai
~cru~iny, w~ do nat suqga~t th~-t it is tha only ],~qaily
aac~ptabls ~olution. Howev~r~ a r~yf~winq court c~n obviously
mors sa~i+y avarturn an untestad ordina~nce. ~n draftinq thia
ordinance, va hav attempted to minimi~a the ].aqal ri~ks but
still be trur to th~ City~s qab~s. As discussod beiow, this
~ ra~uZts 3n aartain aompromiiss.
our bssS.e pra~mfse in prepsrinq tha ordinanca was tha~
the City wish~d to prohibst 3rYdfv~dual~ from takinq wor part~ of
tha public parks as a kind of privats reaid~noe, the so-ca11et1
anca~mpm~nt problem. Ganaral~y speakinq, encampmant is
accomplish~td by tt~3nq por~onal balo~gf.ng~ to '~stakG ou~" turt.
Thua, ths or~inanc~ bot~ prohibits ~h~ ur• o~ the perks ns
"livinq secommcdations* nnd relies on thm usa of g~rsanal
be3anginqe a~ art important 3.ndicator af whath~r tha p~rrare i~
usir~g ths park as a iivir~q acc~qdation,
~o ~tatva nat exprsooly 3nc~uded "slo~ginq~ ~s part of
tha ~latinition babause this appsars to b~ art ~xtr~~y
controvarsial prahibftion ir- 6anta Monica and is not-assantial to
-- tho dafin~.tion. Hawov~r, s1~Qpinq or m~k3nq prGgarations tv
~l~ep, like iattiziq out bodd~nq, is an ~utcallant indicator that a
~ psr~on is livinq in the pnrk. Tha draft ordinanc.o raquir~r a
contsxtual ar~alyii^ af t.~i~ cir~umstanca~ to d~tarmina that a
peravn is liv~r~q in th~ park. Thus, thoure charged xith the
anfaraam~nt of tri~ ordinan~~ ~ay ~~tZ~ ua~ il~epirtg a~ on~ of
Y~IOFW;ai~ WAt~oN ~ GEI~MON
Maroh 19, tA~2
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sovara~ lactore that lead to the canclu~lon that a parson is
~ivinq in the park.
Tb~ ardin~ncs doss not ~~tab3ish a spec~fic quantity
"o! ~tuft" that i^ prah3bitsd. Althouqh w~ s~rfou~ly considarnd
such a limit, we conc~ud~d that iim~tirtq the amount of
pa~so~rior,s a p4rson may aarry into ~ park ig probably ov~rbraad
bocsusa it will prahibit innoeuaur canduct. For axampl~. aports
equfpmar~t or picnic qoods may ~all within the limit• but do not
indicate ~ par~on i~ rasidinq in tha par7~, 11 l~it on the
quantity may also ba und~rinciuslv~ bacaua~ e parson w~th
parsor~al be~onqinqs i~ss than tha laqa~ limit couid st3i1 spr~ad
his or har balonq3ng~ aut and claim a pi~ce o! tha park.
It apposrs t~tr eity wanta to address tha probism o!
paopl• ]arinqinq personal bolonqinqs into thi park to s~t up
housakeepi~q, rsqardless ot the quantity. Thus, w~ focua~d th~
ordinanee on prohibitinq th, ~tora-qe or posseasion o~ personal
balonQinqs +n connaction with u^inq tho park for ~iv~nq
aoao~ama4ntions, Mera poss~ssiari of a substantial amcunt of
peraanal b~lanqinqs doas not constitute a vicl~ttion.
-- 3"he adv~ntaqa to addinq the time alemant is that it
moro preci6a~y de~in~s ths behaviar that th~ City wishes to
grohibit. It narraws tha tiald at po~ential vfalators to thasa
who remair.-in th~ park !or prolonqed ir~tervals with pereonal
balongings ordinarily associatasl ~rith hous~keepi~q.
_~ cartain r~~peata the nddit~onai tim~ elsmu~t mek~~
th~ ardinence mora vaqua and thus mori vulnerabl• to a
constitutianal chali~nq~. Th~ only way to avoid this weaknar~~
wou}.d be to desiqnat~ a sp~aifia amount af tima (~.q. no ona fs
parmit~ed ta etay in th~ park =or mora than 8 hours~. For aIl
t,he r~a~ona discu~a~d at tha ~anvarp 21 City counai~ h~aring, a
~pocifi~ ~init on th~ amouist o! tims wau~d b~ virtuai~y
unanforcaabZi.
In ordar to anforce a spscifia tim~ limit~ tha City
would bave to prove b~yond ~- riasanab~e doubt that n peraon t~ns
continuou~ly p=e~ent in a p~-zk for mors than th~ proscribed
period oP time. Th~ City would nand wi'~ngsse~ ar oth~r credibl~
ovidenca to prov~ n via~atiaa. The pra~tic~l r~ality t~ that,
although th~ op~cilie ~ime rsquiram~nt saams v~rtually'imm~s ta
-- an attneX Zor va~quanaso, it ~rould b~ ~xtrimaly di!liault ta
prossout~ ~ violation.
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B~condly, avan ~rhara it c~uld ba eniorced, a~pocitic
timf Zim~.t wouZd not hava much of ~n ~ltect an the enca.mpmont
prablam s^ th~ probl~m ~~ d~soribed in tl~s tastfmoay at tho City
Coursail haarinqs. ]lrsy r~asonab~~ lanqth of tim~ wauld
nsc~~sari~y p~s~m~t a persan ta accupy a gart ot a park, with a7.1
his vr har parsonml b~lonqir~qr in tow~ for thw laq~l lisit
evsryday. Thu~, at boet, ~uch a timt lim1~ would r~iqhtiy
d~craas~ ~ncampms~tzts, r~ot pr~v~t tha~.
Ho~~v~r~ th~ dratt ard3nanc~ is marqinally aora
vulnerablt ~c a vaquaasaa c~a13~nqe bec~~e 3~ f~ nat absoZut~ly
preeise. l~ls discuss~d in datail in the March 3 mamorandum,
courts do not 7raqufre exaCtn~~s, only raaaon~bl4 cortainty ur-d~~
tho circumntanoas. Accord~nqly, x~ b~~~fvs that t.he ord3nance
would lik~iy ~urviv~ a con~titutional chall~ng~.
~atevsr crdinance ~h~ city choo~~~ to adopt, ~~-ant to
6tress th• importana~ ot dov4lopir~q a good, detail~d ouppartfve
recard. A~ discus~~d in our March 5 momorandum, tho r~co~t
unp~bli~hed dac3iion by the lirs~ appoilat~ distr#.ot ~ves baaad vn
an ~na].y~i~ o~ the fact~ which aamp~l~ed Ban Frarjcisca~s deaision
to ~nlorc~ ita "na aampir-q" laws.
In Ban Frnnc~~co Goalftion an He,ne~,~`sriass. et a~* V,
citv and C~u~tv ef Bdn F~~,rcf~ce~ Cae~e No. A052918 (I~t Di~t.~
Fabx~uary 20, 1992a (unpubli~hed~, ths oourt re~Li94d ~O issus a
tamporary r~straininq ord~r t,~hat ~rauld havs prevento~ the city
~rom anforcir-q its "no aampinq" Ia~. The court's decision vna
baead ~srq~~y on tha city~s evidena~ that th~ enc~ampmant probl~aa
Qevar~ly drqrad~d thr parks ~nd prev~r~tsd tha pu]~13c from usiaq
th~ pa~lu !or ths~r i~standad puxpose~. The xrcord Contained
con~iderable ~vid~ac• (n-os~ly in tha form a~ tartimony by polica
and park amployaaa) t,hat th. pacpl• anaampad in th~ parka wsr~
qonsra~ting ~sce.sstvs trash; urinatinq ~~nd d~t~cati~tg in th~
parkar bringinq and sailinq drugs in the park~ laaving hypodermic
n~a~l~^ an th~ qround, includinq ~n tho childr~n's playgraund;
and upravtinQ th~ plants and grass,
Thia kind of detnilsd av~denoe shauld b~ document~d in
ths ataff raport and •s much ~upport~~g te~t~many as p~oo~.bZo
ahoula b~ presnnt~d at tha h~ring bafora tho City adogt~ an
ardiann~e. 7.'hs taau~ of ~ha ts~timony ~hould ba th~ impa-cts on
~ tha park euYd t~E d~s~r~ ta r~otor~ tha park ta f.t~ is3t~r~ded u~e~,
not on the homala~s or potential violator^ p~r s~.
~n s~dit~on, as w~ discsis~*si ~n tbs t~l~ephor~~
yQS~arday~ ths adoption of an ordinanc~ may b• a project under
~'to CaJ.~fa~nia Envirar~mentai Qual~ty Ac~. I4 CaI. Cade Req~. ~
15378; Tarbin~2 plaza Coro. v. C~~v arid Countv ~~ S~~ Fr~ncisco,
RICw~wos~ WAT~sOF~ ~ OERaNCN
March Z9, 199~
Pags s
177 Ca1.App.3d SS2, 904 (S98by. You indicatsd that you vould
r~t~r tho ardinasrc~ to th~ appropriata ~taff m~-mbars for th4
anvironmental raviot~.
