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Home My WebLink About02-27-24 HOUSING & HOMELESSNESS AGENDA PACKET(183 HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE AGENDA BAKERSFIELD SPECIAL MEETING PHF SOUND COIF �A�de 91U) ,i ^'i ,�. January 23, 2024, 12:00 p.m. City Hall North Conference Room A 1600 Truxtun Avenue 1. ROLL CALL 2. PUBLIC STATEMENTS a. Agenda Item Public Statements b. Non Agenda Item Public Statements 3. ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES a. Adoption of the November 28, 2023 regular meeting minutes. 4. STAFF REPORTS a. Staff update on the City's efforts to address housing and homelessness. (Information item only, staff recommends receive and file presentation.) 5. NEW BUSINESS a. Healthcare for homeless individuals. (Discussion item only, no action needed) 6. COMMITTEE COMMENTS 7. ADJOURNMENT r ;;WWI &P F% 4 1P 1;!41ll!j41 THE SOUND OF r �� 9F Staff: Committee Members: Christian Clegg, City Manager Councilmember Andrae Gonzales — Chair Anthony Valdez, Assistant to the City Manager Councilmember Ken Weir Jenni Byers, Acting Economic Development Director Councilmember Eric Arias Juan Heredia, Administrative Analyst III Meeting of the Housing and Homelessness Committee of the City Council — City of Bakersfield Tuesday, November 28, 2023 12:00 p.m. City Hall North, First Floor, Conference Room A 1600 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield CA 93301 MINUTES ROLL CALL Committee Members Present: Councilmember Andrae Gonzales — Chair Councilmember Eric Arias Committee Members Absent Councilmember Ken Weir City Staff Present: Christian Clegg, City Manager Priscilla Martinez, Economic & Community Development Planner Anthony Valdez, Assistant to the City Manager Jenni Byers, Acting Economic Development Director Scott Andrews, Assistant City Manager Julie Drimakis, City Clerk Joshua Rudnick, Deputy City Attorney II Juan Heredia, Administrative Analyst III Michele Cruz, Management Assistant Nina Carter, Homeless Services Principal Nichol Ruiz, Economic & Community Development Planner II Paige McCallister, Economic & Community Development Planner II Page 2of8 Rogelio Martinez, Economic & Community Development Planner II 2. PUBLIC STATEMENTS Agenda Item Public Statements None b. Non -Agenda Item Public Statements None 3. ADOPTION OF THE October 24, 2023, MINUTES Motion by Councilmember Arias to adopt the meeting minutes from the October 24, 2023, meeting. Motion approved with Councilmember Weir absent. 4. STAFF REPORT a, Staff update on the City's efforts to address housing and homelessness. (Information item only, staff recommends receive and file presentation.) Acting Economic Development Director Byers made staff comments. Councilmember Gonzales made a referral to have staff develop a short- term, aggressive, plan of action with the specific goal of seeing how many new homes can be built before the end of the year. Assistant to the City Manager Valdez made staff comments. Lieutenant Gregory made staff comments. Motion by Councilmember Arias to receive and file presentation. Motion approved with Councilmember Weir absent. NEW BUSINESS Discussion of Regional Behavioral Health Programming and Initiatives. (Information item only, staff recommends receive and file presentation.) Natalee Garrett, Kern Medical, and Allison Burrows, Kern Behavioral Health gave a presentation. Housing and Homelessness Committee Page 3 of 8 Meeting November 28, 2023, Minutes Page 2 Motion by Councilmember Arias to receive and file presentation. Motion approved with Councilmember Weir absent. Councilmember Gonzales asked that the Council moves forward with a resolution that outlines our position as a city on SB43, that we would like to be a partner in this collaboration and we in courage the county supervisors to work toward an implementation plan as soon as possible. 6. COMMITTEE COMMENTS None. 7. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 1:01 p.m. ANDRAE GONZALES, CHAIR ATTEST: JULIE DRIMAKIS, MMC, CPMC CITY CLERK and Ex Officio Clerk of the Council of the City of Bakersfield Housing and Homelessness Committee Page 4 of 8 Meeting November 28, 2023, Minutes Page 3 M1 I , 11 THE SOUND O• Bakersfield City Council Housing & Homelessness Committee Monthly Report: December 2023 HOUSING The City of Bakersfield's Development Services Department collects data on the number of residential housing unit permits that were issued which signify the beginning of development of new housing. Single Family Residence (SFR) 113 1234 Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) 3 37 Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit (JADU) 0 1 SFR + ADU 9 74 SFR + JADU 2 3 SFR + ADU + JADU 0 1 Duplexes 1 6 (12 units) Duplex + ADU 0 2 Condominium 0 1 Multi -Family Residential (MFR) 3-4 Unit Building 0 3 (1 1 units) 5 or more Building 0 3 (212 units) Total SFR 1353 Total MFR 235 Total Dwelling Units 1588 The City contracts with Habitat for Humanity and Staples Energy for the Home Habitat Repair and Weatherization Program. This program helps qualified toe Humanityv "''°' ` homeowners receive home repair and weatherization improvements. Contractor 77 Monthly Total 2023 Summary Habitat for Humanity 1 5 Staples Energy 1 6 Applications approved 0 60 &]VC"CDC The City of Bakersfield contracts with VCCDC for the Hope to Home program. Hope to Home is a deferred loan program to make ANew Way Home homeownership possible for income qualified individuals. and requires „��a,N,x<� n�N -:., N Coy;PORSHON recipients to first participate in home -buyer education. MENEM Total Leads 233 Residents waiting - (repair credit, income level, time at job, inquiries) 86 Waiting for call back 55 Waiting for documents 28 Referred to PPC and SHFCU 43 Pending pre -approval 1 Pre -Approved 14 In Escrow 1 Closed 5 The City of Bakersfield aims to ensure every Bakersfield resident has access to safe, secure, and affordable homes that meet their needs. The City contracts several companies to design, construct, and operate affordable housing projects. , - ® ® b- - ® - 77 7Sagewood Developer Recently Under Pre- Start / Completion Completed Construction Development Date Chelsea 72 December 2023 Apartments Investment Corp. Brentwood Crossings Danco -- 58 -- December 2023 CityServe Housing CityServe -- 126 -- January 2024 (Homekey) 6'h Street Apartments HA -- 40 -- February 2024 (Homekey) Renaissance at Baker HA/CCF -- 85 -- Sept 23 - Feb 25 4rh Street Senior GHEAII -- 16 (Delayed due to Housing Funding) Jan 2024 800 South Baker HA -- __ 8 (Delayed due to Funding) Jan 2024 Auburn Street Apts. Chelsea Investment Corps. 60 Jan 25 - Nov 26 City View HA -- -- 37 Sept 24 - June 25 Letzring Senior HA -- -- 150 Jan 24 - Mar 25 Housing Bakersfield Senior Center HA -- -- 36 Jan 25 - Mar 26 Housing & Facility Project Niles Street HA -- -- 51 July 24 - Aug 25 1209 M Street HA -- -- 4 Jan 24 - Oct 24 627 Sumner Street Wakeland 54 Dec 25 - June 27 Housing Gordco's Affordable Gordco 8 June 24 - Jan 25 Housing Enterprises LLC HOME -ARP Haley HPousing 40 Dec 25 - Mar 27 -- 381 464 Totals 845 HOMELESSNESS Z% " The City of Bakersfield contracts with Flood Ministries for street outreach services to Flood unsheltered individuals. Ministries Total Contacts with homeless individuals in the field 916 Total Unique Contacts with homeless individuals in the field 688 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) 54 BLNC turn-aways due to lack of dorm capacity 49 Male 26 Female 13 Couple (# of individuals) 10 BLNC turn-aways due to lack of pet capacity 5 Male 1 Female 2 Cou le I# of individuals Shelter Referrals 77 2 366 Referred individuals who refused shelter 170 Percentage of individuals refusing service 46% MERCYThe City of Bakersfield contracts with Mercy House to operate all aspects of the HOUSE City's Brundage Lane Navigation Center (BLNC). * BLNC's current maximum capacity is 249 beds. Each night four (4) beds are held open for the Bakersfield Police Department to utilize which brings the functional capacity to 245. 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, highway clean-up, animal rein a ine to be shelter, and sump cleaning. The new City -funded Open Door Network ft Jobs Center building was completed in December. Newly Hired Employees 77 4 80 -- -- Current Employees 114 -- 75 152% Male 70 -- -- -- Fema le 44 -- -- -- Program Participants Placed in 3 41 -- -- Permanent Jobs COMMUNITY VITALITY INITIATIVE The City of Bakersfield's Community Vitality Initiative collects data on calls received, responses to calls, and whether services were accepted or declined by homeless individuals. Call Sources & Response Times Source Number of Calls Percent CAD 654 Internal 16 2% Council 13 2% Total 683 100.0170 Call Types and Teams Encampment Lewd Conduct - - .- Loitering Transient Trash Trespassing Total % Code 5 0 0 0 5 0 10 1% Flood 20 0 7 5 0 0 32 5% Impact 131 6 368 136 0 0 641 Total 156 6 375 141 5 0 683 100% 170 23% 1 % 21 % 1 % 0% 100% 700 600 N 500 U C 400 368 375 .0 300 m 200 131156 136 141 Z 100 5 20 0 0 6 6 0 7 0 5 5 0 0 5 0 -- Encampment Lewd Conduct Loitering Transient Trash ■Code Flood 111111111Impact ui111111Total Services Declined Accepted 011 641 683 0 0 0 0 1032 Trespassing Total 53 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 Services 2/27/2024 RECEIVE AND PLACE ON FIL �L Wt�d 4 MEETING OF Accelerating Housing Production Topics ► Streamlining the approval process ► Resources ► Partnerships and areas to develop relationships ► Achievable Goals 2/27/2024 Streamline the Approval