Alameda Emergency Supportive Housing
ALAMEDA
Virtual Community Workshop | March 10, 2022
Emergency Supportive Housing Workshop
CITY OF ALAMEDA
Wallgraphic Notes
March 10, 2022
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Zoom Chat Comments
Does the city have a density mar
Not CEQA exempt f homeless housing in the entir I support this proposal SB83 prohibits use of town of Alameda. it appears that funds with conditional use NAVY EDC prohibits because it is a Historic and would like to know
the Point is the dumping ground anything but residential use District for the whole city. What is the % in what the timeline is? permit each area?
The village of love operates out of a Does the city have long term plans neighborhood fair share is I would like to see a (greater than 10 years) to keep the building adjacent to our service center.
Please post the building
exceeded for homeless Thay have been great neighbors, I have project that can help the big whites as residential homes or seen many of the folks who are just there permits for the restoration housingthis project will not for the night or a few days. helping to clean is the intent to tear them down. It homeless immediately and lead paint remediation.
up the grounds, start planting a garden, is hard to grasp what the cities help the Main St campers
and in genera taking pride in their space. plan is.
This proposel looks so much better than Novembers meeting said they Why are we reviewing money would better the last one. I'm really impressed with could not do background I would like to see less two of the same
spent with hotel The Village of Love. lam still concerned costly alternatives in a checks, but today it is different proposals the with how the city concentrating services
vouchers EBt and Transit on the Point is still embedding from village of love. What has different neighborhood segregation policies at the local changed? community rejected last passes immediately
government level time?
The City needs to improve Is there the possiblilty of City needs to clean up Emergency housing is Supportive housing for
getting lighting on Lemoore
the housing above transitional housing families garbage weekly and give not appropriate in this Rd? We have no street lights
substandard for the that is consistent with the th Main St more neighbhood and it is dangerous. Who do I
current residents reach out to? Zoning would be welcome bathrooms Verbal Public Comments
More police presence have
seen more change - Place three separate Lead based paint and You cannot have a Concerns of individual
November - should have families in three lack of remediation a big categorical exception for housing - but possibly
amore on it - Still unhappy separate homes (not a concern. Who at the City CEQA if the project is in about proposal for more range of individuals) supportive of families is in charge of this? a historic district
individuals in one unit
Emergency shelters are
not allowed in this zone or The larger need/focus Disagrees with the in residential zones. It should be on the Main
would also require a project
Street encampment
Conditional Use Permit.
Questions and Answers
the property manager
has specifically been
asked not to place the
homes on the market for
rent.
O: Why were these homes
taken off the market in the first Q: Is this the intent for homes at place? Alameda Point going forward --
as tenants move out is the City
intending to leave homes vacant
A: They were vacated based on
for future homeless shelters?
market conditions.
Current The vacant homes are ones
Q: Why are the vacant where tenants have moved
homes not being placed on Status of the out and the homes have the market for rent? never been placed on the
market for rent.
Homes
Q: Why are we not renting
the vacant homes? Q: Is the City going to do
anything about the
A: We are working on general dilapidation of
identifying tenants the neighborhood?
Questions and Answers
Contact property
There are some significant Is the City going to make managers or city staff maintenance issues with sure that all the residents for all home both the Big Whites and home are brought out of
conditions concerns
the ranch homes. substandard condition?
Q: Did I hear correctly, "if
Is the intent to completely lead paint contamination
address those maintenance Is the city staff aware of the is found"? issues, such as cracked high amounts of lead
foundations, windows that contamination found in the
don't property protect from the lead testing reports that weather. Can the residents get
have been done in the Big
some windows that Condition of Whites? the results of the lead don't close, etc. prior to testing, as we do not
housing homeless the Homes
have them
people/families in the Why is the City
homes? collecting rent from
substandard homes that
If not, why not and if so. Can you provide a list of
have lead paint hazards?
when will those same what you are going to do?
issues be addressed in the Will there not be significant also, the carpet will ruin homes occupied by changes to other homes but the wood floors and tenants? you haven't provided a list to Is there the possibility of should not be done. verify it. please provide one getting lighting on Lemoore Rd? We have no street lights
and it is dangerous. Who do 1
reach out to?