~n ~um, wa r~commsnd that th~ C~ty adopt an ordinance
basad on tha Park S~rvica~s roqulat~ori. Thi• f• by far tha bn~t
appraach becau,a ft ~rill eoiva tho problam, f• ~nfara~ablo and
haa already baea upheld by th~ courts.
]11~~rnatively, WE have d7r~ftsa tha ord~nana! you
requs~~k~d epproachinq ths proh~em by facusinq an th~ r~qulation
a! par~anal bslonqinr~s and th~ lenqth of tim~ op~nt in the park.
we bolleva that tbe dratt ordinaaoa is arifarce~ble ~nd w~thin tha
bounds of tho Cor,stitution. Th~ additfon a! the tfma elemsnt
makoo the ordinanc~ a litti~ mara lenient but nYoo more closely
addrssass Lh~ probltm the ordir~ano~ i• d~~tgned to addraas.
B~aauia it dasa rot ~mp2oy a,spea~.~ic amount at t#.ma, ft is mara
~ulnerabl~ ta a vaq~,eneo~ ehaii~nga.
Pi~asa l~t m~ knoat if ~ra aay b~ of furthor assistanoe.
I laak forward to h~aring lrom you soan.
vsry ttul aurs,
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aur,ces. crut the aart~ei~~, ~ ooa-
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tion re~ud]iw ot tbe iat~enz at ~~
partltlp~nu or th= n~LU~ ot any
vt~'sar activitiee ta whlctt Ehty mr~Y al~o
be er.~~dtt~. Camyiu~ !~ ptrmiLtb
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ATTACHMENT III
~RDINANCE NUMBER
(Ci.ty Council Series3
AN ORDINANCE QF THE CITY COUNCIL OF TFiE CITY
OF SANTA M4NICA ADDING SECTSON 4202B TO THE
ENCAMPMENTS IN PUBLIC PLACES
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 4202B is added to the Santa Manica
Municipal Code to read as follows:
SECTION 4202B, Encampment.
(a) No person shall use any public space or
public street far living accommodations, except in areas
specifically designated for such use. "Living accommodations~~
shall mean~remaining in a pub~.ic space ar public street for
prolonged intervals not ordinarily associated with public space
ar pubZic street uses and passessing or storinq personal
belangings, not associated with ordinary public space or pub].ic
street uses (such as tents, tarpaulins ar temporary shelters;
non-City designated caoking equipment such as camping stoves or
partable barbeoues; cots, beds, or hammocks; or extra clothing ar
athe~ persona~ items), when it reasonably appear~, in light of
all the circumstances, including the quantity of belongings and
other activi.ties in which the person is engaged, that the person
is atherwis~ using the public space ar public street for li~ing
accommodations, regardless of the person's intent or the nature
of the other activities in which the persan may be engaged,
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(b) For the purpose of this Sectian:
(Z) "Public Space" shal~ include the
following areas:
(i) Any public park or public beach.
(ii} Any public parking ~ot or public
area improved or unimpraved.
(iii) The Santa Monica Pier.
(2) "Public 5treet" shall includa any public
st~eet or public sidewalk including public benches.
SECTYON 2. Any provision of the Santa Manica MunicipaJ.
C~da or appandices thereta incansistent with the provisions af
th~s Ordinance, to the extent of such incansistencies and no
further, are hereby repea~ed or madified to that extent necessary
to affect the provisions of this Ordinanee.
SECTION 3. If any section, subsection sentence, clause,
or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reasan held to be invalid
or unconstituti.onal by a decision ot' any court af any competent
jurisdictzan, such decisian shal~. not affect that validity of the
remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council hereby
declares that it would hav~ passed this Ordinance, and each and
every sec~ion, subsectian. santenca, clause, ox phrase nat
declared invalid or unconstitutional without regard ta whether
any propartion of the ~rdinance wauld ~ae subsequantly declared
invalid or unconstitutional.
- SECTION 4. The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk
shall attest to the passage of this Ordinance. The City Clerk
shall cause the same to be published once in the o~ficia~
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newspaper within 15 days after its adoption. This 4rdinance
sha~l become effective after 30 days fram its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
STEVEN L. DORSEY
(camp42~2)
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ATTALri~dEIIT IV
This Attachment provides:
(1) Identification of Possible Alternatives to Zoning Ordinance
Recommandations; and
(2} The February 18, 1992 staff repart entitled, "Recomm~ndation
to Adopt Emergency Ordinance Implementing Zoning-Related
Policies of the Homeless Task Force Report.
A ~ 7AC~lh'EhT IV
Identificata.on af Passible Alternat~.ves td Zoninq C3rdinanca
Recammendati~ns
1) Cansideration should be given ta camUining the definit~ons of
"senior housinq" and "sseniar group hausing'~ within a definiti~n
of "~nulti-family housing~ for qreater ad~a~nistratfve c~arit~ and
simplicity.
2} Consider amending the definition of transitivnal hausing to
indicate that such hous~.ng sha~l be deve~oped in an individua~
dwe3.linq unit fax-mat, to c~ear~y dist~.nguis~ such ho~sing from
shelters. Also consider amend~ng the maximum stay prouis~an for
transitiana~ housing from two years ta three years to a}.low
lonqer-term residency.
3) Cons~derat~an shou~d be given ta making shelters,
transitional housing, SROs, and cangreqate h~us~ng permitted uses
(rather than n~eding a Cond3tiorea}. Use Pe~cmit) in the C5 and Ml
zon~s, since these are not sensit~ve residertti~~ ne3ghborhoads.
A~.so consider making transitional housing n perm~tted use
wherever multi--f~mi3.y housing ~s permitted, sinc~ this type a~
housing may b~ physicel~y ident~cal to ~uiti-famfly hausirg,
differing on~.y in Iength af stay (which stili may average severgl
years).
4) Consider whether shelters shau~d r~ire a Cond~tiona~ Use
Permit ~n the RVC z~ne, instead o~ be~ng a p~rmitted ~ss.
Consider prohibitiag sheiters in the R2 district.
5) ~onsider whether wh~rever permitted, shelters with more than
55 beds should ~equire a Canditional Use Permit, cansistent with
the recaminendations nf the Task Farce.
6} Consider including op~rating ~tandards for shelters and
transitional housing requiring that the operator screen residents
to ensure appropxiste, safe and comp~tibie operatia~ of such
fac~~ities. In addition, require that such facilities be
aperated by a socia~ se~vice agency ar other entity ~ith a
man~gement g~an ~ncluding, as applicable, traxning, counseling,
- and treat~ent programs for residents.
7) To cla~rify the app~ic~bili~y of the heiqht bonus provisian,
ame~d the orciinan~e ta provide that the section i~ not applicab~~
ta ~rojects which have already received a height hanus via any
existinq zoninq Ordinance provision,
s) Consider replacing the orc~inance provis~an regarding unit
der~sity with the following: Affordahle Hausi~g Projaats ~aay be
dev~loped vith ~ iocal density bonus equi.va~ent and in additian
ta the atate a~ns~ty bon~s +~xcept where an eq~f vaZ~nt bonus is
already provided for by the Zo~ing ordinance.
9) Standardize launfl~y requirements by am~nding Se~tion ~{d) by
addinq "or services" after the word "Eacilities."
1fl) Allaw the frant setback require~er~t ta be varied by
~.ndiCating that th~ reqelirements af Section 6(a) may be altered
~y issuance of s variartce throt~gh the no~aaZ varisnce procedtix~es
af the Zoning Ordinance; in addition, since this requirement is
an~y generally apg~icable in the retai3 cammercial areas of the
city, indicate that the requirement does not appl~r ta
develapments in the BCD, RVC, Ca, CP, or M1 districts.
11) To make deve~opment standards internally consistent in the
ordinance, chang~ Section 6{g) to read ~'(g) Landscaping,
an-sit~ landscgping sha~I be ~nstal~ed and ~t~inta~~ed to the
standards outlined in Suk~chapter 5g."
12) Consiaer a~zending the grogosed parki~ng r~quire~tents far SROs
and Seni.ar ~aarket rate i~ousing to require 0.5 sgaces/unit for SRO
hous~ng, and 0.25 spaces/unit for SRO housing d~ed restricted to
low and moderate income households, rather than the i~iqher
parkirig requiare~ent in the original stg~f repo~t, since ti~~se
fonas of housfng have very low psrking generati~~ rates. A
visitor garking reqairement far 5enior ~nd Senior Group housing
(~aa~ket r~te) of ~ spacef5 units should be added to the
requirements, since one was nat included in the praposed
ardina~ce_
13) To clarify the FAR banus, cansider adding the fol~ow~ng to
Sectinn 8: "This section is nat applicab~e to projects which
have a~ready received a FAR bonus pursuant to Zoninq Ordinanc~
provisians pro~iding a FAR bonus for projects whiCh ~nclude
affordahle residential units. Ta the extent a pro~~ct qualifies
for a densi.ty bonus ~nder state ~.aw, any bonus granted under this
sectian sheil be counted toward satisfying the state density
bonus requ~rement."
