CA Review CKM
Meeting Date: March 12, 2024
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Scott Chadwick, City Manager
Staff Contact: Mandy Mills, Housing & Homeless Services Director [email protected], 442-339-2907
Mickey Williams, Chief of Police
[email protected], 442-339-2130
Subject: Update on Affirmed Housing’s Windsor Pointe Affordable Housing Project and Potential Actions to Address Concerns
District: 1
Reco
mmended Action
Receive an update on the city’s efforts to address concerns about Affirmed Housing’s Windsor Pointe Affordable Housing Project and direct designees to work with appropriate entities to resolve concerns.
Executive Summary
Windsor Pointe is a 50-unit affordable housing project with half of the units offering a priority for lower-income military veterans and their families, including homeless veterans, and the other half serving people with severe mental illness who are experiencing homelessness. It has been in operation almost two years. Concerns have been raised about the project, principally regarding safety in the neighborhood. This report provides an overview of the project, community concerns and what has been accomplished to date to address those concerns.
Staff are also presenting some options to further address project-related concerns for the City Council’s consideration. The City Council is being asked to provide direction on recommended actions and authorize the Mayor, the City Council Legislative Subcommittee, and the City Manager to affirmatively pursue and implement recommendations to address concerns related to Windsor Pointe.
Explanation & Analysis
Background
In 2017 and 2020, the City Council approved a financing package for acquiring the land and constructing the Windsor Pointe affordable housing project. Exhibit 1 details the project’s background and history.
The project, developed by Affirmed Housing, contains 50 units, including two manager units, located on two non-contiguous sites in the Barrio neighborhood, at 965 Oak Ave. and 3606 March 12, 2024
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Harding St. Twenty-four of the units provide affordable housing for low-income households with a veteran and/or local affiliation preference. Another 24 units provide permanent supportive housing for homeless individuals with a severe mental illness diagnosis.
Understanding cal ls for service data
The Police Department has had a significant number of calls for service related to Windsor Pointe since its opening in spring 2022. City staff reviewed the department’s calls for service related to Windsor Pointe since it opened and found:
• 14.5% of residents (seven of 48) account for over half the calls for service (53%, or 401). • 44% of the calls for service related to individuals requesting mental health support or a welfare check. Of these, 3.6% required a referral to mandatory mental health evaluation, meaning most did not rise to that level of need. • 2.5% of the calls for service resulted in arrests, and 42% of the people who were arrested (eight out of 19) were guests, not residents, of Windsor Pointe. • 2.7% of calls related to domestic violence, including several involving the same units. Of the 21 calls, six resulted in an arrest.
• There have been four drug-related arrests.
There have been 762 calls for service total, which includes calls from Windsor Pointe residents, neighbors, proactive police patrols, follow-up visits and 911 hang-ups.
Calls for service
Welfare
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44% Mental health
related
Over half the calls from 7 units
Nearly a third from 1 unit (all mental health related)
2.5% ~fall calls resulted
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A significant number of Police Department calls for service to the property have been related to the welfare of residents, rather than calls related to criminal activity. There are a few residents who regularly call 911 for assistance regarding their own mental state. Approximately 44% (335) of the calls for service to Windsor Pointe have been related to a mental health call or welfare check. Out of those 335 mental health related calls for service, only 12 (3.6%) resulted in a detention under California Welfare and Institutions Code Section 51501 for mental health evaluation and treatment. This indicates there is an opportunity to prevent many of these calls for service by diverting them to onsite services or other behavioral health resources.
The city has a memorandum of understanding with the County of San Diego’s Mobile Crisis Response Team. This team offers support to people experiencing a behavioral health crisis as an alternative to a law enforcement response and the Police Department uses the team as appropriate under the terms of the memorandum. The team responded to about 4.5% (15) of the mental health related calls for service at Windsor Pointe. City staff will continue to request more onsite and remote behavioral health services from the County of San Diego to address the particular needs of Windsor Pointe’s residents.
Domestic violence
The Police Department has documented 21 domestic violence incidents at Windsor Pointe, with six resulting in an arrest. Many of these incidents involve repeat calls to the same residences.
Drugs
There have been four drug-related arrests at Windsor Pointe since the opening of the project.
There have also been two drug sales investigations at Windsor Pointe, resulting in two warrant- authorized searches of two units.
Residents and visitors
About 42% of the suspects arrested (eight out of 19) at Windsor Pointe were guests, not residents. Residents are allowed to have guests in accordance with Windsor Pointe’s guest policy and are responsible for their guests adhering to Windsor Pointe’s rules. When a resident’s guest violates a rule, the resident is counseled that violations could lead to eviction.
City staff recommend that Windsor Pointe record the names and associated residents for all visitors. City staff anticipate that enhanced visitor monitoring will prevent crimes committed by visitors and help the property management hold residents accountable when their visitors violate Windsor Pointe’s rules.
Collaboration for targeted response
City staff’s review showed that most of the calls for service are related to seven residents at Windsor Pointe. Specifically, 401 of the calls, or 53%, related to 14.5% of the Windsor Pointe residents. City staff are using this data to help identify trends and potential solutions for targeted issues.
These calls are not always related to unlawful or disorderly conduct. They are often related to welfare checks and mental health issues. City staff believe these residents require a higher level
1 Under Welfare and Institutions Code Section 5150, a person may be involuntarily detained for psychiatric evaluation and treatment only if there is probable cause to believe that, as a result of a mental health disorder, the person is a danger to themselves or to others or is gravely disabled.
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of service than they are being provided by the County of San Diego’s contracted service providers.
In cases involving tenants with repeated violations within the apartment community or an egregious violation of the lease, Windsor Pointe’s property manager, ConAm Management Corporation, or ConAm, has initiated eviction proceedings. One of the seven tenants mentioned above had been evicted and two more are in eviction proceedings.
Initial a ctions to address concerns
City staff and community members have raised several concerns about the project. The Chief of Police and the Housing & Homeless Services Director provided written notice to Affirmed Housing of their concerns last September, requesting it make specific security enhancements to address them. (Exhibit 2).
City staff and Affirmed Housing have been actively working to address the concerns. City staff, Affirmed Housing; ConAm, the property’s manager; and the county’s Behavioral Health and Housing & Community Development departments have worked collaboratively to make the following changes to the project’s operations:
• Onsite security increased: Onsite security has been increased from three onsite rounds per night to one guard who will remain onsite – splitting time between the two locations – 12 hours per night, creating a visible presence at both project sites. • Video surveillance increased: Remote video surveillance has been increased from 12 hours Monday through Friday and 24 hours on weekends to 24 hours every day. • Onsite supportive services increased: The County of San Diego has authorized an increase in onsite supportive services from 1.5 hours one day per week to four hours a day for five days per week.
• Adequate client-based care: The County of San Diego has referred specialized care to residents with higher needs.
• Reducing the need for 911 response:
o Onsite staff are providing weekly reminders to residents about mental health crisis management services that can be accessed without calling 911. o Property management will follow a protocol to divert low-level issues, such as noise complaints and banned guests, to onsite personnel, reducing the need for the Police Department to be called to the property.
• Lease violators held accountable: The property owner and property management have taken appropriate actions within their legal rights to address residents who violate lease terms.
• Active, ongoing collaboration: The city has set up a series of regular meetings to actively monitor and address issues:
o The Police Department meets weekly with property management staff to identify any recent issues that need to be addressed.
o City staff meet monthly with service providers to identify concerns and help identify solutions.
o The Police Department, Housing & Homeless Services, Affirmed Housing and property management meet monthly to check progress and identify next steps in addressing concerns.
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o Property management and the Police Department are working to establish a line of communication between affected neighbors and onsite management.
Additional a ctions to consider
Affirmed Housing, ConAm, the County of San Diego and its service providers have been responsive in making several immediate changes that will help address concerns. Staff have identified several additional actions that would allow Windsor Pointe to better serve the needs of its residents while being a good neighbor to the surrounding community.
1. Further strengthen onsite security
City staff believe additional onsite security is important to deter, identify and address unlawful onsite activity.
Recommended actions:
A) Working with the City Council’s Legislative Subcomittee, develop and implement a strategy to effectively advocate for the County of San Diego to release operating subsidy reserve funding for this project to cover the cost of additional onsite security at both locations.
B) Urge the property managers to amend the guest policy to require visitors to sign in and sign out.
C) Collaborate with the property manager to strengthen the protocol to divert low-level issues to onsite personnel.
2. Ensure adequate client-based services are provided
A critical component for persons to live successfully in permanent supportive housing is making the right level of client-based services available. When the County of San Diego committed funding from the No Place Like Home program2 funding and companion supportive services for the residents with severe mental illness, the residents were expected to receive client-centered “wrap-around” services that comprehensively addressed their needs with a “do-whatever-it- takes” approach.
The County of San Diego contract for services for Windsor Pointe uses a tenant peer support services program to provide housing navigation and tenant support services. The increase of onsite services from one day per week to five days per week noted above is expected to help with the needs of many of the residents. However, the tenant peer support services level of service is not sufficient for some residents with more acute mental illness.
The issue is that there is a range of levels of service needed, depending on the severity of a person’s mental illness. The county-contracted services initially offered to residents of Windsor Pointe provide a lower level of case management services and residents are only referred to more intensive services as they are determined necessary. The Windsor Pointe residents who need mental health services would be better served if they were started off with a higher level
2 California’s No Place Like Home Program funds the development of permanent supportive housing for people who are in need of mental health services and are experiencing homelessness, chronic homelessness or who are at risk of chronic homelessness.
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of service (either what is known as full-service partnership assertive community treatment or strength-based case management) with the option to be shifted to a lower level, if appropriate.
Starting with a lower level of service has proved to be inadequate for some residents and has been a reason for a significant amount of the mental health calls to police from Windsor Pointe.
Recommended actions:
A) Develop and implement a plan within 45 days to urge the County of San Diego to allow new Windsor Pointe residents housed under the No Place Like Home funding to start with a higher level of service with the option to move to a lower level if appropriate, rather than starting with minimal services and adding as needed.
B) Working with the city’s Director of Intergovernmental Affairs and the city’s contracted lobbyists, develop and implement a legislative advocacy strategy within 60 days to effectively lobby for supportive housing to be fully funded at the state and federal levels to provide adequate levels of service.
3. Pursue veteran and Carlsbad priority
When the City Council approved funding for this project, it included a provision to provide a veteran preference and a local preference as allowed by law. For the No Place Like Home- funded units, the State of California stated that a local preference may only be approved after consultation with the state Housing and Community Development Department regarding lawful application consistent with federal and state fair housing laws and other applicable laws.
Additionally, veterans have not been approved for No Place Like Home-units because veteran benefits often exceed the income limit allowed for these units or other factors.
Recommended actions:
A) Examine participating in a regional fair housing legal analysis to determine if implementation of a local, or subregional (i.e. North County), priority would be consistent with federal and state fair housing laws and other applicable laws.
B) Working with the city’s Director of Intergovernmental Affairs and Legislative Subcommittee, advocate to the Regional Task Force on Homelessness and the region’s Continuum of Care Board of Directors to make policy changes that could provide a subregional priority in the Coordinated Entry System referral process in certain situations, such as when cities provide a significant financial investment for a housing development.
C) Working with the city’s Director of Intergovernmental Affairs and Legislative Subcommittee, develop and implement a strategy for the state and federal governments to allow veteran benefits to exceed maximum income limits for permanent supportive housing units to remove barriers to ending veteran homelessness.
Fiscal An
alysis
There is no fiscal impact from receiving this report and no funding is being requested.
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Next Steps
City staff will pursue the implementation of the identified action items. The Police Department and Housing & Homeless Services will continue to track and monitor statistics and trends that affect Windsor Pointe and the surrounding neighborhood. City staff will continue to work closely with Windsor Pointe to identify solutions to address issues.
Environmental E valuation
This action does not require environmental review because it does not constitute a project within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act under Public Resources Code Section 21065 in that it has no potential to cause either a direct physical change in the environment or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment.
Exhibits
1. Windsor Pointe background
2. Letters to Affirmed Housing regarding security concerns
3. Community correspondence regarding Windsor Pointe
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Exhibit 1
Windsor Pointe
Project background and history
Project hi story
2016 - Applications filed
Affirmed Housing submitted applications for the construction of a 100% affordable housing project on two noncontiguous sites: 24 units at 965 Oak Ave. and 26 units at 3606 Harding St.
The proposed units in both project sites were intended for very low and extremely low- income veterans and their families.
Jan. 18, 2017 - Project approved by Planning Commission The Planning Commission unanimously approved the site development permit, approving Planning Commission Resolution Nos. 7222 and 7223. (There were no conditions that project require veterans only because this land use decision would not have changed based on the project’s target population.)
Feb. 14, 2017 - Housing Trust Fund funding approved
The City Council approved by a vote of 3/1/1 (M. Packard – No; M. Schumacher – Absent) a commitment of $4.25 million from the Housing Trust Fund to Affirmed Housing in City Council Resolution No. 2017-030 to assist with project financing to construct 50 affordable apartment homes for homeless and/or lower income military veterans and their families. The estimated total cost of the project at the time was $21.4 million, with Affirmed Housing to seek additional funding from other sources.
2017 – 2018 - Developer sought funding sources
Affirmed Housing applied for various other funding sources for the project but was not successful due to the competitive nature of funding for affordable housing.
August 2019 - No Place Like Home funding secured
Affirmed Housing received a conditional commitment from the County Health and Human Services Agency of $10.14 million in funding from the No Place Like Home program. This funding required that 24 of the project's units be set aside for residents experiencing severe mental illness. The program provides for mental health services to the No Place Like Home residents through services contracted by the County of San Diego.
Jan. 28, 2020 - Additional city funding approved
The Carlsbad City Council unanimously approved a request for an additional $4.043 million in city funding, for a combined total financing package of $8,293,392 in the form of a combination of land purchase/lease back and residual receipts loan, for the construction of 50 affordable apartment units via City Council Resolution No. 2020-032. Half of the units would offer a priority for lower income military veterans and their families, including homeless veterans, and the other half would serve people experiencing homelessness with severe mental illness.
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April 21, 2020 – City Council presentation regarding Affirmed Housing’s Windsor Pointe Affordable Housing Project and the San Diego County No Place Like Home Program The Carlsbad City Council received informational presentations from Affirmed Housing on the company’s Windsor Pointe homeless and veterans affordable housing development and from the Corporation for Supportive Housing on the county’s No Place Like Home Program. A motion was made by Council Member Schumacher to place on a future agenda of the City Council the authorizing Resolution No. 2017-030 for the initial $4.25 million dollars for discussion with action as necessary. The motion failed due to lack of a second.
Project financing
The total development cost of the project was approximately $28 million. Windsor Pointe was financed through a variety of sources. Over 46%, $13,071,618 came from tax credit equity to the project. The City of Carlsbad, through a combination of Community Development Block Grant funds and Housing Trust Fund, contributed a total $8,293,392. The City of Carlsbad purchased the land for the project and the balance of the financial assistance is in the form of a residual receipts loan secured by a note and deed of trust. The County of San Diego provided $6,523,626 in No Place Like Home funds towards development costs and another $6,523,626 in No Place Like Home funds toward cover operating subsidies over a twenty-year period. Operating subsidies are often necessary in permanent supportive housing because the rental revenue based on the income levels can be insufficient to cover operating costs.
Income and r
ent
The project provides affordable housing to households at income levels between 25%-60% of median income levels. The affordable rent levels, including a utility allowance, are based on 30% of the respective income level.
Why these locations
The sites were selected and purchased by Affirmed Housing based on land availability and zoning.
The City of Carlsbad did not select the sites. Under California state law and the City of Carlsbad zoning ordinance, supportive housing that assists groups like veterans and disabled persons is a residential use, and not a business or commercial use. Such housing must be treated the same way as any housing under the city's land-use and zoning rules. Moreover, state and federal fair housing laws prohibit discrimination based on disability.
Who the project serves and how residents are selected
To the extent consistent with applicable law, Affirmed Housing gives preference to veterans and Carlsbad residents and workers for the apartment units not assisted with No Place Like Home funding. The selection of tenants for 24 of the 48 units at Windsor Pointe prioritize eligible veterans and/or local affiliation. Carlsbad residents and veterans do receive priority order on the waiting list for these 24 units. This is a preference, and gives priority order for tenant selection, but there is no specific requirement that each occupant be a veteran and/or from Carlsbad. The property management company manages the waiting list and eligibility screening for these units.
The priority order for these units is:
1. Carlsbad veterans
2. Other veterans
3. Carlsbad residents
4. Other qualified households
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Of these 24 units, half (12) were originally leased to veterans. There were 11 additional veterans who applied to the waitlist, but either canceled their application or were denied for various reasons.
Here is a summary of those initial tenant demographics:
• Veterans: 12 (three Carlsbad veterans and nine other veterans) • Carlsbad Residents: six (the three Carlsbad veterans noted above plus three other Carlsbad residents)
The other half of the apartments are designated for No Place Like Home-eligible applicants. These are adults with serious mental illness, children with severe emotional disorders and their families and people who require or are at risk of requiring acute psychiatric inpatient care, residential treatment, or outpatient crisis intervention because of a mental disorder with symptoms of psychosis, suicidality or violence and who are homeless, chronically homeless, or at risk of chronic homelessness. Candidates awaiting permanent housing referrals through the regional Coordinate Entry System are identified by the Regional Task Force on Homelessness. The County of San Diego then verifies referrals meet the No Place Like Home guidelines through the County of San Diego’s database for behavioral health services.
The city had expressed its desire to provide preference to local residents, to the extent consistent with applicable law. However, because the state has not determined this preference complies with fair housing laws, this preference is not currently being applied to the units covered by the No Place Like Home guidelines.
There is, nonetheless, a preference offered for veterans. Because there have been a number of resources provided for ending veteran homelessness, most veterans in San Diego county waiting for housing through the Coordinated Entry System are referred to units that require a veteran status. There have been a few referrals with a veteran status, but none have ended up living in the No Place Like Home units.
How are residents screened f
or tenancy
A criminal background check is conducted for all applicants by property management. To ensure compliance with housing laws, the property management company uses a third-party vendor to perform tenant background screening. Applicants with past convictions may still be eligible depending on the time and severity of their conviction and will be offered an individualized assessment of their background.
• No registered sex offenders. Sex-related felony convictions would trigger a denial in a criminal background finding. In compliance with fair housing laws, individuals with sex- related felony convictions within fifteen years would be allowed to file an appeal and receive an individualized assessment of their background to be considered. Lifetime registered sex offenders are not eligible for residency and will not receive an assessment. • No one with a conviction of manufacturing or producing methamphetamines. • Residents will be screened for any convictions of violent criminal history or drug-related crimes within the previous five years.
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What level of security is provided
Windsor Pointe currently has a contract for one private security guard between the two locations onsite after business hours (6 p.m. to 6 a.m.). The properties have security camera systems with offsite monitoring 24 hours a day/seven days a week. During the weekdays, Windsor Pointe has onsite staff including trained health professionals and a property manager who work together to prevent loitering around the building, ensure the safety of residents and respond to community concerns. A property manager lives onsite at each property.
