Agenda Item B.1
CPMS PRESENTATION
Meeting Date: June 4, 2024
TO: Mayor and Councilmembers
SUBMITTED BY: Jaime A. Valdez, Assistant City Manager
PREPARED BY: Chuck Flacks, Homelessness Services Coordinator SUBJECT: County of Santa Barbara Presentation on 2024 Point-in-Time Count and Year Three Progress Report on the Community Action Plan to Address Homelessness
RECOMMENDATION:
Receive a presentation by the County of S anta Barbara’s Community Services Department on the results from the 2024 Point-i n-Time Count and a summary of the Year Three Progress Report on the Community Action Plan to Address Homelessness.
BACKGROUND:
Each year, during the last ten days of January, the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development requires communities across the country to conduct comprehensive counts of the local population experiencing homelessness. These Point- in-Time (PIT) Counts measure the prevalence of homelessness in each community and collect information about individuals and families residing in emergency shelters and transitional housing, as well as about people sleeping on the streets, in vehicles, abandoned properties, or other places not meant for human habitation on a given night.
Hundreds of volunteers from across the county, including residents of Goleta, staff from the City of Goleta, and members of the Goleta City Council wake up before dawn each year to assist with this mandated count. Staff from Santa Barbara County’s Community Services Department will be presenting the 2024 results.
The Community Action plan to Address Homelessness was adopted by the County of Santa Barbara’s Board of Supervisors on February 23, 2021. The plan is a comprehensive project matching the needs of people experiencing homelessness with interim, transitional, and permanent housing across Santa Barbara County as well as providing a range of outreach and supportive services. Each year, the County’s Department of Community Services staff compile the data into a progress report. They will present the current progress from Year Three of the Plan as part of this presentation. 1 Meeting Date: June 4, 2024
DISCUSSION:
The PIT count is a snapshot of the population of people experiencing homelessness on a given night, compiled largely by volunteer data collectors. The results are used to determine the need for future funding at the state and federal levels. However, this data is part of a larger puzzle. The information gathered is informative but should be considered within the context of all the data available in our community, including: the Homelessness Management Information System (HMIS), Fulcrum mapping software, and data gathered for the Coordinated Entry System (CES) lists. Goleta staff maintain a by-name list of all known and contacted people experiencing homelessness in the City.
The by-name list shows a different picture of the local population of people experiencing homelessness based on a compilation of HMIS and CES data.
The City of Goleta Homelessness Strategic Plan was prepared and is being implemented in partnership with Santa Barbara County. The information presented in this report is of critical importance to the Goleta Plan.
LEGAL REVIEW BY: Megan Garibaldi, City Attorney
APPROVED BY: Robert Nisbet, City Manager
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Presentation by Santa Barbara County on the 2024 Point in Time Count and Year Three Progress Report on the Community Action Plan to Address Homelessness 2 Attachment 1
Presentation by Santa Barbara County on the 2024 Point in Time Count and Year Three Progress Report on the Community Action Plan to Address Homelessness 3 City of Goleta
Update On
Homelessness
June 4, 2024
1 o Overview and Community
Action Plan
o Buena Tierra and La
Posada Update
o 2024 Point in Time Count
o Encampment Resolution
Funds
4 1,400 people
transitioned
out of
homelessness
in 2023
Consistent
inflow of
people
accessing
services for
the first time
Increase in
the number
of families
requiring
shelter and
housing
services
More people
living in vehicles
(including a
disproportionate
increase in
seniors and
families)
La Posada and
Hope Village
have opened
&
Over 300
permanent
housing units
under
development
More than a Point in Time
Key Trends Within the Homelessness Response System
For Calendar Year 2023
2 5
3 1,611
1,736
2,118
2,311
1,064 1,101
1,245
1,402
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
2020 2021 2022 2023
Newly Accessing Services (Inflow) Permanently Housed (Outflow) = 873
= 909
= 547
= 635
Although our ability to house people has grown significantly since 2020, the rate of people newly accessing services outpaces those efforts.
However, we CAN close this gap. This is OUR Goal!
Comparison of Persons Newly Accessing Services (Inflow) to Persons Permanently Housed (Outflow)
6 3,323
3,909
4,333
0 500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
4,000
4,500
5,000
Total Persons
Annual Number of Unhoused Persons Served
2021 – 2023
2021
2022 2023
30% increase
Over the last 3 years
Why the increase?