I4) Consider amending Section 24 af the draft ordinance to
pravid~ that a~aplicat~ons for grajects filed, but not eppraved as
of the date the ordinance beno~anes effective may take advantage af
the provis~ons of the ardinance.
- 15) To al].ow affardab~e housing pro~ects which have already fi~ed
applications tD get a refund of f~es, c~nsider adding a Sectit~n 3
to the fee resolation: nSection 3. Rssidential hausing projects
meeting the requirements af Section i of th~s Reso~utinn which
have subm~tted appl~catior~s but wh~ch have nat yet been ~ppraved
shal~ be entitled to a refund flf any fees from which they wau].d
otherw~,se be exe~npt gursuant to this Resolution."
16) Consider im~ediate adoptian of the resalution attached to the
staff report e~iminating Planning and Zoninq pracessing ~eES f~r
affordable housing projects.
~7) Consider directing the Planning Commission to review the
draft ardinance as amended by the Counci]., and to conduct a
pub3ic hearing and make recommend~t~ons ta the City Cauncil
~it~~~ ~0 days fram Counc~l action. The City Council sho~ld then
conduct $ pub~ic hearing, cansid~r the Caiamission's
recoa~nendations, and adopt an inter~m ordinance, and at the same
time direct the development of a permanent ordinance. Adnptian
af an interim ordinance is si~ilar to Cauncil ~ction Qn numero~s
other p~a~ning issues, such as inclusiona~y housing, north of
Wilshire area standards, Ocean Park sta~dards, Pacific Coast
Highway standards, R2R standards, and other develop~ent
regulations_
18} Consider directing sta~~
affordab~e housi~g applicatians.
tc~ admi.nistr~tiv~~.y expedite
k/hameles3
LL]TM : PB • DKW • bz : hml ess . k Santa Konica ,~~ ~'-~ --.1 i a
Council ~itg: February ~8, 2992
TO~ ~+layar and City Council
FROM: City Staff
SVBJECT: Re~o~endatiCn to J,dopt $mergency Ordinance
Implementing Z~ning-Related Po~icies of t3ie
Home}.ess Tssk Force Report
x~onuc~r ox
In December 1991, the C~.ty Counci~ adop~ed camp~rehensive
reca~n~endatiar~s trom the Task Force on Homelessness which
addressed a wide var~.ety of progr~~~tic and palicy actioris
including recommendatians which were intended to pro~e-~tousing
far the hameless, as well as a€fordable housing in general.
- limanq the priarity recommendatians of the Task Force Repart were
amen~ents to the City~s deve].apment regulations arid prccedures.
Implementatian of the Task Farce's recox~endatians fs criticai
both in the ~hort term and the iong term. Seversl pendinq
pro~ects would be facilitated by implementatian of the Task Force
po~icie~. In additxon, implementatiari of thie Caunci~-adopted
repart wauld represent a 2nndmark action of the Cfty Caunc~l for
affordable hous~nq deve}.opment which would mafntnin th~ Cfty's
position as a leadtr in addressing the problem of providinq
hou~ing for the disadvantaged. This report reeoma~ends adoption
of an e~rgency ord~nance (Exhi.bit ~) imp~ementinq the adopted
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policies in the Task Force's report, and adoptian of s resolc~tion
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exempting affordable housing projects f~om planning praaessing
~ees.
BACKGROUND
The "Penaar~ent Hausinq" and "Planning nnd Zoning~ initiatives
[See Exhibit B) of the Santa lionica Task Force on Hamelessness:
A Call to Actian repcrt, adapted by the City Cauncil in December,
1991, set fnrth a number of reca~mended changes to the way
affordab~e housing projects are pr~cessed .in the City, and to the
development standards of the Zoning ~rdinance affecting
affordable housing.
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The Ci.ty has little control over some of the key factors
affecting the development of atforda5le hausing, such a~ land
prices, canstruct~on and ~ending costs, or the avnilabzlity of
subsidies irom state or federai seurces. One af the few areas
where the ~tty does exercise complete control. is in the Zoning
Ordinance's regulatian of development, both in terms of the
pracess by which hausing is approved, and in the substantive
regu2stions whfch determine the allowable scope of development.
Procedures ~nd standards can have a cons~derable impact on the
productian of hausing. Far sxample, same of the City's
discrstianary procedures can add manths of delay. This inposes
higher holdinq casts, as ~e~l as sometimes jeopardfzing state or
federal furtding, for whiah there'are often Bhort timelines ~or
applications to qualify for funding. In additian, City
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grocessing fees can add thousands of dollars to development
casts.
While procedura}. requirements can have a cor-siderable cost
impact, probably the ~ost critical area affecting affordable
hausing development which is within the Cityfs control is the
development standex~ds af the Zoning Ordinance. Density
limitstions, use restrictions, and parking rec~uirements a].one can
determine the feasihility of a prnject. Provision of decent
housing tor al1 income leve~s is one of the mo~t important goa~s
of the City's Genera~ Pian. If the City is serious abo~xt
facilitsting the productivn af affordab~e housing for the
homeless and for low-income persons generally, changes to t~ie
Zoning ordinance must be made.
The Task Farce on i~onelessness, camprised of a.rxoss-section o~
the ca~untty, created a comgrehensine set of reao~mendations
designed te encourage and faciiitate affordable housing
production. The attachad emergency ordinance has been deveioped
hy the staff of the i,and Use and Transpartata.on Mansgement
Department, Planning and Zaning Division; Community Develap~ent
~epartment, Housing Divieian and Ca~unity and Heighborhood
Services Divisian; and City lhttaz~r~ey's affice to imp3.ement the
Task Force's reco~endations. Same of the Task Force's
recommendations `rere highZy specific, whi~e others were sore
general . In cases wh~re the rec~sndations were genaral , staf ~
has developed specific standnrds i~glementing the
recammenaations.
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Section-hy-Section Ana3ysis
Following is a si~~ary ana3ysis af the substantive sections csf
the grcpased emerqency ordinance.
Secticn 1. This section contains-the firidings and purpose of the
ardinance. The findings refZect, in part, the conclnsians of the
Santa Monica Task Force on Home~essness.
Section 2. This section conta~ns definftians ef terms used in
the ordir~ance, some af ~ahich modify existing Zoning Ordinance
definitions, aad athers of which establ.ish definitions of ter~s
not preser~tly inc}.uded in the Zoning Ordinance. The term
"affordable hnusing" is defined as housing pro~ects in wh~ch 10~$
of the s3welling units are dasd-restrfcted for occupancy by low
and moderate incame households. The purpose of this definition
is to limi~ certain aevelop~ent allowances only ta snch prfljects.
A definit~on af "congregate ho~sing" is pravided in the ordinance
since the Zoning ~rdinanee pre~e~ly provides na defir-ition c#
this type of hausinq, which can be a bridge between shelters and
trad~tional forms of permsnent hausi.ng.
"Senior heusing" is defined in the emergency ordinance to
address a deficiency of the existinq definitions sect~an, which
lists "senior group housinq,„ but not housing for seniors which
does not contnin com~on services or areas.
~, new definition of "~he].ter" ~s proposed, This definition is
substantiei].y similar to that presently in the Zoning ordinance,
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but deletes unnecessary references to various sectians of the
Ca~. if orr~ia Government Coae .
A revised definftian cf nsingle roam occupancy housing" is also
reco~ended. The present definition assumes such housing wi11
onZy occur within hote}.s, roo~ning houses, or motels, and also
effectively prohibits such housing fram having bathro~ms or
kitchens within the unit. The new definition provides for unit
sizes af between 150 and 3b4 square ~eet, and allows inclusion ef
kitchen aad bathraams i.n the unit_ In add~tion, the definitian
limits occupancy of such ~its ta no more thnn t~ra persons, and
eliminates references to hotels, matels, and raominq houses.
A definition of ~trnnsitionaZ housing" is proposed~ since the
` Zoning Ordinance does aot address this tyQe of housinq at
present. Under the detinition, transitional housing is intended
to provide housing for perBOns for up tc two years, ~nd may
incl~de a variety of on-site/sugport ssrvices such as counseling.
Section 3. This part af the emergency ordinance addresses
allawed uses and development standards for various types of
housing.
Section 3(a} amends use restrictions in the RZ, R3, R4, OP2,
- oP3, and OP4 districts, listinq senior and senior group hausing
as permitted usea ia those districts. Presently, the Zoning
Ordinance requires a Performaric'e Standards Permit for seniar
group housing in the mu~ti-family districts. This change wou~d
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m~an that no discretianary pez'~it wauld be required for such
uses.