What s
upportive services are provided
Supportive services provided by County of San Diego Behavioral Health Services are contracted through Alpha Project to administer Tenant Peer Support Services. Tenant Peer Support Services serves No Place Like Home tenants and is onsite Monday to Friday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The services provided by Tenant Peer Support Services are centered on housing supports for persons with behavioral health conditions who are connected to or will be connected to community services based on need. Ongoing care coordination is monitored in regularly scheduled “crosswalk” meetings which bring together developers, property management, service providers, and Behavioral Health Services staff to address problems as they arise with the aim to increase housing retention.
Affirmed Housing also contracts with Interfaith Community Services, or Interfaith, to provide case management services to all residents. Interfaith is onsite Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Case management supports basic needs, physical and mental health, socialization needs, and employment. The case manager coordinates care by beginning with housing stability planning and maintenance. Strength-based supportive services provide ongoing interventions that focus on resolving problems through psycho-social rehabilitation and resource management.
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Exhibit 2
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September 5, 2023
VIA E-MAIL [email protected]
AND U.S. FIRST CLASS MAIL
Heather Averick
Director of Supportive Housing
Affirmed Housing
13520 Evening Creek Drive North, Ste. 160
San Diego CA 92128
Dear Ms. Averick,
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Carlsbad
I am writing on behalf of the Carlsbad Police Department regarding the Windsor Pointe facilities located at 965 Oak Ave., and 3606/3618 Harding St., Carlsbad, California. This letter is intended to provide information regarding the ongoing criminal activity and safety concerns occurring at the Windsor Pointe facilities, along with a specific request for additional assistance and resources. The requested assistance and resources are intended to help prevent the facilities from continuing to be used for disorderly and unlawful purposes and to enhance the safety of residents, visitors, and the Carlsbad community.
Since the Windsor Point facilities opened in 2022, the Carlsbad Police Department has expended a significant amount of public resources responding to calls for service at Windsor Pointe facilities. These calls for service and associated investigations have been related to the actions of both residents and visitors of the facilities . To give you an idea of the frequency and severity of cases related to Windsor Pointe, I have provided a partial list of police activity related to Windsor Pointe facilities since January 1, 2023.
Windsor Pointe (965 Oak Avenue and 3606/3618 Harding Street, Carlsbad):
• January 7; Officers investigated a reported residential burglary by an unknown suspect.
A resident reported that their apartment had been burglarized. CPD case 23-00142. • January 18; Officer s arrested a non-resident for attempted murder where a resident and a non-resident companion were attacked by the known suspect at the facility. CPD case 23-00367.
Police Department
Police Administration 2560 Orion Way I Carlsbad, CA 92010 I 760-931-2100 I www .carlsbadca.gov March 12, 2024
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Heather A verick
Director of Supporting Housing
Affirmed Housing
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• January 23; Offic ers investi gat ed a report ed violation of restrainin g ord er by the attempted murd er suspect listed above, wh ere th e non -resident suspect was seen jumpin g the fence into th e facility. CPD case 23-00481. • February 1; Officers investigated a reported restraining order violation by the same attempted murder suspect listed above. CPD case 23-00692 . • February 18; Officers investigated a vandalism following an argument between residents. CPD case 23-01109.
• February 24; Officers investi gated suspicious circumstances involving two persons in the parkin g lot of the facility. Officers arrested one subject for narcotic s related offenses.
Both subjects contacted during the investigation were not residents of the facility . CPD case 23-01241.
• March 2; Officers investigated a report of a restraining order violation involving a dom estic disput e betwe en residents. Ultimately officers served one resident with a restraining ord er. CPD case 23-01401.
• M arch 12; Officers invest igated a repo rt of child abuse at t he facility. A non-resident of the facility repo rted he suspected a child was being abused at the facility by two facility residents. CPD case 23-01612 .
• April 18; Office rs investigated a theft from a residence where the suspect was believed to be a visitor. CPD case 23-02405.
• M ay 9; Officers arrested a reside nt fo r domestic viole nce involving another resident, tha t occurred at the faci lity. CPD case 23-02857 .
• M ay 14; Officers arrested a resident for a battery causing serious bodi ly injury t hat occurred at the facility. The resident stated that God told him to commit the assault.
The victim was not a resident and did not know the suspect. CPD case 23-02973. • July 13; Officers arrested a non- resident after a resident called the pol ice and reported that the non-resident, who had been invited into the facility, was heavily intoxicated and refused to leave. CPD case 23-04346 .
• July 17; Office rs arrest ed a non- resident, who had been invited into t he facility, after receiving a report of t hat a child had been sexually abused at the facility. CPD case 23- 04429 .
• July 20; Officers investigated a report of a fight at the facility and ultimately arrested a non-resident for narcotics violations and an outstanding arrest warrant. CPD case 23- 04514.
• July 21; Officer s investi gated a vandalism where a resident was recorded on security camera breakin g a window with a rock. CPD case 23-04522 . • July 28; Officer s investi gated a dome stic violence battery that occurred at the facility.
CPD case 23-04689.
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Heather A verick
Director of Supporting Housing
Affirmed Housing
• August 3; Officers served a search warrant at a residence in fu rt herance of a drug sales investi gatio~ resultin g in th e arr est of a resident. CPD case 23-04826. • August 3; Officer s served a second search warrant at a different residence within the facility in furtherance of a drug sales investigation . CPD case 23-04827. • August 4; Officers arrested a subject for two dome stic violence incid ents that had occurred at the facility involving cohabitating residents. CPD cases 23-04689 and 23- 04851.
It should be noted that thi s is NOT a list of all police related calls for service at the respective facilities . In fact, there are many additional calls for service at the facilities. The above list of criminal investigations is only a snapshot of the police activity that has occurred since January 1, 2023.
REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE
As a result of the significant disorderly and unlawful conduct which has occurred and is still ongoing at the Windsor Pointe facilities, I respectfully request the following security measures at both the Oak Avenue and Harding Street facilities to prevent unlawful entry and promote a safe, crime-free, and drug-free living environment.
1. Uniformed security, on-site at both locations, 24-hou rs a day, 7-days a week.
2. P olicy change requir ing all visito rs to check-in and check-out of the facility, to include recording identification and vehicle information of visitors . (Uniformed security could be used to maintain the visitor log information.)
3. Maintain operational surveillance cameras covering all exterior locations of the facilities and parking areas.
4. Provide law enforcement 24/7 access to surveillance camera recordings through on-site personnel t rained to access and review the surveillance recordings . (Uniformed security could be used fo r t his funct ion.)
5. Proactively engage the Police Department in a Neighborhood Watch Program.
These security enhancements are intended to improve the safety for Windsor Pointe residents, visitors, surrounding community members, and officers who respond to the facilities for calls for service. Additionally, these recommended security improvements will enhance police responses to the facilities because on-site security personnel will be able to help responding officers access the facility.
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Heather A verick
Director of Supporting Housing
Affirmed Housing
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I would appreciate a written response to this letter within two weeks and would be happy to engage in conversation regarding implementation of these security enhancements.
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City of Carlsbad
Chief of Police
cc: Mandy Mills, Director
Housing & Homeless Servvice
Housing & Homeless Services
1200 Carlsbad Village Dr. Carlsbad, CA 92008 442-339-2810 t | [email protected]
Sept. 6, 2023
Heather Averick, Director of Supportive Housing
Affirmed Housing
13520 Evening Creek Dr N, Suite 160
San Diego, CA 92128
[email protected]
Dear Ms. Averick,
As we have discussed in the past, the City of Carlsbad is concerned about criminal activity and safety issues at Windsor Pointe. The Carlsbad Police Department sent a letter on Sept. 5, 2023, with similar concerns, along with a specific request for additional assistance and resources to enhance safety for residents, visitors, and the Carlsbad community. I hope the crime-related information provided by the Police Department was helpful in better understanding the scope of some of the issues. Since some of the Police activity may be at night, property management may be unaware of the magnitude of problems at the properties. We are working on obtaining ongoing information from the Police Department regarding the criminal activity at the properties so that we can better understand if there are patterns with particular residents and/or their guests.
We’d like to work with you, and any partners you’d like included, to identify and develop some changes with property maintenance and operations to address the concerns. The City of Carlsbad offers third party review and consultation by Iain De Jong of OrgCode Consulting who has international expertise in supportive housing if that would be helpful. Here are some initial staff recommendations:
1. Provide on-site security at both locations, 7-days a week. At the most recent monthly coordination meeting it was mentioned that the project will be discontinuing on-site security and moving toward courtesy patrol. Given the level of criminal activity in recent months with on-site security, it does not make sense to lower the amount of security.
We continue to press for more on-site security.
2. Create a visitor’s policy that requires check in/out, tenant escort while in building, and prohibits non-compliant guests and visitors who present a risk to the safety and well- being of residents and staff from entering the building at any time. There are examples of best practices of visitors’ policies for permanent supportive housing available. Since the project first opened, some of the serious criminal activity was committed by visitors.
A strong policy should be in place to either deter some of the activity, or at least have record of who was on site.
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Ms. Averick
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3. Put measures in place to ensure staff is on site 24 hours a day and are accessible to provide assistance in after-hours emergencies.
4. Work with the Regional Task Force on Homelessness (RTFH) and the County of San Diego to discuss concerns about how people in the Coordinated Entry System (CES) are verified with regards to their diagnosis of a serious mental illness. Currently all referrals are coming from CES with the Cerner database as the verification of mental illness, but it is our understanding that people are not required to be a client or have a history of interactions with the County Behavioral Health Department or a recipient of mental health or other services in order to qualify for a No Place Like Home (NPLH) assisted unit.
5. Ensure all service providers maintain fidelity to the core principles of the housing first intervention including providing individualized service plans that match the needs of each person, a recovery-oriented service philosophy, and a focus on social and community integration. Additionally, ensure that all staff have been trained in providing an evidence-based case management model such as Recovery-Oriented Intensive Case Management, Critical Time Intervention, or Assertive Community Treatment.
6. Meet with Carlsbad Police at least quarterly to discuss concerns.
These recommendations are intended to improve the safety for Windsor Pointe residents, visitors, surrounding community members, and police officers who respond to the facilities for calls for service. We aim for this to be a collaborative, solution-oriented conversation. Our goal is for Windsor Pointe to be a positive example of supportive housing for residents and the community so that more communities will embrace projects in the future.
Sincerely,
Mandy Mills, Director
cc: Casey Gale, CONAM Management Corporation
March 12, 2024
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From: [email protected]
To: Council Internet Email
Subject: Windsor Pointe
Date: Tuesday, March 5, 2024 9:29:31 AM
My name is Armen Kurdian, and I am a resident of Vista.
Look at organizations like Solutions for Change, which have a 9% recidivism rate 1 year after graduation. Look at the organization Refuge for Women which had tremendous success in rehabilitating women who had been trafficked or victims of sexual violence or abuse, which had to close down because of a lack of funding.
Look at other organizations that don’t receive federal or state funding because they don’t follow the ‘Housing First’ rules, yet have tremendous success compared to federal/state programs which are for the most part, nothing but churn.
I have seen repeatedly how these publicly funded halfway houses measure all the meals they’ve provided, nights people have stayed, classes provided, but cannot show at the end of the day what they actually accomplished.
Homeowners and tenants living in our neighborhoods have every right to a safe and quite neighborhood.
We as taxpayers have every right to know that our tax dollars, especially in a state which has made everything atrociously expensive are being used and spent wisely. Neither of those things are happening around WP. And if developers have their way, it will happen in more and more locales.
Demand accountability, demand demonstrated performance, and make the state, county, and federal government tell you ‘no’ when funding high barrier shelters, dare them to take money away from things that work.
- Thanx, Armen
“Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself.” ― Milton Friedman
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From: Stacey Baker
To: Council Internet Email
Subject: End the insanity
Date: Tuesday, March 5, 2024 10:46:32 AM
I strongly oppose turning Carlsbad into a homeless, mentally ill crime ridden town. As a 47 year resident of Carlsbad this is not what we want.
The growth and development that is already robbing this city clean of every green space does not need to be made worse with more crime and destruction.
The residents deserve better and for
our City and Village to be preserved and protected.
I do not comply with these attempts to house and manage this homeless issue in Carlsbad Village.
Keep Carlsbad
the quaint and SAFE town we all love.
No more homeless, costly, dangerous housing projects in Carlsbad!!!
Let’s
learn from the Windsor project.
Enough is enough.
Thank you,
Stacey Baker
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From: Paula Yokoyama
To: Council Internet Email
Subject: The Pointe
Date: Tuesday, March 5, 2024 10:55:25 AM
Please close this failed program. Far too many harmful incidents have occurred here. It is not safe or therapeutic. It must be closed asap. Paula Yokoyama, 7941 Grado El Tupelo, Carlsbad 92009.
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From: Denis Jensen
To: Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer
Cc: Keith Blackburn; Council Internet Email; Teri Jacobs; Lara Benusis; Lauren Ladda; Sarah Alegre; Steve Puterski; [email protected]; Larry Posner; [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Windsor Pointe Homeless Facility: City & County Coordination Date: Tuesday, March 5, 2024 11:07:28 AM
Ms. Lawson-Remer,
Thanks again for meeting with us yesterday about the horrible experience our families have had with the Windsor Pointe homeless facility in Carlsbad. I’ve been thinking about our discussion and I met with neighbors and community leaders this morning. We really appreciate you looking into the County-owned facets of the Windsor Pointe problem but everyone is looking for County Supervision leadership as a whole. As a neighbor said, after 762 first responder calls in two years, the City and County comprehensively got us into this mess, they can comprehensively get us out of it.
So, I’m connecting you here with Mayor Blackburn for coordinating both a No Place Like Home and NON-No Place Like Home solution to comprehensively close or move Windsor Pointe. It’s our contention that it’s not just the Seriously Mentally Ill tenants that are problematic for our community. It’s not the shut-in woman Ms. Burkholder described as being afraid of her apartment walls closing in that’s responsible for the methamphetamine drug dealing, attempted murders, child sex abuse, resident drug busts on our streets, the registered sex offenders cruising our blocks, etc. (the list of resident crimes is long, as you know). Our kids deserve better. Again, we’re all for good solutions for remedying the homeless problem, but putting a such a challenged population next to families, an elementary school, two preschools and fields where Carlsbad's kids practice soccer, baseball, softball and football is not a good solution.
As such, any additional facility revisions or promises for Windsor Pointe improvement beyond closing or moving it are unacceptable. Our trust for municipal facility oversight has been broken.The community is aligned on this and we’ve an army of neighbors, parents and soccer moms all eagerly awaiting action. Please show us that your leadership can get results and that you are Carlsbad's right choice for the next election. We know that there are other similar supportive housing projects in the works and I’m sure you don’t want us to have to speak about what a terrible experience we’ve had living next to one and now remedying this one.
Thanks in advance for your help and leadership on this. I’m cc’ing relevant interested parties.
Sincerely,
Denis Jensen
Carlsbad Voter
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From: julie sleight
To: Council Internet Email
Subject: No Place Like Home project and high cost to Carlsbad taxpayers and Carlsbad PD Date: Tuesday, March 5, 2024 12:12:10 PM
Good afternoon Council Members,
We are writing to you as Carlsbad residents for over 14 years in regards to the "No Place Like Home" program in Carlsbad Village.
While we believe the initial intention of Windsor Pointe was to house /assist Carlsbad Veterans in hopes of getting them on their feet and to be productive in our community.
However, this project has failed both those we were trying to help and our community as a whole. There are severely mentally ill seniors and Veterans living here that have brought crime, drug use, fire, and death to the heart of our Carlsbad. This is not only a poor use of taxpayer money, but it is also a nuisance and safety hazard to Carlsbad community residents and those visiting our town.
Carlsbad downtown had a revival
in recent years and has great places to shop, eat, go to the beach etc. It felt safe and like a lovely community. Windsor Pointe has brought in everything you don't want in a town. It has made the area dirtier, unsafe and is over utilizing our community resource including the police and fire department who have been called to this building more than 750 times!!! Please step up and reassess; it seems that mental health services may be a better solution.
In addition,
these types of housing are not the answer for our Carlsbad. Thank you for rectifying and thank you for serving on the council and helping make and keep our Carlsbad a beautiful, safe, and charming community!
Warmly,
Julie and Ryan Sleight
Carlsbad, CA
619-884-9834
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From: Chris Megison
To: Council Internet Email
Subject: Protect and Preserve Carlsbad - Reject Housing First Date: Tuesday, March 5, 2024 1:18:25 PM
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Dear City Councilmembers: I want to thank the Mayor and Councilmembers for your increased scrutiny regarding Winsor Pointe and the update that you will receive at the March 12 city council meeting. As a 32-year subject matter expert on homelessness and someone who has developed, funded and led dozens of initiatives that have helped thousands here in northern San Diego overcome homelessness I implore you to reconsider your support of Housing First.
The reason why Windsor Pointe is a disaster is because of the misguided policy called Housing First, which was instituted in 2013, and became public law through SB1380 in 2016. The promise was that it would end homelessness in 10 years. But as you all can see today here in Carlsbad; homelessness is at the highest number ever recorded. But it’s not just the numbers, it is the suffering within those numbers that is the real disaster. The homeless today experience eight times more death, quadruple the number of overdoses and if you’re a homeless woman you are six times more likely to be sexually assaulted.
Also, something that we see at Solutions for Change that is underreported are the terrible impacts on children. Child trafficking especially. Also not talked about is the huge increase in child welfare services (CWS) interventions.
Housing First is a disaster. Like the tenement housing experiment instituted in the 60/70’s, I believe it will go down in history as one of the worst public policy failures ever.
Your options are clear. Keep supporting and allowing homeless supportive housing under the Housing First law and thus reap the death and suffering it brings to your city or stand up and reject Housing First and thus preserve the health and vitality of this great city.
Sincerely in Service,
Chris Megison
President / CEO
Phone: 760-941-6545 x 303
Mobile: 760-497-0041
www.solutionsforchange.org
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From: Mary Bernard
To: Council Internet Email
Subject: Windsor Pointe
Date: Tuesday, March 5, 2024 3:11:21 PM
Shut down the Windsor Pointe project now!
The Windsor Pointe project has become a serious problem for Carlsbad.
THIS PROJECT
SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN APPROVED in the first place. It was APPROVED BEFORE THE APPROPRIATE FUNDING WAS OBTAINED!
Not only have the police spent countless hours dealing with issues caused by the buildings residence, but the proximity to Pine Community Center /Park and Senior Center poses a threat to our most vulnerable citizens. Our tax money is being wasted and quality of life negatively affected. Shut this project down.
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From: Council Internet Email
To: Mandy Mills
Subject: FW: Windsor Pointe Project
Date: Wednesday, March 6, 2024 7:52:43 AM
-----Original Message-----
From: Dave Zulick <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 5, 2024 5:25 PM
To: Council Internet Email <[email protected]>
Subject: Windsor Pointe Project
This project and the likes of all of the newly proposed high density, low income projects near the beach,
in the
village,
are absolutely absurd. They do not apply common sense. The toll on citizens quality of life, the toll on police and toll on the fire department is unacceptable. The crime that comes with these projects, the impending trolley line, will forever change our fine community in the way none of us wants. We vote with our wallets and our hearts. Please do your best to keep these types of projects out of Carlsbad. Thank you, Dave Zulick.
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Tammy Cloud-McMinn
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City Clerk; Melanie Burkholder; Keith Blackburn; Teresa Acosta One more Windsor Pointe question in anticipation of March 12 meeting I thought of one more question about Windsor Pointe as I am sitting in my car waiting for today's deluge to slow down.
