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SR-301-004-02 (10) 3CI-CO'-/~oZ 11- C JAM 2 tl 1985-~ CM:VR:dvm City CounC1l Meeting 1-29-85 Santa Monica, California TO: Mayor and City Councll FROM: CIty Staff SUBJECT: Report and RecommendatIons on VarIous Issues Related to the Problems of Homeless People In Santa Monica INTRODUCTION ThIS report reVIews preVIOUs reports to CouncIl on the homeless problem, identIfIes recent changes In the nature of the homeless populatIon, reports on actIvItIes on the County level to address homelessness, and provIdes Councll wIth InformatIon and recommendatIons on a varIety of local serVIce program options. ADMINISTRATIVE PERSPECTIVE The Increase In the homeless populatIon IS a natIonal and regional phenomenon and the needs of that populatIon cannot be met by Individual local communitIes actIng alone. Often It has been changes on the federal and state levels WhlCh have left local communItIes facIng a growIng population of people with complex needs and problems. ThIS has resulted in tremendous pressure being placed on the non-profIt and relIgIous sectors of the communIty to respond to needs WhICh are beyond a local solutIon. In most cases It 1S the responsIbIlity of the County and Federal governments to develop and fund coherent programs to meet the needs of people WIth chronIc mental dIsabIlitIes, those JII29 ir - 1 - who need Income maIntenance of some kInd, and those seeking emergency food, shelter and medIcal care. Staff belIeves that pursuIng a regional effort wIth the Ccunty is the approprIate and most effectIve way 1n which to have a SIgnIfIcant Impact on the problems of the homeless. However, pursuing a regIonal solutIon does not obvIate the need for assumIng local responsibIlIty and actIon on this Issue. To that end, thIS report makes a number of recommendatIons to Increase CIty fundIng and programmatIc support for dealIng wIth the homeless populatIon. To date, the CIty'S overall approach In fundIng serVIces to the homeless has been to support small, decentralIzed serVIce facIlitIes to mInImIze a negatIve impact on the surroundIng community. City funding, alone, cannot solve the homeless problem but can proVIde fInancial support to those local groups who feel motIvated to serve the populatIon In need and mitIgate some ImmedIate local problems. Some Santa Monica serVIces, most notably TurnIng POInt Shelter, have conscIously been developed as InnovatIve model programs to be duplIcated In other local communitIes. TraInIng and technIcal assistance have been offered by the WestsIde Shelter CoalitIon and Santa MonIca agenCIes to Interested groups throughout the metropolItan area to expand the network of avaIlable serVIces. - 2 - Issue OutlIne Recently, the CIty Attorney's offIce provIded Council WIth a comprehenSIve reVIew of legal and legIslatIve changes WhICh have had an Impact on homeless people In need of substantIal care. On December 11, 1984 CouncIl requested that CIty staff schedule a specI al meet lng to dI s cuss the IS sue of the homeless, create a WorkIng Group on the homeless, and prOVIde addItIonal InformatIon on a variety of areas addressed in thIS staff report. SpeCIfIcally, CouncIl requested Inrormatlon on: 1. Status of County efforts to address the homeless problem. 2. Research needed by the CIty. 3. EstablIshIng a WorkIng Group on the Homeless. 4. DIstrIbutIon of $25,000 for emergency food durIng the hOlIday season. 5. Appropriate means of offerIng outreach/InterventIon serVIces eIther through city staff or contract WIth an outSIde agency. 6. Need for addItIonal patrols In senSItIve areas of the city, Including conSideratIon of use of non-sworn personnel. 