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SR-301-004 (11) 3o/~ 00'/ ~.~. <{Y-O CM:VR:dvm(WECfood) Council Mtg. 4/24/84 Santa Monica, Ca11fornia lD-1-I APR 2 4 \984 TO: Mayor and City Counc11 FROM: C1ty Staff SUBJECT: Recommendation to Allocate $5,000 to the Westside Ecumen1cal Conference for the Purchase of Emergency Food Vouchers. Introduction Th1s report recommends that Council approve the allocat1on of $5,000 1n community services funds to the Westside Ecumen1cal Conference for the purchase of 2,000 meal vouchers from McDonald's Restaurant at Colorado and 2nd Street for d1stribution through member Santa Monlca churches to needy people. Background On November 22, 1984 Counc11 authorlzed staff to lssue an RFP for feedlng serVlces for the homeless for an amount not to exceed $23,000. The Clare Foundatlon was awarded a total of $11,500 to offer a midday meal at the Sober Inn to 50 individuals per day. At the time the RFP was issued, dlScusslon began within the Ecumenical Conference regardlng how best to provide support to local churches faced wlth slgnlflcant requests for aid from destltute people. An in1tlal reVlew was lnltiated to locate a slte for a meal program. However, no sUltable site was located which would not lmpact local resldentlal and/or commercial areas. Therefore, WEC turned its attentlon to the structurlng of a meal 1 (g-H APR 2 4 1984 voucher program ln co-operat~on with local moderately priced restaurants. After contacting several restaurants, WEe found that only the Manager of the McDonald's at 2nd and Colorado was interested in the voucher program. As proposed, 2,000 vouchers will be purchased at the cost of $2.50 per meal. Vouchers will be dlstributed through the clergy or staff of partic1pating member churches and w1ll be mon1tored by WEe as described 1n the attached proposal. F~nanc1al/Budget I~pllcations Adequate funds rema1n in account #19-200-262-725-597 which has been approprlated for food distributlon serVlces. Recommendatlon It is recommended that Council approve the allocation of $5,000 from account #19-200-262-725-597 to the Westslde Ecumenical Conference for a meal voucher program. Prepared By: Vlvlan Rothsteln Community Lialson Attachments 2 €cumenlcal w ~ - ~ IJJ W ~ COn~€R€nC€ 609 Anzona Avenue Post Office Box 1402 Santa MonIca, California 90406 (213) 394-151 8 April 16, 1984 Santa Monica City City Hall 1685 Main Street Santa Monica, CA Councll 90401 Dear Council Members, In January of this year the Wests ide Ecumenical Conference received a request for proposals to provide mid-day meals for the homeless. We later submitted a letter of interest to the Cfty of Santa Monica and have since been exploring the posslbilities for such a program. Due to an inablllty to locate an acceptable slte, there has been a del ay ln submitti ng a proposal. I n recent conver- sations w1th Communlty Liaison Vlvian Rothstein and others, the idea emerged to propose a program Of making meal vouchers avallable to WEC congregations for distribution to homeless people. The Conference committee which has been working on this proposal contacted several IIfast-foodll restaurants about the feasibil ity of such a program. Two establishments, McDonald1s at Colorado Avenue and Second Street, and Arby's on Lincoln Boulevard just north of Santa Monica Boulevard. expressed lnterest in such an arrangement. However, only McDonald's has pursued the program. In conversations with Mr. Mike Curry, manager of the McDonald's, he has agreed to provide meals at a cost of $2.50. These meals would include a large sandwich, a regular French fries, and a medium drink. Durlng breakfast hours it could include a large breakfast and a drink instead. The details and specifics of this are spelled out on attachment (a). At this cost of $2.50 per meal. 2000 meals could be provided for $5000.00. The meal vouchers would be printed by McDonald's, at their cost The proposed form of these is indicated on attachment (b)~ We have