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Housing & Homelessness Committee Monthly Report
April 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 Type April 2024 2024 Housing Summary
Single Family Residence (SFR) 103 457
Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) 8 20
Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit (JADU) 0 1
SFR + ADU 7 26
SFR + JADU 1 8
SFR + ADU + JADU 1 0
Duplexes 0 68 (136 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 120 512
Total MFR 0 136
Total Dwelling Units 120 648
The City contracts with Habitat for Humanity and Staples Energy for the Home Repair and Weatherization Program. This program helps qualified homeowners receive home repair and weatherization improvements.
April 2024
Contractor Under Construction Monthly Completed 2024 Summary Habitat for Humanity 5 4 7
Staples Energy 4 3 5
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HOMELESSNESS
The City of Bakersfield contracts with Flood Ministries for street outreach services to unsheltered individuals.
April Report
Contacts with Homeless Individuals Weekly Average
Contacts with homeless individuals in the field 223
Unique Contacts with homeless individuals in the field 181 Service Acceptance and Resistance Monthly Total
Shelter Referrals 592
Referred individuals who accepted shelter 265
Referred individuals who refused shelter 327
Percentage of individuals refusing service 55%
Turn-Aways Weekly Average
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) 76 BLNC turn-aways due to lack of dorm capacity 67
Male 36
Female 22
Couple (# of individuals) 8
BLNC turn-aways due to lack of pet capacity 9
Male 3
Female 3
Couple (# of individuals) 3
Transportation to Homeless Shelters Monthly Total
Total Transported 93
Transported to Brundage Lane Navigation Center 63
Transported to Open Door Network 6
Transported to The Mission 24
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.
April Report April Total Calendar YTD Max. Capacity % Filled Newly Hired Employees 0 10 -- --
Current Employees 94 -- 60 157%
Male 31 -- -- --
Female 63 -- -- --
Program Participants Placed in
Permanent Jobs 2 5 -- --
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68 247
192
168
141
29 0
50 100
150
200
250
300
1-7 Days 8-30 Days 31-90 Days 91-180 Days 181-365 Days >365 Days Shelter Stays Fiscal Year to Date
Average Length of Stay
Mercy House Average Length of Stay
Fiscal Year-to-Date
The City of Bakersfield contracts with Mercy House to operate all aspects of the City’s Brundage Lane Navigation Center (BLNC).
April Report Weekly
Average
Maximum
Capacity
% of Capacity
Filled Weekly
City’s Brundage Lane Navigation Center beds filled 244 249* 98% Male 107 109 98%
Female 88 90 98%
Couple (# of individuals) 49 50 98%
Permanent Housing Placements Monthly Total To Date
Number of Placements 5 359
* 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.
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March 2024
Source Number of Calls Percent
CAD 746 95%
Internal 33 4%
Council 7 1%
Multiple Sources 2 0%
Total 788 100%
Call Sources Over Time
Month CAD Internal Council Multiple
December 2023 654 16 13 -
January 2024 569 11 2 7
February 2024 765 22 11 2
March 2024 714 12 11 15
COMMUNITY VITALITY
Call Sources___________________
CAD
95%
Internal
4%
Council
1%
Multiple
Sources
0%
654
569
765
714
16 11 22 1213 2 11 117 2 15
0 100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
Dec-23 Jan-24 Feb-24 Mar-24
Number of Calls
Month
Call Sources Over Time
CAD Internal Council Multiple
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Call Types and Team Response
April 2024
Encampment Lewd
Conduct Loitering Transient Trash Trespassing Total %
Code 20 - 2 11 - 8 41 4%
Flood 41 - 18 104 - 2 165 15%
Impact 180 1 326 155 - 57 719 66%
RRT 9 - - - 2 - 11 1%
Multiple 46 - 17 76 - 10 149 14%
Total 296 1 363 346 2 77 936 100%
% 27% 0% 33% 32% 0% 7% 100%
20 2 11 8
41 18
104
2 180
1 326
155
57 9 2
46 17
76 10
0 50
100
150
200
250
300
350
Encampment Lewd
Conduct
Loitering Transient Trash Trespassing
Number of Calls
April 2024
Code Flood Impact RRT Multiple