7. FeaSIbIlity of CIty fundIng of addItIonal serVIces for the homeless IncludIng a day labor program and day center. BACKGROUND In November, 1983 and February, 1984 CouncIl was prOVIded WIth informatIonal staff reports WhICh IdentIfIed the grOWIng natIonal problem of homeless people and revIewed varIOUS approaches utIlIzed by surrounding communItIes to cope WIth the dIlemma. - 3 - In summary, the homeless populatIon IS composed of dIfferent types of Ind i vIdual s. There ar ethos e who are al cohol or drug dependent, those with chronic mental disabilities, those who are VIctims of unemployment, and those who move from one category to another for a variety of reasons. For some IndIviduals a margInal street eXIstence has become the lIfestyle of chOIce. In recent years the homeless populatIon has become younger and includes increasIng numbers of famIlies. The causes of homelessness are generally agreed to Include hIgh unemployment rates, the eccnomic recession, cutbacks in entItlement programs, Increased restrIctIons In varIOUS support programs, the reductIon of the populatIon In state psychiatric hospItals, the lack of adequate and affordable hOUSIng, and the converSIon of SIngle room occupancy hotels to luxury apartments in downtown urban areas. WhIle the homeless populatIon continues to grow, some changes In the makeup of that population are being seen by serVIce prov Ider s. The per centage of people wIth severe emot lanaI and mental problems has grown to represent an estImated 30-40% of the homeless population, In the VIew of local agenCIes and County offICIals. In addItIon, those who have been homeless for a short time are increasing as are the numbers of younger people in theIr 20s and 305, most of whom are also mentally dIsabled. These people are often rebellIous, and unWIllIng to take theIr prescribed medIcatIon. Because there are not hospItal beds to accommodate thes e Ind 1 vidual s, they ar e found Increas ingl y In public areas of CItIes across the nation. - 4 - Local agenCIes are not equIpped to handle severely dIsturbed people In large numbers. The local TurnIng POInt shelter has had to lImIt the mentally dIsabled to 25% of the reSIdents at the shelter on any given nIght to mInImIze dIsruptIon to other shelter reSIdents seekIng counselling and other serVIces. SOURCES OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE HOMELESS POPULATION It IS generally recognIzed that there IS 11 ttle accurate data avaIlable on the SIze of the homeless populatIon. 1\.n AprIl, 1983 WorkIng Paper publIshed by the WestsIde Shelter CoalItIon estImated the Santa MonIca homeless populatIon as from 750 1,000 people wIth about 5,000 In the combIned VenIce, CuI ver City, West L. A. , Santa MonIca areas. CountywIde estImates range from 30-50,000 WIth Los Angeles now exceedIng New York as the CIty WIth the largest estImated homeless populatIon. (The County Task Force will be prOVIdIng reVIsed countywIde estImates In Its June final report.) The only data avaIlable to thIS city IS the number of polIce contacts WIth homeless persons (476 IndIVidual tranSIents commItted mIsdemeanors from 2/20/84 - 12/20/84) and the numbers of homeless served through local CIty funded agencIes. However, these fIgures severely underestImate the total populatIon by IndIcatIng only those seekIng help and/or exliIbItIng dangerous or unlawful behaVIor. A lImIted number of InvestIgatIve studIes have been conducted but often those have been lImited to IndIVIduals contacted In shelters or agency waitIng lInes. - 5 - Rather than addItIonal general estImates of the numbers of homeless, the research which IS currently needed is that which focuses more comprehensIvely on a specifIc group wIthIn the hor,leless populatIon to analyze Its needs and the causes of Its homelessness more thoroughl y. Along that line, the Rand CorporatIon IS seekIng foundatIon support for a study of the homeless mentally III which would examIne the Impact of deInstitutIonalIzatlon on the mentally III IncludIng theIr level of functIonIng and theIr subsequent InteractIon WIth law enforcement and other agencies. Staff has IndIcated the CIty I S interest in helpIng to facIlItate such a comprehensIve study WhICh could IdentIfy the Impact of state and natIonal policy decIsions on a local communIty such as Santa MonIca and perhaps lead to needed reform. SOURCES OF FUNDING FOR SERVICES TO THE HOMELESS Federal fundIng for emergency services has been made avaIlable on an Irregular basis over the past 2 1/2 years. Currently FEMA III monIes are beIng made avaIlable to rehabIlItate eXIstIng shelters and