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Home My WebLink About07/23/24 HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS (2)HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE �✓ AGENDA BAKERSFIELD REGULAR MEETING July 23, 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 , e -; P14 6: q? POSTED ON 7 jq by City Clerk's Office City of Bakersfield by(1,K a. Adoption of June 25, 2024 regular meeting minutes. Staff recommends adoption of minutes. 4. STAFF REPORTS 5. NEW BUSINESS a. Discussion of permanent housing placements by the Brundage Lane Navigation Center Staff recommends Committee receive and file presentation and discussion. 6. COMMITTEE COMMENTS 7. ADJOURNMENT d ®wh h HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE AGENDA BAKERSFIELD REGULAR MEETING TFE SOUND OF js.N,1gilj ref{w July 23, 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 June 25, 2024 regular meeting minutes. Staff recommends adoption of minutes. 4. STAFF REPORTS 5. NEW BUSINESS a. Discussion of permanent housing placements by the Brundage Lane Navigation Center Staff recommends Committee receive and file presentation and discussion. 6. COMMITTEE COMMENTS 7. ADJOURNMENT HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE MINUTES REGULAR MEETING June 25, 2024, 12:00 p.m. City Hall North Conference Room A 1600 Truxtun Avenue Members Present: Committee Member Andrae Gonzales — Chair Committee Member Eric Arias Members Absent: Committee Member Ken Weir City Staff: Christian Clegg, City Manager Anthony Valdez, Assistant to the City Manager Jennifer Byers, Economic and Community Development Director Juan Heredia, Administrative Analyst III Julie Drimakis, City Clerk Josh Rudnick, Deputy City Attorney Jason Cater, Economic and Community Development Manager Jessica Golden, Economic and Community Development Planner II Joe Conroy, Public Information Officer Pricilla Martinez, Economic and Community Development Principal Planner Others Present: Nicole Anderberg, Bakersfield Police Lieutenant Sandra Plascencia, Leadership Counsel Wendel Wesley, Community Member Theo Dues, Mercy House James Hosey 1. ROLL CALL The meeting was called to order 12:05 p.m. 2. PUBLIC STATEMENTS a. Agenda Item Public Statements None. Page 2 of 5 b. Non -Agenda Item Public Statements 1. James Hosey spoke regarding rental properties in Ward 2 and the difficulties he has had in construction of a fourplex on his property. 2. Sandra Plascencia spoke regarding the eviction protection program. 3. Wendell Wesley Jr. spoke regarding the need for additional affordable housing and green spaces. 3. ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES a. Adoption of the June 4, 2024, Special Meeting Minutes Moved by: Committee Member Eric Arias Staff recommends adoption of minutes. Approved 4. STAFF REPORTS a. May 2024 - Staff update on the City's efforts for addressing housing and homelessness Economic Development Director Byers made staff comments. Assistant to the City Manager Valdez made additional staff comments. Lieutenant Nicole Anderberg made additional staff comments. Moved by: Committee Member Eric Arias Staff recommends the Committee receive and file the report. Approved 1. May Monthly Report b. Presentation of the City of Bakersfield's efforts to address homelessness prevention and affordable housing development Economic and Community Development Director Byers made staff comments and provided a PowerPoint presentation. Moved by: Committee Member Eric Arias Staff recommends the Committee receive and file the presentation. Approved 2 Page 3 of 5 Strategic Plan PowerPoint 5. NEW BUSINESS 6. COMMITTEE COMMENTS 7. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 1:03 p.m. ANDRAE GONZALES, CHAIR JULIE DRIMAKIS, CITY CLERK 3 Page 4 of 5 ;J BAKERSFIELD ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT MEETING DATE: July 23, 2024 AGENDA CATEGORY: TO: Housing and Homelessness Committee FROM: Christian Clegg, City Manager DATE: July 19, 2024 SUBJECT: Discussion of Permanent Housing Placements by the Brundage Lane Navigation Center Document Description) RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends Committee receive and file presentation and discussion. BACKGROUND: In 2020, the City of Bakersfield opened the Brundage Lane Navigation Center (BLNC) at 1900 East Brundage Lane. The BLNC is a low -barrier, year-round emergency homeless shelter professionally operated by Mercy House, Inc. Mercy House is a non-profit organization specializing in running emergency homeless shelters, engaging with local community, and prioritizing housing plans for every guest at the facilities they manage. The City collaborates with community partners and local agencies to refer homeless individuals to BLNC and provide on -site complete wrap around services to their 249 daily guests. By the end of June 2024, the BLNC will have permanently exited and housed 365 homeless individuals. Staff will present and discuss permanent housing placements by the Brundage Lane Navigation Center. FISCAL IMPACT: There is no fiscal impact on the City General Fund. COUNCIL GOAL: Safety and Resilience ATTACHMENTS: No attachments Page 5 of 5 RECEIVE AND PLACE ON FILE AT P(A-N MEETING OF 1Z3 Z� (03 r BAKERSFIELD THE SOUND OF,$We*Wf Housing & Homelessness Committee Monthly Report July 2024 HOUSING VCCD C The City of Bakersfield contracts with VCCDC for the Hope to Home program. Hope to Home is a deferred loan program to make A New Way Home homeownership possible for income qualified individuals. and requires VEA'TURA COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOP.MENTCORPORATION recipients to first participate in home -buyer education. Total Leads SummaryActivity 2024 118 • 233 Residents waiting - (repair credit, income level, time at job, inquiries) 30 86 Waiting for call back 27 55 Waiting for documents 20 28 Referred to PPC and SHFCU 28 43 Pending pre -approval 2 1 Pre -Approved 4 14 In Escrow 2 1 Closed 5 5 The City contracts with Habitat for Humanity and Staples Energy for the Home ~ Habitat Repair and Weatherization Program. This program helps qualified homeowners receive home repair and weatherization improvements. 1 1 P a g e The City of Bakersfield aims to ensure every Bakersfield resident has lo omm 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: June 2024 Units Recent. Units Under Units in Pre- Anticipated Project Developer Completed Construction Development start/completion date Chelsea Sa ewood g Investment 72 -- -- December 2023 Apartments Corp. Brentwood Crossings Danco 58 -- -- December 2023 6th Street HA 40 -- -- March 2024 Apartments CityServe Housing CityServe -- 126 __ January 2024/delayed (Homekey) to summer Renaissance at HA/CCF -- 85 September 2023 Baker February 2025 Red Roof Rehab HA -- 40 -- June 2024 August 2024 Ramkabir BCLT -- -- 37 November 2024 4th Street Senior GHEAII -- __ 16 Building permit Housing submitted 800 South Baker HA -- -- 8 November 2024 Chelsea Awarded TCAC; must Auburn Street Apts. Investments -- -- 60 begin construction by Corps. November, 2024 37 September 2024 City View HA -- -- June 2025 Letzring Senior HA -- -- 150 Applying for TCAC Housing July 2024 Bakersfield Senior January 025 Center Housing & HA -- -- 36 March 2026 26 FacilityProject Niles Street HA -- -- 51 July 2024 August 2025 1209 M Street HA -- __ 4 January 2024 October 2024 627 Sumner Street Wakeland 54 December 2025 Housing June 2027 Gordco's Gordco 8 June 2024 Affordable Housing Enterprises LLC January 2025 Haley Housing Haley Housing __ __ 40 December 2025 LP March 2027 170 251 501 Totals 