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SR-301-004-02 (4) '3 01"'-- tf)o'i~ O~ JI-ft MAY 1 4 1985 CM:VR:dvm Councll MeetIng 5/14/85 Santa Monica, Callfornia TO: FROM: Mayor and CIty CouncIl CIty Staff SUBJECT: RecommendatIons of the WorkIng Group on the Homeless Introduction On December 11, 1984 CIty CouncIl requested the City Manager to convene a Worklng Group on the Homeless to explore the growing communIty problem and pose recommendatIons for Counc 11 action. CouncIl suggested that the mandate of the WorkIng Group include: conductIng publIC workshops and hearings considering the needs of the homeless proposing CIty posItIons on legIslatIve programs in the areas of men tal he al th, hOUSIng, penal law, and other ar ea s that may be requIred to aSSIst In thIS problem conSIderIng measures the CIty, other government agenCIes, and the prl vate and non-profit sectors may take to Improve the lot of the homeless and to reduce the pereel ved and actual threat to publIC safety and buslness clImate posed by the presence of thIS populatIon CouncIl addItIonally requested that the SOCIal Service CommISSion appoint a 11a1son to thIS group and that the CIty Attorney's Off1ce prOVide llalson and aSSIstance. Subsequent to CouncIl dIrectIon, the C1ty Manager's Off1ce convened a 15 person Working Group WhICh included representatives of key interest groups in the communlty which are lmpacted by the homeless problem inclUding social service providers, local - 1 - l (-- A-- tW' 1 4 ttIi 't.. ....----. "':.. merchants, and nelghborhood groups. A llalson from the RecreatIon and Parks CommIssion also attended. The Working Group met tWIce a month from January through AprIl and conducted numerous subcommIttee meetIngs on speCIfIC tOpICS. The fInal report was approved at the April 24 meetIng of the WorkIng Group. As mentIoned In the fInal report, the WorkIng Group IS interested in evaluatIng progress on Its recommendatIons in the coming months. RecommendatIon It IS recommended that CounCIl receive the report and recommendations of the WorkIng Group on the Homeless. Prepared By: VIVIan Rothstein CommunIty LIaison (homless6) - 2 - REPORT ON HOMELESS CRISIS IN SANTA MONICA By Santa MonIca WorkIng Group on the Homeless May 1985 I. INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW OF THE HOMELESS CRISIS Not SInce the Great DepressIon have so many AmerIcans been w1thout shelter, food and medIcal attentIon. Estimates of the total number of homeless people nat1onw1de vary greatly from two hundred fIfty thousand to two millIon five hundred thousand. The CalIforn1a Senate Off1ce of Research estimates that between fIfty fIve thousand to two hundred fIfty thousand are homeless In CalifornIa. In January 1985 I the Los Angeles County Grand Jury found that approx 1matel y th I rty f1 ve thousand to fifty thous and people were homeless 1n Los Angeles County. The Grand Jury found that the problem was so crItIcal that it recommended that Los Angeles County ask the Governor to Issue a proclamation declaring Los Angeles County a dIsaster area in order to qualify for federal d1saster funds. The Great DepressIon resulted In poverty caused by uncontrolled economic forces. In contrast, the present homeless crisis has emerged durIng the past fIve years prImarily as a result of repeated maSSIve cutbacks In federal programs for the poor includIng food supplements, medical care, housing and soclal services. The CongressIonal Budget Off1ce estimates that budget - 1 - cutbacks for the fiscal year 1982 1985 reduced benefits by n::Lneteen bllllon three hundred milllon dollars. Of thIS, seven blllion dollars was for reduced food stamps, five blllion three hundred m11l1on for ChIld nutritlon programs, four b::LlIIOn eight hundred mIllIon dollars for aid to dependent children and two bIlllon two hundred mlllion dollars for cutbacks 1n low-cost houslng programs. According to the Bates-Watson staff report for the Callfornla Senate and Assembly CommIttees on Human ServIces issued 1n February 1985, e1ghty-elght thousand Californ1ans were declared Inellglble for federal programs, of these, thlrty-four thousand resulted from reduced a1d for dependent chlldren and fifty four thousand disabled Californians were terminated from other federal maIntenance programs. The outlook is for even less federal funds 1n the fiscal 1986 budget WhiCh proposes to reduce "Section 8lf affordable houslng ass::Lstance by nlnety-flve percent, in additlon to more major cuts in other programs affectlng low income indIv1duals. Other factors responsible for the "new homeless" include changIng Job requirements resulting 1n thousands of mIddle Income people