for the purchase of food or shelter vouchers. In most cases there are strIct lImIts on the use of FEMA funds (e.g. must be spent only for food and spent wIthin the next 3 months, cannot be used for any adminIstratIve costs such as staff). A number of local CIty funded agencIes have applIed for FEMA III monIes for focd and have received the followIng grants: opec CLARE and LIEU-CAP Westside Food Bank $ 45,000 25,000 60,000 - 6 - These funds are dIsbursed by a UnIted Way DIstrIbutIon Board composed of repr esentati yes of the AmerIcan Red Cross, Jewish Federatlon, County Communlty Services Department, Salvatlon Army, CatholIC Welfare Bureau, Southern Call fornla EcumenIcal CounCIl and League of Cltles. The total FEMA III allocatIon for LA County IS $3.02 mllllon. FEMAII prOVIded $2.2 and FEMA I $2.97 mIllion for LA County. Through the Maxlne Waters Blll (AB 2579), $5,000,000 WIll be made avaIlable stateWIde for the creatIon of new shelters. ThIS can Include bUlldlng rehablli tatlon or renovatIon, the purchase of Slt.es or leaslng of equlpment but not for operatIng expenses. The shelter prOVIded must be temporary (not over 60 days accommodatlon) and the mlnImum grant WIll be $200,000. However these monles are avaIlable for overnlght shelter only and WIll be granted to agencles currently prOVIdIng shelter serVlces In LA County. The CIty could appl y for a grant from th1 s program and contrac t out the shelter effort to aloe al group Inter est ed ln purchasing, rehabIlItatIng or leasing a shelter SIte. Staff w1ll contlnue to work closely wlth local agencies to identIfy and seek fundIng for local emergency serVlces prOVIders. UPDATE ON COUNTY EFFORTS Emergency serVIces to the very poor are tradItIonally seen as a responsiblllty of the county government. A CountYWIde Task Force on the Homeless was establIshed by the Boa.rd of Supervisors on May 29, 1984 to study problems faCIng the homeless and develop recommendat1ons for short and long term solutions to these - 7 - problems. An Interlm report on the homeless was presented to the County Board of Supervisors on December 4, 1984 which included the followIng recommendatlons: 1. SerIous consIderat1on be gIven by the Board of Superv1sors to four specIfIc proJects: a. A day tIme drop In, multI serVIce center In the SkId Row area to be duplIcated elsewhere In the County If it proves successful. b. A technIcal assIstance prOject offerIng aid to agencIes or indIvIduals interested In developIng serVIces for the homeless. c. ContractIng WIth agencIes to provide shelter as an alternatIve to the hotel voucher program. d. EnforcIng health and safety standards In voucher hotels. 2. An emergency meetIng be held wIth representatIves of all C1 tl es in the County to seek a co-ord1 n ated sol utI on to th e homeless problem. 3. County funded Jobs programs work wIth shelter resIdents seeking employment. 4. County NeIghborhood ServIce Centers be used as communIty based resource centers for homeless people and other County serVIces address the needs of the homeless. 5. The CommunIty SerVIces Resource CorporatIon explore ways to proVIde in-kInd and cash donatIons to supplement shelter operatIons. - 8 - No action as yet been taken on these recommendatIons. Dur lng the months of February and March the Task Force will be holdIng a serIes of publIC hearIngs on the problem In each SupervIsorIal DistrIct and w11l 1ssue its fInal report in Mayor June, 1985. The fInal report wIll Include recommendatIons regard i ng mod1 f1cat Ion of regulations and legIslatIve act Ion on the State and Federal levels. The Board of SupervIsors has also asked for a staff study of the "60 day sanctIon" WhICh prevents Ind1vlduals from reapplYIng for Gener al Rel1 ef for 60 days if they have fa1led to ful fi 11 a requIrement of the General RelIef program (such as not partIcIpatIng Ident1fied as In a work search). ThIS sanction has been one regulatory source of homelessness In Los Angeles County. Cl ty staff WIll contInue to monl tor actl VI tIes on the County level and keep CouncIl and Interested communIty groups Informed of the upcomIng publIC hearIngs organIzed by the County