In sddit~on, the use limitations flf the SC~, RVC, C2, C3, C3C,
C4, C6, CM and CP districts would be a~tered to include sing~e
famiiy ha~sinq, multi--fami~y housing, shelters of less than 100
beds, ~ongregate housing, transitional hausing, single room
occupancy housing= senior hausinq~ and s~nior gros~p housing as
permitted uses. Congregate housing, senivr honsing, sing~e
room occupancy housing, and trsnsitional housing are not
present2y addre~sed in any af these zanes. The RVC zone
presently l~.sts single and ~ulti-famiZy unfts as permitted use~,
while requiring a Conditianal LTse P~rmit for shelters. In the
BCD zone, residentisl uses are presently listed as permitted
uses, while a~ezfnrmar-ce Standards Permit (PSP) ~s reqc~ired fvr
senior grnup hcusf.ng and she].ters. In the C2 zone,
residential uses are current3y permitt~d with a FSP, as are
she3ters and senior graup housing. In the C3, C~C, C4, and C6
zones, sheZters are now listed as a permitted use, while other
residential use~ require a PSP. In the CM zone, residentia7.
uses and shelters are ~urrently listed as per~ttted uses, while
in the CP zflne, residential uses and shelters are currently
penaitted usas, but senior qraup housing requires a PSP.
In the CC 2ane, shslters are preaently listed as n~ermitted use;
~ the e~ergeney ordinance would ad~ transitiona]. 3'iousinq to the
list of permitted uses.
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Section 3[b} would allow, with appraval of a Conditional Use
Permit, congregate housing, siagle room occupancy housing,
transitional hou~ing, and she].ters in the R~, R3, R4, OP2, OP3~
OP4, C5 and !u districts, and wov~d reqt~ire a CVP for she~ters
W].th 1Q0 bBdS Or mDrB in thB BCD~ RVCr C2~ C3~ C3C~ C4~ C5i CM
and CP distri.cts.
Sectian 3(c) wau~d esta~lish that agfordable housing projects
{those in wh~.ch l0a$ of the units are deed-restrieted for low and
moderate-incame households only) would not be sub~ect to
app~icable iimits on the n~~~++~er af stories, a~thouqh such
projects wauld remain subject to the app~ieable height lixn~t in
feet. Thi~ is an a~endment spec~fically requested by the Upward
$ound project, which is 3~eing propoBed in a district ~ith a
twc-story, 3o-foat h~ight limit. It is feas~b~e to deve~ap three
stories af housing t~ithi.n the 3d-foat limit, and thus grnvide
more affordable dwelZinq units.
Secta.on 3( d) wovld pravias a 1D-foat height bonus for a~fordab~.e
housing prajects in non-residential zanes. ~f the resnlting
height Zimit exaesded the Genernl P~an standard, and if €ird~rigs
af eonsistenay with the General Plan were required {as they are
for certain permit types), thfs banus wou3d reot apply. (Recal.T
- that "affordable hot~sir~g~ means aIl units are afforda~le to low
and moderate fncose housaholds.) Y~
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Section 3(e) is a critical amendment, ~thich would provide that
affordeble honsfng develap~ents nat be r~strictad by the density
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limitations otherwise estabiished an the residential districts_
Such developments wauld still be gnverned by other applicab~e
standards for the district, s~ch as setbar_ks, ~at coversge, and
height limit~. This amendment w~uld al~aw a qreater number af
unit~ ta be developed on a site. -
5ection 3[ f) wou~cl establish that for affordak~le houisng projects
which have an alley along a side graperty line, half the width of
the alley mmy caunt tawards the sideyard setback requirement, as
long as a sideyard of nat less than four feet is provided. In
addition, affardahla hou~ing pro~acts an parcels 7Q feet wide ar
more need on~y provide one ur~excavatsd sideyard, ~nstend of the
two which wou~d othezwise be required. The Upward Haund
applicant has regvested similar amendments. The unexcaveted
sideyard requirement can sfgnificantly a~~ect the number of
parking spaces ~rhich can be developed on a site, which i.n turn
governs the number of dWel2ing units.
Section 4 establishes develogment st~endards for she}.ters, which
incorporate she}.ter PSP standards }~resently ~tiund in the Zoning
Ordinance, wfth the exceptian of the present 40-bed and
40-person limits, and restrictions on aoncentration of use
3imiting shelters to no more than one w3thin a 1,fl00-foot radius.
- In addition, inatead o~ stating that typicn~ stays are li.~ited
to 6Q dnys, w~.t~i the ab~lity for stays of up to 1B0 days, the
' emergency ordinance simp3y provide's far stays of up to 180 days.
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Section ~ estabiishes senior group hausing development standards,
which incorporate PSP standards for such uses from the present
Zoning Ordinance, with the exception of the minimum unit size
standard. The Task Force on Homelessness ree~~nded d$letian of
th~s requfrement. -
Section 6 incarporates existing PSP standards for residentin~
development ~n cQ~prcial districts into the regu].atary scheme,
under which such uses arould not be required to ol~tain a PSP, but
wau~d be required to canforffi te the existing PSP development
standards.
Section ~, revising Zoning Ordinanae parkinq reguir~ente,
represents a recogn~tiore that certain of ttee City's parkir~q
" requirements are excessive. These nev standards are amonq the
most significant proposed in the smergency ordinance, since
parking rsquirements are someta.mss the canttoliing limit on many
types af development, including housing. Frovision of parking
spaces can be very expensive, often necess~tatfng creation of
underground parking stnictures, vith attendant excavation and
engineering costs, as r~ell as ineffieiencies crentad by ramps and
stairways. The present need, under the existing Zaninq
Ordir~ance, to crente unnecessary ~paces, pnrtieu~.arly for
- affcrdable housing deve}.opsents, should be eliminated.
_ occupants o~ senior housing, shelters, congregate housing, and
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transitional hfleising, as ~ell as affordab}.e housinq generally,
are ~ess like~y than the occupants of market-rate apartments and
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condominums to have cars. Thus, this section propases ~~as af
right" parking standards which address the unique nature of each
of these housing types. These reductions are based on a carefu~
analysis af the parkinq standards presently ccntained in the
Zaning ~rdir~nce, wfiich recclgr~ize ( although not always
' adequate~y) some af the differences between hausing types, and in
additian, review af parking standards from other jurisdictions,
and of data concerning parking demand from affordable nousing
pra~ect surveys. .
Presentiy, the Zanir~g Ordinanae requires parking at e rate af one
space f or every 1 D beds far she].ters . The Task Force suggested
.
examining th~s standard; after consu~tation with a shelter
provider, s~aff is recommendinq that it be retained. For
transitional hausing, a f}.exible standard of 0.5 space per
~eparate bedroam or one space for every i0 beds i~ sleepinq
arranqements are dormitory-style i.s reco~endad for this housinq
type, and far congregate housing, a standard of ane space far
every 5 bedg apgears ~ppropriate.
Based an a n+~*~~+er ~f sources ~ mu].ti-family housing which is
deed-restr~cted for occupancy by 1v~ an~ mader~te ~ncome
h~useriolds generally ha6 lower parkfnq requf.rements than
- comparable market-rate hous~ng. Un~er th~ r~ca~~ndatians,
desd-restricted studio units ~nould require i s~aace per uriit, the
- same requiremar~t as is preBently~3atu~d ~n the Zoning Ordinance.
Deed-restricted 1-bedroam units wauld alsa need 1 space per unit,
a reduction from the ex~sting 2 space requirement, while
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deed-restricted 2-b~droam units ar more would need 1.5 spaces per
unit, a reductian fr~m a 2-space requirement. The existing
requirement for 0.5 spaces per extra bedroom above 2 bedrooms
wou~d not apply ta affordal~le housing developments.
In cansidering the recommendati~r~s for multi-family parking
req~irements, it is noteworthy to compare the City~s existing
standards to parking demand studies and data from other
~urisdictions. The 1967 "Parking Generation" report af the
Institute af Transportntion E~nqineers (ITE) found that "the
parking rate is always less then 2 spaces per unit, with the
average rate being lese than 1.2 ~par.es per d`vel~ing unit" for
mu].ti-family rental housing projects. l~lost of the survey data
was from projects in Illinois, Texas and Californin, and although
the average project surveyed rras considerably larger than a
typical Senta I+lonica prajectr the data i.ndicate that the
recommended reductions, ~rhich vould not apply to market rate
housing. are within an appropriate ranqe. Exanination of
actual p~rkiag standards from other cities fs also instructine:
numerous jririsdictions eva3.uated in a 1988 stndy of 125
Caiifornia jurisdictions by International Parkinq De6ign, Inc.
require oniy 1 space per unit for market rate sinqle units, and
require less than ~ spaces per unit for market-rate one and
two-bedroom units.
In addition, household~ occupyinZj aesa-restricted units tend to
have fewer cars than "market-rate* households according to
studies canducted by C~unity Corporation of Santa ~ion~ca and
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other affordable housing providers. ~ 199~ suxvey by eommunity
Corparation af 324 units under its management found from o-4 to
a.6 vehicles per bedreom owned by low inco~e households. Of 44
senior households surveyed, only 3~ owned two vehicles, 57$ owned
one vehicle, and 40~ awned no veh3cle. Further, 19g0 Census data
for Sants lrionica indicate that 49.5$ of a13 househoids ~n Santa
Monica are occupied hy just one person, with another 30~ accnpied
by anly two persans.
