Annual Update on the City’s
Five-Year (2022-2027)
Homelessness Plan
City Council
April 9, 2024
COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT
Homeless Plan 2022-2027
Six Core Strategies:
1. Capacity Building
2.Advocacy
3.Access, Outreach & Engagement
4.Shelter & Housing Accessibility
5.Health and Stabilization
6.Homelessness Prevention
2 Core Metric
The City of Burbank is committed to reducing the
number of Burbank’s unsheltered homeless* population
identified in the 2022 Los Angeles County Homeless
County by 50% before the end of Fiscal Year 2027-28.
Unsheltered Population:
• 2022: 188
• 2023: 181
3 *The Homeless Point in Time Count identifies both sheltered and unsheltered. The metric only relates to the unsheltered population
Assistance 2023
• Total Housed, rehabilitated, and/or returned to
loved ones: 80
• Home Again Los Angeles: 40
• StreetPlus: 10
• Emergency Housing Vouchers: 30
4 Action Goal 2023
Metric
2023
Outcomes
1.1 Increase Partnerships 10 New
Partners
15 New
Partners
1.2 Establish a Homeless
Advisory Committee 9 Members
Report to
City Council
mid-2024
1.3 Increase Data Input by
Expanding the Use of
Homeless Management
Information Systems
5 New
Users 11 New Users
Capacity Building
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Homeless Advisory Committee
• Recommend Strategies and Solutions
• Provide Guidance on Policies and Programs
• Strive to Increase Collaboration
• Increase Education and Awareness within the Community • Create Community Engagement
• Advocate for Homeless Legislation and Funding
• Committee Members : Public, Lived Experience, Partnered Institutions
• Scheduled for Council Consideration in May 2024
• Requesting City Council Liaison in May 2024
Action Goal 2023
Metric
2023
Outcomes
2.1 Advocate for Funding
and Increased Services
on a Regional, State, and
Federal Level, Along With
Making Changes in the
Laws and Public Policy
Requests for
Support - 6
Requests for
Support - 7
2.2 Participate in Meetings at
the Regional Level
20 Meetings 14 Meetings
Advocacy
7 8
Program Highlight
HOME Investment Partnership: American Rescue Plan
• $1.8M
• Burbank Housing Corporation Project Proposal:
• Coming to Council in Summer
• Will consist of 60 Units
Measure H Funds
• $373,536
• Homeless Flex Local Solutions Fund, StreetPlus HSL
& Hotel Voucher
• FY 2024-25: $325,237
Action Goal 2023 Metric 2023
Outcomes
3.1 Maintain and Expand Outreach and
Engagement
240 Engagements 381 Engagements
3.2 Creation of the Dynamic Community
Program
5 Members In Progress
3.3 Expand Services Offered at the SAFE
Homeless Storage Site
120 participants Shower
Participants: 540
Storage and
Baggage Visits:
948
3.4 Increase Homeless Reporting
Capabilities via 311App
75 Homeless
Service Requests
312 Service
Requests
Received
Access, Outreach & Engagement
9 10
Program Highlight
Homeless Program Complexities
• Monitoring 15 Different Funding Sources
• Overseeing 17 Homeless Programs
• Developing Two Large Construction Projects
• Managing 11 CDBG Programs
11 Program Highlight
Homeless Outreach Coordinator
• Two New Positions Approved by Council FY 24 -25
• Sinai Gonzalez – Administrative Analyst I
• Marlin Galvez – Administrative Analyst II
• Homeless Outreach Coordinator
• StreetPlus
Action Goal 2023 Metric 2023 Outcomes
4.1 Number of Interim Housing Beds
in Burbank
50 Beds In Progress
4.2 Number of People Assisted
Through the Rapid Rehousing
Program
40 Persons /
Families
40 Persons / Families
4.3 Motel Voucher Program for
Families (# of placements)
25 Families 3 Families
Note: Program started in November 2023
4.4 New Housing Vouchers for
Homeless (# of turnovers)
4 EHV program ended in September
2023. Regulations do not allow a re-
issuance of a voucher.
Note: If a voucher is terminated, it is not
reissued. Homeless may still use Section 8
programs.
4.5 Create a Safe Parking Program
for Homeless Vehicle Dwellers
25 Spaces In Progress
4.6 Housing Stabilization and
Aftercare for Voucher Holders
20 People 17 People Served
Shelter & Housing Accessibility
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Program Highlights
Homeless Solution Center &
Housing Navigation
Homeless Solution Center
• Tiny Home Transitional Housing
• Safe Parking
• City Council Meeting April 2024
Housing Navigation for EHV and PSH Vouchers
After Care for EHV holders
Action Goal 2023
Metric
2023
Outcomes
5.1 Hiring an Additional MHET Team Member 1 FTE Funded and Actively Recruiting
5.2 Number of Appointments/ Assessments
Conducted With the Homeless
25 Persons 102 Persons
5.3 Partner With Mental Health, Substance Abuse
and Physical Health Providers to Deliver On-
Site Services (i.e., shelter facility)
In Progress
5.4 Creation of Treatment and Education
Programs for Substance-Use Disorder
2 Programs 2 Programs – Opioid
Education /
Counselling and
Treatment
5.5 Mental Health Services to Homeless Persons
With a Housing Voucher
20 Households 20 Households
Health and Stabilization
14 15
Program Highlight
Opioid Settlement Funding
• $100,000 each year; 20 years
• Education for students and parents:
Boys & Girls Club
• Counseling and Treatment: FSA
Action Goal 2023
Metric
2023
Outcomes
6.1 Provide Personal Navigational
Assistance by the Library Social Worker
140 810
6.2 Establish a Lead Agency to Support
High Risk Populations
1 Agency 1 Agency
6.3 Support Problem-Solving Techniques
and One-Time Financial Assistance
10 Households
New program –
will be reported
on in the 2nd
year (2025)
6.4 Provide Educational and
Tenant/Landlord Mediations
200 Assisted 223 Assisted
6.5 Create Financial Stabilization and
Literacy Programs (i.e., Lifting People
Up)
80 Residents 878 Residents
Capacity Building
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Program Highlight
2244 N. Buena Vista
Previously Boys and Girls Club
• Lease to HALA
• Asking Council to approve a Sole Source Contract
For Architectural And Engineering – April 23, 2024
• Exclusive Negotiation Agreement – April 23, 2024
18 Contact
Simone McFarland, Assistant Director
Community Development Department
[email protected]
818-238-5202