Homeless Task Force. Following the tent C1ty program organIzed In downtown Los Angeles durIng the holIday season, the homeless Issue has been brought to the fore and new 1nitIatives are beIng taken almost dally by a v ar 1 ety of agenc les both publl C and pr 1 vate 1n the County and CIty of Los Angeles. Most notable 18 the establIshment of a temporary shelter In downtown Los Angeles WhICh was constructed and operatIng In a matter of days. Currently most pressure for Increased serVIces IS beIng dIrected towards the County Board of - 9 - Superv Isors WhiCh wIll undoubtedl y be addressing thl S Issue for several months to come. LOCAL RESPONSE In many communItIes, IncludIng Santa MonIca, It has been the church communlty WhlCh flrst became aware of the grOWIng homeless problem and brought It to the attentIon of publIC offICIals. In recent year s, the C 1 ty has become lnc rea si ngly In vol ved In fundIng soclal serVice programs to address the needs of the homeless as these have been better understood by local churches and agencles. In each case the capaCIty of the serVlce provldlng communlty and the ability of the reSidents of the city to support such serVlces through volunteer hours and flnanclal support have been crItical in the conSIderation of new local serVice Inltlatlves. In 1984 - 85 the Clty funded the follOWIng programs WhICh served homeless people excluslvely: CLARE - Sober Inn (feeds 50 people a day, 6 days a week, one mIdday meal) $ 24,960 OPCC Turning Point Shelter (a co-operatIve program run by several downtown churches and agenCIes for 30 people per night) 62,400 Westslde EcumenIcal Conference (for purchase of meal vouchers) 5,000 In addItIon, the CIty funded a number of programs WhICh serve lOW-lncome reSIdents Includlng some homeless people. The follOWIng figures represent funds awarded for the entire program efforts. - 10 - LIEU CAP OPCC TurnIng POInt Counselling Project OPCC SOjourn Shelter for Battered Women OPCC SteppIng Stone for Runaway Youth Venice FamIly ClInIc West SIde Food Bank $ 57,206 134,486 31 , 771 62 I 030 21,424 28,084 In fl scal year 1983-84, the CIty co-sponsored wIth the Wes tSlde Shelter CoalItIon a traInIng workshop for local agenCIes and churches on how to handle the homeless populatIon and prOVIde service and referral. FEASIBILITY OF PROVIDING ADDITIONAL SERVICES CouncIl requested that staff reV1ew the feasib1llty of prOVIdIng addItIonal serVlces to the homeless population Includlng Increased emergency feeding programs, a day labor program, crlS1S In tervent lon team, day center ser VIces and Inc reased VIS i b 111 ty of unIformed walk1ng patrols. A series of meetlng were held w1th lecal agencles and Clty staff to address the feaslbil1ty of each. To aSSIst 1n the evaluatlon of potential program responses I at the request of CouncIl, a workIng group of 15 Ind1vlduals has been convened to study the homeless problem 1n Santa Monica. The group Includes representatlves of the buslness I religIOUS and soclal service communl tles In the C1 ty as well as 1ndi vldual concerned reSIdents and a formerly homeless person. The work1ng group w111 study the homeless problem from the publIC safety and SOCIal serVIces perspectives and make recommendations regardIng legIslatIon, serVIces and local procedures. The first meetIng of thIS group was held on Wednesday, January 23rd. - 11 - SERVICE ALTERNATIVES Emergency Feedln~ Programs On December 11, 1984 Council authorized the expendIture of $25,000 for the purchase of food for dIstrIbutIon to the needy durIng the hOlIday season. The funds were allocated to the WestsIde Food Bank, an agency founded by the WestsIde Ecumenical Conference to faCIlItate food collectIon and dIstrIbutIon to area agenc1es and churches, as an extens10n of Its current contract w1th the CIty. It was st1pulated that these funds would be used for the purchase of food to be made avaIlable to agenCIes and churches WhICh serve the homeless and very low 1ncome people In Santa MonIca. The Food Bank was asked to Inform local groups about the aval1abI11ty of the food wlth the goal that no IndiVIduals seekIng food In San ta Mon1ca dur 1 