conducted a survey of WEC member congregations in Santa Monica to determine the ways in which they are currently assisting homeless people, and to ascertain their level of interest in the proposed program. Several congregations are enthuslastic about it. Three or four others are interested, but have some reservations about how well lt will work. A couple of congregations would use the vouchers mainly on weekends. There were also two or three which were very happy wlth their current responses to homeless people. and they indlcated that they would not wish to participate at this time. We have chosen to llmit the program to WEC member congregations, because we feel there is a degree of accountability and responsibility that can be assumed due to thelr membershlp status. The congregations who have expressed an interest in the program serve an average total of 240-250 homeless people per week. Many of ecumenical ~ - ~ (I"j w ~ confeRence 609 Arizona Avenue Post OffIce Box 1402 Santa Monica, California 90406 (213) 394- 151 8 - 2 - these people receive assistance of some kind, but a large percentage simply have to be referred to Ocean Park Community Center or other agencies. These meal vouchers would be particularly helpful in many of those cases. The screening of individuals would be done by the clergyperson, or other person 1n charge of assisting the homeless. within each congregation. The distribution of the vouchers would be at the discretion of the person doing the screening. We want to encourage that the vouchers be d;str1buted to families, if that is something which best suits their needs. However, the survey revealed that relat1vely few families have been approaching the congregations for assistance. In addition, McDonald's has expressed the desire that the distrlbution of vouchers be directed toward those people who are judged to be working to help themselves. As the vouchers are distri- buted. the person doing the screening will record the name of the person receiving the voucher. If the same person returns on another day, he or she will be informed that the church or synagogue is not intended to be a long-term source of meals. At the discretion of the screener, a voucher may be given out a second time, and posslbly even a thlrd time, but that should be the limit. As a way of attempting to lnsure that the same people donlt repeatedly receive vouchers, the person will be asked to sign both the voucher and a "sign-in" sheet, and to show identification of some kind if possible. The showing of identification may occaslonally be waived, at the discretion of the screener. if it truly appears that the person has none. But attempts should be made to secure identification if at all possible. Finally~ a weekly listing of names of people receiving the vouchers will be compiled and distributed to the congregations to help insure that persons don't just move from one location to another collecting vouchers. Although people could obviously use different names. hopefully the presentation of identification will eliminate most of that potential kind of abuse of the program. The Westside Ecumenical Conference has been in existence since 1974 Its membership is composed of 40 congregat1ons and councils, representing Protestant, Catholic, and Jewish traditions. Prlor to becoming the Ecumenical Conference, the association had existed in a slightly different form since 1948 as the Santa Monica-Westside Council of Churches. The Conference has a history of orientation toward communlty service. It has operated a Meals on Wheels program since 1974. The program currently provides two meals a day to some 117 homebound people. The Santa Monica Meals on Wheels is supported in part by a grant from the City of Santa Monica. The Conference also sponsors two programs directed toward meeting the needs of residents in area convalescent facilities. The first of these is a vo1unteer visitor program. The major part of this program involves