It was part of the original No Place Like Home funding agreement that if a resident of Windsor Pointe went to jail, their apartment would be held for that person for up to 90 days.
Please have staff find out how many times apartments have been held empty like that for any length of time. Do you like thinking of a noncriminal homeless person out in today's pouring rain because of the way management set priority? I don't.
Thank you,
Julie Ajdour
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Please save ou r community
Dear Carlsbad City Council
PLEASE vote to save our beautiful beachside community of Carlsbad from the huge influx of homeless, drug addicts and everything else that is now living in Windsor Point. We are all very much aware, no secrets here, rapidly ruining our town.
I want to preserve our beach community and PLEASE send this project packing. Our tax dollars can be spent much more wisely, please. We voted for YOU to do exactly that, and you are not, with this project.
Ann Welton
Daylily Drive, Carlsbad
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FW: Windsor Point
From: Stacey Boyer <[email protected]>
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To: Council Internet Email <[email protected]>; Melanie Burkholder <[email protected]> Subject: Windsor Point
Dear Council,
As a resident and property owner of the village of Carlsbad I would like to make my concerns known regarding the Windsor Point housing facility. From its inception this has clearly been a failure. To place mentally and morally challenged individuals RIGHT ACROSS from a park where children play ga.mes and sports everyday is, at best, a bad idea and more accurately a complete disregard for children's safety. Yes, everyday that playground is busy, I take my grandkids there. Or, at least, I used to, now the loitering and stares have gotten so bad we cannot take them anymore. What a waste of a nice facility intended for children. What if a child has to go to the bathroom and parents decide that HE/SHE is old enough to go alone? Just a thought of how this arrangement could go tragically wrong . The repeated first responder calls to the address tell you the story that this is not a stable situation .
One commenter brought up the question, "Well yes it's a bad idea but where else would you put them?" To that I say, ANYWHERE not near children. Our duty to innocent children supersedes any obligation to house criminally unstable individuals . Children first, then worry about the next step. I know that sounds glib but it is not. There are places in the county NOT across from parks and down the street from schools that can and should be considered.
Please, I implore you to hear the voices of your constituents.
Best regards,
Stacey Boyer
Dre#10491648
760-419-7480
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Subject: FW: What's the point
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From: Carl Gehring <[email protected]>
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Subject: What's the point
Dear council members as usual the failure to oversite your spending our hard own~d money in this pointe project just shows how badly you govern our beautiful city wake up politicians The time is fast approaching your relection I say good by to all nitwits let's elect real common sense people who are going to get the job done Carl Gehring
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Subject: FW: Windsor Pointe
From: Andrea Ryon <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, March 8, 2024 1:32 PM
To: Council Internet Email <council@carlsbadca .gov>
Subject: Windsor Pointe
To all Carlsbad City Council members;
As nearly 40-year residents of Carlsbad, my husband and I are concerned about the situation at the Windsor Pointe housing facility. We understand that crime and drug use is rampant and that Carlsbad Fire and Police resources are called frequently.
We supported the facility to house Veterans, yet now it is open to other groups. Why are our tax dollars being used for a population allowed to live there who continually violate our laws?
We request the Carlsbad City Council address this issue immediately. We understand Windsor Place is part of the Housing First Law's "No Place like Home" program which appears to be a complete disaster.
Thank you.
Roger and Andrea Ryon
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Windsor Pointe
PLEASE vote to save our beautiful beachside community of Carlsbad from the huge influx of homeless, drug addicts and everything else that is now living in Windsor Pointe. We are all very much aware, no secrets here, rapidly ruining our town.
I want to preserve our beach community and send this project packing .
Niki Coates
7208 Lantana Terrace
Carlsbad, CA 92011
760-522-5307
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To: Council Internet Email <council@carlsbadca .gov>; [email protected] Subject: Windsor Pointe
We want to preserve our beach community and send Windsor Pointe project packing. Our city is being destroyed by this project. Please rid us of Windsor Pointe.
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Niki Coates
7208 Lantana Terrace
Carlsbad, CA 92011
760-522-5307
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Subject: FW: Item agenda #9
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Subject: Item agenda #9
>
> Dear Council,
>Asa resident and property owner of the village of Carlsbad I would like to make my concerns known regarding the Windsor Point housing facility. From its inception this has clearly been a failure. To place mentally and morally challenged individuals RIGHT ACROSS from a park where children play games and sports everyday is, at best, a bad idea and more accurately a complete disregard for children's safety. Yes, everyday that playground is busy, I take my grandkids there. Or, at least, I used to, now the loitering and stares have gotten so bad we cannot take them anymore.
What a waste of a nice facility intended for children. What if a child has to go to the bathroom and parents decide that HE/SHE is old enough to go alone? Just a thought of how this arrangement could go tragically wrong . The repeated first responder calls to the address tell you the story that this is not a stable situation. > One commenter brought up the question, "Well yes it's a bad idea but where else would you put them?" To that I say, ANYWHERE not near children . Our duty to innocent children supersedes any obligation .to house criminally unstable individuals. Children first, then worry about the next step. I know that sounds glib but it is not . There are places in the county NOT across from parks and down the street from schools that can and should be considered:
> Please, I implore you to hear the voices of your constituents . > Best regards,
> --
> Stacey Boyer
> Dre#10491648
> 760-419-7480
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Item 9 Windsor Pointe Communication - County of San Diego, Health and Human Services Agency
Item 9 County of San Diego HHSA Memo .pdf
Please find attached communication from the County of San Diego, Health and Human Services Agency in response to Item #9 - UPDATE ON AFFIRMED HOUSING'S WINDSOR POINTE AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT AND POTENTIAL ACTIONS TO ADDRESS CONCERNS.
Respectfully,
Courtney McDonald, Chief of Staff
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HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY
1600 PACIFIC HIGHWAY, ROOM 206, MAIL STOP P-501
SAN DIEGO, CA 92101-2417
March 8, 2024
TO:
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(619) 515-6555 • FAX (619) 515-6556
Mayor Keith Blackbum
Mayor Pro Tem Priya Bhat-Patel
Council Member Melanie Burkholder
Council Member Carolyn Luna
Council Member Teresa Acosta
City Manager Scott Chadwick
Eric C. McDonald, MD, Interim Agency Director
Health and Human Services Agency
ITEM #9 - WINDSOR POINTE NO PLACE LIKE HOME PROGRAM
PATTY KAY DANON
CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER
The No Place Like Home Program (NPLH) was created to develop permanent supportive housing for individuals in need of mental health services and who are experiencing homelessness, chronic homelessness, or are at-risk of chronic homelessness. All developments funded by NPLH are designed to maintain a safe environment for tenants that reside there.
Individuals who are experiencing homelessness and have a serious mental illness diagnosis are linked to NPLH units via the Coordinated Entry System (CES). The CES is an evidence-based strategy that focuses on housing and service coordination designed to link individuals or families experiencing homelessness to the most appropriate housing solution based on their needs. In San Diego County, the administrator for CES is the Regional Task Force on Homelessness (RTFH).
In addition to case management services provided by Interfaith Community Services (ICS), NPLH tenants at Windsor Pointe have access to Tenant Peer Support Services (TPSS) funded by County Behavioral Health Services. TPSS actively engages tenants and helps them connect with outpatient clinic services, strength-based case management, and assertive community treatment on an ongoing basis. The TPSS team provides onsite support at Windsor Pointe from Monday to Friday, between I lam to 3pm, and is available on an as-needed basis outside of these hours. The services provided by TPSS are focused on housing supports for people experiencing homelessness, or at risk of homelessness, with behavioral health conditions. TPSS connects NPLH residents to community services based on their specific needs.
TPSS offers several services, including case management, peer support activities, and care coordination. These services can include referrals to mental health care, peer support groups, substance use services, physical health care, access to routine and preventive health and dental care, medication management, and wellness services. Participation in services is not required for permanent housing tenancy, as per Housing First best practices.
ICS is funded by Affim1ed Housing and is available on-site Monday through Friday between 8:00 am and 4:30 pm. Through case management, ICS supports the basic needs, physical and mental health, socialization needs, and employment of all tenants. Onsite peer support specialists coordinate community activities to encourage positive interactions an1ong residents.
In addition, regular service coordination meetings specific to Windsor Pointe take place between Behavioral Health Services (BHS), Housing and Community Development (HCDS), City of Carlsbad, Affirmed Housing, and CONAM property management. The Psychiatric Emergency Response Teams and the Mobile Crisis Response Teams are available 24/7 to support those experiencing a behavioral health crisis.
We understand that there have been concerns about law enforcement calls to Windsor Pointe. The Health and Human Services Agency welcomes the opportunity to continue to engage with the Carlsbad Police Department and City leaders to better understand data specific to NPLH residents.
We will continue to support collaborative solutions to ensure the safety of tenants and the community, such as the recent approval of an additional security guard.
For any questions, please contact me via phone at (619) 515-6545 or email at [email protected].
Respectfully,
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Interim Agency Director
Health and Human Services Agency
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Agenda 9, Windsor Pointe, March 12
Journalist Steve Puterski writes about Windsor Pointe , "Last year , CPD Chief Mickey Williams and Homeless Services Director Mandy Mills each sent Affirmed a letter outlining 19 serious criminal acts or individuals under suspicion of such residing or frequenting residences . He detailed 19 calls from Jan. 1-Aug. 4, which range from arresting a non-resident for violating a restraining order by an attempted murder suspect (twice), burglary at the facility, non-residents arrested for narcotics, child abuse at the facility, theft from a residence, domestic violence at an apartment, child sex abuse at the facility and drug sales to name a few. "
I join with former City Councilman Mark Packard and demand Windsor Pointe be declared a public nuisance and be shut down .
Thank you,
Kelly Le Berthon
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Subject: Windsor
To whom it may concern,
Please address the issues in agenda #9. I respectf ully request t hat this type of housing be removed from t he area. My main goal is to protect children in t he community . Thank you ~i,i;icerely,
Jacqueline Barnhill
PS the only flag that should be flown over a public building is t he USA flag.
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Subject: Windsor Pointe
Windsor Pointe is a public nuisance and should be shut down! We are wasting tax dollars on providing this facility to drug abusers and criminals. There should be RULES and testing to live there . It's important to provide housing for those that deserve it and can prove their value to our community .
Thank you,
Mary Huber
Concerned Carlsbad Resident
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FW: Agenda Item 9 - March 12, 2024 - Windsor Pointe
From: Tony Bona <[email protected]>
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To: Council Internet Email <[email protected]>; mdc curranlawoffices.com <mdc@curran lawoffices .com>; Erik Jenkins <[email protected]>
Subject: Agenda Item 9 - March 12, 2024 - Windsor Pointe *************************** Please include this correspondence to agenda packet ************* Council and Staff -
Information spreads rapidly in a close-knit community like ours, especially when the disruption caused by Windsor Pointe is at the fo refront of discussions. The prevailing sentiment I've heard suggests that certain city staff and counci l members, specifically Mr. Blackburn and Dr. Bhat-Patel, feel they were misled regarding Windsor Pointe.
If there is even a hint of truth to these sentiments, I implore Mr. Blackburn, Dr. Bhat-Patel, and the staff to put an end to the confusion. It's essential to recall that you were all thoroughly briefed on the individuals who would be housed at Windsor Pointe well in advance of the council meeting on January 28, 2020. Mayor Blackburn himself posed a direct question about Serious Mental Illness (SMI) during that meeting and appeared content with the responses provided.
Curiously, Dr. Priya Bhat Patel, a self-proclaimed "pub lic health professional" who has dedicated her career to public service, did not contribute further with detailed questions or opinions.
In light of her professional background, it is reasonable for us, as constituents, to expect Dr. Bhat-Patel to exercise due diligence and offer valuable insights. The absence of such engagement raises questions about the accountability in our representation . Dr. Bhat-Patel's sole expression of support fo r the No Place Like Home organization-exp ressing anticipation for the partnership-is insufficient given the gravity of the matter at hand. It is imperative for our commun ity to have thorough and informed input from all stakeholde rs to ensure a fair and just resolutio n to the issues surround ing Windsor Pointe.
In my perspective, the most glaring deception being propagated revolves around the assertion that a facility like Windsor Pointe is appropriately zoned . Contrary to this claim, the evidence suggests othe rwise. Indeed, a thorough examination of the agenda packet for this meeting reveals inconsistencies within the city of Carlsbad's own statements on the matter.
On page 9:
The City of Carlsbad did not select the sites . Under California state law and the City of Carlsbad zoning ordina nce , supportive housing that assists groups like veterans and disabled persons is a resident ial use, and not a business or commercial use. Such housing must be treated the same way as any housing under the city's land-use and zoning rul es.
Vet, on page 10:
1 The other half of the apartments are designated for No Place Like Home-eligible applicants .
These are adults with serious mental illness, children with severe emotional disorders and their families and people who requ ire or are at risk of requiring acute psychiatric inpatient care, residential treatment, or outpatient crisis intervention because of a mental disorder with symptoms of psychosis, suicidality or violence and who are homeless, chronically homeless , or at risk of chronic homelessness .
These descriptors do not align with a simple residence for individuals with disabilities; rather, they paint a picture of an institution akin to an asylum. It is crucial to clarify that this establishment is a medical facility and, therefore, inappropriate for placement within a residential area. Employing the analogy, if it walks and quacks like a duck, it is likely a duck, regardless of any assertions made to the contrary. Our concerns are grounded in substantial documentation that supports the argument against this facility's compatibility with a residential setting . Should the need arise, we are prepared to present this evidence in the future . The intention is not to foster confrontation but rather to ensure a thorough understanding of the situation and to advocate for a more suitable location that aligns with the character of our community.
Under CA. Land use:
Cities must allow health facilities for both inpatient and outpatient psychiatric care and treatment in any area zoned-for hospitals or nursing homes , or in which hospitals and nursing homes are permitted with a conditional use permit.
"Health facilities" include residential care facilities for mentally ill persons. This means that if a zoning ordinance permits hospitals or nursing homes in an area, it must also permit all types of mental health facilities, regardless of the number of patients or residents. This is important because most cities are supportive of hospitals and nursing zones and may allow them in areas where they would normally not wish to allow large facilities for the mentally ill.
While I understand that it is crucial to prioritize the rights and well-being of individuals struggling with mental health challenges, there are legitimate concerns about the impact such housing has had on the broader community, particularly in residential settings with vulnerable populations such as children and the elderly.
One primary concern revolves around safety and the potent ial for distu rbances that have arisen from the unpredictable nature of certain menta l health conditions . We have had over 750 calls for service in a short amount of time. Residential areas with children and the elderly seek a peaceful and secure environment, and introducing housing for individuals with severe mental illness has posed challenges in mainta ining that atmosphere. Instances of violent disruptive behavior and incidents related to violent mental health crises have created an unsettling environment for nearby residents and have caused irreparable anxiety and fear.
Additionally, there is a concern for the well-be ing of both the residents with mental illness and the surrounding community . As we have seen individuals with severe mental illness require specialized care and support services that are better provided in settings designed to address their unique needs. Placing such housing in resident ial areas does not 2 offer the resources and infrastructure required fo r the proper care and supervision of individuals with complex mental health conditions that we witness mult iple tim es a day.
In conclusion, I want to emphasize that I stand united with my neighbors in this ongoing struggle . Throughout this ordeal, we have displayed patience and kindness towards the council and staff, despite feeling that our rights have been disregarded. I firm ly believe in the intelligence of my community; we critically assess informatio n and remain resilient in the face of adversity.
It is essential for those in positions of authority to recognize the genuine concerns of our community . We are not oblivious to the need for progress, but we seek a resolution that respects our collective rights and well-being . In the spirit of constructive dialogue, I urge the council to reconsider the decisions that have led us to this point.
Our community has already demonstrated its commitment to change by gathering over four tho usand signatures fo r the removal of one council member. We hope it doesn't come to that again, but we are prepared to take necessary actions to rectify what we perceive as a violation of our community's values.
Therefore, we are requesting the Windso r Pointe facility to be either shut down or relocated with in the next thirty days.
Litigation is not a path we want to tread, as it tends to unveil unpleasant truths during the discovery and interrogatory processes. Instead, I implo re the council to acknowledge any missteps, rectify the situation, and allow our commun ity to heal and move forward harmon iously. It is never too late to correct a mistake and fo rge a bette r path fo r all involved.
I look to Council Membe r Burkholder to craft a plan of "Public Safety first" like our innovative neighbors in Escondido have done.
Sincerely,
Anthony Bona
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Michael Curran/ Curran and Curran Law
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The city's first job is to make our neighborhoods safe.
Journalist Steve Puterski writes about Windsor Pointe, "Last year, CPD Chief Mickey Williams and Homeless Services Director Mandy Mills each sent Affirmed a letter outlining 19 serious criminal acts or individuals under suspicion of such residing or frequenting residences. He detailed 19 calls from Jan. 1-Aug. 4, which range from arresting a non-resident for violating a restraining order by an attempted murder suspect (twice), burglary at the facility, non-residents arrested for narcotics, child abuse at the facility, theft from a residence, domestic violence at an apartment, child sex abuse at the facility and drug sales to name a few." read Puterski's article here.
As a Carlsbad resident I want you declared Windsor Pointe a public nuisance and be shut down.
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It has come to my attention Windsor Point
has become a danger to our Carlsbad Community of which I am a resident. It must be shut down for the safety of our residents and those who presently reside there. See below for more info; City staff is reporting that the Carlsbad Police Department has had a record number of calls for service related to Windsor Pointe since its opening in spring 2022. The data cited by staff included the following :
• 14.5% of residents (seven of 48) account for over half the calls for service (53%, or 401 ). • 44% of the calls for service related to individuals requesting mental health support or a welfare check ... • 2.5% of the calls for service resulted in arrests, and 42% of the people who were arrested (eight out of 19) were guests, not residents, of Windsor Pointe. •
• 2.7% of calls related to domestic violence ...
• There have been four drug-related arrests.
There have been 762 calls for service total. .. " p. 294 Council Agenda Journalist Steve Puterski writes about Windsor Pointe, "Last year, CPD Chief Mickey Williams and Homeless Services Director Mandy Mills each sent Affirmed a letter outlining 19 serious criminal acts or individuals under suspicion of such residing or frequenting residences.
He detailed 19 calls from Jan. 1-Aug. 4, which range from arresting a non-resident for violating a restraining order by an attempted murder suspect (twice), burglary at the facility, non-residents arrested for narcotics, child abuse at the facility, theft from a residence, domestic violence at an apartment, child sex abuse at the facility and drug sales to name a few." (emphasis by C2O). You can read the entire article here.
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Good morning Keith,
I live in the shadow of Serrano and for 23 years I have fought with the city to rein in the bad eleme nt, to no avail. 20 years ago I had a meeting with Debbie Fountain about putting affordab le artist lofts in the Barrio, at the_ time we were losing our artists because of the high rents. I based my project on the "Merrium Apartments" (Sacramen to). When I became the Merrium manager in 1986, it was very much like Windsor Pointe. I did 16 evictions in 6 months and filled it with young professionals and artists. I had just finished renovating it when the City decided to tear it down. So I took on the city and cost them over $25 million.
I can easily fix your Windsor Pointe issue and I have the perfect manager for the job . I can have it turned around in a year.