ng the holIday sea son need be turned away for lack of available resources. Many char 1 table or ganl zatIons rece1 ved ample food donatIons In the perIod 1mmedlately surroundIng the holIdays and therefore the grant monIes were ut11ized to purchase staples needed on a rebular basis and to estab11sh l1nes of credit wlth local wholesalers for part1cular types of food 1tems (e.g.produce). In addItIon the Food Bank 15 uSIng the one tIme grant to make $5,000 worth of wholesale food avaIlable to the SalvatIon Army to cover the cost of food d1str1buted through Its expanded dally lunch program discussed next 10 thIS staff report. This purchased food - 12 - WIll be used along wIth surpl us food collected through the Food Bank's normal operatIon. In the past several months the Ocean Park bag lunch program has grown to a SIze which IS no longer compatIble wIth the surroundIng resIdentIal area. After a thorough reVIew of cIty-owned facIlItIes none was deemed SUItable for relocation of the lunch program. However, dIScussIons wIth the SalvatIon Army have led to a proposal In WhIch the Army would assume the feedIng program through its Fourth Street facIlIty and the CIty would prov Ide modest fInancIal support for the cost of the program. ThIS change is slated for early February. I f approved, the Army would recel ve $ 3,500 In CIty funds and $5,000 worth of wholesale food from the Food Bank for the feedIng program. CrISIS InterventIon Team In the December, 1984 informatIonal study, the CIty Attorney recommended the establIshment of crISIS InterventIon teams composed of one polIce offIcer and one CIVIlIan to patrol pUblIC areas In whIch the homeless congregate. Such a team could respond to merchant and reSIdent concern as well as seek out those IndIVIduals who are Interested In referral to serVIce programs. WhIle keepIng In mInd that a key element In the homeless problem is lack of serVIces to WhICh the homeless can be referred, the Idea of an outreach team has been raised In the past by social - 13 - agenCIes as a logIcal extensIon of the work they do on a dally baSIS. Agenc les feel that such a team should not S Imply refer those In need to the already overburdened local agenCIes but should be composed of IndIVIduals already experIenced In workIng in thIS field and tIed in to the agency network. Along that lIne, It has been suggested that 2 outreach positIons be funded WIthIn a currently existing agency on a 6 month trIal baSIS to work part tIme In the field and part tIme WI thIn the agency to follow up on appOIntments etc. made dur ing outr each act 1 VItI es. Such an arrangement would allow for a team WhICh is Informed of the current service network and has day to day backup. The hours of operatIon of such a team would be developed through consultatIon between the polIce department and the contractIng agency. In addItIon to a 6 month pIlot outreach effort, staff IS InvestIgatIng the establIshment of Increased traIning WIthIn the PolIce to aSSIst offIcers and staff In the fIeld In dealIng WIth homeless IndI v Iduals. A recommendatIon on thIS type of program WIll be made durIng the FY 1985-86 budget proposal. AddItIonal Foot Patrols In Downtown Area As the homeless populatIon In the downtown area has increased over the past 2 years, varIOUS efforts have been made to maIntain a sense of securIty for area reSIdents In the PalIsades Park, LIncoln Park and ThIrd Street Mall areas. In December, 1983 polIce foot patrols were inItIated. While less effICIent from a polIce resources management perspectIve than vehIcle or - 14 - motorcycle patrols, foot patrols are felt to Increase police VISIbIlIty and contrIbute to a feelIng of securIty. Currently police department staff patrols the downtown area for a total of 500 hour s per week. WIth the an t1cIpated add i tl on of a motorcycle unit, unIformed polIce ViSIbI11 ty wIll be qUIte hIgh in downtown Santa MonIca. Staff recommends the followIng addItIonal actIon to augment the present downtown unIformed foot patrols: the addItIon of 4 parkIng structure attendants (2 permanent and 2 on an as-needed basIs) to double the current staffIng of the