ecumenical COn~€R€nC€ ~ - fJJ 4-.;) (FJ w ~ 609 Anzona Avenue Post Office Box 1402 Santa Monica, Callfornta 90406 (213) 394-151B - 3 - volunteers going lnto the convalescent facilit1es and visiting one or more residents on a regular basis. The second of these two programs is a Chaplaincy program, in which a half-time chaplain conducts ecumen1cal religious programs in four area facilit1es. as well as visiting ind1vidual residents in those same facilities. The Conference was also instrumental 1n establishing the West Side Food Bank. The Food Bank collects food from a variety of sources and d1stributes it to local agencies, such as Ocean Park Communlty Center, which then distribute it to individuals. Several of WEG's member congregations put a lot of energy into the establishment of the Turning Point Shelter for the homeless as well. In these many ways. the Conference as a whole, as well as many of its indiv1dual members, has demonstrated a concern for and a response to the needs of people in Santa Monica and surround1ng communities. It should additionally be noted. that though the Conference is religious in nature, there will of course be no proselytizing accompanying the distribution of the vouchers. The foregoing proposal was presented to the WEe Board of Directors at their meeting on April II. 1984. with a proposed starting date of May 1, 1984, and a motion to proceed with the proposal was approved unanimously. Thus, the Westside Ecumenical Conference respectfully applies for S5000.00 for the implementat10n of this voucher program. Sincerely. b. M1!r~ Rev. David McAllister Executive Director €cumenlcal con~€~€nc€ ~ - (I'J ~ fJJ (J) ~ 609 Arizona Avenue Post Office Box 1402 Santa Monica, California 90406 (21 3) 394- 1 51 8 (a) MEAL VOUCHER PROGRAM FOR THE HOMELESS AGREEMENT WITH McDONALDIS Upon presentation of a properly filled out voucher, and acquiring of a matchlng second signature. McDonald1s, located at the corner of Colorado Avenue and Second Street. shall provlde the bearer of the voucher with a meal includlng: A Large Sandwich: such as a Big Mac. a Quarter Pounder, a Quarter Pounder with Cheese, or other comparable sandwich A Regular French Fries A Medium Drink: such as a soft drink, coffee. or juice or during breakfast hours, upon request. McDonald's shall provide the bearer of the voucher with the following in place of the above: A Large Breakfast of the bearer's choosing A Drink: such as coffee or juice These meals shall be provided at a cost of $2.50 per meal, and McDonald's will be reimbursed for the collected vouchers by the Westside Ecumenical Conference on a weekly basis. ~~~^ -Mr. Mike Curry \ Manager McDonald's 1540 - 2nd Street Santa Monica, CA ~, ~W; t~tc dPM;;, Rev. David McAllister Executive Director Wests ide Ecumenical Conference €cumenlcal OJ ~ - ~ fJj w ~ COn~€R€nC€ 609 Anzona Avenue Post Office Box 1402 Santa MonICa, California 90406 (213) 394- 1 51 8 (b) Front of Voucher # 0001 Good for one meal, including a large sandwich, medium French fries, and medium drlnk; or during breakfast hours a large breakfast and a drink may be substituted. Redeemable only at McDonald IS. at 1540 - 2nd St. Back of Voucher Name of Congregation issuing voucher: Name of person issuing voucher: Name of person recelvlng voucher: Slgnature of person receiving voucher: At distribution site: At McDonald's: ecumenical w L:J - VJ i-J ~ W ~ I I COn~€R€nC€ . 609 Arizona Avenue Post Office Box 1402 Santa MOnica, California 90406 (213) 394-1 51 8 M E M B E R S HIP R 0 S T E R OFFICERS 1983 PRES !DENT Rabbi Michael Oblath Beth Shalom Temple 1827 California Avenue Santa Monica, Californla 453-3361 90403 VICE PRESIDENT Janette Miller 1336 Sunset Ave. Santa Monica, Calif. 90405 396-0319 VICE PRESIDENT Rev. Wll11S Tait Emmanuel Community Crurch 1531 Mlchigan Ave. Santa Monica, Calif. 90404 450-5891 or 450-5892 SECRETARY Joy DeZemp1 an 524 Ocampo Drive Paclflc Palisades, Calif. 90272 454-7858 TREASURER Mr. BenJamin Pinkel 726 Adelaide Place Santa Monicat Calif. 