loslng thelr Jobs and the weakening of Amerlcan famlly structure resul t1ng 1n IDcreas ed numbers of battered Wl yes and chlldr en, and sexually abused Chlldren. In addltlon, the Bates-Watson report identifled dIsturbIng new trends. There now are a large number of frail elderly seeklng shelter who are too 111 for board and care faC11ities and too well for nurs~ng homes as well as the reappearance of the "throwaway" youths phenomena which has not - 2 - been seen since the Great DepressIon. Throw-aways result when familIes are unable to support themselves. Parents try to place theIr chIldren WIth friends and famIly members or social agenCIes, creatIng an unstable SItuatIon WhIch ultimately results in thousands of children fInding theIr way to the streets. In short, AmerIca fInds 1tself faCIng a completely new economic and moral problem where at least hundreds of thousands, perhaps mIllions of people lack nutrl tIonal food , shelter and medIcal attentIon. UnlIke the Great Depression where the needy coeXIsted with a depressed natIonal economy, the current needy exist In the context of affluence, where the maJor1ty of Americans enJoy the fruits of a healthy and prosperous economy whIle the new homeless seek shelter under freeway overpasses, In theIr cars or cardboard tents. These homeless suffer from Inadequate nutritIon and a host of mental and phYSIcal dIseases, largely curable by modern medICIne Wh1Ch SOCiety has chosen to WIthhold from them. The new at t 1 tude seems to be that the "pri vate see tor," rather than the government, should prOVIde shelter, soup kitchens and other programs. However, as stated by B1Shop FranCIS A. Quinn of Sacramento, "to put the whole burden of Increasing help to the homeless on the churches and non prof:!. t organ1zatlons 1S like telling Mother Theresa of Calcutta to work harder. The obl1gat1on to see to the decent llving cond1tlons of each member of the human family belongs to the whole communIty". The Santa Monlca Working Group on the Homeless recognIzes that homelessness In the midst of affluence and prosperlty IS not unIque 1n Santa Monlca - It 1S a natIonal cr1S1S. The Working - 3 - Group recommends that the buslness, civic and relIgious groups and the Clty of Santa Monlca do the1r fa1r share to address this natIonal problem. Thl s in vol Yes meet Ing our falr share of the urgent needs of those wIthout food, shelter and medical attentIon on the one hand, while addresslng the legitimate needs for community publIC safety on the other hand. II. TYPES OF HOMELESS PEOPLE The WorkIng Group has identifled fIve major homeless people 1n Santa MonIca, Los Angeles nation: categorIes County and of the A. The Men tally DIsabled Homeles s. People who are so mentally dIsordered that they can not provIde for thelr own baSIC needs are the "gravely dlsabled". They are homeless because they can not organIze their llves to secure stable employment and hOUSIng. Moreover, once the gravely dlsabled end up lIVIng on the streets, their mental and phYSIcal health contInues to degenerate. ApproXlmately two decades ago, a reform movement took place WIthIn the mental health communIty WhIch resulted In emptying vIrtually all of the state mental heal th lnst I tu t ions. According to the Bates-Watson report, admissIon to Cal ifornla' s state mental hOSPl tals decreased from 1970 to 1980 resulting In a red uctlon of over 20,000 patients at a tIme when Callfornla's population almost doubled. The orIgInal plan was to fund small community based faCIlitIes WhICh would prOVIde out-patient care for those not admitted to the state hOspItals. However, InsuffIcIent funding was appropriated for community care faCllltles wlth - 4 - the result that a large number of gravely di oS abled per sons wander aImlessly In our city and other cltles. State law requIres Los Angeles County to care for the gravely mentally d~sabled; however, the county's program is grossly inadequate. B. The Chemicall~ Dependent Homeless. A second frustratIng and frequently visIble sect~on of the homeless population is the chemIcally dependent. These IndIVIduals are frequently seen near publIC parks and downtown bUSIness areas where retaIl lIquor outlets are conveniently located. There were 2,473 people arrested for public drunkenness In Santa Monica in 1982 accordIng to the Federal Bureau of InvestIgatIon Uniform CrIme Rates (apprOXImate ly ha If of whom were Id ent ~ fled as tranSIents). The seriousness of publIC drunkenness IS ev~denced by the fact that Santa MonIca had over four (4) t~mes the average arrest rate for public drunkenness compared with other clt~es of slm~lar size. C. The Economl cHarnel ess. One of the IranI