parkIng structures. These guards are cIvIlIan, unIformed personnel who work under the superVISIon of the break-Ins and other PolIce Department and handle car crImes WhIch occur In and around the parking structures. They walk through the structures, between the 6 structures and along the Th1rd Street Mall 6 days a week from 11:30 am - 8 pm w1th two guards on duty at any tIme. It IS suggested that this staff 1ncrease may be modIfIed as the parkIng operatIons staffIng of the downtown parkIng structures IS developed. ThIS approach allows fer added patrols of the Mall area In a cost-effICIent manner whlle maIntaInIng an early warnIng system for the polIce department. The cost for this program WIll be partIally covered by revenues from the recent parkIng structure permit fee Increase. Day/or Temporary Labor Program - 15 - The need for short-term employment opportunIties has been IdentIfIed as critIcal for homeless people to allow them to accumulate cash and get back on theIr feet. However, there IS a lImIted percentage of homeless people who are In a pasl tlon to take advantage of such employment WIthout fIrst haVIng access to shower s, cl ean clothes and food, and there ar e cur ren tl y many people, not all of whom are homeless, already seekIng such employment because permanent employment IS not avaIlable. The current Casual Labor Desk at the State of CalIfornIa EDD offIce on Broadway has an average of 25-30 appll cants a day for 10 or fewer pOSItIons. The feaSIbilIty of opportunItIes must concerns: the be CIty offerIng short term conSIdered in light of the employment follOWIng the need for close superVISIon of any work crews the need to prOVIde cleanup, coveralls, shoes and protectIve gear to partICIpants the need for a hIrIng hall out of WhICh to hIre indl V Id uals on a da i ly baSIS (how can people be reached for work?) the fact that summer youth employment efforts would such opportunIties to be the competItIve WIth offerIng homeless the need to create procedures In WhIch people could get paId that day for work done in ord er to pay for food and shelter immedIately. - 16 - Because employment opportun1t1es are scarce at thIS t1me, part1cularly in unskilled pos1tlons, any temporary employment program would have to serve those seeKIng work, whether homeless or not. It 1S important to keep 1n mInd that the lack of steady employment for many has created the1r homelessness, and that permanent Jobs are what 1S sought. AlternatI vely, for those indIvIduals who are emotIonally dIsturbed, full tIme employment might not be approprIate or possIble. A screening procedure to id entl fy those able to benefIt from such a program, would be a key element In the program's success. If Counc1l wIshes to pursue the establishment of a short term or day 1 abor program I staff suggest s tha t 1 t be structur ed as an extens Ion of an al ready eXl st in g employment serVIce WIth screen1ng procedures already 1n place, work1ng 1n close cooperat1on w1th emergency serV1ces providers. Day Center There has been a consensus for the past 2 years among serVIce prcvlders that a day center IS needed for homeless people In th1S area. A center would provIde an Indoor locatIon to WhICh the homeless could come to spend tIme away from publIC areas of the CIty. Such a facIl1ty can also be the contact point for a varIety of health and counsell1ng services which the homeless are in need of. However, locatIng an approprIate bU1ldlng for such a serV1ce has been the prImary factor In preventIng Its creatIon. The offIces and outdoor waItIng areas of emergency serVIces prov1ders are at thIS point serving the functIon of day centers to some degree, although the fac1lltIes are Inadequate. So too, - 17 - are publIC l1brarIes restIng places for havens. throughout the many homeless County which people seeklng have become warm, safe Staff supports the Idea of a day center If an approprIate locatIon 1.S avaIlable and an agency IS Interested In makIng the comm1.tment to adequately staff such a program. It IS possible that such a day center could be des1.gned to address a part1.cular subgroup from wIthIn the homeless populatIon (e.g. women, familIes) and thereby have less dlff1.culty 1.n locating a faCIlIty. An operatIng budget for a day center could range from $50,000-300,000 a year depending on lts SIze and the Intensity of serVIces proVIded. BUDGET/FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS 1. Funds are avaIlable In the WIlshIre-Montana set-asIde, account #01-200-262-000-661 In the Community and NeIghborhood SerVIces DIVISIon to fund the SalvatIon Army food program. 