Corona City Council
February 16, 2022

FY 2022
Homeless Strategic Plan
Dashboard Report
Karen Roper
Homeless Solutions Manager
February 16, 2022
1 Kicking off the Dashboard Report
with a homeless veteran success story!
2 Teamwork = Transformation
Proud Partners that served our homeless veteran
 City of Corona
 City Net
 Make It Cozy Program Collaborative
 Angels Over Cliffs
 Clark Team Realty
 Veterans Housing Alliance
 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
3 Inflation is impacting the cost of food,
gas, and other essential living items
Challenging labor market is impacting
homeless shelter/service providers
Rapidly rising housing costs
Increases in evictions and foreclosures
Increases in first-time homeless
Extremely low vacancy rates in
housing market
Funding for many eviction prevention
programs must be COVID related
Landlord reluctance to rent to
tenants with credit & eviction histories
Landlord reluctance to accept temporary
housing subsidies versus permanent housing
subsidies like Section 8
Current and Emerging Issues
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3 4
5 6
7 8
9 10
4 Long wait lists due to the lack of new
affordable housing units
Strategic Plan
Dashboard Legend
Completed 100%
Near Target/On Track 50%-90%
Below Target/At-Risk 30%-40%
Far Below Target/Attention Required 0%-20%
5 GOAL #1
Develop a
SystemsOriented
Approach to
Address
Homelessness
STATUS
ACTIONS/PROGRESS: SYSTEMS-ORIENTED APPROACH
Goal accomplished! Established a systemsoriented approach to address homelessness through the following actions:
 06/20 - Adoption of Homeless Strategic Plan
 07/20 - Approval of FY 2021 Homeless Solutions
Annual Action Plan
 08/21 - Approval of FY 2022 Homeless Solutions
Annual Action Plan
The City of Corona and its public/private partners are
building a coordinated system of services to address
homelessness
GOAL #2
Emergency
Shelter
 20 motel rooms per night with ability to expand
during winter months
 Utilization is close to 100% most of the time as
program exits are quickly filled
 From January 2020 – December 2021, the program
provided:
 13,051 Shelter Bed Nights
 10,458 Motel Room Nights
 Average fully-loaded cost of motel room, case
management and wrap around services is $88.22
 Due to economy/housing market, permanent
housing placement percentage is 28%
ACTIONS/PROGRESS: MOTEL EMERGENCY SHELTER
STATUS
7 GOAL #2
Emergency
Shelter
 Expanded from 5 to 10 beds in October 2021
 10 shelter beds per night with designations for
7 male beds and 3 female beds
 1,516 shelter bed nights provided from June 2021 to
December 2021
 Due to market challenges and length of stay issues,
only 4% of the 48 clients served in the six-month
period had successful housing placements
 Of the 48 clients served, 31 were official referrals
from CPD and City Net. Path of Life served an
additional 17 Corona clients above the 10 beds
reserved by contract
ACTIONS/PROGRESS: PATH OF LIFE SHELTER
STATUS
8 GOAL #2
Emergency
Shelter/
Navigation
Center System
 10/21 - Variance approved for dog run shelter
 12/21 - Plans approved with caveat for ADA
addendum
 01/22 - Security System bid process completed
 02/22 - Prime contractor bid process completed
 02/22 - Plans for 4 ADA ramp replacements approved
 03/22 - Release of Operator RFP
 03/22 - Security System contract award to Council
 04/22 - Prime contract award to Council
 07/22 - Operator contract award to Council
 09/22 - Estimated construction completion
 12/22 - Estimated opening of shelter / navigation
center
Note: solutions to address parking are pending
9 ACTIONS/PROGRESS: Harrison Shelter
STATUS
GOAL #3
Develop
Permanent
Supportive &
Affordable
Housing
Solutions
12 City-Owned PSH Units
 10/21 - County Housing Authority approval of
Section 8 Vouchers for eligible residents
 10/21 - City Net providing case management &
housing navigation support for residents
 03/22 - Project will be included in Operator RFP
release
 07/22 - Operator contract award to Council