Requirements for senior and seriior group hvusfng wou~d also be
reduced €rom the preaent requirement of 1 space per unit, to a
require~ent nf 0.5 space per unit. The Zoninq Drdinance provided
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a reductian to 0.5 spaces per unit for lo~r- and ~aderate-irsco~e
senior units; this requirement would be lo~rered ta ~.25 spaces
per unit for n.nits restricted to lar~ i.neame hausehQlds. The
ITE study Cited above fovnd average t~eakday parking demand far a
~imited samp}.e of senior projects to be 0.27 spaces per un3.t,
average Saturday de~and o~ 0.32 spaees per unit, nnd r~verage
Sunday demand of l.~ spaces per unit.
The Zoning Ordinance contains no stsndard for sing~e room
occupancy hausinq; the proposed ordinance would provide e
standard of 0.5 spaces per unit for mtrrket-rate projects, and
- D. 2~ spaces per ~r-it for affardeble housing units of this type.
_ Another change to the parking requiremeirrs ~ould be to allaw 40~k
compact parking far affordable units. The 40$ compact gtandard
has spplied ta all types of co~ercial parkinq since 1488.
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Sectian 8 of the ordinance would estab3ish a 2~~ floor area bonus
~or affordable housing projects nan-residentia~ zones to enhance
the feasibi~ity of such projects, as we~l as to a~low additianal
units to be created.
Processi~g Fees
Also proposed is adoption af s resolution amending P~anning fees
to eliminata processinq fees far affnrdable hausing projects.
Such fees are not i.nsubstantial; a CUP fee is $3,53D; a
Development Review fee is $2,250; a varia~rice fee is $600.
BUDGET /FINAI+TC~I~L IMP~,CT
Although the e~iminat~.on of Planning processing feas for
- affordable housinq ae~gio~t: raouid have an adverse fiscal
lIRPBG't ~ dl2B t0 ~'1~ a.dW 17u~~r8 Q~ SUC~l ~!I'Oj@Ct5 ~ 81~Ch ~~1~C't
would not be signif3cant~ ].fkely a~ountiag to less than $~O,ODO
per year.
REC0~1D2i ION
~t is respectful~y recommen~ed that the City Counc3.1:
3.. 1,dopt the nttnched E~ergency Ordinance (Exhibit a)
- 2. ~,dopt . ttse atta~hed resa].ution amending Planning fee
requiremente
` for nlfarda~le housing developments (Exhibit C).
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3. Dzrect staff te prepare penasnent Zaning ~rdinance $mendments
corresponding to those af the emergency ordinance far
cansideratian by the Planning C~w+*~~ssion.
Prepared by: Paul V. Herlant, LUTM Directer
D. Kenyon Webster, ~lanning l~innager
J~~ie Rusk, ~cting CriS l~anaqer
Charles Elsesser, Housing Kanager
Exhibits: l~i. Emergency Drdi.xe~nce
8. Task Force Zan~ng-Related Recammendations
C. Resnlution 2,meading Plaruiing Fee Requirements
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City Cauncil Meeting 2-18-92 5anta Monica, California
ORDXNANCE NUMSER
ZCity Council Series)
AN ORDINANCE dF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA MONICA MODIFYING Z~NING
AND DEVEIAPMEHT STANDARI}S TO
FACILITATE SHELTERS, TRANSITIGNAL HDUSING,
AND ~THER AFFaRDiABLE HDUSING ON AN INTERIiK BA5I5
AND DECLARING THE P'RESENCE OF AN E1~1~kGSNCY
WHEREAS, the Santa Monica Task Force On Somelessness (~Task
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Force") has recommended that the Ci.ty Council adopt measures to
pramate the development of affordab~e housing in Santa Monica;
and
WI~F~PiS, the Task Force has found that the City's planning
and zoning restrictions and implementatinn make it difficult to
develop affordable housing within the City limits, and haB
re~o~ended the modification or elimination of current zori~ng
regulations which 61ow down or prohib~t the development of a
ranqe of housing opportunities for the homeless and special nseds
papulations;
xow, ~FOx~, ~ ciz~ couxciL oF ~ cr~r oF surrA
MONICA DQES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
- SECTION 1. Findinqs and ~Purpose. The City Council finds
and dec~ares:
(a) There ~s a qrowing population of homeles~ and other
person~ in the City in need of a range of housing opportunities
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including transitiana~ hausing, conqregate housing, homeless
shelters, single room occupancy housinq units and deed-restricted
affordable housing .
(b) The lack of a range of housing oppartunities,
partiaularly affordable housinq~ threatens the public peace,
- health and sa~ety.
(cj There are several projects currently proposed ar
contemplated which, if cempleted, would help meet the need far
affardable hous~ng in the City. Present zoning restrictions
hinder the develogment of these projects.
(d) The Zoning Drdinance requires review and revision with
resp~ct te el~minating harriers to the develapment of ~aff~rdable
housing.
_ [e) pending such review and revision, and in arder to
facilitate the processing and development of currently pendinq or
centemplated affordab~e housing prajects, it is necesssr~ to
modify on an interim basis the zoning standards governing the
development of affordable housing.
SECT30N 2. Definitians. The following words or phrases as
used in this ~rdinance sha11 have the €ollowinq meanings:
i-lfordabi~ 8~u~iaq Projact. Housing in which 100~ of the
dwelZinq units are deed-restricted far occupar~cy by low or
moderate income househvlds. Such projects may als4 include
nor~-residential uses, as long as such uses da not exceed 33~ af
Ghe floor area of the total pro~ect.
Cvagr~qat~ Housinq. A resideatial facility with shared
kitchen and sanitary facilities praviding long-term shelter and
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service5 which may include meals, housekeeping, and personal care
assistance as wel~ as co~on areas for residents of the facility.
~~]iodarate~~ and ~~Lo~+ Income Levels . For purpasas af this
Qrdinance, determined periadically by the City hased on the
United States Departmant of Iiousing and Urban Deve~opment (AUDy
estimate of inedian income in the Los Angeles--Long Beach Primary
Metropolitan Statistical Area. The two major income categories
are: "maderate income" (51~ to 100~ of the area median) and "low
income* (60~ cr less af the area median). Farther adjustment
shall be made by househo}.d size as established by the City. The
Hausing Depa=tment shal~. make available a list of moderate and
law income levels as adjusted, whioh list shall be updated
periodically by the City and filed with the City C}.erk.
- Bsnior Housinq. Residential dwellings in which each unft
is restricted for occupancy by at least ane gerson in each
hou~ehold who is 62 years of age or older. Without restriction
as to age of occupant, un~ts may a3se be occupied by management
or maintenance personnel who are required to live an the
premises.
8h~3tar. A residentiaZ faci~ity operated by a provider,
other than a cc+~m~unity care facility, which pravides temporary
accommodations to persons and/or families wit2i low income. The
_ term "temporary aacammodatians" means that a person or family
will be allowed to reside at the shelter for a time period not to
- exceed ~ix (6) ~onths. For tne- purpase af this definition, a
"provider" shall mean a government agen~y or private non-profit
organization which pravides, or centracts with recognized
community orqanizations to provide, emergency ar temporary
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shelter, and which may also provide meals, counseling, and other
services, as well as common areas for residents of the facility.
Bingl• Room accupancp Housinq. Buildinqs ccntaining
dwellinq units with a minimum floor area of 350 square feet and a
maximum floor area af 300 square feet which may have kitchen
and/or bathroom facilities. Said dwelling units are restricted
ta no mare than two persons and are offered on a month~y rental
basis or lonqer.
Traasitioaai 8ousinq. A residential facility that daes not
restrict occupancy to si.x months ar less and that provides
temporary accc~~dations to low and mvderate-income persons and
families ~or periods of up to two years, and whioh a;so may
provide meals, counselinq, and other services, as well as c~~4n
- areas for residents of the facility.
SECT+oN 3. Interim Zoninq and Development Standards.
Notwithstanding any provisions of the Santa Monica Municipal Cade
to the contrary, the following zoning and de~elopments standards
shall app].y to the fol~owing tyges of hausing:
(a) Permitted Uses. in addition ta the uses attrrently
permitted in the zone, the following uses sha~l be permftted
uses in the iL2, R3, R4, OP2, OP3, and OP4 districts: senior and
seniar qroup hausing.
In addition to the uses currently permitted in the zone,
_ the following uses shall be permitted uses in the BCD, RVC, C2,
C3, C3C, C4, Cb, C~i~ and CP districts: single family dwellinq
units, multx-family dwel~ing units. shelters with less than 100
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beds, congregate housing, transitional housing, single room
occupancy housing, seniar and senior qraup housing.
In addition to the uses current~y permitted in the zone,
the followinq use shall be permitted in the CC district:
transitional housing. _
(b) Conditiona~2y Permitted Uses. In addition to the uses
current].y conditionally permitted in the xoning district, the
fallowing uses shall be conditionally permitted uses ir~ the R2,
R3, R4, OPZ, aP3, OP4, C5 and M1 districts: Conqregate housing,
single room occupancy bousinq, trans~tional housinq, she2ters.
