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Santa Monica, California, January lL, 1982
TO' Mayor and City Council
FROM' City Staff
SUBJECT. CDBG Property Acquisition - 2937 Virginia Avenue
Background
On February 3, 1981. the City Council allocated $200,000 in Community DevelopMent
Block Grant (CDBG) funos to be used to purchase a residential property. This
allocation was made in response to a proposal from the CLARE Foundation, a non-
profit Santa Monica-based organization. CLARE intends to lease the residen~e from
the City for use as a recovery home for substance-abusing youth. The facility
will provide a sober, supportive environment for recovering alcohol and drug
abusing youth. At least 80% of the youths served by this facility will be Santa
Monica residents.
The residence at 2937 Virginia Aver-ue has been identified as an appropriate site
for thiS facility
The home has undergone extensive renovation and remodeling and
now has three bedrooms and
3/4 baths as well as a detached guest room with bath
located at the rear of the property. The property has been appraised, and, in
accordan~e with the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition
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Policies Act'~f 1970, the initial appraisal was reviewed by a second, independent
appraiser. (Copt~s of these appraisals are available for exaMination in the Community
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and Environmental Ser~ices Department.)
The property has been appraised at $259,000, but the seller has indicated that he is
wi] J ing to "donate" the $59,000 difference between the appraised value and the budgeted
aPoount. However, the seller has requested that the City pay the closing costs which
have been estimated to be less than S500
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An Exemption on the BasIs of Non-Rental Use was granted for this property on
October 15, 1981 by the Santa Monica Rent Control Board.
On January 4, 1982, City staff and representatives from the CLARE Foundation
met informally at Edison School with residents of the Virginia Avenue neighborhood.
Eleven households were invited, and seven people attended the meeting representing
three households. One couple stated they represented an 82-year-old neighbor
unable to attend the meeting. All residents at the meeting opposed the acquisition
for various reasons.
The major concerns were that property values would decrease and the young people
living in the foster home would create problems in the neighborhood. The residents
also felt that not enough of the neighborhood had been notified, therefore, another
meeting has been arranged. All residents questIons and concerns were discussed
openly and the tone of the meeting was friendly.
Discussion
The need for a facility of this type in Santa Monica has been well documented, and
City Council has publicly expressed concern for the varied problems of some of
Santa Monica's youth. The CLARE Foundation, which as been operating in this area
for ten years, has a fine reputation and an excellent track record of many successful
programs. Consequently, staff believes that the program's value to the co~~unity
outweighs the apprehensions expressed by some of the neighborhood residents. The
concerns raised by the residents are those concerns likely to be raised in any neighbor-
hood, yet a residential neighborhood is l~hat these young people need to provide the
necessary supportive environment.
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January 12, 1982
Recommendation
It is recommended that City Council.
1. Appropriate an additional S500 in CDBG Contingency funds to cover closing
costs and to augment the existing acquisition budget of 5200,000;
2. Authori ze the Ci ty Manager to execute a "Wri tten Offer to Purchase'l for the
purchase of the property at 2937 Virginia Avenue for a total price of 5259,000;
3. That an agreed upon condition of the offer be that the Seller waive his rights
under the Uniform Relocation Assitance and Real Property Acquisition PoliCIes
Act of 1970 and accept $200,000 as the full purchase price, thereby donating
to the City the $59,000 difference; and
4. Upon acceptance of the offer by the Seller and execution of the above-mentioned
waiver by the Seller, authorize the City Manager to open escrow and execute all
appropriate related documents.
Prepared by: Nancy McFarland
Caro 1 Korade
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January 12, 1982
To The Santa Non1ca City Counc11;
As the Pr1ncipal of Wildwood Elementary School, it is
my opinion that well supervlsed recovering alcoholics and
addicts would 1n no way have a detrimental efrect on our
school or its children.
I understand that Clare Foundation Foster Home would
prov1~e recovering adolescents with pro~essional,
appropriate treatment and supervision. Therefore I
feel ~ine about the1r program being housed in the
nelghborhood of Wildwood.
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wflaS5Ea Elementary School
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Mln.ste:r
Carol Edw.rds
Minister of Educetlon
Joyce Holmen
Admlnlslrator
W,lliam Feuerstein
DIrector of MUSIC
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UNITARIAN COMMUNITY CHURCH . 1260 - 18th Street, Santa MonIca, California 90404 · 829-5436
January 12, 1982
The Santa Mon1ca City Counc11:
For many years the congregatlon of the Unitarlan Communlty
Church actlvely has supported the alcohol educatlon and alcohol
rehabll1tatlon programs both of Clare Foundation and of Alcohol1C
Anonymous. Presently, some f1ve or more AA groups Meet weekly 1n
the rooms of our church bU11d1ng.
The need Cralg Welsman descrlbes, a residence for recovered
youthful alcoho11cs to prevent the necesslty of the1r returnlng
to home and ne1ghborhood enV1ronments that might underm1ne thelr
recovery - 15 a need whose tlme has come 1n Santa Mon1ca. Such
a fac111ty could save many 11ves and prevent much unnecessary
tragedy.
The eV1dence 15 overwhelmlng, and fully supported by our ex-
perlence w1th AA groups 1n our church, that the person who has
overcome hlS dependency on alcohol has the strength of character
and personal responslb1lity to protect properry and be a good
neighbor. Our experlence shows that fears SOme people have about
rehabll1tated dr1nkers are unfounded. They can be relled upon to
be qU1et and stable ne1ghbors.
I JOln Clare Foundatlon and Cra1g We1srnan In urg1ng you to
make posslble th1S soc1ally enlightened, proved support for re-
hab1l1tated youth.
Slnce-l;e ly,
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Commun1ty Church
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January 13, 1982
TO:
Mayor
FROM:
Clty Clerk1s Office
SUBJECT:
Members of Public Speaking on Agenda Item 11-D,
January 12, 1982 City Council Meeting
The following lS a list, as you requested, of those members
of the public who spoke on Agenda Item Il-D of the January
12, 1982 meeting concerning the establ1shment of a CLARE youth
recovery home at 2937 Virglnla Avenue.
Florence Ando
Don Birkett
Clara T. Boyd
C. R. Davenport
Mlsa Fukushima
Ulysses Gibson
Mrs. H. Kuramoto
George Y. Ozawa
Martln Rose
Chiye Sakamoto
Edward O. Sakamoto
Bert Staggers
Takashl SUIDl
SUl Takahashl
Craig Weisman '(CLARE Representative)
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