 10/22 - Estimated date to begin lease-up of units
ACTIONS/PROGRESS: 926 & 932 West 5th Street
STATUS
10 GOAL #3
Develop
Permanent
Supportive &
Affordable
Housing
Solutions
25 PSH Units
ACTIONS/PROGRESS: 2nd & Buena Vista Development
STATUS
11  Negotiations underway with C&C Development
 Mercy House is supportive service partner
 Multi-year project with federal, state and local
financing
 Housing Division anticipates returning to Council with development agreement in 2023
GOAL #3
Develop
Permanent
Supportive &
Affordable
Housing
Solutions
Ayres West Hotel 1910 Frontage Road
53 PSH Units
 10/21 - Project proposed to City of Corona
 11/21 - Meetings with County, City & Abode
 12/21 - Meeting with Mayor/Vice Mayor
 01/22 - County approval of $1.9 M in funding
 01/22 - Submission of $12 M application to State
 03/22 - City Council Study Session
 03/22 - Estimated date for notice of State award
 05/22 - Estimated start of construction
 11/22 - Estimated completion of construction
 01/23 - Estimated full lease-up of units
ACTIONS/PROGRESS: Vista Dorada HomeKey Project
STATUS
12 GOAL #3
Develop
Permanent
Supportive &
Affordable
Housing
Solutions
STATUS
 03/22 - Program will be included in Operator RFP
release. Existing HOME allocation is $728,686
 05/22 - Council approval consideration of FY 23
allocation of $372,817 bringing program
total to $1.1 M
 07/22 - Operator contract award to Council
 10/22 - Estimated date to begin lease-up of units
13 ACTIONS/PROGRESS: Tenant-Based Rental Assistance
GOAL #4
Expand
Outreach and
Engagement
14 STATUS
ACTIONS/PROGRESS: CPD & City Net Outreach
 01/21 - CPD HOPE Team expanded to 4 Officers
 02/22 - Council consideration to add 2 more City
Net Case Managers with following vision:
 Homeless Outreach & Engagement Team:
 Four full-time Corona PD HOPE Team Officers
 Four full-time City Net Case Managers
 Dual Support Model:
 Homeless Neighbors: regular and consistent
outreach, engagement and connection to
resources
 Businesses & Residents: Regular and consistent
resource to address trespassing, illegal
camping, and related issues
GOAL #5
Develop and
Participate in
Sub-Regional
Collaboratives
with
Neighboring
Cities
 06/21 - Corona City Council approved renewal
of $537,011 MOU for FY 2022
 07/21 - Norco City Council approval of same
 12/21 - Joint City collaboration to write and submit
$1M grant application to the County
for a State encampment response grant
 02/22 - Clean-up of 9.8 tons of debris from
the riverbed after 10 months of joint City
collaboration with Norco Sheriff’s Dept,
City Net & the County to connect 9 Norco
homeless to shelter & housing
 02/22 - Norco Council and City Manager applaud
results of partnership. Planning for renewal
of FY 2023 MOU is underway
15 ACTIONS/PROGRESS: MOU WITH CITY OF NORCO
STATUS
GOAL #5
Develop and
Participate in
Sub-Regional
Collaboratives
with
Neighboring
Cities
16 ACTIONS/PROGRESS: SANTA ANA RIVERBED COLLABORATIVE
STATUS
•Corona
•Eastvale
•Jurupa Valley
•Riverside
•Norco
Cities:
•Animal Services
•Behavioral Health
•DPSS
•Flood Control
•HHPWS
•Public Health
•Probation
•Regional Park & Open Space District
•Sheriff
•Workforce Development
County Departments:
•CityNet- through partnership with Corona, Norco & Riverside •Operation Safehouse
•Orange County Water District
•Orange County Flood Control
•Western Riverside County Regional Conservation Authority •Path of Life
•US Army Corps of Engineers
•US Fish and Wildlife Services
Other Partners:
04/21 - Collaborative established through the leadership of Supervisor Spiegel
GOAL #5
Develop and
Participate in
Sub-Regional
Collaboratives
with
Neighboring
Cities
17 ACTIONS/PROGRESS: SANTA ANA RIVERBED COLLABORATIVE
STATUS
 04/21 – Collaboration with CPD, CFD, City Net
10/21 Homeless Solutions, Community Services
and the County to connect 12 Corona
homeless to shelter and housing
 10/21 - Clean-up of 160 cubic yards of debris from
Corona Prado Basin
 12/21 - Homeless Solutions wrote and submitted a
$1 M encampment response grant