In addition to the uses eurrently cond~tionally permitted
in the zoning dfstrict, the following uses sha7,1 be condi*ional~y
permitted uses in the C5 and M1 districts: multi-fami~y dwelling
- units, senior, and seriior qraup hausinq.
In addition to the uses current~y conditional}.y permitted
in the zoning district, the following use shall be conditonally
permitted in the BCD, RVC, C2, C3, C3C, C4, C6, CM, and CP
districts: shelters with 100 or more beds.
(c) Maximum Huilding Seight. There shall be no limitation
on the r~l~~~er of f}.aors of any Affordahle Housing Project, as
long as the building heiqht daes not exceed the maximum rnr~!~r of
€eet allowed in the under~yinq zoning district, or as allo~ed in
_ Section 3(d) of this Ordinance.
(d) Height Bonus In Non-Residential Dist=iats. The
- heiqht of an Affordable H~sing Project located in a
non-residential district may excead by 10 feet the maximum number
of feet al~owed in the underlying zoninq district.
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(e) Maximum Unit ~ensity. The=e shalz be no limitation on
the n~~mh~r of units contained within any Affordable Hausing
Project ~oaated in a rasidential district.
(f} Setback Requirements. Affvr-dable Housing Projects
located oa a corner parce~., the street frontaqe dimension cf
which requires that the property line adjacent ta the alley be
deemed a side parcel line, may count ane-half of the r~tidth of tihe
alley as a portion of the req~ired side yard SetbaCki as lang as
a n~iai.mum setback of 4 feet from the property line is maintained.
Affordable Housinq Projects need vnly provide and maintain
the unexcavated area required by Section 9040.1.7 of the Santa
Monica Munic~,pal Code on one side of the propert~r. :,
SECTIaH 4. Develapment Standards Appiicable to Shelters.
Shelters shall not be subject to the issuance of a perfatmance
standards ~ermit in any zoning district. She].ters located in any
district shall camp~y with the fo~lawing development standards:
(ay Property Development Standards. She~tere shall confo7rm
to a12 praperty de~elapment standards of the zoning district in
which it ~s located except as modified belaw.
(bj Liqhting. Adequate external lighting shall be
provided for secur~ty purpo~es. The lightinq shal~ be
stationary, directed away from ad~acent properties and public
rights-of-way, and af an intensity compatible _ r~ith the
neighbarhoad.
(a} Laundry Facilities. ~ The develapment shall provide
laundry faci~xties or services adequate for the nu~her af
resident~.
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(d) Common Facilxties. The development may provide one or
mare af the following specific com~on facilities for the
exclusive use af the residents and staff:
(~) Central cookinq and dininq room{s).
(2) Recreation room.
(3) Counseling center.
(4} Child care facilities.
{5) Other support services.
(e) Security. Parking and outdoor faoilities shall be
desiqned to provide security for residents, visitors, and
emplayees.
(f} Landscaping. On-site ~andscaping shall be ir_~talled
and maintained pursuant to the etandards outlined in Subchapter
- 5B.
(g) outdoor Activity. For the purposes of noise ahatement
in residential districts, organized outdoor activities may only
be conducted between the hours of 8r4a A.M. to 10:00 P.M.
(h) Refuse. Iiomeiess shelters shall provide a refuse
storage area that is completely enclosed with masonry r~alls not
less than five (5) feet high with a solid-gated opening and that
is large enouqh to acaonuaodate a standard-sized trash bin
adequate for use on the parcel. The refuse enclosure shall be
_ accessible to refuse callectian vehicles.
(iy Sheiter P~ovider. The agency or organization
` operatinq the shelter shal~~- comply with the following
requirements:
(lj Temparary shelter shall be available to
residents for no mare than 18o days.
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(2) Staff and services sha21 be provided to assist
residents to obtain permanent shelter and income. Such services
shall be availahle at no cost to all sesidents of a pravider's
shelter or shelters.
(3) The provider shall not unlawfully discriminate
in any services grovided.
(4) The provider shall not require participatian by
residents in any religious ar phi~.osophical ritual, service,
meeting or r~te as a condition of eliq~hility.
SECTION 5. Develapment Standards Applicable tc Senior
Group Housinq. Senior Group Ho~sinq shall not be subject to the
~f
issuance of a performance standards permit in any zoning
district. Senior Group Housinq ~ocated in any district shall
compXy with the foZlowing development standarc3s:
(a) - Property Development Standards. The senior qroup
hausing shall canform with all local, state, and ~ederal
requirements far senior group housinq. The senior group housing
facility shall conform to all property deve].opment standards of
the zoning district in which it is ~ocated, except as modified
below.
(b) Maximum Number of Dwellinq Units. The number of
dwellinq units may exceed that which is permitted in the
underlying zoning district if the dwelling units__cansist of
individual rooms that contain full bathrooms and small,
efficiency kitehens located in a buildinq that also contains a
common kitchen, dining and living space, adequate ta serve all
residents.
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(c) Lighting. Adeqnate external lightinq shall be
provided for security purposes. The lightinq shall be
stationary, directad away from adjacent praperties and public
riqhts-af-way, and of an irltessity compatible t~ith the
residentia7. neighborhood. _
(d) Laundry Facilities. The development shail prov~de
~aundry facilities adequate for the residents.
(ej Ca~mon Facilities. The development may provide one or
more cf the following specific common facilities for the
exclusive use of the senior citizen residents:
(1) Central caoking and dining room.
(2} Beauty salon and barber shop. •__
(3) Small pharmacy.
_ (4) Racreation roam.
(5) Library.
(f) ~ Security. Parking and outdoor facilities shall be
desiqned to prvvide security for residents. guests, and
employees.
(q) Lanclscaping. On-site landecaping shall be installed
and maintained pursuant to the standards vutlined in subchapter
5B.
(h) Minimum Age. Residsntial occupancy shall be limited
_ to single persans 62 years af age cr older, ar to couple~ in
which one person is 62 years af age or older. -- -
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SECTIDN 6. Development Standards App~.icable to Residential
Uses in Cc~~rcial Districts. Residential uses shall not be
subj ect tc the issuance of a per~orman~ce standards permit in any
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xaning district. Sinqle family dwelZing units, multi-family
dwelling units, CO~C~BgBtE housing, transitional housing, single
roam occupancy housing, and senior housinq, loaated in the BCD,
RVC, C2, C3, C3C, C4, C6, C~+l, and CP districts, and transitional
housinq located in the CC district, shall compiy with the
fcllawing development standards:
(a) Location. The residential units shall not be located
an the ground floor street front except where specifically
permitted. Residential units may be located an the ground flaor
provided they are at least 50 feet from the front property line.
(b) Access. The residential units shal]. have a separate
and secured entrance and exit that is directly accessible to the
parking.
- (c) Parking. Residential use parkinq shall comply with
Subchapter 5E, except as madifiad by this Ordinance. Parkinq may
be shared when the caammercial or manufacturing use generates a
parking demand primarily during the hours of 8:~0 A.M. to 5:00
P.M., Monday throuqh Friday.
(d} Noise. Residential units shall be constructed so that
interior noise levels do not exceed 55 decibels far more than 60
minutes in any 24 hour per~od and 45 decibels for more than 3~
minutes between the hours of i1:00 P.M. and 7:00 A.M.
_ {e) Liqhtinq. Al1 liqhting shall comp}.y with Section
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(f) Design. The floors de~-~oted to residential units ehall
provide an exterior appearance and character which denotes it as
h~usinq and is visibly different from the commercial or
manufactur~.ng floors throuqh the use of patios , changes in
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fenestration, and appropriate levels of detaiZ, while maintaining
a cohesive quality.
(q) Landscaping. Landscaping shall be used to minimize
traffic noise with the possibility of creating unique rooftop
gardens overlookinq the streets._
(h} Refuse Storaqe and Location. The residential units
shall maintain a tefuse storage container separate from that used
by the cwameraial ar manufacturinq business. It shail be clear~y
marked for residential use only and use by commercial ar
manufacturing businesses is prohibited.
SECTION 7. Parkinq Standards. The ~ollawirig parkinq
standards shali apply to the followinq types af housinq: J
Unit Type Spaces Required Compact Percentage
Conqreqate 8ousing I space/5 beds 40$
Housinq Units Deed-Restricted
for Low and Ploderate Income
Studio, na bedraom 1 space/unit 40$
1 bedroom 1 space/unit 40$
2 bedroom or ~arqer 1.5 space/unit 40$
visitor ~ space/5 units 40$
Senior and Senior Group
Housing 0.5 space/unit 4p~
_ Senior and Senior Graup
Housinq Deed Restricted to --~-
- Law and Moderate Income 0.25 spece/~nit 40$
Visitor 1 space/5 units 40$
Shelters ~ space/10 beds 4p~
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Single Raom occupancy 0.75 space/unit
Visitor 1 space/5 units
Single Roam Occupancy
Deed Restricted to Low and
Moderate Income 0.5 space/unit
Visitar ~ space/5 units
Transitional Housing. 0.5 space/separate bedroom
or 1 spaae/10 beds if
dormitary style
40$
40$
40$
40$
40$
SECTI~N 8. Density Bonus for Inclusion of Hcusinq in
Nan-Residential Zones. In addition to any other applicable
provision of this Ordinanae, Affordable Housing Projects located
in nan-residential zoning districts may have a Floor Area Ratio
equal to the applicable FAR limitation of the underlying zaning
district pl::s .25 times the flvor area devoted to such units. In
mixed-used pro3ects, such bonus may be uti].ized in the
residential portion af the project only.