es of the current economIC recovery is that for the fIrst tIme In their lIves many mIddle class indiVIduals have been thrown into poverty. Usually this occurs when a skilled worker has hIgh rent and loses his or her Job. They fInd only low paying Jobs If at all, WIth WhICh to support theIr famIlIes. The economIC homeless want to work and frequently are young famIlIes who do not WIsh to recel ve welfare. The economIC homeless tend to be less VISIble than the mentally disabled and chemically dependent because they try to keep up thelr appearance in - 5 - order to flnd Jobs. They often are forced to sleep ~n theIr cars. It IS estlmated that a hIgh percentage of the economic homeless are veterans, refugees from other countrIes, and people who migrate to CalIfornIa lookIng for "better tImes." D. The Al ternat i ve L i fest yle . !-lame 1 es s or "Vol untary Homeles s fI . A small percentage of homeless individuals are homeless by cholce. The classIc "hobo" who performs mlgratory work and travels by traIn or hitchhikes is one example of a voluntary homeless indIvldual. Usually these people stay only brIefly In a community, earn enough money to support themselves for a whi Ie, and then move on. A second type of the al terna te Ilfestyle homeless is the professional panhandler who prefers to support hlmsel f or her sel f by panhandlIng, stealln g or explo 1 t Ing soclal ser vIces rather than seeklng employment. Such people appear to be only a very small segment of the homeless populatIon. E. The Battered and Abused Homeless ~Women, Chll~ren and Youth). ThlS group of the homeless was referred to extensi vely on pages 2 and 3. It refers In general to runaway chlldren and youth, chIldren and youth who are abandoned by parents, and to a growIng number of women who flee theIr homes to escape from abuse. ThIS group of homeless is hlghly vulnerable and subject to conslderable exploitatIon. III. THE HOMELESS IN SANTA HONICA: As previously pOInted out In Clty staff reports, pUblIC hearings, and Westslde Shelter Coal:!. tlon informatIon, "the increase In the homeless populatIon - 6 - is a growIng national and regIonal phenomena. The needs of that populatIon cannot be met by Ind1vldual local communltles actlng alone." We are interdependent wIth each other, wIth world, natIonal, state, county and westside issues affecting Santa MonIca, and we them! The problems and challenges of homelessness are far bIgger than In Santa MonIca. It IS not necessary or realistlc to expect we shall be able to complete the whole, but neither ca~ we Ignore it. Homelessness in Santa MonIca calls for a comprehensIve approach 1n conJunctIon WIth other JurIsdIct10ns of government, prIvate enterprlse, the relIgIOUS communIty, soclal serVIce agenCIes, and c1tizen groups. For a varlety of reasons, Los Angeles County has one of, If not the largest, concentratIons of homeless people In the UnIted States. Figures val' y, however, the two maJor concentratIons of homeless people In our county are on Skld Row 1n downtown Los Angeles and In the WestsIde beach communities, particularly Santa Monica and Venice. All Indlcatlons are that the numbers of homeless people comIng Into Los Angeles County and to the Westside will continue to Increase, gIven present Federal, State, and County pollcles. EconomIc, polItIcal, and milItary prioritIes are clearly causlng a greater number of AmerIcans to fall below the Federal poverty lIne, and accordIngly putting more people out onto the streets. Over the last four years, the relIgIOUS community on the Westslde, local soclal serVlce agencles, and CIty staff have sought to come to grips wIth the impact of growlng hunger and homelessness on our area. The Westslde Food Bank was started. - 7 - The Westslde Shelter Coalition came into belng and contl.nues to be a posi t i ve fore e ln our commUDl ty. The flrst of sever al County-wlde forums on homelessness was held ln Santa MonIca ln January, 1983. Turnl.ng Point, a comprehensive ser vice shelter model, was ln 1 tia ted Wl th broad base communl t y support ln July, 1983, and local leader s ha ve ac tl. vely worked wIth groups throughout the Los Angeles area on homeless lssues. The Cl.ty of Santa Monica has provlded valuable staff, financlal, and other practIcal support for local reI i g IOUS groups and soclal ser vice agencIes seeking to aSSIst the homeless. Thes e effort s have been commendable , although fallIng far short of the demand for service and crIsis Interventlon. Problems have arlsen assocIated wlth the large number of homeless people In Santa Monlca, a small area geographically. Fears, real and lmagined, have contrlbuted to polarlzatlon between