2. From January-June, 1985 the CIty will receIve $27,675 In addItIonal revenue from the recently 1.ncreased parkIng fees. ThIS 1.ncreased revenue wIll more than cover the addl tIonal $17,000 reqUIred to hlre two permanent structure guards for the remaInIng fIve months of the fIscal year. 3. Two as-needed structure guards can be funded through salary savIngs In the polIce department InvestIgatIons DivisIon, account #01-300-307-000-100. Two guards wIll cost $2467 per - 18 - month and wIll be kept on until a new management system is established for ParkIng Structure H2. 4. The addi tlon of a two-person outreach team for a 6 month pIlot program to work out of a local agency in the parks and sens~tive publ~c spaces In the c~ty w~ll cost approxImately $3600/month. The cost of a day center program would vary w~th the intensIty of serVIces offered, the SIze of the program, and the admln Istratl ve start up costs assocIated wIth the establIshment of such a program. The fundIng of the outreach team and a day center program for the homeless wIll compete w~th the fundIng of other social serVIce programs. RECOMMENDATIONS Staff recommends that CouncIl: 1. Authorlze staff, wIthIn the context of the 1985-86 Community Development program, to seek an agency capable of provIdIng a 6 month pIlot outreach program composed of two full tIme staff to work wIth homeless people In the Santa MonIca parks and publIC areas. Councll wIll be provided wIth an evaluatIon of the program and a recommendatIon on whether to extend ~t after the f~rst 4 months of operation. 2. DIrect staff to IdentIfy temporary employment opportunit~es WI thIn the CIty and work WI th the Casual Labor Desk of the Santa Monlca EDD offIce to fIll these positions with homeless and other need y Indl vlduals whenever possIble. Also dIrect staff to work wIth local bUSInesses and the Chamber of - 19 - Commerce to encourage theIr use of the EDD offIce to provide opportunItIes for employment for the homeless. 3. Appropr late $17 tOaD from the General Fund non-departmental contIngency account to account 11101-300-305-000-100 for the hIrIng of two addI tlonal permanent structure guards to work In the downtown/mall area for the remaIning 5 months of th~s f~scal year and dIrect staff to Include these pos~ tlons In next year's budget proposal. 4. Concur wIth staff plan to hire two as-needed structure guards for the remaInIng 5 months of thIS fIscal year to be paId wIth salary saVIngs In the polIce department. 5. AuthorIze the CIty Manager to enter Into a standard grantee agreement with the SalvatIon Army of Santa MonIca for the prOVIsion of a daily meal for destItute people and prOVIde fund 1 ng of $3,500 from account #01-200-262-000-661 for the fIrst fIve months of the program. 6. DIrect staff to seek and evaluate proposals for day shelter programs WhICh ar e submitted by agenc les as an extension of theIr currently eXIsting serVIce programs on the baSIS of cost effectIveness, neighborhood Impact and capaCIty to deliver serVIces. Such evaluation should be conducted In the context of the development of the 1985 86 CommunIty Development Plan and a staff recommendation presented to Council at that tIme. - 20 - 7. DIrect staff to monitor relevant legIslatIon, publIC hearings, etc. on the federal state and county levels regardIng serVIces to the homeless and recommend actlon to CounCIl when approprlate. 8. DIrect staff to work wlth the CIty Attorney's Offlce and other appropr late resources In prov idl.ng tralnlng to polIce offlcers on opportunitIes and constralnts In handling the mentally dlsordered and other homeless lndivIduals. Prepared By: VIVIan RothsteIn CommunIty Lialsen - 21 -