SECTION 9. Th~s Ordinance shall be of no further force and
effect 45 days from its adoption, unless priar to that date,
after a public hearinq, neticed pursuant to Section 9131.5 of the
Santa lrianica Municipal Code, the City Council, by majority vote,
extends the interim ordinance for up to ~~ manths and 15 days.
SECTION lo. This ordinance is declared to be--an urgency
` measure adopted pursuant to the p~ovisions of Section 9120.6 of
the 5anta Monica Municipal Code and Section 615 of the Santa
Monica City Charter. It is necessary for preserving the public
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peace, health and safety, and the urgency #or its adaption is set
farth in the findings ab~ve.
SECTION 11. Any provision of the Santa Manica Municipal
Code or appendices thereto incensistent with the prvvisions of
this Ordinance, to the e~ctent of such incansistencies and no
further, nre hereby repealed or modified to that extelYt necessary
to effect the provisions of this Ordinance.
SECTION 12. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause,
or phrase af this ordinance is for any reason held to be inva~id
or uncanstitutional by a decision of any court of any caiapetent
jurisdictian. such decision shall not affect the validity_ of the
remaininq portions of this ordinance. The City Council. hereby
- declares that it wauld have passed this Ordinance, and eaah and
every section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase not
declared invalid or unconstitutional withaut regard to ~rhether
any portion af the Ordinance would be subsequently declared
invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTI~N 13. The Mayar shall sign and the City Clerk shall
attest to the passaqe of this Ordinance. The City Clerk ehall
cause the same to be pt~tblished ance in the officia~ newspaper
within 15 days after its adoption. This Urdinance shall become
effective upan adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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ROBERT M. MYERS
City Attorney
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IIvITiATIVE: PERMANENT HOUSING
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In Z980 #he Federal governmeat spent 79~b af fts budget on housfng. in
1988 it spcat .79~6 of the budget on houstng.
According to Sou#hern CAlifar~fA Asso~~#on of Goverr~*+~nts (SCAG). the
~gto~ glanr~~r~~s bpdy. Saata Monica bas a jobs/housing #n,hatance. There
is a direct c~~n~ction bctween lack of per~*~~*~ent housing for low and very
low income people and the prabl~Y+~! of homeiessness in our ~ommunfty and
in #he nation. Pel~~?*~~at houslII~ ~8 Crested ovet ~*~+~ aud, conversely. the
lack of pcr =~•A~ent haus~ag today ~t~**~~ from lack of and failed poli~ies of
Federal, Statc and locai gwe~*~~t
We see the results da1ly-people are living on the streets of America today.
A catega~ry of ren~i housing includes thc stngle room oceupancy (5R0) hotel
and boanl}ng or roo~ing houses, which is genera3ly the least eapensive
housing ~*~~i frequent~r thc anly housing opiYon av~~~~~+~e to ~ lawest
income households. There ar~e few r~**~~+~+i~+g resoiuces of t~+~~ type tn the
City. Siacx 1980. ninc SRO hat~~~ h~v~c heta clesed. rr**+~ving a total of 327
low cost units from the housing stock.?
VALUES
Deccnt an~ Aff4rdable housfag is a basic b~„~,~*~ need and should be av~i~~!~le
to every dtlzen, regardless of their psycholagtcal ar so~~log~cal status.
Santa Manica desires to b~ aa ecan~~t~t~• b~~~!*~ced co~,,,tt„+ty.
POIICY
Thc dcve~opmcnt af housing for Ivw-income people should be a ma~or
priority for the City of Santa Manica. The City should reorgAn±~P its
prioritfes to spend its ~*Rff and monetary resources tawards achfevtng at~nual
targets af housing unit ga~j~ to increase th~ City's low incomc housing stock
aad dev+elap a variety of housfng options as described ~u *~i~ Report.
The City shou~d U*~i~s paroels of land it currently cywns far the dev~elopment
~ of low and very tow tncome housing.
The City's Housing Element should be rcevaluated in ~ight of recent
- downzoning of re~ident[a~ area.s. Thc_ State of Calfforn}~ hA~ cautioned the
City about the further down~~oning as a mechanism that trh~tts ~he bui~~f~g
of housing. The Task Forcx shares #hr.se ooncerns.
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P'R4GR~1M
1, The Ctty shou~d support th~ develapment and expedite the plaiuung
process far Step Up ort Second proposed 3S-unft SR~ hous~ng
aev~lopment for ment~~~ ill aduirs.
2. The City shouid not dovva~one any other areas of the Clty whcre there
ea~sts the possibiltty of ~r=i~dtna housfr~g.
3. The Cfty should support pro,~ects ~un+eutly be~?n~ng thE gt~nrit~g
process #h~t will provide SRQ`s.
4, Santa Montca should look at wsys to tucrease tht n,*mher of untts
without necessari~y increasing the allowable footprint and
developmeat anv~lope af a~=flc~tr,g. i.e., g**,~ttsr units that wauld
necessarily be mare affordable. ~
5. ~'he City should Iook at way6 to encaurage congregat~e housing tt- be
t~uilt
~. The Cfty should create incenu~as to encouragc sIl builciers of
affordahle hous~ng such as Comnucn~ty Corpor~ata[ort to set aside a set
pescent~~e af #heir units for formerly home~ess peoplc vrn~~rig out of
progr~*n~ and ather se~€-helP ~~B B~Ps.
7. The City should devclop s pl~n to r__n~un thx~# mt~ced use pm~ects tn
which ~ousiug ~+A~ beea appmved actually do include those housing
unfts whm the pro,~ect is complete and occu~ed.
8. ThC City ShOUId COAVG~IC 8&,~mmit bCtwCCU th~ P~ar~r~~nv 811d HOU83Ag
CQ**i**+i~S10I]S. LS=ld U8C ~I1d 1Y~A5POrtSt1DII Ms~ns~orrr~~1~ DCpaTtIIICIIt,
Housing D~vtsion, and Ren~ Control Soard to create s~n fateg~ ated low-
Co&t hOi~Il~ nls~r~ fOX thC ~.
9. C1ty parktng IOtS and G'1ty-bwued ~~nd Sbould be purBUGd 8S CBpe~`i~ttiy
suitable sites far us~ of a~r rights to bu~id affordable haus~ng. Zh~ C~ity
_ should g~~o a~u~ely pursue the use of privately a~a-ned par~*tg lots for
Iow income housfag developmen~.
10. Encourage develop~rs to develop partnershfps mith non-pro~t
ageactes to meet requirements for affordable h~~~r~ de~vclapmen~.
I1. The Ctty ehould support ~nvolvrr+mt of priva#~ lenders ia Snaneing
the Srst few years of acquiBit~on and development costs for new
housiug P~o~ects which wauld be~guaranteed by thc Gity ~vtth moncy
set aside for thi~ purpose.
x2. The Cfty should *+,~kr a pub~ic sta±~*_*±~t of all City-a~wntd lar-d, both
ypjt~fin and vutBide the C~ty ti~,f#s, ~vfth maps shon~ng lorations.
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13. The City shou~d consider reducfng processing fees for affordable
housing projectS.
14. The Cfty should wark wifih ~tent Cantro~ Baard and landiord
cammunity to cacourag~ rental houstng ownas to rema~ri in the rental
housing business sface private rental housing is one af the chfef
saurces of affordable hous3xtg in Santa Monira
15. The City shoutd eacourage the expansion of 3~ndlard participatian in
tht Rent Control Board's Incea~e Houstng progr~*~+. Agreements
between land~ord~ and agencies should be facilftated. These
agrep*~snts would have the followir~g effects:
~ Increased economic viabilitp ~nd pre~ervation of rent~~
housing;
* Dedicaiion of units for I~w fncome households; and
• Qpgartunities to add ineeatives for eervicc agrecments
beivv~een ageades aad landlards.