GOAL #6
Develop
Public/Private
Partnerships to
Support Plan
Initiatives
18 ACTIONS/PROGRESS: Make It Cozy Program
STATUS
 08/21 – Collaboration with Northpoint Church for
donations of 15 dog crates, beds and pet
supplies for Harrison Shelter
GOAL #6
Develop
Public/Private
Partnerships to
Support Plan
Initiatives
19 ACTIONS/PROGRESS: Make It Cozy Program
STATUS
 01/22 - Collaboration with Northpoint Church for
donation of 9 microwaves, 20 crockpots,
14 coffee makers, 12 toaster ovens, 2 toasters,
4 foreman grills and 3 refrigerators
GOAL #6
Develop
Public/Private
Partnerships to
Support Plan
Initiatives
20 ACTIONS/PROGRESS: CPD Motel Voucher Crisis Fund
STATUS
 08/21 - CPD, CPCP, Homeless Solutions, and Corona
Chamber collaboration to expand fund
Results: 100 Women Who Care $6,600
Schulze Foundation $3,300
Corona Chamber $ 300
Total Donations $10,200
GOAL #6
Develop
Public/Private
Partnerships to
Support Plan
Initiatives
21 ACTIONS/PROGRESS: State PLHA Grant
STATUS
 Year 1 Allocation = $582,003
 Year 2 Allocation = $904,613 (Council approval 02/22) Total $1,486,616
 Will provide an estimated 63% of operating costs for
the Harrison Emergency Shelter/Navigation Center in
FY 2023
 Great example of leveraging City General Funds!
GOAL #6
Develop
Public/Private
Partnerships to
Support Plan
Initiatives
22 ACTIONS/PROGRESS: Community Partner Support
STATUS
 St. Edward Church Pantry
 Bridge Church 2nd Mile Ministry
 Angels Over Cliffs
 Joe Morgan Vehicle Repairs
 Corona Chamber of Commerce
 Corona-Norco Settlement House
 Corona-Norco United Way
 For the People
 Veterans Housing Alliance
 South Hills Church
 Crossroads Church
 Calvary Chapel Corona
 Many others
GOAL #7
Develop
Partnerships
with the
County and
Continuum
of Care
FY 2022 Partnerships
 Mobile Crisis Management Team Agreement
pending Council action on 2/16/22
 Riverside County Homeless Action Plan
 Santa Ana Riverbed Collaborative
 Section 8 Vouchers for 5th Street residents
 Motel Conversion Project Financing
 Project RoomKey Motel Shelter
 Rapid Rehousing & Section 8 Vouchers
 County/City of Corona Technical Assistance
to other cities
 Continuum of Care policy development and
strategy
23 ACTIONS/PROGRESS: County/CoC Collaboration
STATUS
GOAL #8
Develop a
Homeless
Prevention
Initiative
Eviction Prevention Program
24 ACTIONS/PROGRESS: Tenant Based Rental Assistance
 03/22 - Program will be included in Operator RFP
release. Existing HOME allocation is $728,686
 05/22 - Council approval consideration of FY 23
allocation of $372,817 bringing program
total to $1.1 M
 07/22 - Operator contract award to Council
 10/22 - Estimated date to launch assistance
Note: HOME Tenant Based Rental Assistance will be used for eviction prevention to help Corona residents afford existing housing and rental assistance to facilitate housing placements from City shelter programs STATUS
GOAL #9
Develop An
Advocacy
Campaign
to Support
Plan
Initiatives
STATUS
25 ACTIONS/PROGRESS: CoC Policy/Advocacy Committee
 Corona Homeless Solutions Manager Chair of CoC
Policy & Advocacy Committee
 FY 2022 goals and priorities developed in winter of
2021 for the following Working Groups:
 Youth/Advocacy
 Legislation/Bill Tracking
 Housing Policy & Resources
 Healthcare/Behavioral Health Care
 Reentry Justice System
 Community Education & Engagement
GOAL #10
Expand
Data
Tracking
System and
Dashboard
to Measure
Performance
STATUS
 Dashboard report developed and presented to
City Council every six months
 Phase II Dashboard reports primarily focus on
system measures as components of Corona’s
system of services are still being developed
 Once Harrison Shelter and Housing Programs
are launched, data tracking system will be
further developed with contracted operator
 Homeless Solutions is currently contributing
performance measure data as part of City’s
Strategic Plan Quarterly Report updates to City
Council
ACTIONS/PROGRESS: Data System & Dashboard Reports
QUESTIONS?
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