922 2 1 P a g e HOMELESSNESS F� The City of Bakersfield contracts with Flood Ministries for street outreach services Ministries to unsheltered individuals. June Report Contacts with Homeless• • • Average - - • Contacts with homeless individuals in the field 232 189 Unique Contacts with homeless individuals in the field 183 149 Service Acceptance • • Resistance. Shelter Referrals 562 376 Referred individuals who accepted shelter 263 197 Referred individuals who refused shelter 299 179 Percentage of individuals refusing service 53% 48% Turn-Aways Average Weekly City's Brundage Lane Navigation Center (BLNC) turn-aways due to lack of dorm or pet capacity (includes field contacts, walk-in, and call- 70 62 7 ins) BLNC tum-sways due to lack of dorm capacity 61 56 Male 33 29 Female 23 18 Couple (# of individuals) 5 9 BLNC turn-aways due to lack of pet capacity 9 7 Male 3 2 Female 4 2 Couple (# of individuals) 2 3 Transportation- - Total Monthly Avg Total Transported 90 67 Transported to Brundage Lane Navigation Center 43 44 Transported to Open Door Network 21 9 Transported to The Mission 26 14 River Medical Outreach Team Total. Number of Events 1 - Number of Total Attendees 22 - Number of Deliveries to Shelter 0 - Number of Housing Placements 0 - 3 1 P a g e i Ih reimagine to be The City of Bakersfield contracts with the Open Door Network for a jobs program serving multiple City functions. The City also funded an Open Door Network Jobs Center building near Downtown Bakersfield. June Report Newly Hired Employees June Total 6 Calendar YTD 16 Max. Capacity -- % Filled -- Current Employees 99 -- 64 155% Male 65 -- -- -- Female 34 -- -- -- Permanent Job Placements 1 6 -- -- MERCY The City of Bakersfield contracts with Mercy House to operate all aspects of HOUSE the City's Brundage Lane Navigation Center (BLNC). Weekly Maximum % of Capacity June Report Average Capacity Filled Weekly Brundage Lane NavigationCenter beds filled Male Female Couple of • • • • Permanent Housing Placements Monthly Total To Date Numberof Placements • * 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 Average Length of Stay Calendar Year -to -Date 1400 1191 ` 1200 .. IA L 1000 41 r 800 N c 600 1 -0 400 294 259 Z 200 65 M M 0 �� 1-7 Days 8-30 Days 31-90 Days 91-180 Days Average Length of Stay 154 _ 52 181-365 Days >365 Days 4 1 P a g e 0 COMMUNITY VITALITY The City of Bakersfield's Community Vitality Initiative centralizes and coordinates calls for service related to homelessness. City staff report on the source of calls, types of service requested, and the teams that respond to each call. Call Sources Source June 2024 Number of Calls Percent CAD 831 98% Internal 6 <1% Council 2 <1% Multiple Sources 2 <1% Total 841 10070 no 1000 900 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 —*--CAD Internal Council Multiple 654 569 Council 1% Calls Over Time Community Vitality Initiative 765 714 VIU 1 865 831 Dec-23 Jun-24 Jan-24 Feb-24 Mar-24 Apr-24 May-24 Dec-23 Jan-24 Feb-24 Mar-24 Apr-24 May-24 Jun-24 _ 654 16 569 11 765 22 714 —}—.. I 12 746 33 865 7 831 6 13 2 11 11 7 8 2 7 2 15 2 0 2 �) 5 1 P a g e Call Types and Response Encampment Lewd Conduct June Loitering 2024 Transient Trash Trespassing Total % Code 14 0 3 17 1 1 36 4% Flood 14 0 6 66 0 0 86 9% Impact 78 4 294 384 1 48 810 86% RRT 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 1% Total 111 4 303 467 4 49 937 100% % 12% 0% 32% 50% 0% 1 5% 2 10070 - J Multiple 24 0 9 60 96 Call Types and Response Community Vitality Initiative 450 400 350 v U 300 0 L d 250 Z) Z 200 150 100 78 50 24 14 14 5 0 0 4 0 0 0 M__.� _ Encampment Lewd Conduct ■ Code on 294 66 60 48 9 17 3 6 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0' 0 2 Loitering Transient Trash Trespassing Flood ■ Impact ■ RRT ■ Multiple 6 1 P a g e