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~~~TtyE; PLANNING AND ZONIIIFG
FR~BLEM
~fi~ the Ctty of Santa Monica's policfes support the development of
shetter, tr~"'-~+nonal hous~tg~ snd low c~st bousiag, the City's actual planning
and zon~ng restrict~ons and implem~ata#fon make it ~i~~ult to develap such
facilittes within the City 1i~+~ts. - 1~ acamtnation af these various
rcgutrPm~nts could pravide enarmous assi~~~ee to agenc~ies and developers
interested in creating a range of hoU~ng aPPort~~*~~#ies which wouid ease #he
hameless problem tn Santa Manfca.
vAr.vEs
T~z Task Fo~ce supp~ts #hz dev~lopment ~~d support o~f a rar~ge of small to
moderately-sfzed. decentralized shrlter, transitic~nA~ and permanent hous#ng
opttons scattered throughout the City designed to meet the needs of variaus
target grou~s 9~ong the homeless popnlatiQn. The coneept of caeh
neighborhood housing its "fAir Fh~~" of f~M~ittes is eucouraged,
Houstr3g fe~+_~ft#es shou~d pmmote a~i~i~sd ~r,*R~t c~vmpa~e mtth
the surmundtng ncighbarhood. All fa~~ities sbould promote a good
neighbor po~icy among the iesid~t partieipaats.
Htstorir~!t~r planntng aad zoning rcqutre~ents in various cittes have served
to restrict access to houstng for spGM~~ populations (e.g., the men~~~r ill,
Iow fncomt fg*~++ti~s) and effectively discri~fn~ted against spe~iAt needs
groups. Santa Monica must ease its zon~ng and gt~n,~~ra r~strictioas to end
this discr~n~inatioa not anly because it is poor public policy but also becauae
it could be ia violStiou of thC Amerirs;n~ with Disabilttie5 A~t uf ~991.
P~OIIGY
1. The Cfty's Zp~fr~ Cod~ and B=~i~~i*~g Codes ~should t~e Amsaded to
remove srnae of the restrictlve requtrr*~mts rrlatin~g to she~ters for
the hameless. For ~arnple. the ~neentratton of use pro~vis~on should
be ~~f*~i*~s+ted or relaxed as shovld tht restrictf~~ on n»~hers of
sbe~ttr beds, Parkfag rt'4uir~'~ts. s~ze.
2. The Zoning Code and Bui~~iro Codes should be ameaded to pmvide
for separatc c~assificat~oas for transtttanal housiag ~~d sin,gIe mam
occup~acy housir~g. As thc raqu#rement regarding P~r~ng for a~i~r
housing has been ad,~ustcd to refle~t the reality of senfor v~hicle usc,
so shou~d t~c park+~g requ#r+~*n~nts for iow and v~y lrniv tneome
housing b~ reducxd to reflect the ac~+1~A~ 1~,,,~ted or non use of vehicles
by residents af these fac.i]ities.
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3. The development of transiti~n~? housing and sing~e room occupanc_v
haustng should be given pnarity sta?~?~, ~R~'s and ~t~onai hous~ng
shauld be #i'eated in ths s~*~'~~ mann~r as other resider!*~a~ pro~ects in
{~e gam~ y~ntt~g cli~#rfCt. If a CUP (condittonal use permit) is reqtured
fot resldeiltial use 1u S parttC+~~ar zpn~g diStriCt, SRO snd translttonal
housf~o pm)ects ~ould be subject to th~t s~.,~~ ~guiation: ff a CUP is
not required, SRO's and trans~tioaal housing projects arou~d not b~
sub,~ect to the regulation either. (Please refer to the Advocacy and
Parluershigs sectioa for thc Cot*+*nunity Parttcipation In Siting
HQ„~ina snd SCrvicCS IYtitiative.) Thi~ Task Force h~~ idenrified th{s as
an urgmt issue.
PZt~GRA~d
1. The Proposltlon R i**1x~lCatmtatLou o~i*t~n~e must be vv~ftter~ .so that
ft allows paymmt of #n Ifeu fees ~ the construetian of aff-stte hous#ng
to meet the developer's ob~igat~on for the prov~sion of Iow-income
housing. A partion of the in 3ieu ~ees Bhauld be used for the
construction of 5R~'s ~nd shelt.~rs for #h~ h~ele~s. F~rthermore, a
~~ImU18 BhOit~d ~]C CrC~tCd W}1CYC~- a Il~~m~ Of .~~ i~nftS Or hOmC~C85
sheitrs lxds canat as a w~tt of housing to pratiide aa -aption for
dtvelopcrs to ~ui~d shelters or SRO's to sati~sfy tht Propos3t~on R
i m~l~??~ CIItSt10II Ord~I'! ~~ CC.
2. Thc Citp e~hould eontinut examfn~ng the possfbility of rezoning of
portions of the C-5 5pecial Officx District and MI Industrlal Dtstrict
far f~he full spectrum of muYti-resid~ntial use iac.~uding very ~ow
1ilppmC 1mitS.
3. The C1ty ~h4uld alter its parl~n~ requir~*n~nt~ and restriCtivas on the
siu of tYnitS fa~ Y1Cw SffOXd81~1C hQi~~fno devtlopments such as SRO's
~n~i congr~gatc houeing to faciiitat.~ thc feasibi~ity of buia~~g such
w41ts. The rea2lty af ~i,,,+±ed sutomobilc ownership s~nd t~mf~ed 8pace
nceds of ~adivi~h~~~t (aell be~ow the 410 sQ~is~*~C fOOt mir~im~*rn) II11iSt
~ ~m s~~ ~a~~~.
If less parldng is to be pro~ided t~+~!~ is ~~~pd fa~ ia the e~dsttng San#a
Monica zo~i*~g code. tenant~s of these SRO fa~~+#ies must A~rm tn
their leases that they do not ~-Ave cars and fihat they wfll aot acc~uire
cars. Thi~ will prevent presmt and futun occupaacy of these tu~ts by
persons M-ha ~rould then park oa thc street and add to fihe already
congested ~treet parl~ng Conditions tn S~!n#a Moaica. --_
4. The Citp Bhould eonsider A~~rpanded deaseity bonus progra~ far
affordable hou~±*~g projects in resfdential ~?~d ca*+~mercial zanes.
Other iacentrnes such as adjustments to Iot coverage. setback, height
and other rec~utrements should also be corls,idered.
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~, Hausfng shoufd be a"pennf~ted use" in all commercfal zanes and.
e~c~ept for large projects, shoutd not be sub,~ecL to a discretionary
re~iew pmcess.
~, ProvidG ~ontfl~~n~ 3ncnltives such as FAR (floor area ratlo) bonuses or
height r.~ccptions far iuclusion of targeted houstag in m~~ed use
pro,~ects ia c~**~*~,~r~~t zones.
7. The C1ty ~hould study the Amerirs~n~ ~vith Disabflfties A~t to s~ how it
can apply to aid those chur~h~s s~nd soctai service providers
at±~ptt~g to build houstng.
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CA;gMM:tp89/hpadv
City Council Meeting 2-18-92 Santa Monica~ California
RESOLUTIflN HUMBER 8 3 7 5( CC S}
(Cf.t~ Council Series)
AZi R~S~IX]TI~H OF THE CITY CQUNCIL aF THE
CITY OF SANTA MONICA KODIFYING
PLAIdHING, ZCNYNG AND LAND USE FEES
WH~xF.•AS, the Santa Manica Task Farce On Hamelessness j„Tagk
Force") has rec~~~snded that the Cfty Council adopt measures to
promote the development ot a~fardable housinq in Santa Monica;
ana
" W~iER~AS, the Task Forca has found that the City~s planninq
and zoninq, ~estrictions and ~mplementation make ~t d~fficu].t to
deve~op affordable housinq within the City limits, and ha~
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reca~~gnded the modification or e3imination o~ current'zonir~g
regulations which slow down or prohibit the developmsnt o~ a
ranqe of housing opportunities ~ar the homeless and specia~ needs
populations; and
WH£REA.S, Muniaipa~ Code S~ction 9210 authorfzes the settinq
of pianning, zanfng, e~nd land use fess by resuluticn, and
WHEREAS, tha City Cour~cil has adopted Resolution Number
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7607 (CCSy and Resolutian Number 8082 (CCS) settinq planninq,
zoning and land use t~es, and
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wHgREAS, it is necessary to amend these fees With respect
to affordable housinq in order tc encourage the development of
such housing in the City,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE ~ITY COLINCIL aF THE CITY OF SANTA
MONICA DOES RESDLVE AS P'OLIAWS: '
SECTI~N 1. Residentia~. housi.nq pro~acts in which ~fla~ of
the dwellinq units are restricted ~or occupancy by ~ow or
moderate income households shall be exempt from the fees
established by Resalution No. 7607 (ecsy and 8~82 (CCS).
SECTION 2. The City C7~erk shall certi~y to the adoptian of
this Resolution, r~nd thenceforth and thereafter tha same shall be
fr~ fu11. force and affact.
APPROVED AS TO F~RM:
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ROBERT M, IKYERS
C~ty Attornay
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Adopted and approved this 7th day af April, 1992.
Mayar
Z hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 8375(CCS)
was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Manica
at a me~ting thereof held on April 7, 1932 by the fallowing
Council vote:
Ayes: Councilmembers: Abdo, Genser, Holbrook, Katz,
O~sen, Vazquez, Zane
Noes: Councilmembers: None
Abstain: Cfluncilmam}3ers: None
Absent: Councilmembers: None
ATTEST:
J ~~CYy~~~
C~ty Clerk ~