resldents, buslness people, and social service provlders and theIr supporter s. By work1ng together toward a better communl ty for all people of good will, the Homeless Worklng Group has sought and found common ground 1n reference to homeless needs and concerns, a common concern for the quall.ty of lIfe in Santa MonIca. GUIDING PRINCIPLES AND VALUES UNDERLYING OUR RECOMMENDATIONS: There are some things we can and ought to do to help--beginnlng with each of us personally, our enVIronment, and extending out from there. - 8 - We belleve that the following moral assumptIons are central to our recommendations: A. I t IS ne i ther moral nor humane to turn our backs, or close our doors upon people without food or shelter regardless of thelr handlcaps, dIsease or prOblems. B. It IS neither moral nor humane to allow the homeless to be explolted, preyed upon, robbed, raped and assaulted by crImInal elements WIthIn theIr ranks and WIthIn the community. C. It IS neither moral nor humane to allow a small element of the homeless to get by wlth professIonal panhandlIng, theft, the exploItation of society's lImited socIal servIces, or behavlor WhIch threatens the safety of our commun1ty. D. It is neIther moral nor humane to allow the homeless who are mentally ill, or those who abuse alcohol and drugs, to destroy themselves. E. It IS neither moral nor humane to allow the County of Los Angeles, State of CalIfornIa or the United States government to Ignore theIr moral responslblllty to care for the needy. IV. RECOMMENDATIONS A. The WorkIng Group on the Homeless makes the following recommendatIons: 1. The CIty of Santa MonIca should commence litigatIon against the County of Los Angeles for fallIng to meet the - 9 - needs of the mentally dIsabled. a. The single most frustratIng problem for Santa Monlcans, especI ally the business community, IS the large and growing number of mentally dIsabled persons In Santa MonIca. The Task Force has concluded that this problem wlll contInue to get worse. Ther e 1S little that the CIty can do because the legal res ponsl b 111 ty for the inc reased number of mentally d1sabled persons on Santa Monica streets belongs wlth Los Angeles County. We have Identlfled three fallures of Los Angeles County policy Wh1Ch are the direct causes of the Increased numbers of mentally dlsabled persons in Santa Monica: 1. Fallure to Implement a~equat~. 9~treach Programs. 2. Fa1lure to admIt and t~eat "Gravely Dlsabled". 3. Fa1lure to Protect CItizens from DIsabled" who are Dangerous to Others. "Gravely b. Negotiat1ons v. LItIgation. The Task Force has concluded that InItIating Iltlgatlon does not mean that it must be done 1n an antagonistlc way that would cut off further dialogue and negotIatIons WIth the County of Los Angeles. As any experIenced lItIgator knows, usually serlOUS dlalogue and negotlations do not even begIn untll the Summons and Complalnt are ser ved. We also recognize that the County of Los Angeles has a severe restraInt upon ItS resources so tha t 1 t must ask the Sta te of - 10 - Call fornl a for programs. The strengthen the such funds. extra fundlng for mental health eXIstence of such lItIgation would County's Justlflcatlon for requesting 2. Support (fund) socIal ser VIces for the Homeless In Santa MonIca USIng the follOWIng criteria: a) MInImlze negatIve Impact on resIdential and business communItIes. b) Funded soclal service agency should have a "track record" of serVIce to the homeless in Santa MonIca (or near prOXImIty) . Funded agency c) Santa MonIca, should have a broad base of IncludIng abIllty to raise support In funds and attract volunteers. d) CIty needs several small Day Centers rather than one large Day Center. The City of Santa MonIca has been responsive to the crItIcal problem of the homeless in prOVIdIng some fundIng for social services addreSSing theIr needs. The contInUIng and grOWIng needs of the homeless cause us to belIeve that a crIS1S eXIsts and serVices must be expanded. We recognize that the County of Los Angeles, the State of CalIfornIa and the federal government have responsibIlItIes for the homeless and we have addressed those facts in our recommendations. 