Questions and Answers
When will you release
the restrictions on the
limitation due to COVID
since that seems to be
basically over now and
Safety and you can make good
strides on existing
Security
locations.
How is the City ensuring
How are you going to sex offenders will not be
vet them if they don't living in these homes?
have id?
Questions and Answers
Many of our neighbors
did not get the email to
notify them of this
Q: Has the City answered the
questions from the previous meeting tonight.
listening session? What list did you use.
A: Yes, the Fact Sheet initial
includes responses.
What can we ask
Alameda residents to do
Community who want to support the
The fact sheet is not
City's efforts?
complete RE the white Comments /
board questions.
Noticing
Questions and Answers
this project does not help
the Main St encampment
Does the City have a that has to live in their own Can the City relocate filth. when are they going to the Main St
program for hotel get help? Given that the City does How are you preventing encampment where it Has anyone actually
vouchers? not have enough beds
isn't a nuisance? talked with the Main St
for homeless
campers? individuals,
This proposed project will not
Emergency shelters Why doesn't the City have what will be done regarding Main street campers have give the immediate need to There are people there
hotel vouchers already? the ever growing homeless new campers, motorhomes, are not allowed in the Citywide the Main St encampment, that are incapable of camp on Main Street which and such that were not there
We were told that they please give a substantive getting support, what are Historic residential Homelessness Impacts the neighborhood -where are they coming had them last november answer what the cit will do you going to do for them? Zone. for them? on a daily basis. from
Questions
Q: Research shows that the When will you have hotel
Is this initiative going to help Q: While there ARE Monthly cleanups are The City Council said housing first model only they had Program vouchers, eBT cards, address the large homeless encampments, what can not even close to works when the full range
encampment by the main They ignored the Main yo do ot improve the sufficient. can you already last of services are both
street ferry? St encampment all available and used. conditions? move them? November.
If not, are there plans to winter. They want hotel
handle this?
vouchers EBT and What services will be
Transit passes. available and will there be a The campers report that they are They are supposed A: Collaborating with not getting the support they to have them with requirement for residents to need. they report they see avail themselves of those PW with monthly clean Covid relief money.
How long will that take? ups someone about once a week. services? how about cleaning the
What congregate shelter is
bathrooms?
Lisa Bulter referring to?
how long will it take to build
the 47 transitional units.
Questions and Answers
Q: Is the a different
organization than the one What is the dollar
from the first meeting? amount of the contract
for Village of Love for
A: Yes, it is a new and local this portion.
organization
Q: When can we see the
actual contract that will be
written between the City and
Village of Love that will
Village of provide specific guidelines of
the program?
Q: What experience does Village Love
of Love have in operating
shelters?
A: Wrap Around
A: Experience managing 12
shelters, several in the immediate service so that people Alameda area can sustain
themselves
Questions and Answers
As with all projects, the devil Q: Please explain how someone In the home that will makes the move from living in one of Is this no long
is in the details and there are potentially house five to six no more details being the encampments to a shelter such as envisioned to be Is currently operated by Village of residents who are not a housing in which the provided than were provided 2-3 families are Love and then ultimately to some sort family, will residents be at the November meeting. of housing, be it one of these homes allowed to bring their residents only reside for currently being or other housing.
animals? six months?
serviced by Love
How will residents A: A lot of Outreach and people At the November meeting it that use the day time services. org What provisions will be taken to ensure that the addition of was presented as
be chosen? decides when someone is ready emergency housing and the to make the transition in to longer maybe as many as ten term housing. People sticking into resident roster would animals in that house are not
their program disruptive? change about every six
months.
Identifying ere are already periodic issu
Q: Who is going to move into these th animals form the Main Stre homes? New Tenants /
What is restricting you from homeless camp and people from A: We are able to provide some shelter elsewhere in Alameda bringing Needs moving it somewhere else their dogs to the base to run them for the folks living near the ferry, and
some folks who are housing ready could that is better. off leash. move to these homes. there are huge parking lots
that are more sheltered all
over the base