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Home My WebLink About03/26/24 HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS (183 HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE AGENDA BAKERSFIELD REGULAR MEETING THE SOUND QF��b�&e�,91 d;+^ ,�. March 26, 2024, 12:00 p.m. City Hall North Conference Room A 1600 Truxtun Avenue Members Committee Member Andrae Gonzales - Chair Committee Member Eric Arias Committee Member Ken Weir 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 February 27, 2024 regular meeting minutes Staff recommends adoption of minutes. 4. STAFF REPORTS a. February 2024 - Staff update on the City's efforts to address housing and homelessness Staff recommends Committee receive and file. 5. NEW BUSINESS a. Discussion on Emergency Shelter Expansion Options with Mercy House and Kern County Staff recommends Committee provide direction and receive and file presentation. 6. COMMITTEE COMMENTS 7. ADJOURNMENT • BAKERSFIELD ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT MEETING DATE: March 26,2024 AGENDA CATEGORY: Adoption of Minutes TO: Housing and Homelessness Committee FROM: Julie Drimakis, City Clerk DATE: March 11, 2024 SUBJECT: Adoption of February 27, 2024, regular meeting minutes. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends adoption of minutes. BACKGROUND: FISCAL IMPACT: COUNCIL GOAL: Choose an Iitein. ATTACHMENTS: Meeting minutes for February 27, 2024. Page 2 of 11 U 1,21 HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE ` u MINUTES �^ mrroau�., REGULAR MEETING February 27, 2024, 12:00 p.m. City Hall North Conference Room A 1600 Truxtun Avenue Members Present: Andrae Gonzales - Chair, Ken Weir Members Absent: Eric Arias City Staff: Anthony Valdez, Assistant to the City Manager Jennifer Byers, Acting Economic Development Director Juan Heredia, Administrative Analyst III Karen Goh, Mayor Joe Conroy, Public Information Officer Rogelio Martinez, Economic & Community Development Planner Josh Rudnick, Deputy City Attorney Matthew Gregory, Police Lieutenant Jim Wheeler, Executive Director, Flood Ministries Lauren Skidmore, Executive Director, The OpenDoor Network Theo Dues, Mercy House 1. ROLL CALL 2. PUBLIC STATEMENTS a. Agenda Item Public Statements None b. Non-Agenda Item Public Statements None 3. ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES a. Adoption of January 23, 2024, special meeting minutes Moved by: Committee Member Ken Weir 1 Page 3 of 11 Staff recommend adoption of minutes. Approved with Committee Member Eric Arias absent. 4. STAFF REPORTS a. Staff update on the City's efforts to address housing and homelessness Jenni Byers, Acting Economic Development Director, made staff comments and gave a Power point presentation on affordable housing strategies along with written material. Committee Member Gonzales made a referral to have staff identify 3 to 5 clear objectives to focus on with the opportunity to have the highest leverage to accelerate creating housing units. Anthony Valdez, Assistant to the City Manager, made staff comments. Committee Member Gonzales asked that the following items be placed on the staff report: number of individuals who were engaged and moved into a shelter or housing. Regarding the BLNC the number of individuals who have been released into permanent supportive housing, as well as their length of stay. Lieutenant Gregory made staff comments. Moved by: Committee Member Ken Weir Staff recommends Committee receive and file report. Approved with Committee Member Eric Arias absent. 1. PowerPoint presentation 5. NEW BUSINESS a. Discussion of Bakersfield Kern Regional Homeless Collaborative - Regional Action Plan No action was taken on this item Staff recommends Committee provide direction and receive and file presentation. 1. PowerPoint presentation 6. COMMITTEE COMMENTS None 7. ADJOURNMENT 2 Page 4 of 11 The meeting was adjourned at 1.01 p.m. ANDRAE GONZALES, CHAIR JULIE DRIMAKIS, CITY CLERK 3 Page 5 of 11 • BAKERSFIELD ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT MEETING DATE: March 26,2024 AGENDA CATEGORY: Staff Reports TO: Housing and Homelessness Committee FROM: Christian Clegg, City Manager DATE: March 15, 2024 SUBJECT: February 2024-Staff update on the City's efforts to address housing and homelessness RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends Committee receive and file. BACKGROUND: The City Manager's Office, Economic & Community Development Department, and Bakersfield Police Department provide a monthly report to the Housing & Homelessness Committee. The monthly report provides data on housing, homelessness, and the Community Vitality Initiative. FISCAL IMPACT: There is no fiscal impact to the General Fund. COUNCIL GOAL: Safety and Resilience ATTACHMENTS: Housing and Homelessness Monthly Report—February 2024 Page 6 of 11 ( 03 BAKERSFIELD THE SOUND OF 5WeA 't36#ee Bakersfield City Council Housing & Homelessness Committee Monthly Report: February 2024 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. Housing . - February Single Family Residence (SFR) 53 184 Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) 0 10 Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit (JADU) 0 1 SFR +ADU 8 14 SFR + JADU 0 4 SFR +ADU + JADU 0 0 Duplexes 1 66 (132 units) Duplex+ ADU 0 0 Condominium 0 0 Multi-Family Residential (MFR) 0 0 3-4 Unit Building 0 0 (0 units) 5 or more Building 0 0 (0 units) Total SFR 61 213 Total MFR 2 132 Total Dwelling Units 63 345 „m The City contracts with Habitat for Humanity and Staples Energy for the Home Habitat IIIrI Repair and Weatherization Program. This program helps qualified for Humanity' .