You won't let me serve on a commission so this will be my way to serve the Community. Here are some attachmen ts about my Merrium Days. Check two urban revitalization projects I create, one is the "19th or 20th Street Art Corridor" and the other is the "R' Street Art Corridor" in Sacramento. Contact CADA (Capitol Area Development Authority) and they can give you the details. Talk to Cher.
Tom Powers
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widget salesmen with their plas
tic name-tags and hospital ity
suites at the Holiday Inn.
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core of Sacramento
In August of 1981, a venture
some geneticist named Trong
Nguyen opened La Boulangerie on
the bleak corner of 14th and J
streets. The shop boasted fetching
blue and white tile, French roa.,;t
coffee~ and a variety of freshly
baked croissants . It's safe to say
that up until then most people in
Sacramento didn't know what a
croissant was, much less how to
properly pronounce it with flar
ing nasal affectation.
With its equivalent of imported
dou..:hnuts, La Boulangerie gave
rise to a curious trend : People
from all over actually ventured
down.town to savor croissants and
coffee. The migrat1on of live,
washed bodies was most discerni
ble on weekends, when the area
heretofore had most closely re
sembled the aftermath of a neu
tron bomb. Ultimately, the amaz
ing success of I.,a Boulangerie
prompted a spat.e of croissant
clones and further encouraged
the revival of small pockets of the
city's urban core from derelict storefronts
to cute boutiques.
Today, the city of Sacramento, citing lost
potential revenue with its current, limited
sized facility, and the economic appeal of
the tourist dollar, plans on installing a $40-
million, 100,000-square~foot convention cen
ter expansion on the block anchored by La
Boulangerie. The project would demolish
most everything on the block. Perhaps fear
ing the wrath of God, the city granted a dis
pensation for venerable St Paul's Episcopal
Church at the corner of 15th and J.
[t's been observed before that this part ic
ular block, bounded by 14th and 15th, J and
K - along with La Boulangerie, retail out
lets include a popular bookstore, an ice
cream parlor, a gourmet chocolate shop, a
camera store, a bar and cafe, a haircutting
salon, a small professional office, and a
five-story apartment house - is the only
block in the entirety of Sacramento's down
town that really "works." FurLhermore, it
exemplifies the kind of frothy heterogeneity
that urban planners have long__advocated for
the area's eventua l. if ever, revitalization.
Imieed, one would have to travel some dis
tance up to midtown to find another block of
equal allure and urbanity.
Given the greater, albeit dubious,, benefit
of attracting more convention dollars to
Sacramento, the razing of La Boulangerie
appears a small price to pay. It can always
move to another location_ Unfortunately,
the same cannot. be said -for many of the
other enterprises on the block - most no
ticeably the Merrium Apartments . Its de
struction would be a regrettable loss, of
both a piece of local history and a landmark
or rare architectural grace. ,
The Merrium Apartments, at 1017 14th
SL, were built in 1912 by prominent attor
ney Chauncey H. Dunn and named in honor
of his wife. F'or its time, the 42-unit apart
ment house featured some big-city ameni
ties, including a basement icehouse, a down-
stairs switchboard, and two
elevators. lt was once a presti
gious address. But iL's the build
ini(s sta tely exterior, designed by
local atchitect Frederick Harri
son, that continues to impress. In
spired by Louis Sullivan. the Mer
rium is composed of an intricat e
tan brick facade, with a twin-col
umned entry and a spacious mar
hied lobby. Most noteworlhy is
the structur e's awesome project
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gray-slab convention center, the
Merrium appear s almost impos
ing.
The building's architectural
novelty aside, its overriding value
is in furnishing smart housing-for
people who want to participate in
that adventure known as the "24-
hour city.ft Conventioneers, by
defin ition and thankfully, come
and go. With its character and
charm, the well-maintained .Mer
rium attracts precisely the kind
of resident of whom the city is in
such short supply: the young, am
bitious, and employed. One such
tenant is Carmen Vata.loro, 35,
manager of Le Grand Confection
n11111ri:,,, ery, a pricey chocolate shop a few
doors down from La Boulangerie.
Vatalaro finds herself facing the grim pros
pect of losing bot.h her apartment and her
place of employment. She is understandably
disturbed . "My life was just getting going
here," says Vataloro of her new job and her
$340-a~month apartment, which has oak
floors and brass fixtures. "And l feel like I
have a home for the first time- If there 's a
fi!!hl to be had, I'll fight for this building.
This is a part of Sacramento's history."
Then there's the perspective of Sacramen
to artist Pat Mahony, who has gained con
siderable repute for her numerous, creamy
canvases or the Merrium Apartments. "The
building was a breakthrough for me," Ma
hony has said. ult's been an unending source
of inspiration_ I n.ever tire of it. I've come to
love its patterns, its repetitions . the shad
ows cast by the awnings on its facade. 1 have
painted that buildin~ for a 1,rood five years,
in all light and weather conditions. I could
paint that building with my eyes closed."
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SACRAMENTO OLD CITY ASSOCIATION
April 5, 2011
The Honorable Edmund Gerald "Jerry" Brown Jr.
Governor, State of California
State Capitol
Sacramento, CA 95814
RE: Letter of Recommendation, Thomas Mark Powers
Dear Governor Brown,
I strongly urge that you appoint Thomas Mark Powers as your new Director of the California Arts Council.
Tom and I have known each other since the late 1980s when I was Planning Chair for the longstanding local historic preservation organization, the Sacramento Old City Association.
He was the key preservation advocate fighting first for the National Register apartment building at 14th and K Streets, the Merrium Apartments, and then later for replacement housing projects (artist lofts) in the midtown of Sacramento. Back in the 1980s, citizen advocacy for historic preservation and in-fill housing was in its infancy. He, early on, saw the need to encourage increased residency downtown in order to create that critical mass of people needed to support and advance the arts in Sacramento.
He is also a strong advocate for the expansion of the role of arts in the schools while promoting the use of cutting-edge communication techniques and information technologies to facilitate that expans10n.
Tom is a unique individual. He has the uncanny ability to solve 'unsolvable' problems via 'outside the box' approaches. He is just a resourceful person whose energy, ability and passion have spawned everything from artist loft developments to school programs in the arts.
In summary, I have found Tom Powers, basically through his tireless efforts to preserve many of the old buildings of Sacramento, to be a zealous, hardworking artist who exhibits tremendous commitment to personal causes. That commitment to date has resulted in the revitalization of downtown Sacramento. That is no small achievement.
If he should ever commit such energy and devotion to directing the California Arts Council, then I harbor no doubt he will be a tremendous asset to advancing the Arts in our State. I hope you will give him the opportunity to be interviewed by your selection committee so they can also, first hand, get to experience his creativity and passion for this important public assignment.
Yours truly,
Dennis Neufeld
Treasurer
Sacramento Old City Association
(916) 446-1054
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Stanford Memorial Church
In December of 1987, I launched the downtown Sacramento preservation movement with a Gladding, McBean terra cotta presentation. It was intended to inculcate Sacramento's architectural and development community in the myriad of ways terra cotta and architectural ornamentation could be used to aesthetically enhance their structures (Gladding, McBean created all of the terracotta ornamentation at Stanford University).
The Gladding, McBean speaker also showed how to create building designs which projected a more harmonious coexistence with older existing structures and methods of cost-effectively ornamenting tilt-up concrete slab buildings. I then conducted a walking tour of historical buildings located around Capitol Park . Our first stop on the tour was the Leland Stanford Mansion which had recently been turned over to the State of California (CADA). I sat on the CADA committee that oversaw the transfer of the Leland Stanford Mansion to the State. My next stop on the tour was the Merrium Apartments, a circa 1912 National Register building designed by an Arts & Crafts' colleague of Greene and Greene and Julia Morgan (Clarence Cuff). It also had a terracotta fa~ade fabricated by Gladding, McBean.
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At the time, I was the manager of the Merrium Apartments and had recently completed a two -year restoration of the building. I had just finished the Merrium restoration when the City of Sacramento decided to tear it down in order to expand the Convention Center. Also, in jeopardy was Leland Stanford's Sacramento church (St. Paul's Episcopal Church) which sat caddie-corner to the Merrium. In the end, I was only able to save the architectural elements from the Merrium which were incorporated into a new tilt-up concrete CADA apartment building (the first cyber apartment building in Sacramento) which won the Governor's Award for best design in 1995. I was also successful in saving St. Paul's Episcopal Church from demolition.
The tour ended with a 75th anniversary party for the Merrium at St Paul's.
The centerpiece of the church's interior is the Leland Stanford Jr. Memorial stained glass window, which was commissioned by Jane Stanford upon the death of her son in 1884. It is the first memorial to Leland Stanford Jr.
Therefore, I have created a 5G stained glass/terracotta obelisk which will sit in front of Stanford Chapel using the Leland Stanford Jr. Memorial stained glass window
in St. Paul's, and it will be designed and fabricated by two legendary California Arts & Crafts fabricators
Judson Studios (Hollyhock House) and Gladding,
McBean.
"I have found Tom Powers, basically through his tireless efforts to preserve many of the old buildings of
Sacramento, to be a zealous, hardworking artist who
exhibits tremendous commitment to personal causes.
That commitment to date has resulted in the
revitalization of downtown Sacramento. That is no small achievement."
--Dennis Neufeld, Sacramento Old City Association
Stanford Memorial Church, California
After their only son died at the age of 15, Leland Stanford founded Stanford University and told his wife that "the children of California shall be our children." Tammy Cloud-McMinn
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My name is Armen Kurdian, and I am a resident of Vista.
Look at organizations like Solutions for Change, which have a 9% recidivism rate 1 year after graduation. Look at the organization Refuge for Women which had tremendous success in rehabilitating women who had been trafficked or victims of sexual violence or abuse, which had to close down because of a lack of funding. Look at other organizations that don't receive federal or state funding because they don't follow the 'Housing First' rules, yet have tremendous success compared to federal/state programs which are for the most part, nothing but churn.
I have seen repeatedly how these publicly funded halfway houses measure all the meals they've provided, nights people have stayed, classes provided, but cannot show at the end of the day what they actually accomplished.
Homeowners and tenants living in our neighborhoods have every right to a safe and quite neighborhood. We as taxpayers have every right to know that our tax dollars, especially in a state which has made everything atrociously expensive are being used and spent wisely. Neither of those things are happening around WP. And if developers have their way, it will happen in more and more locales.
Demand accountability, demand demonstrated performance, and make the state, county, and federal government tell you 'no' when funding high barrier shelters, dare them to take money away from things that work. 1 • - Thanx, Armen
"Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself." - Milton Friedman
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My wife and I have resided in La Costa since 1989. In 2019, we purchased a dilapidated duplex at 3593 Harding St. With significant time and dollar investment we turned it into an attractive, updated building.
Our building is located across from Windsor Pointe supportive housing. In 2019, the project had been approved but not built .
The information about the number of police calls to the facility and the severity of the complaints has been eye-opening.
When I am on-site doing maintenance, I see the children walking back and forth to school. I also see the families at the Little League games at Chase Park. And, of course, there are our tenants and neighbors. While it appears much of the problems are within the facility grounds, how long can it be until that type of activity spills into the neighborhood.
At this Tuesday's council meeting I strongly urge you to hol-d Affirmed to the highest standard for security with measurable results. I also urge you to schedule a follow-up agenda item within 6 months to assess the measurable results.
There is a place for supportive housing in Carlsbad, but not poorly monitored, unsafe supportive housing.
Thank you.
Mark Forster
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My wife and I have resided in La Costa since 1989. In 2019, we purchased a dilapidated duplex at 3593 Harding St. With significant time and dollar investment we turned it into an attractive, updated building .
This building is located across from Windsor Pointe supportive housing. In 2019, the project had been approved but not built.
The information about the number of police calls to the facility and the severity of the complaints has been eye-opening .
When I am on-site doing maintenance, I see the children walking back and forth to school. I also see the families at the Little League games at Chase Park. And, of course, there are our tenants and neighbors. While it appears much of the problems are within the facility grounds, how long can it be until that type of activity spills into the neighborhood.
I have emailed the Mayor and Council Members to hold Affirmed to the highest standard for security with measurable results. I also urge the City Manager to schedule a follow-up agenda item within 6 months to assess the measurable results.
There is a place for supportive housing in Carlsbad, but not poorly monitored, unsafe supportive housing.
Thank you.
Mark Forster
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Windsor Pointe - item 9 March 12,2024
I had some questions on Windsor Pointe. Thinking it would be helpful to ask them before the staff report, I emailed them prior to the Feb 27 council meeting and asked that they be included in the public record. Since my letter was neither in the Feb 27 agenda record or the staff report, I'm sending this to replace it.
Because WP has 2 sites, several blocks apart, I am now asking separately about Oak and Harding. These are mostly basic quantitative questions that any competent management team should easily answer for 2 25 unit apartment buildings.
1. How many residents in each building? Residents as in people living there in March 2024, not who signed a lease 2 years ago.
2. How many veterans at each WP?
3. How many minors at each WP?
4. How many people over the last 2 years moved in directly out of incarceration?
5.How many people over the last 2 years moved in directly off of the streets & parks of Carlsbad?
6. How many people over the last 2 years were relocated from other SMI housing sites in San Diego County where things were not working out for them? How many other SMI housing sites are there in San Diego County?
7.How many people are living at each WP without a diagnosis of severe mental illness ( so as to be a help to those who do)?
8.Where are the visitor logs and logs of pysch meds taken?
9. Who is ONSITE ( NOT remote) providing services? Exactly what services at what times?
10. How many people have been arrested,injured, or died on premises at each WP since opening? The last 2 questions aren't things that the management can answer without the help of city staff.
11. Please compare police records between Windsor Point and Casa de Amparo. How many beds are there at Casa?
12. What steps did WP management take directly after receiving Jimmy Smallwood's Aug 2022 letter and Police Chief William's Sept 2023 letter?
Thank you for answering with actual numbers of people and not percentages. I could say that the rate of people jumping or getting shoved off 3rd floor balconies in the barrio has gone up 100% due to Windsor Pointe. The WP management could say well, only 2% of our apartments had that happen this winter. And we'd both be right. See how that works?
A big thank you to Melanie Burkholder for getting this on the agenda.
All the best,
Julie Ajdour
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To: The Mayor and Council of Carlsbad, California
Subject: Windsor Pointe, Agenda Item 9, Tuesday, March 12, 2024 From: George Corrales, Carlsbad Resident
Honorable Mayor and Council:
We've known for several years that the "Housing First" approach does not work*. We need to accept that conclusion and move on to something else. The "Public Safety-First" approach recently adopted in Escondido is a good place to start . It favors programs that prioritize sobriety and focus on existing residents over transplants . Immediately treating the underlying causes of homelessness is more compassionate, ethical, and moral than letting individuals continue to harm themselves and the community using a housing-first strategy that works best for non-addicted, temporarily displaced people, of which there are few.
*See: https://binged.it/48NLX7b
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Subject: FW: Pine Park Crime Increase
From: Ryan King <[email protected]>
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Hi,
My name is Ryan King. My child plays flag football and lacrosse with practices/games at Chase Field/Pine Park/Holiday Park. For years, the City has been aware of the issues with the homeless near these recreational fields and parks. The city is well aware that homeless gather in these areas, making the bathrooms unusable for children. If my wife is with my son, my son has to go into the-women's restroom because it is not safe for my wife to allow him to go into the bathroom at any of these parks alone. Now, you have added severely mentally ill homeless into the niix.
Several years ago, a severely mentally ill man tried to kidnap and molest a child at Skyline Elementary in Encinitas. When that happened, parents in Carlsba~ were hyper-vigilant about where their child was at any time, especially in a chaotic environment like sporting events. The same thing happened when a severely mentally ill man brought a gun to Kelly Elementary and started shooting at kids.
You know the danger involved with severely mentally ill people, but you place them in a community near three elementary schools and one middle school. You place them near Chase Field, one of the only baseball fields available for CYB players in Carlsbad . You place them near Pine Park, where you are well aware that flag football and soccer practices occur daily. You place them near Holiday Park where you know volleyball, soccer and flag football activities are happening.
Windsor Pointe's location is not an appropriate location for people with severe mental illness. The city, Affirmed, and Solaris are well aware a child was already molested inside Windsor Pointe. All are aware that an attempted murder occurred at Windsor Pointe. All are aware that over 750 calls for service have been generated from activities at Windsor Pointe over the last two years. No one cares and no one is doing anything about it.
The city recently required a ton of extra security, metal detectors and advance tickets to our local Concerts in the Park, which generate few, if any calls for service. But, Windsor Pointe, where security is actually necessary, can do whatever they want. How is that fair to Carlsbad residents? I have my child in athletic programming to stimulate their body and mind. I didn't do it to purposely put my child in danger. The city needs to be as concerned about the safety and well being of every kid walking to school or to a baseball game as they are about their relationship with Affirmed Housing.
I would like the city to end their relationship with Affirmed Housing, terminate the ground lease at Windsor Pointe and start protecting our youth and residents rather than importing the severely mentally ill from all over the county who have no ties to Carlsbad at all.
1 Thank you,
Ryan King
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Hi. My name is Mary Keefe. My child plays (lacrosse and flag football, with practices/games at Chase Field/Pine Park/Holiday Park. For years, the City has been aware of the issues with the homeless near these recreational fields and parks. The city is well aware that homeless gather in these areas, making the bathrooms unusable for children. If a mother is with a male child, that male child is required to go into the women's restroom with their mother to ensure their safety. Now, you have added severely mentally ill homeless into the mix.
Several years ago, a severely mentally ill man tried to kidnap and molest a child at Skyline Elementary in Encinitas . When that happened, parents in Carlsbad were hyper~vigilant about where their child was at any time, especially in a chaotic environment like sporting events. The same thing happened when a severely mentally ill man brought a gun to Kelly Elementary and started shooting at kids.
You _know the danger involved with severely mentally ill people, but you place them in a community near three elementary schools and one middle school. You place them near Chase Field, one of the only baseball fields available for CYB players in Carlsbad. You place them near Pine Park, where you are well aware that flag football and soccer practices occur daily. You place them near Holiday Park where you know volleyball, soccer and flag football activities are happening.
Windsor Pointe's location is not an appropriate location for people with severe mental illness. They need a better location to ensure community safety and their own well being. The city, Affirmed, and Solaris are well aware a child was already molested inside Windsor Pointe. All they are aware that an attempted murder occu rred at Windsor Pointe. All are aware that over 750 calls for service have been generated from activities at Windsor Pointe over the last two years. No one cares and no one is doing anything about it. . The city recently required a ton of extra security, metal detectors and advance tickets to our local Concerts in the Park, which generate few, if any calls for service. But, Windsor Pointe, where security is actually necessary, can do whatever they want. How is that fair to Carlsbad residents?
I have my child in athletic programming to stimulate their body and mind. I didn't do it to purposely put my child in danger. The city needs to be as concerned about the safety and well being of every kid walking to school or to a baseball game as they are about their relationship with Affirmed Housing.
I would like the city to end their relationship with Affirmed Housing, terminate the ground lease at Windsor Pointe and start protecting our youth and residents rather than importing the severely mentally ill from all over the county who have no ties to Carlsbad at all.
Thank you in advance for your help in keeping our children safe in a very scary world that we are living in.