90402 395-5391 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Rev. Dayid~GA11ister 394-1518 W.E.C. MEALS ON WHEELS COORDINATOR OF VOLUNTEERS DIRECTOR Margaret Mitl er 394-5133 Pietje L. Sawyer 394-5133 or 394-7558 . AGING AND VISITATION Louise Cantero 395-2082 CHAPLAIN Rev. David McAllister 395-2082 or 450-4161 pa ge 1 PARTICIPATING CONGREGATIONS BEL AIR PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Rev. Frank Alton 16221 Mulholland Drive Los Angeles, Ca. 90049 788-4200 Mr. Rod W. Alexander 801 2nd Street #208 Santa Monica, Ca. 90403 451 -9941 BETH SHOLOM TEMPLE Rabbi Mlchael Oblath 1827 California Ave. Santa Monica, Ca. 90403 453-3361 CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH Rev. Clarence J. Davis, Jr. 1502 20th Street Santa Monicat Ca. 90404 829-3291 or 450-5651 Mrs. Beatrice Gordon 11728 Wilshire Blvd.t #B417 Los Ange1est Ca. 90025 473-8122 Mrs. Blanche Carter 516 Bay Streett #C Santa Monicat Ca. 90405 396-8244 CULVER PALMS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH -- -- - ~ Rev. Charles R. Mabry 4464 Sepulveda Blvd. Culver City, Ca. 90230 390-7717 Fern Caropf1eld 4154 LaFayette Pl. Culver City, Ca. 90230 838 - 6412 CHURCH IN OCEAN PARK (UNITED METHODIST) Rev. James Conn 235 Hi 11 Street Santa Monlcat Ca. 90405 399-1631 CHURCH WOMEN UNITED V1Vl.an Colllns 1637 Butler Avenue Los Anqeles. CA 9002S 473 - 1285 Judy Abdo 504 P,er Ave. Santa Monica, Ca. 90405 399-2164 EMMANUEL COMMUNITY CHURCH BY-THE-SEA Rev. Will is Ta it 1631 Michigan Ave. Santa Monica, Ca. 90404 450-5891 or 450-5892 Res. 930-2792 FIRST AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH Rev. J. Curtls Foster Jr. 1823 Michigan Ave. Santa Monica, Ca. 90404 450-0331 or 828-5994 FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH Rev. Charles Elswick 609 ,l\rizona Ave. Santa Monica, Ca. 90401 393-6787 Helen Burris 2404 Kansas Ave. #4 Santa Monica, Ca. 90404 828-6175 Mrs. Beatrice McCarroll Green 2019 18th Street Santa Monica, Ca. 90404 450-0816 Mr.& Mrs. George Wheatley 521 Montana Ave.t #108 Santa Monica, Ca. 90403 451-0364 pa 9 e 2 FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Or. Alvin Smith Rev. Alan Deuel 1220 Second Street Santa Monfca, Ca. 90401 451-1303 FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Re~. Oona1d J. She1by 1008 11th Street Santa Monica, Ca. 90403 393-8258 FIRST UNITED METHODIST OF W.L.A. Rev. Andrew Joseph Welch 1637 Butl er Ave. Los Angeles. Ca. 90025 473-1285 GATEWAY CHRISTIAN CHURCH Rev. Allen Breckenridge 11760 Gateway Blvd. Los Angeles. Ca. 90064 473-3191 JEWISH FEDERATION WEST. R~~~ _ Me1 Roth ( Assoclates) 1450 20th ST. Santa ~1onica, Ca. 90404 828-9521 LUTHERAN CHURCH OF THE MASTER Rev. Robert Richards 10931 Santa Monica Blvd. Los Angeles, Ca. 90025 473-1055 MALIBU UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Rev. Paul Hudson 30128 Morningview Drive Malibu. Ca. 90265 457-7505 MT. OLIVE LUTHERAN CHURCH, Rev. Rlchard A. Thompson 1343 Ocean Park Blvd. Santa Monica, Ca. 90405 452-1116 or 452-1128 Mr.& Mrs. Charles Douthat 235 19th Street Santa Monica, Ca. 90402 393-4518 Vivian Call ins 1221 Wellesley Ave. Los Angeles, Calif. 90025 820- 2000 Mrs. Gertrudy May 1093 Marco Pl ace Vemce, Ca. 90291 399-1148 .... , Dorothy Fi shman 13910 Fiji Way #166 ~arina del Rey. Ca. 90291 823-7797 Mr. George Morganthler 409 Cl ub Drive Los Angeles, Calif. 90064 837-1859 Mrs. Duane Faw 24311 Baxter Drive Ma1ibu. Calif. 90265 456-9708 OUR LADY OF MALIBU CATHOLIC CHURCH Msgr. John Sherldan 3625 So. Winter Canyon Road Malibu, Ca. 90265 456-2361 Mrs. John E. Stork 5767 So. Latigo Canyon Ma1ibu, Ca. 90265 457-2042 page 3 pACIFIC PALISADES PRE~_~YTEFUAN . 