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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/26/2022 - Special Meeting Staff: Committee Members: Christian Clegg, City Manager Vice-Mayor Ken Weir – Chair Anthony Valdez, Assistant to the City Manager Councilmember Patty Gray Juan Heredia, Administrative Analyst III Councilmember Eric Arias Special Meeting of the Homelessness Ad Hoc Committee of the City Council – City of Bakersfield Tuesday, July 26, 2022 12:00 p.m. Mercy House: Brundage Lane Navigation Center, Conference Room 1900 E. Brundage Lane, Suite 1, Bakersfield CA 93307 AGENDA 1) ROLL CALL 2) PUBLIC STATEMENTS a. Agenda Item Public Statements b. Non-Agenda Item Public Statements 3) ADOPTION OF THE JUNE 28, 2022 AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT 4) STAFF REPORT a. Staff update on the City’s efforts to address homelessness – Valdez 5) NEW BUSINESS a. Discussion and tour of construction expansion of the City of Bakersfield’s Brundage Lane Navigation Center - Valdez 6) COMMITTEE COMMENTS 7) ADJOURNMENT /S/ Christian Clegg Staff: Committee Members: Christian Clegg, City Manager Vice-Mayor Ken Weir – Chair Anthony Valdez, Assistant to the City Manager Councilmember Patty Gray Juan Heredia, Administrative Analyst III Councilmember Eric Arias Regular Meeting of the Homelessness Ad Hoc Committee of the City Council – City of Bakersfield Tuesday, June 28, 2022 12:00 p.m. City Hall North, First Floor, Conference Room A 1600 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield CA 93301 AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT Meeting called to order at 12:00 p.m. 1) ROLL CALL Committee Members: Councilmember Ken Weir, Chair Councilmember, Eric Arias Councilmember, Patty Gray City Staff: Christian Clegg, City Manager Gary Hallen, Assistant City Manager Anthony Valdez, Assistant to the City Manager Josh Rudnick, Deputy City Attorney Brent Stratton, Bakersfield Police, Assistant Chief Jeff Burdick, Bakersfield Police, Lieutenant Matt Gregory, Bakersfield Police, Lieutenant John Frando, Bakersfield Fire Department, Chief Paul Saldana, Economic and Development Services Jason Cater, Economic and Community Development Manager Nina Carter, Homeless Services Principal Additional Attendees: Members of the public Homelessness Ad Hoc Committee June 28, 2022 Agenda Summary Report Page 2 2) PUBLIC STATEMENTS a. Agenda Item Public Statements – No public statements b. Non-Agenda Item Public Statements Lauren Skidmore with Bakersfield Homeless Center shared that the organization has a new name, Open Door Network. 3) ADOPTION OF THE MAY 24, 2022 AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT The report was adopted as submitted 4) STAFF REPORT a. Update on the City’s efforts to address homelessness. Assistant to the City Manager Anthony Valdez, provided a monthly update on City contracts with Flood Ministries, Mercy House (BLNC), and Bakersfield Homeless Center. 5) NEW BUSINESS a. Discussion of a Regional Homelessness Action Plan conducted by the Bakersfield Kern Regional Homeless Collaborative. - Valdez Assistant to the City Manager Valdez, provided a brief introduction to the committee on the presentation by Dr. Anna Laven, Executive Director of Bakersfield Kern Regional Homeless Collaborative (BKRHC). Executive Director, Dr. Laven presented to the committee on Bakersfield Kern Regional Homeless Collaborative’s goals, purpose, and strategic plan. Councilmember Arias discussed the need for the City to lean in hard on affordable housing and discussed the level of ownership the City should take for a regional problem. Councilmember Gray discussed the budget of the Bakersfield Kern Regional Homeless Collaborative and asked about outcomes. Chair Weir discussed the need to expediate the timeline of the action plan and the need for the City to increase its communication about efforts to address homelessness. Homelessness Ad Hoc Committee June 28, 2022 Agenda Summary Report Page 3 6) COMMITTEE COMMENTS No comments 7) ADJOURNMENT Meeting adjourned at 1:20 p.m. Page 1 of 2 Bakersfield City Council Homelessness Ad-Hoc Committee Monthly Report: June 2022 The City of Bakersfield contracts with Flood Ministries for street outreach services to unsheltered individuals. June Report Weekly Average Contacts with homeless individuals in the field 102 City’s Brundage Lane Navigation Center (BLNC) turn-aways due to lack of dorm or pet capacity (includes field contacts, walk-in, and call-ins) 107 BLNC turn-aways due to lack of dorm capacity 101 Male 42 Male with pet 2 Female 31 Female with pet 3 Couple (# of individuals) 20 Couple with pet (# of individuals) 4 BLNC turn-aways due to lack of pet capacity 5 Male 1 Female 1 Couple (# of individuals) 3 Service Resistance Monthly Total Shelter referrals received for an individual from the following sources: Executive Referrals & Elected Officials City and County Staff Email & Social Media City and County Code Compliance City and County Joint Evaluation Teams Bakersfield Police Department & Kern County Sheriff’s Office County Park Rangers Flood Ministries Front Desk Flood Community Referral Line Kern Behavioral Health and Recovery Services (HAT, ROEM, etc.) 81 Referred individuals who refused shelter 35 Percentage of individuals refusing service 43% Page 2 of 2 The City of Bakersfield contracts with Mercy House to operate all aspects of the City’s Brundage Lane Navigation Center (BLNC). June Report Weekly Average Maximum Capacity % Of Capacity Filled Weekly City’s Brundage Lane Navigation Center beds filled 142 150* 95% Male 71 76 94% Female 52 54 94% Couple (# of individuals) 20 20 100% Housing Placements June Total Fiscal YTD Placed in permanent housing 9 74 Guest/Family reunifications 0 9 * BLNC’s maximum capacity is 150 beds. Each night four (4) beds are held open for the Bakersfield Police Department to utilize which brings the functional capacity to 146. The City of Bakersfield contracts with the Open Door Network for a jobs program serving multiple City functions, including but not limited to downtown ambassadors, green solid waste, high-way clean-up, animal shelter, and sump cleaning. The new City-funded Open Door Network Jobs Center building was completed in December. June Report June Total Calendar YTD Max. Capacity % Filled Newly Hired Employees 5 36 -- -- Current Employees 106 -- 109 99% Male 65 -- -- -- Female 41 -- -- -- Program Participants Placed in Permanent Jobs 5 9 -- --