Mary Keefe
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Subject: FW: Pine Park
From: C Johnston <[email protected]>
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Hi. My name is Carly Johnston . My child plays lacrosse with practices/games at Chase Field/Pine Park/Holiday Park. For years, the City has been aware of the issues with the homeless near these recreational fields and parks. The city is well aware that homeless gather in these areas, making the bathrooms unusable for children. If a mother is with a male child, that male child is required to go into the women's restroom with their mother to ensure their safety. Now, you have added severely mentally ill homeless into the mix.
Several years ago, a severely mentally ill man tried to kidnap and molest a child at Skyline Elementary in Encinitas . When that happened, parents in Carlsbad were hyper-vigilant about where their child was at any time, especially in a chaotic environment like sporting events. The same thing happened when a severely mentally ill man brought a gun to Kelly Elementary and started shooting at kids.
You know the danger involved with severely mentally ill people, but you place them in a community near three elementary schools and one middle school. You place them near Chase Field, one of the only baseball fields available for CYB players in Carlsbad. You place them near Pine Park, where you are well aware that flag football and soccer practices occur daily. You place them near Holiday Park where you know volleyball, soccer and flag football activities are happening .
Windsor Pointe's location is not an appropriate location for people with severe mental illness. They need a better location to ensure community safety and their own well being. The city, Affirmed, and Solaris are well aware a child was already molested inside Windsor Pointe. All they are aware of is that an attempted murder occurred at Windsor Pointe. All are aware that over 750 calls for service have been generated from activities at Windsor Pointe over the last two years. No one cares and no one is doing anything about it.
The city recently required a ton of extra security, metal detectors and advance tickets to our local Concerts in the Park, which generate few, if any calls for serv ice. But, Windso r Pointe, where security is actually necessary, can do whatever they want. How is that fair to Carlsbad residents?
I have my child in athletic programming to stimulate their body and mind. I didn't do it to purposely put my child in danger. The city needs to be as concerned about the safety and well being of every kid walking to school or to a baseball game as they are about their relationship with Affirmed Housing.
I would like the city to end their relationship with Affirmed Housing, terminate the ground lease at Windsor Pointe and start protecting our youth and residents rather than importing the severely mentally ill from all over the county who have no ties to Carlsbad at all.
Warmly,
Carly Johnston
210.508.6111
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michael ajdour < [email protected] >
Monday, March 11, 2024 11:12 AM
City Clerk; Melanie Burkholder
Correction to my question 11 for Item 9, Windsor Pointe I meant to ask about comparison to La Posada, not Casa de Amparo.
The first houses homeless people, the second helps abused children. Obviously from the other letters you received, there's a reason my thoughts turned to Casa - but that's not the comparison in terms of beds:arrests that I wanted to inquire about.
Once again, I appreciate Melanie Burkholder getting this on the agenda & questions answered. Unlike January 2020 when the scant handful of public speakers had their time cut and our PhD in public health councilmember had zero questions.
Looking forward to some answers tomorrow,
Julie Ajdour
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Subject: FW: Carlsbad Safety Concern
From: Julie Christopher <[email protected]>
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Subject: Carlsbad Safety Concern
Hi. My name is Julie Ohlin. My child plays lacrosse with practices and games at Chase Field/Pine Park/Holiday Park. For years , the City has been aware of the issues with the homeless near these recreational fields and parks. The city is well aware that homeless gather in these areas, making the bathrooms unusable for children . If a mother is with a male child, that male child is required to go into the women's restroom with their mother to ensure their safety. Now, you have added severely mentally ill homeless into the mix.
Several years ago, a severely mentally ill man tried to kidnap and molest a child at Skyline Elementary in Encinitas. When that happened, parents in Carlsbad were hyper-vigilant about where their child was at any time, especial ly in a chaotic environment like sporting events . The same thing happened when a severely mentally ill man brought a gun to Kelly Elementary and started shooting at kids.
You know the danger involved with severely mentally ill people, but you place them in a community near three .elementary schools and one middle school. You place them near Chase Field, one of the only baseball fields available for CYB players in Carlsbad . You place them near Pine Park, where you are well aware that flag football and soccer practices occur daily. You place them near Holiday Park where you know volleyball, soccer and flag football activities are happening.
Windsor Pointe's location is not an appropriate location for people with severe mental illness. They need a better location to ensure community safety and their own well being. The city, Affirmed, and Solaris are well aware a child was already molested inside Windso r Pointe. All they are aware that an attempted murder occurred at Windsor Pointe. All are aware that over 750 calls for service have been generated from activities at Windsor Pointe over the last two years. No one cares and no one is doing anything about it.
The city recently required a ton of extra security, metal detectors and advance tickets to our local Concerts in the Park, which generate few, if any calls for service . But, Windsor Pointe, where security is actually necessary, can do whatever they want. How is that fair to Carlsbad residents?
I have my child in athletic programming to stimulate their body and mind. I didn't do it to purposely put my child in danger. The city needs to be as concerned about the safety and well being of every kid walking to school or to a baseball game as they are about their relationship with Affirmed Housing.
I would like the city to end their relationship with Affirmed Housing, terminate the ground lease at Windsor Pointe and start protecting our youth and residents rather than importing the severely mentally ill from all over the county who have no ties to Carlsbad at all.
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Subject: FW: Windsor Pointe and Mentally Ill
From: Tyler Carter <[email protected]>
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Subject: Windsor Pointe and Mentally Ill
Hi,
My name is Tyler Carter and my children play soccer with City SC Carlsbad with practices and games at Pine Park. For years, the City has been aware of the issues with the homeless near these recreational fields and parks. The city is well aware that homeless gather in these areas, making the bathrooms unusable for children. If a mother is with a male child, that male child is required to go into the women's restroom with their mother to ensure their safety. Now, you have added severely mentally ill homeless into the mix. I, as an adult male, have felt uncomfortable while walking around the Pine Park area, knowingly putting our youth in the same position is flat out unacceptable.
Several years ago, a severely mentally ill man tried to kidnap and molest a child at Skyline Elementary in Encinitas. When that happened, parents in Carlsbad were hyper-vigilant about where their child was at any time, especially in a chaotic environment like sporting events. The same thing happened when a severely mentally ill man brought a gun to Kelly Elementary and started shooting at kids.
You know the danger involved with severely mentally ill people, but you place them in a community near three elementary schools and one middle school. You place them near Chase Field, one of the only baseball fields available for CYB players in Carlsbad. You place them near Pine Park, where you are well aware that flag football and soccer practices occur daily. You place them near Holiday Park where you know volleyball, soccer and flag football activities are happen ing.
Windsor Pointe's location is not an appropriate location for people with severe mental illness . They need a better location to ensure community safety and their own well being. The city, Affirmed, and Solaris are well aware a child was already molested inside Windsor Pointe. All they are aware that an attempted murder occurred at Windsor Pointe. All are aware that over 750 calls for service have been generated from activities at Windsor Pointe over the last two years. No one cares and no one is doing anything about it.
The city recently required a ton of extra security , metal detectors and advance tickets to our local Concerts in the Park, which generate few, if any calls for service. But, Windsor Pointe, where security is actually necessary, can do whateve r they want. How is that fair to Carlsbad residents?
I have my child in athletic programming to stimulate their body and mind. I didn't do it to purposely put my child in danger. The city needs to be as concerned about the safety and well being of every kid walking to school or to a baseball game as they are about their relationship with Affirmed Housing.
I would like the city to end their relationship with Affirmed Housing, terminate the ground lease at Windsor Pointe and start protecting our youth and residents rather than importing the severely mentally ill from all over the county who have no ties to Carlsbad at all.
Regards,
Tyler Carter
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FW: KEEP CARLSBAD A SAFE COMMUNITY AND ELIMINATE SEVERELY MENTALLY ILL
HOMELESS PEOPLE FROM INFILTRATING OUR PARKS AND CREATING DANGEROUS ENVIRONMENTS FOR OUR LOCAL YOUTH!!!!! ACT NOW!!!!!!
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Subject: KEEP CARLSBAD A SAFE COMMU NITY AND ELIMINA TE SEVERELY MENTA LLY ILL HOMELESS PEOPLE FROM INFILTRATING OUR PARKS AND CREATING DANGEROUS ENVIRONMENTS FOR OUR LOCAL YOUTH!! !!! ACT NOW!!!!!! Hi. My name is Matt Krepelin. My child plays (lacrosse, baseball, soccer, flag football, etc.) with practices/games at Chase Field/Pine Park/Ho liday Park. For years, the City has been aware of the issues with the homeless near these recreational fields and parks. The city is well aware that homeless gather in these areas, making the bathrooms unusable for children . If a mother is with a male child, that male child is required to go into the women's restroom with their mother to ensure their safety. Now, you have added severely mentally ill homeless into the mix.
Several years ago, a severely mentally ill man tried to kidnap and molest a child at Skyline Elementary in Encinitas. When that happened , parents in Carlsbad were hyper-vigilant about where their child was at any time, especially in a chaotic environment like sporting events. The same thing happened when a severely mentally ill man brought a gun to Kelly Elementary and started shooting at kids.
You know the danger involved with severely mentally ill people, but you place them in a community near three elementary schools and one middle school. You place them near Chase Field, one of the only baseball fields available for CYB players in Carlsbad. You place them near Pine Park, where you are well aware that flag football and soccer practices occur daily. You place them near Holiday Park where you know volleyball, soccer and flag football activities are happening.
Windsor Pointe's location is not an appropriate location for people with severe mental illness. They need a better location to ensure community safety and their own well being. The city, Affirmed, and Solaris are well aware a child was already molested inside Windsor Pointe. All they are aware that an attempted murder occurred at Windsor Pointe. All are aware that over 750 calls for service have been generated from activities at Windsor Pointe over the last two years. No one cares and no one is doing anything about it.
The city recently required a ton of extra security, metal detectors and advance tickets to our local Concerts in the Park, which generate few, if any calls for service. But, Windsor Pointe, where security is actually necessary, can do whatever they want. How is that fair to Carlsbad residents?
I have my child in athletic programming to stimulate their body and mind. I didn't do it to purposely put my child in danger. The city needs to be as concerned about the safety and well being of every kid walking to school or to a baseball game as they are about their relationship with Affirmed Housing.
I would like the city to end their relationship with Affirmed Housing, terminate the ground lease at Windsor Pointe and start protecting our youth and residents rather than importing the severely mentally ill from all over the county who have no ties to Carlsbad at all.
Regards,
Matt Krepelin
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From: HeatherandJustin Nash <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 11, 2024 11:06 AM
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Subject: MAKE PARKS SAFE FOR FAMILIES
There were needles and empty alcohol bottles in the bathroom the last time we had a game at Pine Park 3 weeks ago.
Hi. My name is Heather Nash I'm a home owner in Carlsbad. My 2 children play lacrosse with practices/games at Chase Field/Pine Park/Holiday Park. For years, the City has been aware of the issues with the homeless near these recreational fields and parks. The city is well aware that homeless gather in these areas, making the bathrooms unusable for children. If a mother is with a male child, that male child is required to go into the women's restroom with their mother to ensure their safety. Now, you have added severely mentally ill homeless into the mix.
Several years ago, a severely mentally ill man tried to kidnap and molest a child at Skyline Elementary in Encinitas. When that happened, parents in Carlsbad were hyper-vigilant about where their child was at any time, especially in a chaotic environment like sporting events. The same thing happened when a severely mentally ill man brought a gun to Kelly Elementary and started shooting at kids.
You know the danger involved with severely mentally ill people, but you place them in a community near three elementary schools and one middle school. You place them near Chase Field, one of the only baseball fields available for CYB players in Carlsbad . You place them near Pine Park, where you are well aware that flag football and soccer practices occur daily. You place them near Holiday Park where you know volleyball, soccer and flag football activities are happening.
Windsor Pointe's location is not an appropriate location for people with severe mental illness. They need a better location to ensure community safety and their own well being. The city, Affirmed, and Solaris are well aware a child was already molested inside Windsor Pointe. All they are aware that an attempted murder occurred at Windsor Pointe. All are aware that over 750 calls for service have been generated from activities at Windsor Pointe over the last two years. No one cares and no one is doing anything about it.
The city recently required a ton of extra security, metal detectors and advance tickets to our local Concerts in the Park, which generate few, if any calls for service. But, Windsor Pointe, where security is actually necessary, can do whatever they want. How is that fair to Carlsbad residents?
I have my child in athletic programming to stimulate their body and mind. I didn't do it to purposely put my child in danger. The city needs to be as concerned about the safety and well being of every kid walking to school or to a baseball game as they are about their relationship with Affirmed Housing.
I would like the city to end their relationship with Affirmed Housing, terminate the ground lease at Windsor Pointe and start protecting our youth and residents rather than importing the severely mentally ill from all over the county who have no ties to Carlsbad at all.
Heather and Justin Nash
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From: Ace Hauling & Demolition <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 11, 2024 11:15 AM
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Hello our names are Sou and Nick Marchand My child plays Lacrosse with practices/games at Chase Field/Pine Park/Holiday Park. Our family of five also rides, our bike through the area. The area is very sketchy and dangerous for children and adults.
For years, the City has been aware of the issues with the homeless near these recreational fields and parks. The city is well aware that homeless gather in these areas, making the bathrooms unusable for children . If a mother is with a male child, that male child is required to go into the women's restroom with their mother to ensure their safety. Now, you have added severely mentally ill homeless into the mix.
Several years ago, a severely mentally ill man tried to kidnap and molest a child at Skyline Elementary in Encinitas . When that happened, parents in Carlsbad were hyper-vigilant about where their child was at any time, especially in a chaot ic environment like sporting events. The same thing happened when a severely mentally ill man brought a gun to Kelly Elementary and started shooting at kids.
You know the danger involved with severely mentally ill people, but you place them in a community near three elementary schools and one middle school. You place them near Chase Field, one of the only baseball fields available for CYB players in Carlsbad. You place them near Pine Park, where you are well aware that flag football and soccer practices occur daily. You place them near Holiday Park where you know volleyball, soccer and flag football activities are happening.
Windsor Pointe's location is not an appropriate location for people with severe mental illness. They need a better location to ensure community safety and their own well being. The city, Affirmed, and Solaris are well aware a child was already molested inside Windsor Pointe.
I have my child in athletic programming to stimulate their body and mind. I didn't do it to purposely put my child in danger. The city needs to be as concerned about the safety and well being of every kid walking to school or to a baseball game as they are about their relationship with Affirmed Housing.
I would like the city to end their relationship with Affirmed Housing, terminate the ground lease at Windsor Pointe and start protecting our youth and residents rather than importing the severely mentally ill from all over the county who have no ties to Carlsbad at all.
Thank you,
Sou and Nicholas Marchand
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Subject: FW: Protect the children
From: Allyson P Davis <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, March 11, 2024 11:15 AM
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Subject: Protect the children
Hi. My name is Allyson Davis. I have four children who all play soccer/baseball and lacrosse with practices/games at Chase Field/Pine Park/Holiday Park. For years, the City has been aware of the issues with the homeless near these recreational fields and parks. The city is well aware that homeless gather in these areas, making the bathrooms unusable for children. If a mother is with a male child, that male child is required to go into the women's restroom with their mother to ensure their safety. Now, you have added severely mentally ill homeless into the mix.
Several years ago, a severely mentally ill man tried to kidnap and molest a child at Skyline Elementary in Encinitas. When that happened, parents in Carlsbad were hyper-vigilant about where their child was at any time, especially in a chaotic environment like sporting events. The same thing happened when a severely mentally ill man brought a gun to Kelly Elementary and started shooting at kids.
You know the danger involved with severely mentally ill people, but you place them in a community near three elementary schools and one middle school. You place them near Chase Field, one of the only baseball fields available for CYB players in Carlsbad. You place them near Pine Park, where you are well aware that flag football and soccer practices occur daily. You place them near Holiday Park , where you know volleyball, soccer and flag football activities are happening.
Windsor Pointe's location is not an appropriate location for people with severe mental illness. They need a better location to ensure community safety and their own well being. The city, Affirmed, and Solaris are well aware a child was already molested inside Windsor Pointe. All they are aware that an attempted murder occurred at Windsor Pointe. All are aware that over 750 calls for service have been generated from activities at Windsor Pointe over the last two years. No one cares and no one is doing anything about it.
The city recently required a ton of extra security, metal detectors and advance tickets to our local Concerts in the Park, which generate few, if any calls for service. But, Windsor Pointe, where security is actually necessary, can do whatever they want. How is that fair to Carlsbad residents? I have my child in athletic programming to stimulate their body and mind. I didn't do it to purposely put my child in danger. The city needs to be as concerned about the safety and well being of every kid walking to school or to a baseball game as they are about their relationship with Affirmed Housing.
I would like the city to end their relationship with Affirmed Housing, terminate the ground lease at Windsor Pointe and start protecting our youth and residents rather than importing the severely mentally ill from all over the county who have no ties to Carlsbad at all. 1 Thanks for considering,
Ally Davis
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Sent: Monday, March 11, 2024 11:10 AM
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Hi. My name is Crystal Brynildsen. My child plays (lacrosse, soccer, and flag football with practices/games at Chase Field/Pine Park/Holiday Park. For years, the City has been aware of the issues with the homeless near these recreational fields and parks. The city is well aware that homeless gather in these areas, making the bathrooms unusable for children. If a mother is with a male child, that male child is required to go into the women's restroom with their mothe r to e_nsure their safety. Now, you have added severely mentally ill homeless into the mix.
Several years ago, a severely mentally ill man tried to kidnap and molest a child at Skyline Elementary in Encinitas. When that happened, parents in Carlsbad were hyper-vigilant about where thei r child was at any time, especially in a chaotic environmen t like sporting events. The same thing happened when a severely mentally ill man brought a gun to Kelly Elementary and started shooting at kids.
You know the danger involved with severely mentally ill people, but you place them in a community near three elementary schools and one middle school. You place them near Chase Field, one of the only baseball fields available for CYB players in Carlsbad . You place them near Pine Park, where you are well aware that flag football and soccer practices occur daily. You place them near Holiday Park where you know volleyball, soccer and flag football activities are happening .
Windsor Pointe's location is not an appropriate location for people with severe mental illness. They need a better location to ensure community safety and their own well being. The city, Affirmed, and Solaris are well aware a child was already molested inside Windsor Pointe. All they are aware that an attempted murder occurred at Windsor Pointe. All are aware that over 750 calls for service have been generated from activities at Windsor Pointe over the last two years. No one cares and no one is doing anything about it The city recently required a ton of extra security, metal detectors and advance tickets to our local Concerts in the Park, which generate few, if any calls for service. But, Windsor Pointe, where security is actually necessary, can do whatever they want How is that fair to Carlsbad residents?
I have my child in athletic programming to stimulate their body and mind. I didn't do it to purposely put my child in danger. The city needs to be as concerned about the safety and well being of every kid walking to school or to a baseball game as they are about their relationship with Affirmed Housing.
I would like the city to end their relationship with Affirmed Housing, terminate the ground lease at Windso r Pointe and start protecting our youth and residents rather than importing the severely mentally ill from all over the county who have no ties to Carlsbad at all.
