9770 CULVER BOULEVARD, CULVER CITY, CA 90232-0507
MEMORANDUM
DATE: January 25, 2022
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR LEE AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CULVER CITY
FROM: Former Chair Lipman and Members of the Culver City Advisory Committee on Housing and Homelessness
SUBJECT: 2021 Accomplishments and 2022 Work Plans
CC: John Nachbar, City Manager
Sol Blumenfeld, CDD/Housing Division
Tevis Barnes, CDD/Housing Division
Christina Stoffers, CDD/Housing Division
On January 11, 2022, the Advisory Committee on Housing and Homelessness (ACOHH) approved the transmittal of the following information to the City Council:
Advisory Committeeon Housing and Homelessness 2021 Accomplishments
• Support staff with the creation of a Culver City Safe Parking Program to provide temporary shelter and a base for intake and supportive services for unhoused individuals living out of their vehicles. For mor e information on status of the Culver City Safe Parking Program, see Attachment 1. • To increase affordable and supportive housing across the City by recommending and supporting staff as well as providing input to the City Council with the following projects:
o Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) Incentive Program to provide monetary incentives to homeowners to build an ADU and rent them to workforce, low-income or homeless households.
o Motel Reuse Project to increase interim housing and permanent supportive housing for those who are chronically homeless. o Direct Housing Pilot Program to increase affordable housing by rapidly matching landlords with homeless households.
• Work with staff to expand community outreach efforts around homelessness and raise awareness about available resources and best practices. See Attachment 1 for more information on the status of the community outreach around homelessness.
• Work with staff to implement the Culver City Connect Application and development of the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS).
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Advisory Committee on Housing and Homelessness 2022 Work Plans
• To increase temporary shelter, affordable, and supportive housing across the City by continuing to support staff and provide input to City Council with the programs as outlined above section:
o Culver City Safe Parking Program
o Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) Incentive Program
o Interim and Permanent Supportive Housing Motel Conversion o Direct Housing Pilot Program
o Community Outreach and Engagement
• Provide input to City Council around legislation and policies that support decriminalizing homelessness and incr ease affordable and supportive housing.
• Provide input to City Council about the implementation of a Community Land Trust in Culver City to increase affordable housing within the City