3. The following proposals for services to the homeless meet our criterla and we urge that Councll support them:7 - 11 - CLARE FOUNDATION - expanslon of day feedIng program and addltlon of serVIce center TURN ING POINT - contlnu atlon of comprehensi ve shelter program (Ocean Park CommunIty Center) TURNING POINT - extenslon of current serVIces to homeless DAY SERVICES (Ocean Park Communlty Center) SANTA MONICA WOMEN'S DAY CENTER - to be operated by Ocean Park Community Center, to serve homeless women and theIr children. ST. JOSEPH'S CENTER - for contInu1ng program of serVIng the homeless. SALVATION ARMY - feedIng program - downtown. VENICE FAMILY CLINIC - medIcal serVIces and outreach to homeless. In recommendIng the precedIng programs for fundIng, the Work1ng Group does not want to Infer that other programs addreSSIng the needs of the homeless, espeCIally those related to Jobs and hOUSln g, lack mer it. However, it was felt that the C1 ty should fir st addr es s those most bas 1 c needs of food f emergency shelter and med lcal services and that the fundIng of long term rehabIli tatIon serVIces 1S beyond the means of City government. 4. Recogn1zlng that the homeless populatIon Includes victims of domestic vIolence and throw-away youth, It is recommended that the CounCIl continue to fund programs WhICh address these two ar eas (such as SOJourn Shelter for Battered Women and Stepping Stone Shelter for Youth). - 12 - 5. Adopt a resolution requesting the County of Los Angeles to locate a Day Center for the homeless on the WestsIde. 6. Adopt a resolutIon requestIng the County of Los Angeles to dIscontInue unreasonable regulatIons which result In General Relief terminations includIng the 60-day penalty WhICh leaves needy IndIvIduals wIthout the most mInimal support and WhIchcontributes to the homeless problem. 7. Investigate the possIbIlIty of allowIng a limIted number of homeless Indl vIduals who need to sleep in theIr vehIcles to park In a parkIng lot in the CiVIC Center area near the Santa Monl ca Pol i ce Department overnight under permIts Issued by the PolIce Department. 8. ReVIew the City's policy In relatIonship to publIC toilets WIth the goal of makIng more tOIlet faCIlItIes avaIlable for increased hours where approprIate. 9. CIty of Santa MonIca should prepare a brochure to deal WIth the publIC's concern about the homeless and crImInal behavior. (What are offenses? What are not offenses? What to do when such behaVIor occurs.) The homeless cause many people to be fearful for theIr own safety. Businesses are concerned about the negati ve Impact on customers and tourIsts speCIfically on the 3rd Street Mall and the Main Street area. CItIzens lack knowledge about what is legal or illegal and what must be done to confront Illegal actions. People do tend to stereotype "homeless appearingll individuals. A brochure addressing these problems could help - 13 - In allevi a tlng some homeless as well as speclflc complaints. of the publIC'S fears educatlng the publiC related to the on how to mak e 10. The Homeless Resource card, prInted by the Cl ty of Santa Monica, should be updated and expanded and distrIbuted widely to busInesses, the homeless and the community. The card should Include informatIon on local ordInances. 11. CIty oonsider acquIsitIon of problem l1quor outlets In the downtown bUSIness dIstrIct WhICh attract alcohol - dependent indlvlduals to the downtown park and mall areas. 12. An outreach team be fully funded on a year's trIal basis and expanded to a second team If deemed necessary after 6 months. Furthermore, these teams should work co-operatIvely WIth the SMPD and other communIty staff (e.g. park staff, lifeguards) who Interface regularly with mentally dIsabled and other homeless IndiVIduals. 13. Clty allocate $2,000 for a pragmatic study which would include re-analysis of current data around specific communIty Issues; reVIew of other areas' homeless lIterature and studies; and IdentifIcatIon and reVIew of the llmited llterature available on the success of pollC2es In other areas. Dr. MarjOrIe Robertson of UCLA has agreed to conduct such a study for thIS nomInal fee. I t IS felt that the informatlon so gathered w2ll be valuable to the City. - 14 - 14. The C1ty CouncIl desIgnate an Individual wIthIn the CIty Manager 1 s Offlce as a homeless co-ordinator to keep abreast of current opportunities for approprIate act1ons. The homeless crisIs is a natIonal problem. In order for the Clty of Santa Monlca to respond effectively to the situat1on, 1 t must coordinate with other C1 t1es, the county, the state and the federal government. The CIty must prOVIde speakers to appear before other agencies, monitor relevant legIslatIon, publ1C hearings, etc. on the federal, state and county levels regard1ng services to the homeless and recommend actIon to the CIty CouncIl when appropriate. Santa MonIca may be more SOCIally conSC10US of the homeless crisIs than other communit1es; however, the problem 1S shared by many cItIes, and we need to share resources and lobby appropriate agenCIes more effectively. 