Kind regards,
Crystal Brynildsen, MS, OTR/L
Occupatio nal Therapist
North County Occupational Therapy
(760) 652-9211
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Subject: FW: Pine Park crime situation
From: Jennife r George <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, March 11, 2024 11:18 AM
To: Council Internet Email <counci [email protected]>
Subject: Pine Park crime situation
Hi. My name is Jennifer George. My child plays lacrosse with practices/games at Chase Field/Pine Park/Holiday Park. For years, the City has been aware of the issues with the homeless near these recreational fields and parks. The city is well aware that homeless gather in these areas, making the bathrooms unusable for children. If a mother is with a male child, that male child is required to go into the women's restroom with their mother to ensure their safety. Now, you have added severely mentally ill homeless into the mix.
Several years ago, a severely mentally ill man tried to kidnap and molest a child at Skyline Elementary in Encinitas. When that happened, parents in Carlsbad were hyper-vigilant about where their child was at any time, especially in a chaotic environment like sporting events. The same thing happened when a severely mentally ill man brought a gun to Kelly Elementary and started shooting at kids.
You know the danger involved with severely mentally ill people, but you place them in a community near three elementary schools and one middle school. You place them near Chase Field, one of the only baseball fields available for CYB players in Carlsbad . You place them near Pine Park, where you are well aware that flag football and soccer practices occur daily. You place them near Holiday Park where you know volleyball, soccer and flag football activities are happening.
Windsor Pointe's location is not an appropriate location for people with severe mental illness. They need a better location to ensure community safety and their own well being. The city, Affirmed , and Solaris are well aware a child was already molested inside Windsor Pointe. All they are aware that an attempted murder occurred at Windsor Pointe. All are aware that over 750 calls for service have been generated from activities at Windsor Pointe over the last two years. No one cares and no one is doing anything about it.
The city recently required a ton of extra security, metal detectors and advance tickets to our local Concerts in the Park, which generate few, if any calls for service . But, Windsor Pointe, where security is actually necessary, can do whatever they want. How is that fair to Carlsbad residents?
I have my child in athletic programming to stimulate their body and mind. I didn't do it to purposely put my child in danger. The city needs to be as concerned about the safety and well being of every kid walking to school or to a baseball game as they are about their relationship with Affirmed Housing.
I would like the city to end their relationship with Affirmed Housing, terminate the ground lease at Windsor Pointe and start protecting our youth and residents rather than importing the severely mentally ill from all over the county who have no ties to Carlsbad at all.
Jennifer George
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Windsor Pointe Agenda #9
My message below is for the agenda Item #9 at the March 12, 2024 City Council Meeting.
Dear City Clerk Honorable Mayor and City Council members, I urge you to please close down the Windsor Pointe facility and declare it a public danger for people living near this facility because of the ongoing incidents regarding safety, and the 760 calls for service to our Carlsbad Police Department during a time span of less than 2 years.
Terra Lawson-Remer is a disgrace that she has deceived the public from the real purpose of this facility. Maybe we should have one built next to her home. People should not live under constant vigilance and fear of their children to walk around any of our neighborhoods.
Remove Windsor Pointe before is too late and someone else becomes a victim.
Sincerely,
Luigi Persico
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Subject: FW: Danger
From: scott tibbets <[email protected]>
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Subject: Danger
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To whom it may concern: My name is Scott Tibbets and my child plays plays recreational Lacrosse with practices/games at Chase Field/Pine Park/Holiday Park. For years, the City has been aware of the issues with the homeless near these recreational fields and parks. The city has been made aware that homeless gather in these areas, making the bathrooms unusable for children.
Years ago, a severely mentally ill man tried to kidnap and molest a child at Skyline Elementary in Encinitas. When that happened, parents in Carlsbad were hyper-vigilant about where their child was at any time, especially in a chaotic environment like sporting events. The same thing happened when a severely mentally ill man brought a gun to Kelly Elementary and began firing a weapon at children.
The city understands the danger involved with severely mentally ill people, but you place them in a community near three elementary schools and one middle school. You place them near Chase Field, one of the only baseball fields available for CYB players in Carlsbad. You place them near Pine Park, where you are well aware that flag football and soccer practices occur daily. You place them near Holiday Park where you know volleyball, soccer and flag football activities are happening.
Windsor Pointe's location is not an appropriate location for people with severe mental illness. They need a better location to ensure community safety and their own well being. The city, Affirmed, and Solaris are well aware a child was already molested inside Windsor Pointe. All they are aware that an attempted murder occurred at Windsor Pointe. All are aware that over 750 calls for service have been generated from activities at Windsor Pointe over the last two years. No one cares and no one is doing anything about it.
The city recently required a ton of extra security, metal detectors and advance tickets to our local Concerts in the Park, which generate few, if any calls for service. But, Windsor Pointe, where security is actually necessary, can do whatever they want. How is that fair to Carlsbad residents?
I would like the city to end their relationship with Affirmed Housing, terminate the ground lease at Windsor Pointe and start protecting our youth and residents rather than importing the severely mentally ill from all over the county who have no ties to Carlsbad at all.
Sincerely,
Scott & Faith Tibbets
Carlsbad residents
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FW: Windsor Pointe
From: shari mirkin <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, March 11, 2024 12:49 PM
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Subject: Windsor Pointe
To Whom It May Concern :
My name is Shari Mirkin. My child plays lacrosse and soccer with practices/games at Chase Field/Pine Park/Holiday Park. For years, the City has been aware of the issues with the homeless near these recreational fields and parks. The city is well aware that homeless gather in these areas, making the bathrooms unusable for children. If a mother is with a male child, that male child is required to go into the women's restroom with their mother to ensure their safety. Now, you have added severely mentally ill homeless into the mix.
Several years ago, a severely mentally ill man tried to kidnap and molest a child at Skyline Elementary in Encinitas. When that happened, parents in Carlsbad were hyper-vigilant about where their child was at any time, especially in a chaotic environment like sporting events. The same thing happened when a severely mentally ill man brought a gun to Kelly Elementary and started shooting at kids.
You know the danger involved with severely mentally ill people, but you place them in a community near three elementary schools and one middle school. You place them near Chase Field, one of the only baseball fields available for CYB players in Carlsbad. You place them near Pine Park, where you are well aware that flag football and soccer practices occur daily. You place them near Holiday Park where you know volleyball, soccer and flag football activities are happening.
Windsor Pointe's location is not an appropriate location for people with severe mental illness. They need a better location to ensure community safety and their own well being. The city, Affirmed, and Solaris are well aware a child was already molested inside Windsor Pointe . All they are aware that an attempted murder occurred at Windsor Pointe. All are aware that over 750 calls for service have been generated from activities at Windsor Pointe over the last two years. No one cares and no one is doing anything about it.
The city recently required a ton of extra security, metal detectors and advance tickets to our local Concerts in the Park, which generate few, if any calls for service . But, Windsor Pointe, where security is actually necessary , can do whatever they want. How is that fair to Carlsbad residents?
I have my child in athletic programming to stimulate their body and mind. I didn't do it to purposely put my child in danger. The city needs to be as concerned about the safety and well being of every kid walking to school or to a baseball game as they are about their relationship with Affirmed Housing.
' I would like the city to end their relationship with Affirmed Housing, terminate the ground lease at Windsor Pointe and start protecting our youth and residents rather than importing the severely mentally ill from all over the county who have no ties to Carlsbad at all.
Best,
Shari Mirkin
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Subject: FW: Crime Increase Concern
From: Cherise Hurlburt <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, March 11, 2024 1:08 PM
To: Council Internet Email <[email protected]>
Subject: Crime Increase Concern
Hi. My name is Cherise Hurlburt. My child plays lacrosse with practices/games at Chase Field/Pine Park/Holiday Park. For years, the City has been aware of the issues with the homeless near these recreational fields and parks. The city is well aware that homeless gather in these areas, making the bathrooms unusable for children. If a mother is with a male child, that male child is required to go into the women's restroom with their mother to ensure their safety. Now, you have added severely mentally ill homeless into the mix.
Several years ago, a severely mentally ill man tried to kidnap and molest a child at Skyline Elementary in Encinitas . When that happened, parents in Carlsbad were hyper-vigilant about where their child was at any time, especially in a chaotic environment like sporting events. The same thing happened when a severely mentally ill man brought a gun to Kelly Elementary and started shooting at kids.
You know the danger involved with severely mentally ill people, but you place them in a community near three elementary schools and one middle school. You place them near Chase Field, one of the only baseball fields available for CYB players in Carlsbad. You place them near Pine Park, where you are well aware that flag football and soccer practices occur daily. You place them near Holiday Park where you know volleyball, soccer and flag football activities are happening .
Windsor Pointe's location is not an appropriate location for people with severe mental illness. They need a better location to ensure community safety and their own well being. The city, Affirmed, and Solaris are well aware a child was already molested inside Windsor Pointe. All they are aware that an attempted murder occurred at Windsor Pointe. All are aware that over 750 calls for service have been generated from activities at Windsor Pointe over the last two years. No one cares and no one is doing anything about it.
The city recently required a ton of extra security, metal detectors and advance tickets to our local Concerts in the Park, which generate few, if any calls for service . But, Windsor Pointe, where security is actually necessary, can do whatever they want. How is that fair to Carlsbad residents?
I have my child in athletic programming to stimulate their body and mind. I didn't do it to purposely put my child in danger. The city needs to be as concerned about the safety and well being of every kid walking to school or to a baseball game as they are about their relationship with Affirmed Housing.
I would like the city to end their relationship with Affirmed Housing, terminate the ground lease at Windsor Pointe and start protecting our youth and residents rather than importing the severely mentally ill from all over the county who have no ties to Carlsbad at all.
Sincerely,
Cherise Hurlburt
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Monday, March 11, 2024 2:20 PM
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Agenda Item #9 Public Comment
Dear City Clerk: Please include my public comment for Agenda Item #9 at the March 12, 2024 City Council Meeting.
Honarable Mayor Blackburn and City Council Members,
Due to the continuous and ongoing incidents regarding safety, and the 762 calls for service from our Carlsbad Police Department during a time span of less than 2 years, I urge you to please shut down the Windsor Pointe facility and declare it a public nuisance.
The amount of police protection this type of facility requires takes away from the rest of our neighborhoods and citizens.
It is unfortunate that our own San Diego County District Supervisor, Ms. Terra Lawson-Remer, has been a supporter of Windsor Pointe, a Housing First program, and a proponent of putting low-barrier mental health facilities in family neighborhoods. Her strong support of Proposition 1 will only make this type of situation worse throughout our City and family neighborhoods. No Carlsbad family should have to live in fear of their children going out to play in front of their own home because some elected officials believe our family neighborhoods are appropriate for housing the severely mentally ill population.
Safety should be your first priority for all citizens of each district and neighborhood in Carlsbad. No other neighborhood in Carlsbad should experience the destruction of their community the way that the Housing First Program has already destroyed one community already.
Please dedicate the facility for the exclusive use of our veterans that were promised safe housing when this project was proposed and approved. Housing for unsupervised, severly mentally ill and drug-using residents does not belong in any family neighborhood. Housing First has proven to be a complet~ failure.
Thank you for all you do to keep all neighborhoods in Carlsbad safe.
Sincerely,
D. Lech
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D.MariaTrimble <[email protected]>
Monday, March 11, 2024 2:31 PM
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Windsor Pointe
As a 35+ year resident of Carlsbad, I'm writing to voice my opinion on the failure of the Windsor Pointe project. This project was supposed to house Carlsbad veterans, which initially sounds honorable, but is instead a nightmare of housing severely mentally ill, seniors and veterans.
The fact that dangerous people are in the vicinity of a school zone is frightening. I know the actual school zone stops outside of the project, but really is barely two blocks away. I also know the police have been involved with the tenants on many occasions, one being a tenant wielding a gun. Not to mention the drug abuse on the property .
Carlsbad has been a jewel city until recently. Our beautiful beach community is being transformed and destroyed before our eyes with the passing of dangerous projects such as this one. And I dread the thought that many more similar failures are in the works to be pushed on us taxpayers of Carlsbad. Do NOT let this happen again. Shame on the city council for not looking out for the safety and well-being of the citizens of Carlsbad.
Sincerely,
Deborah Trimble
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Monday, March 11, 2024 2:52 PM
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FW: Pine Park and Holiday Park Child endangerment by Varlsbad's inaction From: Jim Ahearn <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, March 11, 2024 2:08 PM
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Subject: Pine Park and Holiday Park Child endangerment by Varlsbad's inaction Hi.
My name is James Ahearn. My child plays lacrosse and soccer with practices/games at Pine Park and Holidy Park. For years, the City has been aware of the issues with the homeless near these recreational fields and parks. The city is well aware that homeless gather in these areas, making the bathrooms unusable for children. If a mother is with a male child, that male child is required to go into the wo111en's restroom with their mother to ensure their safety. Now, you have added severely mentally ill homeless into the mix.
Several years ago, a severely mentally ill man tried to kidnap and molest a child at Skyline Elementary in Encinitas. When that happened, parents in Carlsbad were hyper-vigilant about where their child was at any time, especially in a chaotic environment like sporting events. The same thing happened when a severely mentally ill man brought a gun to Kelly Elementary and started shooting at kids.
You know the danger involved with severely mentally ill people, but you place them in a community near three elementary schools and one middle school. You place them near Chase Field, one of the only baseball fields available for CYB players in Carlsbad. You place them near Pine Park, where you are well aware that flag football and soccer practices occur daily. You place them near Holiday Park where you know volleyball, soccer and flag football activities are happening.
Windsor Pointe's location is not an appropriate location for people with severe mental illness. They need a better location to ensure community safety and their own well being. The City, Affirmed, and Solaris are well aware a child was already molested inside Windsor Pointe. All are aware that an attempted murder occurred at Windsor Pointe. All are aware that over 750 calls for service have been generated from activities at Windsor Pointe over the last two years. No one cares and no one is doing anything about it.
The city recently required a ton of extra security, metal detectors and advance tickets to our local Concerts in the Park, which generate few, if any calls for service. But, Windsor Pointe, where security is actually necessary, can do whatever they want. How is that fair to Carlsbad residents?
I have my child in athletic programming to stimulate their body and mind. I didn't do it to purposely put my child in danger. The city needs to be as concerned about the safety and well being of every kid walking to school or to a baseball game as they are about their relationship with Affirmed Housing.
I would like the city to end their relationsh ip with Affirmed Housing, terminate the ground lease at Windsor Pointe and start protecting our youth and residents rather than importing the severely mentally ill from all over the county who have no ties to Carlsbad at all.
1 Thank you fo r taking action immediately,
James Ahearn
3952 Plateau PL
Carlsbad, CA 92010
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Subject: FW: Pine Park Crime and Our Children
From: Chris Peters <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, Marc h 11, 2024 2:22 PM
To: Council Inte rnet Email <[email protected]>
Subject: Pine Pa rk Crime and Our Children
Hi. My name is Chris Peters. My child plays (lacrosse, baseball, soccer, flag football, etc.) with practices/games at Chase Field/Pine Park/Holiday Park. For years, the City has been aware of the issues with the homeless near these recreational fields and parks. The city is well aware that homeless gather in these areas, making the bathrooms unusable for children. If a mother is with a male child, that male child is required to go into the women's restroom with their mother to ensure their safety. Now, you have added severely mentally ill homeless into the mix.
Several years ago, a severely mentally ill man tried to kidnap and molest a child at Skyline Elementary in Encinitas. When that happened , parents in Carlsbad were hyper-vigilant about where their child was at any time, especially in a chaotic environment like sporting events. The same thing happened when a severely mentally ill man brought a gun to Kelly Elementary and started shooting at kids.
You know the danger involved with severely mentally ill people, but you place them in a community near three elementary schools and one middle school. You place them near Chase Field, one of the only baseball fields available for CYB players in Carlsbad. You place them near Pine Park, where you are well aware that flag football and soccer practices occur daily. You place them near Holiday Park where you know volleyball, soccer and flag football activities are happening.
Windsor Pointe's location is not an appropriate location for people with severe mental illness. They need a better location to ensure community safety and their own well being. The city, Affirmed, and Solaris are well aware a child was already molested inside Windsor Pointe. All they are aware of is that an attempted murder occurred at Windsor Pointe. All are aware that over 750 calls for service have been generated from activities at Windsor Pointe over the last two years. No one cares and no one is doing anything about it.
The city recently required a ton of extra security, metal detectors and advance tickets to our local Concerts in the Park, which generate few, if any calls for service. But, Windsor Pointe, where security is actually necessary, can do whatever they want. How is that fair to Carlsbad residents?
I have my child in athletic programming to stimulate their body and mind. I didn't do it to purposely put my child in danger. The city needs to be as concerned about the safety and well being of every kid walking to school or to a baseball game as they are about their relationship with Affirmed Housing.
I would like the city to end their relationship with Affirmed Housing, terminate the ground lease at Windsor Pointe and start protecting our youth and residents rather than importing the severely mentally ill from all over the county who have no ties to Carlsbad at all.
Chris Peters
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Subject: FW: Affirmed Property on Harding Should Shut Down From: Mike Kalscheur <mkalscheur@mpre-inc .com>
Sent: Monday, March 11, 2024 2:36 PM
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Subject: Affirmed Property on Harding Should Shut Down
Please add me to t he list of people that want Affirme d Housing's conditi onal use permit (or whatever operating license they need/ have}. I won 't take up your time regurgitating the reasons.
Mike Kalscheur
3405 Highland Drive
Carlsbad, CA 92008
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Subject: FW: End affirmed housing
From: Kristina Lima <kristina [email protected]>
Sent: Monday, March 11, 2024 2:42 PM
To: Council Internet Email <council@car lsbadca.gov>
Subject: End affirmed housing
Hi. My name is _Kristina Lima_. My child plays lacrosse with practices/games at Chase Field/Pine Park/Holiday Park. For years, the City has been aware of the issues with the homeless near these recreational fields and parks. The city is well aware that homeless gather in these areas, making the bathrooms unusable for children. If a mother is with a male child, that male child is required to go into the women's restroom with their mother to ensure their safety. Now, you have added severely mentally ill homeless into the mix.
Several years ago, a severely mentally ill man tried to kidnap and molest a child at Skyline Elementary in Encinitas . When that happened, parents in Carlsbad were hyper-vigilant about where their child was at any time, especially in a chaotic environment like sporting events. The same thing happened when a severely mentally ill man brought a gun to Kelly Elementary and started shooting at kids.
You know the danger involved with severely mentally ill people, but you place them in a community near three elementary schools and one middle school. You place them near Chase Field, one of the only baseball fields available for CYB players in Carlsbad. You place them near Pine Park, where you are well aware that flag football and soccer practices occur daily. You place them near Holiday Park where you know volleyball, soccer and flag football activities are happening.
Windsor Pointe's location is not an appropriate location for people with severe mental illness. They need a better location to ensure community safety and their own well being. The city, Affirmed, and Solaris are well aware a child was already molested inside Windsor Pointe. All they are aware that an attempted murder occurred at Windsor Pointe. All are aware that over 750 calls for service have been generated from activities at Windsor Pointe over the last two years. No one cares and no one is doing anything about it.
The city recently required a ton of extra security, metal detectors and advance tickets to our local Concerts in the Park, which generate few, if any calls for service . But, Windsor Pointe, where security is actually necessary, can do whatever they want. How is that fair to Carlsbad residents?
I have my child in athletic programming to stimulate their body and mind. I didn't do it to purposely put my child in danger. The city needs to be as concerned about the safety and well being of every kid walking to school or to a baseball game as they are about their relationship with Affirmed Housing.