� p g p g p ''�"'`'oh, homeowners receive home repair and weatherization improvements. February Contractor Under Construction Monthly Completed 2024 Summary Habitat for Humanity 6 1 2 Staples Energy 7 1 2 Pag e-BN1 7�; The City of Bakersfield contracts with VCCDC for the Hope to Home VCr-"'CDC program. Hope to Home is a deferred loan program to make �,/ A Ncu>Way Home homeownership possible for income qualified individuals. and requires VE I-URACOUN'1'YCOMMUN1'[YM FLOPMEN'C CORPORATION recipients to first participate in home-buyer education. Activity 2023 Summary 2024 Summary Total Leads 233 138 Residents Waiting (repair credit, income level, time at job, inquiries) 86 12 Waiting for call back 55 10 Waiting for documents 28 6 Referred to PPC and SHFCU 43 3 Pending Pre-Approval 1 0 Pre-Approved 14 0 In Escrow 1 1 Closed 5 2 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. Affordable Housing Report: February 2024 Project Developer Recently Under Pre- Start- Completion Completed Construction Development Sagewood Chelsea Apartments Investment Corp. 72 - - December 2023 Brentwood Crossings Danco 58 - - December 2023 6t"Street Apartments HA 40 - - March 2024 CityServe Housing January (Homekey) CityServe -- 126 -- 2024/Delayed to Early Summer Renaissance at Baker HA/CCF -- 85 September 2023 February 2025 Red Roof Rehab HA -- -- 40 June '24- Dec '24 4'"Street Senior GHEAII -- 16 (Delayed due to Housing Funding) 800 South Baker HA -- __ 8 (Delayed due to Funding) Jan 2024 Auburn Street Apts. Chelsea 60 January 2025 Investment Corps. November 2026 City View HA -- -- 37 Sep '24-June '25 Letzring Senior January 2024 HousingHA -- -- 150 March 2025 Bakersfield Senior Center HA -- -- 36 January 2025 Housing&Facility Project March 2026 Niles Street HA -- -- 51 July '24-Aug '25 1209 M Street HA -- -- 4 Jan 2024-Oct 2024 627 Sumner Street Wakeland 54 December 2025 Housing June 2027 Gordco's Affordable Gordco 8 June 2024 Housing Enterprises LLC January 2025 Haley Housing Haley Housing LP -- -- 40 Dec '25—Mar '27 Totals 170 211 504 885 Pgagpg aj HOMELESSNESS The City of Bakersfield contracts with Flood Ministries for street outreach services to ,JOFIOO) unsheltered individuals. Ministries February - • • Contacts with Homeless - -kly Average Total Contacts with homeless individuals in the field 994 Total Unique Contacts with homeless individuals in the field 776 Transportation - - Shelters Total Transported 56 Transported to Brundage Lane Navigation Center 37 Transported to Open Door Network 6 Transported to The Mission 13 Weekly - .. - City's Brundage Lane Navigation Center (BLNC) turn-aways due to lack of dorm 61 or pet capacity (includes field contacts, walk-in, and call-ins) BLNC turn-aways due to lack of dorm capacity 55 Male 27 Female 14 Couple # of individuals 14 BLNC turn-aways due to lack of pet capacity 6 Male 2 Female 2 Couple # of individuals 2 Service Resistance Monthly Total Shelter Referrals 344 Referred individuals who refused shelter 164 Percentage of individuals refusing service 487o Pag § BN1 MERCYThe City of Bakersfield contracts with Mercy House to operate all aspects of the HOUSE City's Brundage Lane Navigation Center (BLNC). WeeklyFebruary Report Capacity CapacityAverage Weekly Cit 's Brundage Lane Navigation Center beds filled 243 249* 967o Male 107 109 987o Female 85 90 947o Couple (# of individuals) 46 50 927o Permanent Housing Placements February To Date Number of Placements 20 349 *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. Mercy House Length of Stay Year-to-Date 250 208 200 185 171 4.1 +�+ 150 a, 124 s 0 100 E 58 z 50 22 0 1-7 Days 8-30 Days 31-90 Days 91-180 Days 181-365 Days >365 Days Length of Stay 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 shelter, and sump cleaning.The new City-funded Open Door Network Jobs reWnaghe to be Center building was completed in December. February Report Feb. Total Calendar YTD Max. Capacity % Filled Newly Hired Employees 7 7 -- -- Current Employees 117 -- 75 1567o Male 73 -- -- -- Female 44 -- -- -- Program Participants Placed in 1 -- Permanent Jobs PaPc9tc6el 1 • BAKERSFIELD ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT MEETING DATE: March 26,2024 AGENDA CATEGORY: New Business TO: Housing and Homelessness Committee FROM: Christian Clegg, City Manager DATE: March 15, 2024 SUBJECT: Discussion on Emergency Shelter Expansion Options with Mercy House and Kern County RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends Committee provide direction and receive and file presentation. BACKGROUND: The City of Bakersfield, Mercy House, and Kern County will have a discussion on emergency shelter expansion options. FISCAL IMPACT: There is no fiscal impact to the General Fund. COUNCIL GOAL: Safety and Resilience ATTACHMENTS: Page 11 of 11