15. Provide opportunities for communlty education and d1alogue on the homeless Issue 1n cooperation with local rel1gious groups, agenc Ies , the bus 1 ness communi ty , ser VIce organIzations, and the Westside Shelter Coal~tion. ThIS could be one task of the homeless co-ordInator. 16. City should continue fundIng for the permanent structure guards, addIng extra guards If needed. 17. CIty should IdentIfy temporary employment opportunltles withln C1ty government for homeless indlv1duals seeking work. In additIon, the CIty should encourage local businesses and - 15 - the Chamber of Commerce to provide temporary and permanent opportunItIes for employment of the homeless, workIng through the local EDD offIce. 18. CIty CouncIl should ask the Police Department to ~nvestlgate ind i vIduals belIeved to be panhand ler s who are en ga ging In anti-social or crimInal behaVIor In order to successfully prosecute them when approprIate. 19. The CIty Council should communIcate WIth the Federal government (Pres 1 dent, and member s of Congress), to expres s our alarm at the current suggestIons to cut fundIng for Feder al programs that help l.nd i v I dual sand famIlie sneed ing assIstance (e.g. FEMA fundIng, General Revenue SharIng). B. Background Information regardIng RecommendatIon Number 1. 1. FaIlure to Implement Adequate Outreach Pro~ram. Most mentally dIsabled persons are unable to hold a Job. They are Incapable of copIng with the bureaucratic requIrements of the general relief program to find Jobs, fill out forms, etc. Thus, they usually do not apply for aId or If they do, they are qUIckly dIsCIplIned under the 1160 day rule" WhICh deprIves them of general relief assistance. ThIS forces them back on the streets where their phYSIcal and mental health further deteriorates. Outreach programs should locate such IndIviduals who should be screened upon Intake and prOVIded appropriate care. - 16 - 2. FaIlure to Admit and Treat "Gravely Disab~~~:~ The County has failed to comply wIth its mandatory statutory duty to admit and treat the "gravely disabled". There appears to be li ttle doubt that the more serIOUS mentally dIsabled are not being properly cared for by Los Angeles County. For example, when a "screamerll IS referred to County Mental Health OffICIals, such an IndivIdual frequently IS not treated at all. At other tImes they are treated for a few days durIng WhICh tIme the symptoms respond to medication and then these IndIVIduals are released by the faCIlIty WIthout any follow-up program. UltImately, the conditIon reappears and the individuals fInd their way back to the streets of Santa Monica. Continulng care would prevent thIS problem. 3. Failure to Protect CItizens From "G~avely DIsabled" Who are D~~~~:ous to Others A small number of the gravely dIsabled are dangerous to the communI ty at large. Santa MonIca Police have documented instances where persons who are mentally dIsabled have assaulted indIVIduals In Santa MonIca. In one recent case, such an Individual was turned over to Los Angeles County WIth specifIC InstructIons to notify the Santa MonIca PolIce if thIS person were ever released. After a short sta y In the County Mental Health System, the indIVIdual was released WIthout notIfIcatIon to the Santa Monica Pollce and was soon found beating CItIzens In the Mall area. The fact that the County of Los Angeles would allow such gravely disabled - 17 - persons to be turned loose threatens the safety and securIty of Santa Monica cItizens. C. We stand ready as concerned citizens of Santa MonIca and as the WorkIng Group on the Homeless In our communIty to: 1. Help with the important work of ongoIng publIC education. 2. To adVIse the CouncIl and CIty staff on homeless Issues. 3. To hold hearings and trouble-shoot as deemed approprIate. 4. To evaluate progress on these recommendatIons by January, 1986. WorkIng Group on the Homeless: Rev. Charles ElsWICk, ChaIr WorkIng Group Paul De Santis, ChaIr Intergovernmental RelatIons Sub-Committee Irene Zlvi, ChaIr, Social ServIces Sub-CommIttee Gwen Meyer, ChaIr, Public InformatIon and EducatIon Sub-CommIttee SIster MarIlyn Rudy, Chair, PublIC Safety & Community Concerns Sub-Committee MaXIne Shear Pat Barrett Blyden Boyle SIster MIldred Irwin Betty Macias Bob Korda Susan Johnson *Dr. Al Kettenis *Lee Forte BIll PolkInghorn *These Individuals abstaIned from votIng on recommendatIons number 1 and 6. CIty CouncIl LIaIson DaVId EpsteIn Recreation & Parks CommiSSIon LIaIson Bernard Jones - 18 - City Staff: Sergeant DICk Tapia, Police Department Robert M. Myers, CIty Attorney Vivian RothsteIn, Community LIaIson Ray CorreIo, Deputy CIty Attorney (CIty staff did not partIcIpate In votIng on the recommendations of the worKIng group.) (HomlessS) - 19 -