I would like the city to end their relationship with Affirmed Housing, terminate the ground lease at Windsor Pointe and start protecting our youth and residents rather than importing the severely mentally ill from all over the county who have no ties to Carlsbad at all.
Sincerely,
Kristina Lima
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FW: Homeless - Safety of our children & families
From: Jeremiah Patton <jeremiahpatton@gma il.com>
Sent: Monday, March 11, 2024 3:04 PM
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Subject: Homeless - Safety of our children & families
Hello City Council,
All Receive - Agenda Item# 9
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My name is Jeremiah Patton & I am a resident of Carlsbad. My child plays (lacrosse, baseball, soccer, flag football, etc.) with practices/games at Chase Field/Pine Park/Holiday Park. For years, the City has been aware of the issues with the homeless near these recreational fields and parks. The city is well aware that homeless gather in these areas, making the bathrooms unusable for children. If a mother is with a male child, that male child is required to go into the women's restroom with their mother to ensure their safety. Now, you have added severely mentally ill homeless into the mix.
Several years ago, a severely mentally ill man tried to kidnap and molest a child at Skyline Elementary in Encinitas. When that happened, parents in Carlsbad were hyper-vigilant about where their child was at any time, especially in a chaotic environment like sporting events. The same thing happened when a severely mentally ill man brought a gun to Kelly Elementary and started shooting at kids.
You know the danger involved with severely mentally ill people, but you place them in a community near three elementary schools and one middle school. You place them near Chase Field, one of the only baseball fields available for CYB players in Carlsbad. You place them near Pine Park, where you are well aware that flag football and soccer practices occur daily. You place them near Holiday Park where you know volleyball, soccer and flag football activities are happening.
Windsor Pointe's location is not an appropriate location for people with severe mental illness. They need a better location to ensure community safety and their own well being. The city, Affirmed, and Solaris are well aware a child was already molested inside Windsor Pointe. All they are aware that an attempted murder occurred at Windsor Pointe. All are aware that over 750 calls for service have been generated from activities at Windsor Pointe over the last two years.
No one cares and no one is doing anything about it.
The city recently required a ton of extra security, metal detectors and advance tickets to our local Concerts in the Park, which generate few, if any calls for service. But, Windsor Pointe, where security is actually necessary, can do whatever they want. How is that fair to Carlsbad residents?
I have my child in athletic programming to stimulate their body and mind. I didn't do it to purposely put my child in danger. The city needs to be as concerned about the safety and well being of every kid walking to school or to a baseball game as they are about their relationship with Affirmed Housing.
I would like the city to end their relationship with Affirmed Housing, terminate the ground lease at Windsor Pointe and start protecting our youth and residents rather than importing the severely mentally ill from all over the county who have no ties to Carlsbad at all.
1 I would suggest the board always keep in the back of their mind when making decisions regarding these type of issues that Carlsbad has always been welll known as being all about families & children and the well being of our residents, that was the main reason I felt comfortable enough to move here from the midwest, because it was very far removed from the LA & San Fran way of life. If you start shifting too far away from that you are going to have a massive exodus of residents & destroying the very thing that made Carlsbad special in the first place.
Is the City of Vista still paying to house their homeless men over at La Posada in Carlsbad therefore only increasing the city of Carlsbad's total# of homeless people? Why can't the city of Carlsbad subcontract this out like they do & transport them to another city?
Stop being so focused on these grants & free money, it comes at a cost & ends up having the opposite effect and attracts them here to get free handouts. A lot of this money comes as well for housing without having to enforce no drug or alcohol use & that ends up being rampant & crime explodes.
When will the city of Carlsbad start enforcing the Care Act? Regards,
Jeremiah
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Subject: FW: PROTECT OUR KIDS!
From: Shannon Everett <skeverett@yahoo .com>
Sent: Monday, March 11, 2024 3:07 PM
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Subject: PROTECT OUR KIDS!
Homeless and mentally ill are taking over our streets and community Parks.
Our children use Pine Park to have a safe place to play and get exercise. It's our community park! Sending my kids to practice and play at the park is no longer a safe option. The city needs to be as concerned about the safety and well being of every kid walking to school or to a baseball game as they are about their relationship with Affirmed Housing.
Please, before more children are molested, taken or worse PLEASE end Carlsbads relationship with Affirmed Housing, terminate the ground lease at Windsor Pointe and start protecting our youth and residents rather than importing the severely mentally ill from all over the county who have no ties to Carlsbad at all.
Shannon
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www.giftoflifeinternational.org
Healing Little Hearts Around the World
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FW: Children Endangered by Mentally Ill & Homeless Problem at Carlsbad City Parks From: Frank Temple <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday , March 11, 2024 3:28 PM
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Subject: Children Endangered by Mentally Ill & Homeless Problem at Carlsbad City Parks Hi. My name is Frank Temple . My child plays lacrosse, flag football and soccer with practices/games at Chase Field/Pine Park/Holiday Park. For years, the City has been aware of the issues with the homeless near these recreationa l fields and parks. The city is well aware that homeless gather in these areas, making the bathrooms unusable for children . If a mother is with a male child, that male child is required to go into the women's restroom with their mother to ensure their safety. Now, you have added severely mentally ill homeless into the mix.
Several years ago, a severely mentally ill man tried to kidnap and molest a child at Skyline Elementary in Encinitas. When that happened, parents in Carlsbad were hyper-vigilant about where their child was at any time, especially in a chaotic environment like sporting events. The same thing happened when a severely mentally ill man brought a gun to Kelly Elementary and started shooting at kids.
You know the danger involved with severely mentally ill people, but you place them in a community near three elementary schools and one middle school. You place them near Chase Field, one of the only baseball fields available for CYB players in Carlsbad. You place them near Pine Park, where you are well aware that flag football and soccer practices occur daily. You place them near Holiday Park where you know volleyball, soccer and flag football activities are happening .
Windsor Pointe's location is not an appropriate location for people with severe mental illness. They need a better location to ensure community safety and their own well being. The city, Affirmed , and Solaris are well aware a child was already molested inside Windsor Pointe. All they are aware that an attempted murder occurred at Windso r Pointe. All are aware that over 750 calls for service have been generated from activities at Windsor Pointe over the last two years . No one cares and no one is doing anything about it.
The city recently required a ton of extra security, metal detectors and advance tickets to our local Concerts in the Park, which generate few, if any calls for service. But, Windso r Pointe, where security is actually necessary, can do whateve r they want. How is that fair to Carlsbad residents?
I have my child in athletic programming to stimulate their body and mind. I didn't do it to purposely put my child in danger . The city needs to be as concerned about the safety and well being of every kid walking to school or to a baseball game as they are about their relationship with Affirmed Housing.
I would like the city to end their relationship with Affirmed Housing , terminate the ground lease at Windso r Pointe and start protecting our youth and residents rather than importing the severely mentally ill from all over the county who have no ties to Carlsbad at all.
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Subject: FW: Windsor Point
From: Austin Borders <austinsbo [email protected]>
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Subject: Windso r Point
Hi. My name is Austin Borders. I am a Carlsbad resident and business owner. My child plays lacrosse with occasional practices/games at Chase Field/Pine Park. The area has always had minor issues with homeless near the fields and parks. In the past, The city had done a pretty good job dealing with the that homeless gather in these areas. However, with the Windsor Pointe development and law enforcement's hands being semi tied, the issue has gotten out of control. It's gotten to point where our children no longer feel safe attending practices, gathering for pick up games , or even going to use the restroom without very close adult supervision .
Youth athletic programming is instrumental to a child's development in all aspects of life. I moved here well over 20yrs ago from Miami where parks were overrun with homeless , drugs and gang activity. We cannot have our city fall victim to this sort of thing. It fosters feelings of hopelessness instead of fueling dreams of bright futures for our children.
The potential danger associated with severely mentally ill people is not something Carlsbad is unfamiliar with (Kelly School shooting) and placing them in an area near three elementary schools and one middle school is just flat out irresponsible. I recently learned that there have been nearly 500 calls for police service to the Windsor Point development in the last year. This clearly makes Windsor Pointe's location inappropriate for people with severe mental illness. They need a better Location to ensure community safety and their own well being.
I would like the city to end their relationship with Affirmed Housing, terminate the ground lease at Windsor Pointe and start protecting our youth and residents rather than importing the severely mentally ill from all over the county who have no ties to Carlsbad at all.
Thank you for taking t he time to read this.
- Austin Borders
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Subject: FW: Windsor Point Feedback
From: Alanna Trimble <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, March 11, 2024 5:43 PM
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Subject: Windsor Point Feedback
Hello,
I am writing to voice my frustration with the Windsor Point project (specifically the Harding location). Years ago when the building hadn't been built yet, I had concerns about this project as it is in my neighborhood, super close to schools and parks, and in the path of many kids traveling to and from school and their sports. I was upset when it changed (sneakily) from veteran housing to housing people with severe mental illness - without the proper management or adequate support.
It felt unsafe, and it is. I didn't feel like this location was mutually beneficial to our community and the new residents, but my concerns fell on deaf ears.
Since the project has been up and running, I have experienced the following:
- One of the residents is well known in our neighborhood, as he is frequently riding his skateboard up and down Harding.
He has anger issues and frequently yells aggressively and loudly while walking down the street. On multiple occasions, my husband and I were awoken early morning (about 2am) to him cursing violently, using racial slurs and super aggressive language. This normally goes on for a while as he walks up and down Harding echoing through our streets when we should be asleep. We've seen him in the middle of the day, standing in the street aggressively yelling (seemingly at no one - or maybe cars?). I don't know what challenges he is facing, but he is definitely posing challenges and safety concerns for us and our kids. We have seen police officers attempt to speak wit him and watched as he turned and walked away from them - when they were obviously not done with the conversation. How does it make sense that someone with such consistently disturbing behavior can be allowed to live in this facility? - I am not sure if this resident is at the facility anymore, but a woman and her son moved in a while ago. Her son was in my daughter's class at Jefferson until he got moved to a school that could provide for his special /emotional needs better.
The mom walked up and down Harding frequently also, maybe going to the bus or the store. She also aggressively yelled out of the blue. Once I was walking toward her with my daughter and her friend and the woman went into a rage - not necessarily directed at us, but she was within arms distance - and it was scary. I got the girls away and a bystander came over to us to make sure we were ok.
- I've seen people using drugs in their cars outside of the facility. - I know there is a registered sex offender living there. How are there no adequate background checks? How did he get the opportunity to live in this low income housing by the beach when there are likely plenty of other upstanding, non-felons who are awaiting a spot? This obviously points to shoddy, lackluster screening - most likely by a company whose interest is not in our community or in helping those who are most deserving. - I've seen some very pricey cars parked at Windsor Point daily (like literally parked in a Windsor Point parking spot) every day -obviously a resident. I was so shocked that a person who could afford a $80k+ brand new (no license plate) Mercedes would be living in affordable housing. This is absolutely not what that facility is built for. Again pointing to bad screening.
I feel that the developers were in this for the money and the Carlsbad government showed that it does not value the safety of all of its residents. A facility like this should not be in a residential neighborhood . If we needed to build something like 1 this, it'd be best in an industrial area, closer to transportation and further from tax paying homeowners who just want a safe place for their kids. And definitely with more support for their residents so community members are not threatened by just walking down the street.
I'm upset that Carlsbad government put our family in this situation and am pleading for a major change.
Thank you,
Alanna Vincent
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Subject: Windsor Pointe
Hi! I am a Carlsbad resident. I wanted to let you know I would like to have Windsor Pointe shut down. Affirmed Housing has been making and breaking promises regarding this facility for over 4 years. First, it was going to be veteran's only. Then, they slipped in the seriously mentally ill. This is a residential neighborhood near schools and parks. It's not the appropriate location for a place with seriously mentally ill people who are living on their own and can choose to be unmedicated. These people aren't even from Carlsbad! In August 2022, only 4 months after opening, Affirmed Housing sent the city a letter stating they couldn't deal with the people at Windsor Pointe. That was over 18 months ago. What is happening differently or that can be fixed? Affirmed already gave up!
Jean Walker
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FW: Pine Creek Crime - Coach, Dad, Homeowner, Tax Payer From: Brad Sivert <bradsivert@gmai l.com>
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Subject: Pine Creek Crime - Coach, Dad, Homeowne r, Tax Payer Hi Council Friends ,
My name is Brad Sivert and I coach 5 teams for Carlsbad Lacrosse, specifically kids aged 5 to 8 in K, 1st and 2nd great. 29 awesome kids. I live in Carlsbad ... I have for a while . I love it here and choose to raise my family here, despite the fact that I work in Northern California, traveling for work often. We pay a lot in taxes to live in a place like Carlsbad, to find the "American Dream." My child plays lacrosse with practices/games at Chase Field/Pine Park/Holiday Park. For years, the City has been aware of the issues with the homeless near these recreational fields and parks. The city is well aware that homeless gather in these areas, making the bathrooms unusable for children. If a mother is with a male child, that male child is required to go into the women's restroom with their mother to ensure their safety. Now, you have added severely mentally ill homeless into the mix.
Several years ago, a severely mentally ill man tried to kidnap and molest a child at Skyline Elementary in Encinitas . When that happened, parents in Carlsbad were hyper-vigilant about where their child was at any time, especially in a chaotic environment like sporting events. The same thing happened when a severely mentally ill man brought a gun to Kelly Elementary and started shooting at kids.
You know the danger involved with severely mentally ill people, but you place them in a community near three elementary schools and one middle schoo l. You place them near Chase Field, one of the only baseball fields available for CYB players in Carlsbad . You place them near Pine Park, where you are well aware that flag football and soccer practices occur daily. You place them near Holiday Park where you know volleybal l, soccer and flag football activities are happening.
Windsor Pointe's location is not an appropriate location for people with severe mental illness. They need a better location to ensure community safety and their own well being. The city, Affirmed , and Solaris are well aware a child was already molested inside Windsor Pointe. All they are aware that an attempted murder occurred at Windsor Pointe. All are aware that over 750 calls for service have been generated from activities at Windsor Pointe over the last two years. No one cares and no one is doing anything about it.
The city recently required a ton of extra security, metal detectors and advance tickets to our local Concerts in the Park, which generate few, if any calls for service. But, Windsor Pointe, where security is actually necessary , can do whateve r they want. How is that fair to Carlsbad residents?
I have my child in athletic programming to stimulate their body and mind. I didn't do it to purposely put my child in danger. The city needs to be as concerned about the safety and well being of every kid walking to school or to a baseball game as they are about their relationship with Affirmed Housing.
I would like the city to end their relationship with Affirmed Housing, terminate the ground lease at Windsor Pointe and start protecting our youth and residents rather than importing the severely mentally ill from all over the county who have no ties to Carlsbad at all.
Thanks ,
Brad
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Subject: FW: NO to Windsor Pointe
From: Judy OConnor <[email protected]>
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Subject: NO to Windsor Pointe
To Carlsbad City Council,
The Windsor Pointe Project is not good value for the $35 million it is costing taxpayers.
There has been an excessive amount of calls for service from the police and fire department. It does not seem safe or cost effective to put these institutions in the middle of neighborhoods.
Carlsbad is a wonderful place to raise a family but that will change if you continue building housing like this.
We want to preserve our beach community and send this project packing so that no other city experiences the destruction of their community the way that Windsor Pointe has destroyed ours.
No to Windsor Pointe and any future projects,
Judy Oconnor
Carlsbad
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Subject: FW: Windso r Point
From: Ma rk <[email protected]>
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Subject: Windsor Point
YOU F'G IDIOTS!
$8.4 MILLION?!
CARLSBAD - A once quiet neighborhood has become weary of a controversial supportive housing project as complaints and concerns have piled up.
Neighbors near Windsor Pointe are stressing and begging city and county officials to address long-standing problems to the point where many are calling for the city to cut ties with the development. Windsor Pointe is part of The No Place Like Home program and was approved by the City Council in 2020, opened in 2022 anµ has been a burden on the Ban-io neighborhood ever since, residents said.
The project is owned by the Affinned Housing Group, although residents have dug through hundreds of documents and are questioning the legitimacy of the project. Residents expressed continued frustration with crimes, safety and a lack of transparency leading to uncertainty and fear about what is happening inside the walls.
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From: Priya Bhat-Patel <Priya.Bhat-Patel@carlsbadca .gov> Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2024 8:18 AM
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Dear Dr. Bhat-Patel,
I hope that you will take your time & ask questions tonight re: Windso r Pointe. Staff's measures do not sound sufficient. The problem is the drugs. The contact is full of holes & these buildings can be repurposed with a new set of rules. I know it is difficult when you interact with officials th roughout the county and state with all the give & take around homelessness, but please remember your job is for serving t he people of Carlsbad.
The mentally ill people are vulnerable & illserved by t he contract as it stands.
Thanks,
Julie Ajdour
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Subject: FW: Pine Park safety, affirmed housing issues
From: Bekah P <[email protected]>
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Subject: Pine Park safety, affirmed housing issues
Hi. My name is Rebekah Pradenas. My child plays lacrosse with practices/games at Pine Park. For years, the City has been aware of the issues with the homeless near these recreational fields and parks. The city is well aware that homeless gather in these areas, making the bathrooms unusable for children. If a mother is with a male child, that male child is required to go into the women's restroom with their mother to ensure their safety. Now, you have added severely mentally ill homeless into the mix.
Several years ago, a severely mentally ill man tried to kidnap and molest a child at Skyline Elementary in Encinitas. When that happened , parents in Carlsbad were hyper-vigilant about where their child was at any time, especially in a chaotic environment like sporting events. The same thing happened when a severely mentally ill man brought a gun to Kelly Elementary and started shooting at kids.
You know the danger involved with severely mentally ill people, but you place them in a community near three elementary schools and one middle school. You place them near Chase Field, one of the only baseball fields available for CYB players in Carlsbad. You place them near Pine Park, where you are well aware that flag football and soccer practices occur daily. You place them near Holiday Park where you know volleyball , soccer and flag football activities are happening .
Windsor Pointe's location is not an appropriate location for people with severe mental illness. They need a better location to ensure community safety and their own well being. The city, Affirmed, and Solaris are well aware a child was already molested inside Windsor Pointe. All they are aware that an attempted murder occurred at Windsor Pointe. All are aware that over 750 calls for service have been generated from activities at Windsor Pointe over the last two years. No one cares and no one is doing anything about it.
The city recently required a ton of extra security, metal detectors and advance tickets to our local Concerts in the Park, which generate few, if any calls for service. But, Windsor Pointe, where security is actually necessary, can do whatever they want. How is that fair to Carlsbad residents?
I have my child in athletic programming to stimulate their body and mind. I didn't do it to purposely put my child in danger. The city needs to be as concerned about the safety and well being of every kid walking to school or to a baseball game as they are about their relationship with Affirmed Housing.
I would like the city to end their relationship with Affirmed Housing, terminate the ground lease at Windsor Pointe and start protecting our youth and residents rather than importing the severely mentally ill from all over the county who have no ties to Carlsbad at all.
Sincerely,
Rebekah Pradenas
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FW: Pine Park Safety
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As a parent whose child actively engages in sports at Chase Field/Pine Park/Holiday Park, the pressing concern within our community revolves around the safety of our children . Despite the city's awareness of ongoing issues with homelessness affecting recreational areas, the recent addition of severely mentally ill individuals near schools and sports facilities intensifies our worries.