'Dr. Ralph fIaas 15821 Sunset Blvd. Pacific Palisades. Ca. 90272 454-0366 Mr. John Edwards 717 Via de La Paz Pacific Palisades, Ca. 90272 454-1662 PALISADES COMMUNITY U~IT~D M~THODIST Rev. G. Nelson Stringer Rev. James Thomann 801 Via de La Paz Pacific Palisades. Ca. 90272 454-5529 PILGRIM LUTKERAN CHURCH Rev. Kenneth Molnar 1730 Wilshire Blvd. Santa Monica, Ca. 90403 829-4113 Mrs. Margaret M. Fuchs 621 Erskine Drive Pacific Palisades, Ca. 90272 454-9609 SANTA MONICA SYNAGOGUE Rabbi Stuart Lasher 958 Llncoln Blvd. Santa Monica, Ca. 90403 394_4594 SAl \JATION ARMY MaJor Fred Seller P.O. Box 952 Santa Monica, Ca. 90406 451-1358 ST. AIDAN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH Fr. Gary Hall 28211 W. Pacific Coast Highway Ma1ibu, Ca. 90265 457-7966 or (805}496-7556 ST. ANNE'S CATHOLIC CHURCH Msgr. Cyrll J. Wood 2011 Colorado Ave. Santa Monica, Ca. 90404 829-4411 ST. AUGUSTINE BY-THE-SEA Rev. Frederick Fenton Rev. Carlyle Gill 1227 4th Street Santa Monica, Ca. 90401 395-0977 Mr. Charles Lugo 1432 17th Street Santa Monica, Ca. 90404 829-5102 William S. Stein 914 7th Street #7 Santa Monicat Ca. 90403 395-3811 ST. CLEMENT'S CATHOLIC CHURCH Rev. William Williams 3102 3rd Street Santa Monica, Ca. 90405 396-2679 SOCIETY OF FRIENDS: Santa Monica Meeting - 1440 Harvard Street Santa Monica, Ca. 90404 828-4069 Kenneth L. Blasor-Wilson 2234 Virginia Avenue #3 Santa Monica, Ca. 90404 Res~ 450-5899 Off: 850-2661 peggi Chute 205 ~lashlnat()T"l 'AuP Santa, ~1oncia 90403 394-3635 ST. JOHN'S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Rev. Darrell Johnson 11000 National Blvd. Los Angeles, Ca. 90064 477 -2513 ST. MATTHEW'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH . Rev. Arnold Fenton - Father Peter Kr~etler 1030 Bienvenida Ave. P.O. Box 37 Pacific Palisades, Ca. 90272 454-1358 5T. MONICA'S CATHOLIC CHURCH Msgr. Anthony Duval 715 California Ave. Santa Monica, Ca. 90403 393-9287 ST. PAUL'S LUTHERAN CHURCH Rev. Margaret Schultz-Akerson Rev. Reginald Schultz-Akerson 958 Lincoln Blvd. Santa Monica, Ca. 90403 451-1346 TRI~ITY BP~TIST CHURCH Rev. Stephen 5. Hutchison 1015 California Ave. P.O. Box 736 Santa Monica, Ca. 90406 395-9961 UNITARIAN COMMUNITY CHURCH Rev. Ernest D. Pipes, Jr. Rev. Carol Edwards 1260 18th Street Santa Monica, Ca. 90404 829-5436 UNIVERSITY SYNAGOGUE Rabbi Allen I. Freehling Cantor Jay Frai1fck 11960 Sunset Blvd. Los Angeles, Ca. 90049 472-1255 VENICE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Rev. Michael Cowan 1020 Victoria Ave. Venice, Ca. 90291 291-2314 page 4 Jack' -Can f ~e Id Janis Rink 3595 Tilden Avenue Los Angeles, Ca. 90034 559-1222 IJoe _ [leffman ,17337 Trumento ~d Pacific Pa1isades~ Ca. 90272 459-4671 Winnie McFarland 928 21st #6 Santa Monica, Ca. 90403 453-2902 Mr. Walter H. Schmidt 9848 Tabor Street #131 Los Ange1es~ Ca. 90034 839-1857 Mr. John Lanes 630 22nd Street Santa ~onicat Ca. 90402 393-3075 Marjorie Anderson 3803 Seaborn Drive Malibu, CA 90265 454-0974 page 5 VILLAGE LUTHERAN CHURCH Or. ~rthur Henry 345 Church Lane Los Angeles, Ca. 90049 472-7510 WESTWOOD HILLS CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH Rev. S. Mark Hogue Rev. Inez Tarbell 1989 Westwood Blvd. Los Angeles, Ca. 90025 474-7327 WESTWOOD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Rev. Chad es Orr' .r..lary ROZlen 10822 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, Ca. 90025 474-4535 Laureen Smith 400~ North Spalding L. A. Ca. 90036 >> 655.8456 WESTWOOD UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Dr. David Rogne 10497 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, Ca. 90024 474-4511 Carl Rubl e P.O. Box 69211 L.fo.. Ca. 90069 MEMBERS AT LARGE Mrs. Janette Miller Mr. Benjamin Pinkel 1336 Sunset Ave. 726 Adelaide Place Santa Monica. Ca. 90405 Santa Monica, Ca. 90402 396-0319 395-5391 Chaplain 1 Greqg Selunder Santa Monica Hospital 1225 15th Street Santa Monica, Ca. 90404 451-1511 ext. 2160 Mrs. Sylvia Silberman 933 20th Street Santa Monica, Ca. 90403 453-2192 Mrs. Harold Stark 865 Princeton Street Santa Monica, Ca. 90403 828-2245 ASSOCIATES MOW of Pacific Palisades Joy DeZemp 1 an 524 Ocampo Drive Pacific Palisades, 454-7858 Spiritual Assembly of the Bahai's 835 San Vicente Blvd. Ca. 90272 Santa Monica, Ca. 90402 208-8859