of Housing • Zoning Ordinance updates • Development Review Process Improvement/Monitor permit processing times • Fee Deferral for Affordable Housing • Assembly/Senate Bills Foreclosure Intervention Housing Preservation Program AB 1397 - By -right approval for housing that includes at least 20% affordable AB 2162 - Streamline and Expedite Supportive Housing l SB9 - Objective Standards and lot split criteria AB 2011 - By -right approval for affordable housing on commercially -zoned lands (for projects that meet specified criteria) • Database and tool completed but not marketed for identifying vacant sites suitable to accommodate affordable housing 3 Resources California Department of Housing and Community Development Notice of Funding Availability Calendar 2023-2024 .+...�. �•o.•w.. an... ya anal .Iv�•��•rr-T ems• - _. 4••� - w...rr. �w rs.. asa•eau. t�rer. ,near .w ww rw e - 1 k rA r•►ww1T Te• rIT-ti.•r wp.Y w•rti••e-w•� ram+•-+•wfT'�/••�I •�� wrwr.•eMrar�ar`ar �r-r 1a�a. whAtilr Y�•a�•eaar.a hMr•�•Ytiet� um •axr.VTtilrla�� ,may -.. n•�Il�•-+•ram � �rw+•..wr� � �b•w��• 4 2 2/27/2024 Partnerships Affordable Housing Developers: Chelsea, Danco, Wakeland Nonprofit: GEAHI, VCCDC, HA, Habitat, CCF, DHF, Self -Help Building Industry: Kern County Building Exchange; Home Builders Association of KC, Balfanz, Brandt, Willer CDFI's: Valley Strong, Self Help Credit Union, Access Plus Capital Local Banking Institutions: Bank of the Sierra, Tri-Counties Bank, Central Valley Community Bank CRA's: Mechanics Bank, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Chase Bank Membership Organizations: San Joaquin Valley Housing Collaborative, CVNMTC, California CLT Community -Based Organizations: CAPK, Open Door Network Educational Institutions: KCCD, CSUB 0 Achievable Goals • Bakersfield Community Land Trust • Tax Default Properties - Chapter 8 Process • Increase development of duplexes; triplex and quadplexes • Places of Worship potential for senior and low-income opportunities • Purchase/Rehabilitation of existing properties • Promote ADU development • Build relationships, share resources, access alternative funding M 3 2/27/2024 BAKERSFIELD ECONOMIC &COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 2/27/2024 RECEIVE AND PLACE ON FILE AT R-tN• MEETING OF 3- Lf Kern County Strategic Plan to Address Homelessness REGIONAL HOMELESS COLLABORATIVE Strategic Action Plan Reduce Strengthen Increase Inflow 0 Supports 0 Outflow Goal 1 - Reduce Inflow 1. Reduce the number of people experiencing homelessness through prevention and diversion. 2. Increase timely, equitable access to Coordinated Entry System (CES). Goal 2 - Strengthen Supports 3. Use data across the system to measure inflow, access to service, and outflowto measure program success and achievements. 4. Increase access to supportive services. 5. Improve emergency shelter options to increase access to quality emergency shelter beds. 6. Increase the inventory and access to interim, transitional, and bridge housing. 3- Increase Outflow 7. Increase the inventory and 'TIM access to affordable, permanent housing. A 8. Reduce recidivism for those exiting into permanent housing. 2/27/2024 Strategies to Reduce Inflow (Goal 1) xx Increase prevention and diversion resources/services 3* Reduce homelessness forthose exiting institutions i* Utilize data across systems to identify themes and trends 4% Ensure representation from those with lived experience 3* Public education it Improve economic security and workplace development 3* Expand outreach services 3* Improve CES navigation 5 Strategies to Strengthen Supports (Goal 2) 3* HMIS sustainability and data utilization 3* Ensure availability of wraparound, case management (CM), and aftercare CM services, access to healthcare and behavioral health care • Increase training for crisis response to behavioral and physical healthcare needs • Better prepare emergency shelter clients to achieve housing stability 3* Increase funding, resources, and services for interim, transitional and bridge housing 0 3 2/27/2024 Strategies to Increase Outflow (Goal 3) %N Encourage and support local efforts to increase affordable housing xx Increase the number of rapid rehousing beds xx Coordinate and incentive developers to increase affordable housing 4 2/27/2024 Key Takeaways Identify gaps to improve processes. Use data to inform decisions, advocacy, and policy. Build understanding within Kern County. a- Cultivate and enrich partnerships. o-- Seek funding and sustainabilityfor systems and housing. 0 Timeline ® January 17 — March 18: Subcommittees conducting SAP reviews March 19 — March 25: BKRHC reviews subcommittee feedback ® March 27: Governing Board approves final SAP a April4: Executive Board approves final SAP 10 5 2/27/2024 Questions 11