A few years ago, during my boys' soccer game, my personal experience near the bathrooms heightened my fear for our safety. Windsor Pointe's inappropriate location for those with severe mental illness, marked by incidents like child molestation and attempted murder, underscores the urgency to address these safety concerns.
The disparity in security measures between events with minimal incidents and Windsor Pointe, where heightened security is crucial, raises questions about the city's priorities . I implore the city to reconsider its association with Affirmed Housing, terminate the ground lease at Windsor Pointe, and place the safety and well-being of our children at the forefront of decision-making.
Regards,
LeeAnne Scherer
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Subject: FW: Concerns Regarding Windsor Pointe
From: Sherrie <[email protected]>
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Subject: Concerns Regarding Windsor Pointe
Dear Council Members,
We are extremely concerned about the Windsor Pointe Project in Carlsbad.
This 35 million dollar project that is costing the taxpayers in our fair city is a disaster. It has had over 750 calls to both police and fire departments for service; it is total failure and should be turned into what it was originally intended to house veterans. Instead it has morphed into a home for the severly mentally ill persons. We oppose what has happened with the project and would like to preserve our city as a safe beach and, family friendly community. Windsor Pointe for the mentally ill must go in order to preserve what has always been. We beg you to turn this around before it is completely out of control. Rid Carlsbad of this project, and send it packing; hoping that no other city experiences the destruction of their community the way that Windsor Pointe has and continues to destroy ours. ·- -
Sincerely,
Susan Hargis
306 Olive Avenue,
Carlsbad, CA., 92008
Sharon L. Washburn
231 Normandy Ln
Carlsbad, CA 92008
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To City Council, please find my letter attached regarding the unsafe homeless situation at Pine Park Sincerely a very concerned resident and father,
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1 Hi. My name is Roco Nasirpour. My child plays soccer, with practices/games at Chase Field/Pine Park/Holiday Park. For years, the City has been aware of the issues with the homeless near these recreational fields and parks.
The city is well aware that homeless gather in these areas, making the bathrooms unusable for children. If a mother is with a male child, that male child is required to go into the women's restroom with their mother to ensure their safety. Now, you have added severely mentally ill homeless into the mix.
Several years ago, a severely mentally ill man tried to kidnap and molest a child at Skyline Elementary in Encinitas.
When that happened , parents in Carlsbad were hyper-vigilant about where their child was at any time, especially in a chaotic environment like sporting events. The same thing happened when a severely mentally ill man brought a gun to Kelly Elementary and started shooting at kids.
You know the danger involved with severely mentally ill people, but you place them in a community near three elementary schools and one middle school. You place them near Chase Field, one of the only baseball fields available for CYB players in Carlsbad. You place them near Pine Park, where you are well aware that flag football and soccer practices occur daily. You place them near Holiday Park where you know volleyball, soccer and flag football activities are happening.
Windsor Pointe's location is not an appropriate location for people with severe mental illness. They need a better location to ensure community safety and their own well being. The city, Affirmed, and Solaris are well aware a child was already molested inside Windsor Pointe. All they are aware that an attempted murder occurred at Windsor Pointe. All are aware that over 750 calls for service have been generated from activities at Windsor Pointe over the last two years. No one cares and no one is doing.anything about it.
The city recently required a ton of extra security, metal detectors and advance tickets to our local Concerts in the Park, which generate few, if any calls for service. But, Windsor Pointe, where security is actually necessary, can do whatever they want. How is that fair to Carlsbad residents? I have my child in athletic programming to stimulate their body and mind. I didn't do it to purposely put my child in danger. The city needs to be as concerned about the safety and well being of every kid walking to school or to a baseball game as they are about their relationship with Affirmed Housing.
I would like the city to end their relationship with Affirmed Housing, terminate the ground lease at Windsor Pointe and start protecting our youth and residents rather than importing the severely mentally ill from all over the county who have no ties to Carlsbad at all.
Roca Nasirpour
Resident of La Costa Greens in Carlsbad 92009
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FW: Windsor Pointe- Letters to Affirmed Housing Regarding Security (District - 1) From: Khara Stevens <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2024 12:25 PM
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Subject: Windsor Pointe- Letters to Affirmed Housing Regarding Security (District-1) Hi. My name is Khara Stevens. For years, the City has been aware of the issues with the homeless near these recreational fields and parks. The city is well aware that homeless gather in these areas, making the bathrooms unusable for children. If a mother is with a male child, that male child is required to go into the women's restroom with their mother to ensure their safety. Now, you have added severely mentally ill homeless into the mix.
Several years ago, a severely mentally ill man tried to kidnap and molest a child at Skyline Elementary in Encinitas. When that happened, parents in Carlsbad were hyper-vigilant about where their child was at any fime, especially°in a chaotic environment like sporting events. The same thing happened when a severely mentally ill man brought a gun to Kelly Elementary and started shooting at kids. • • -
You know the danger involved with severely mentally ill people, but you place them in a community near three elementary schools and one middle school. You place them near Chase.Field, one of the only baseball fields available for CYB players in Carlsbad. You place them near Pine Park, where you are well aware that flag football and soccer practices occur daily. You place them near Holiday Park where you know volleyball, soccer and flag football activities are happening.
Windsor Pointe's location is not an appropriate location for people with severe mental illness. They need a better location to ensure community safety and their own well being. The city, Affirmed, and Solaris are well aware a child was already molested inside Windsor Pointe. All are aware that an attempted murder occurred at Windsor Pointe. All are aware that over 750 calls for service have been generated from activities at Windsor Pointe over the last two years. No one cares and no one is doing anything about it.
The city recently required a ton of extra security, metal detectors and advance tickets to our local Concerts in the Park, which generate few, if any calls for service. But, Windsor Pointe, where security is actually necessary, can do whatever they want. How is that fair to Carlsbad residents?
The city needs to be as concerned about the safety and well being of every kid walking to school or to a baseball game as they are about their relationship with Affirmed Housing.I would like the city to end their relationship with Affirmed Housing, terminate the ground lease at Windsor Pointe and start protecting our youth and residents rather than importing the severely mentally ill from all over the county who have no ties to Carlsbad at all.
Respectfully,
Khara Stevens
3410 Spanish Way
Carlsbad, CA 92008
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FW: Windsor Pointe- Letters to Affirmed Housing Regarding Security (District-1) From: Brock Maclean <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2024 12:40 PM
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Subject: Windsor Pointe- Letters to Affirmed Housing Regarding Security (District-1) Hi. My name is Brock Maclean . For years, the City has been aware of the issues with the homeless near these recreational fields and parks. The city is well aware that homeless gather in these areas, making the bathrooms unusable for children. If a mother is with a male child, that male child is required to go into the women's restroom with their mother to ensure their safety. Now, you have added severely mentally ill homeless into the mix.
Several years ago, a severely mentally ill man tried to kidnap and molest a child at Skyline Elementary in Encinitas. When that happened, par~nts in Carlsbad were hyper-vigilant about where their child was at any time, especially in a chaotic environment like sporting events. The same thing happened when a severely mentally ill man brought a gun to Kelly Elementary and started shooting at kids.
You know the danger involved with severely mentally ill people, but you place them in a community near three elementary schools and one middle school. You place them near Chase Field, one of the only baseball fields available for CYB players in Carlsbad. You place them near Pine Park, where you are well aware that flag football and soccer practices occur daily. You place them near Holiday Park where you know volleyball, soccer and flag football activities are happening.
Windsor Pointe's location is not an appropriate location for people with severe mental illness. They need a better location to ensure community safety and their own well being. The city, Affirmed, and Solaris are well aware a child was already molested inside Windsor Pointe. All are aware that an attempted murder occurred at Windsor Pointe. All are aware that over 750 calls for service have been generated from activities at Windsor Pointe over the last two years. No one cares and no one is doing anything about it.
The city recently required a ton of extra security, metal detectors and advance tickets to our local Concerts in the Park, which generate few, if any calls for service. But, Windsor Pointe, where security is actually necessary, can do whatever they want. How is that fair to Carlsbad residents?
The city needs to be as concerned about the safety and well being of every kid walking to school or to a baseball game as they are about their relationship with Affirmed Housing.I would like the city to end their relationship with Affirmed Housing, terminate the ground lease at Windsor Pointe and start protecting our youth and residents rather than importing the severely mentally ill from all over the county who have no ties to Carlsbad at all.
Respectfully,
Brock Maclean
3410 Spanish Way
Carlsbad, CA 92008
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Please shut down Windsor Pointe now. Enough is enough.
Kimberly Heitchew
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Item# 9 Windsor Pointe
I am concerned about the call to shut down Windsor Pointe apartments. I hope the report will give further details about the concerns that have led to many calls to the police. Since the housing was meant to accept those who were unhoused or at risk of becoming so and they accepted people with mental health conditions, I would like to hear about whether the calls to police were directed to use of the Psychiatric Emergency Response Team (PERT) or even diverted to the Mobile Crisis Response Team (MCRT) to assist those who may have been in crisis. The reported number of calls to the police does not clarify whether these calls were in relation to the actual commission of a crime. The police are often called when someone doesn't know what to do if there is a disturbance. Since we have a new crisis response team I would like to know if these services are utilized when needed. It would also help to know if their presence resolved the problem they were called in for. Shutting down affordable housing will only increase the population of the unhoused and not solve the problem .
Julia Darling
Carlsbad resident
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Subject: FW: Concerns Regarding Windsor Pointe
From: Lois Swagerty <[email protected]>
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Subject: Fw: Concerns Regarding Windsor Pointe
Dear Council Members ,
I oppose the Windsor Pointe Project in Carlsbad for the following reasons:
This 35-million-dollar project paid for by the taxpayers in Carlsbad is not working. It has had over 750 calls to both police and fire depa1iments for service; it is a complete failure and should be turned into what it was originally intended for--veteran housing.
Instead, it has morphed into a home for severely mentally ill persons. We oppose what has happened with the project and want steps taken to preserve our city as a safe beach and family-friendly community. Windsor Pointe for the mentally ill must go in order to preserve our safety and community.
I join with other community members and beg you to tum this around before it gets completely out of control.
Please rid Carlsbad of this project and the destruction that Windsor Pointe has caused.
Sincerely,
Lois Swagerty
3050 Blenkame Drive
Carlsbad, CA 92008
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Public Comment for City Council Meeting Agenda Item 9
Please include the following comment from me in the packet for the meeting tonight .
Thank you, Mayor, City Council, and my fellow citizens of Carlsbad.
The topic of homelessness is benefiting from increased attention, as the housing crisis worsens the problem and raises awareness . The housing crisis in this town has come about for a variety of reasons, none of which have anything to do with the quality of the individuals who are increasingly finding themselves homeless . The population with the highest rate of an increase in homelessness is seniors . Are people engaging in hate speech trying to make us believe that people over 65 who are likely medically compromised and fragile are your drug dealers, pimps ·and burglars? Let's get real. The cost of housing is the number one reason people are pouring into the streets . Blaming them is a distraction, does nothing to solve the problem , and displaced people can't just disappear. The one thing that would remove them from the streets is housing. The best known solution to homelessness is housing. The people who oppose the Windsor Point development must not know this, nor do they have viable alternatives for housing the proposed residents. To take shots at this development that is a solution to an ever growing problem among the elderly, disabled, and medically compromised without proposing any reasonable alternative at all is not rational behavior.
Let's not let the least rational people in the room carry the day. Thank you.
Cynthia Millican
Carlsbad
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1 WINDSOR POINTE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING UPDATE
Mandy Mills, Director, Housing & Homeless Services
Mickey Williams, Chief of Police
March 12, 2024
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RECOMMENDED ACTION
Receive an update on the city’s efforts to address
concerns about Affirmed Housing’s Windsor
Pointe Affordable Housing Project and direct
designees to work with appropriate entities to
resolve concerns.
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TONIGHT’S PRESENTATION
Project background
Community concerns
What’s been done to date
Potential additional actions to address concerns
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PROJECT BACKGROUND
Cost and funding
Who is responsible for what
Who gets to live there
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LOCATION
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City of Carlsbad (Housing Trust Fund) $8.3 Million
Federal Tax Credit Equity $8.2 Million
State Tax Credit Equity $4.8 Million
County of San Diego $6.5 Million
Affirmed Housing (Deferred fees) $351,000
TOTAL $28.2 million*
Project Development
Operations
County of San Diego operating subsidy (over 20 years) $6.5 Million County Health & Human Services contracted services Varies Rental income Varies
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PEOPLE HOUSED
Mental Illness
People experiencing homelessness who
have severe mental illness
Veterans
People with lower incomes, in order of
priority:
1. Veterans and their families from Carlsbad
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3. Non-v eterans from Carlsbad
4. Non-v eterans from other locations
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City of Carlsbad
Owns land, 100-year lease to Affirmed Housing
County of San Diego
Funds and provides mental
health services to 24 units
Alpha Project
Service provider
No Place Like Home
Funds operation subsidy
for 20 years
City of Carlsbad
Owns land, 100-year lease to Affirmed Housing
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Enters into lease agreements
Regional Task Force on Homelessness
Maintains list of those in need
Coordinated Entry System
Makes referrals
County of San Diego
Screens for No Place Like Home
funding requirements
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Transparency of the process
Tenants from outside Carlsbad
Number of veterans served
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Crime and safety
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CHANGES TO POPULATION SERVED
2016
Project proposed for
homeless veterans and
their families
2017 - 2019
Affirmed Housing seeks
project funding
2019
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requires half the units be
for people with severe
mental illness
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CHANGES DISCUSSED
Public meetings
1/18/17 Planning Commission meeting
1/28/20 City Council meeting
4/21/20 City Council meeting
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TENANTS FROM OUTSIDE
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VETERANS SERVED
• Veteran preference for all 48 units
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HOUSING PEOPLE WITH
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CRIME & SAFETY
High number of calls are mental health related
Majority come from 7 units
No increase in crime overall
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UNDERSTANDING CALLS FOR SERVICE
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CITY NOTIFICATIONS
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September s, 2023
VIA E-MAIL [email protected]
AND U.S. FIRST Cl.ASS MAI L
Heath er Averick
Directo r of Support ive Housing
Affirmed Housing
13520 Evenlnp Cree k Drive North, Ste. 160
San Diego CA 92128
Dear Ms. Averick ,
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I am writing on behalf of t he Carlsbad Police Department regarding the Windsor Pointe r.lcilities located at 965 Oak Ave., and 3606/3618 Hardi ng St., Carlsbad, California . This letter Is Intended to provide informa tion regarding the o ngoing crlm lnal activity and safety concerns occu rring at the Windsor Pointe facilities , along with a specific request for additional assistance and resource s. The requested assistance and resources are intended to help prevent the facilities from continuing to be used for disorder ly and unlawful purposes and to enhance the safety of residents , visitors , and the Carlsbad community .
Since the Windsor Point r.lcilities opened in 2022, the Carlsbad Police Department has expended a significant amount of public resources respondi ng to calls for service at Windsor Pointe facilities. These calls for service and associated Investigations have been related t o the actions of both residents and visitors of the facilit ies. To give you an idea of the frequency and severity of cases related to Windsor Pointe , I have provided a partial 11st of police activity related to Windsor Pointe faci lities since Janu.iry 1, 2023 .
Wi ndsor Pointe f96S Oak Avenue and 3606/3618 Hardinp Street Carlsbad):
January 7; Officers investig.ited a reported residential burglary by an unknown suspect.
A residen t repo rted that their apartmen t had been burglarized . CPD case 23-00142 .
January 18; Officers arrested a non-resident for attempted murde r where a resident and a non -resident compan ion were attacked by the known suspect at the facility. CPD case 23-00367.
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Heather Averlck, Director of Supportive Housing
Affirmed Housing
13520 Evening Creek Dr N, SUlte 160
SanDlego, CA92128
heather@afflrmedhouslng .com
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As we have discussed In the past, the □ ty of Carlsbad ls concerned about crim inal activity and safety Issues at Windsor Pointe. The Carlsbad Police Department sent a letter on Sept. S, 2023, with similar concerns, along with a specific request for additlonal assistance arid resources to enhance safety for residents, visitors, and the Carlsbad community. I hope the crime-related informatio n provided by the Police Department was helpful In better understanding the scope of some of the Issues. Since some of the Police activity may be at night, property management may be unaware of the magnhude of problem s at the propertie s. We are worki ng on obtain ing ongoing Informat ion from the Police Department regarding the criminal activity at the propert ies so that we can better understand If there are patterns with particular residents and/ or thei r guests.
We'd like to work with you, and any partners you'd like Included, to Identify and develop some changes with property maintenance and operat ions to address the concerns. The □ ty of Carlsbad offers third party review and consultatlon by lain De Jong of OrgCode Consulting who has lnternatlo nal expertise In supportive housing If that would be helpful. Here are some Initial staff recommendat ions:
1. Provide on-site securhy at both locations, 7-days a week. At the most recent monthly coordination meeting It was mentioned that the project wfll be discontinuing on-site security and moving toward courte sy patrol. Given the level of criminal activity In recent month s with on-site security , h does not make sense to lower the amount of security .
We continue to press for more on-site security.
2. Create a vislto(s policy that requires check In/out , tenant escort while In building, and prohibit s non-compliant guests and vlsltor s who present a risk to th e s.afety and well being of residents and staff from entering the building at any time . There are examples of best practices of visitors' pollcles for permanent supportive housing ava11ab1e. Since the project first opened, some of the serious criminal activity was committed by visitors.
A strong policy should be In place to either deter some of the activity , or at least have record of who was on site.
Houlillll & Homeless ~Mees
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Created process for reducing
need for 911 calls
Enforced tenant agreements
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Increased video Increased onsite
monitoring to 24/7 security
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO
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Then: 1 x week for 1 hour
Now: Sx a week for 4 hours
Increased level of care
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Weekly meetings between Police Department and
Property Managers
Monthly meetings between city staff and service
providers
Regular check-ins to measure progress on
addressing community concerns
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Advocate for county funding to pay for
additional on-site security at both locations.
Urge the property managers to amend the guest
policy.
Collaborate with the property manager to
strengthen protocol to divert low-level issues to
on-site personnel.
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Windsor Pointe residents receive a higher
level of mental health services when they
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move 1n.
Lobby for supportive housing to be fully
funded at the state and federal levels to
provide an adequate level of service.
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to address placement process, veterans
income caps exclusion and other issues
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1. Implement identified actions
2. Co ntinue to monitor statistics and trends
3. Co ntinue to work closely with Windsor Pointe to
identify solutions to address issues
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NEXT STEPS
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MAKING A DIFFERENCE
• One resident is in school full time and has obtained driver’s license • Another resident got a job and moved up into management, successfully transitioning from homelessness
• A resident has been able to place children into childcare so she can go to work
• Because of CalFresh sign up help, a resident is now eating healthier, improving physical and mental health
• A resident enrolled voluntarily in a 3-month rehab program and is doing well • One resident is attending community college and doing very well ITEM 9: WINDSOR POINTE UPDATE
29 RECOMMENDED ACTION
Receive an update on the city’s efforts to address
concerns about Affirmed Housing’s Windsor
Pointe Affordable Housing Project and direct
designees to work with appropriate entities to
resolve concerns.
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WINDSOR POINTE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING UPDATE
Mandy Mills, Director, Housing & Homeless Services
Mickey Williams, Chief of Police
March 12, 2024
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Questions
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