More people are experiencing
homelessness
More resources are available to
serve more people
More data is being captured in
the Homeless Management
Information System
4 7
La Posada and Buena Tierra Update
5 Buena Tierra Permanent Housing
48 persons
• 36 experiencing chronic homelessness
• 9 transitional age youth
La Posada Temporary Interim
Supportive Housing
40 persons in occupancy
• 80 Cabin breakdown:
• Encampment Response
• Behavioral Health Bridge Housing (June)
Highlights:
• Need for community support for on-site activities
• 95% of persons living in the immediate area accepted shelter • Commercial kitchen is under construction for Good Samaritan to provide meals to Hedges House of Hope and La Posada
As of May 16, 2024:
8 6
54%
FIRST TIME HOMELESS
1114
GENDER
WOMAN
(GIRL IF CHILD)
TRANSGENDER
QUESTIONING
MAN
(BOY IF CHILD)
NON-BINARY
MORE THAN
ONE GENDER
715 (34%) 1380 (65%)
4 (.02%) 5 (.02%)
4 (.02%) 11 (1%)
UNSHELTERED
787
SHELTERED
1332
TOTAL: 2119
VETERANS
CHRONICALLY
HOMELESS
UNACCOMPANIED
YOUTH UNDER 18
FAMILIES
WITH CHILDREN
90 610 31 125
SLEEPING LOCATION
OUTSIDE VEHICLE SHELTER
622 710 787
725
MENTAL HEALTH
ISSUE
SUBSTANCE
USE DISORDER
580
HIV/AIDS
DIAGNOSIS
8 CHRONIC HEALTH
CONDITION
625
DEVELOPMENTAL
DISABILITY
155
9 7
Trend Analysis
0 500
1000
1500
2000
2020 2022 2023 2024
Unsheltered Sheltered
674 595 684 787
1223 1367
1202 1332
1897 1962 1887 2119
= 232 Sub-populations
increasing
Persons living in
their vehicles
Families with
minor children
Persons newly
experiencing
homelessness
10 Vehicular Homelessness by Area
33 83
301
39 70
2 97
0 12
73 10
100 206
28 72
10 99
8 27 51
2023
2024
Total
611
Total
710
8 Steady increase
in the number
of persons
counted living
in vehicles since
2019.
11 Family Homelessness
0 50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
2019 2020 2022 2023 2024
Households People
368
115
90 315
63 202
93 292
125
364
Increase in
families with
minor children
experiencing
homelessness
Eviction moratoriums
and emergency rental
assistance contributed
to a dip in the number
of families
experiencing
homelessness, which
has since rebounded as
these supports have
ended.
12 10
2023 2024
Is this your first time
experiencing homelessness?
Yes 849
45%
No 1038
55% No 1005
47%
Yes 1114
53%
First Time
Homelessness
Increase
Indicates a
greater need for
upstream
prevention
13 11
All of Santa Barbara County
Age
10% 4%
15% 20% 17% 19% 15%
Under Age
18 Age
18-24
Age 25-
34 Age 35-44 Age 45-54 Age 55-64 Age
65+
Those Experiencing Homelessness in
Santa Barbara County
27%
11% 13% 12% 11% 11% 15%
Under
Age 18
Age
18-24
Age 25-
34 Age 35-
44 Age 45-
54 Age 55-
64 Age
65+
51%37%
8% 2% 8% 15% 15% 24% 27%
Under Age
18 Age
18-24
Age 25-
34 Age 35-44 Age 45-54 Age 55-64 Age
65+
Those Experiencing Vehicular Homelessness in
Santa Barbara County
66%
14 PIT Count by Region
City/Area 2020 2022 2023 2024 % ∆ 20-
24 Carpinteria 39 21 23 42 +8%
Goleta 166 91 136 148 -11%
Santa Barbara 914 822 787 987 +7%
Isla Vista 69 112 88 96 +39%
Lompoc 142 215 158 155 +9%
Buellton/Solvang/Santa Ynez
Valley 2 12 20 6 +200%
Santa Maria 382 457 472 424 +11%
Guadalupe 3 2 8 0 -100%
Unincorporated North 119 153 122 116 -3%
Unincorporated South 61 76 73 145 +138%
Totals 1,897 1,962 1,887 2,119 +12%
15 Goleta Observations
• There was a decrease in the number of people counted near the C
amino Real Marketplace.
• There was an increase in the number of people in the residential a
rea north of the 101 near Fairview.
• In 2023 most of the people unsheltered in Oldtown Goleta were in n
eighborhoods along Hollister. In 2024 a majority of those counted were on Hollister, with fewer people identified in neighborhoods. 2023
2024 Sleeping
Location 2020 2022 2023 2024
Change
from
‘23-’24
Sheltered* 0 5 7 0** -100%
Unsheltered 53 44 29 66 +128%
Vehicle 113 42 100 82 -18%
Total 166 91 136 148 +9%
*2022 and 2023 reflect those sheltered in Goleta hotels as part of COVID response programs.
**Goleta contracts for shelter beds out of area
Legend
Red Dot - Individual Interview
Blue Dot - Individual Observation
Yellow Dot - Single Vehicle
Green Circle - Cluster is less than 10 People
Yellow Circle – Cluster is 10 or more People
16 14
Coordinated Entry System Dashboard
146 Persons residing in
Goleta are active on the
Coordinated Entry
System List
• 139 Singles
• 6 Transitional Age
Youth
• 1 Family
Assessment suggests:
• 108 need Permanent
Supportive Housing
• 28 need Medium
Term Assistance
17 15
Emergency Shelter Transitional
Santa Barbara 469 Santa Barbara 45
Santa Maria 209 Santa Maria 14
Lompoc 96 Lompoc 25
Unincorporated 0 Unincorporated 20
Goleta 0* Goleta 0
Isla Vista 32 Isla Vista 0
Total 806 Total 104
Under Construction 174 Under Construction 8
Permanent Housing Rapid Rehousing
Santa Barbara 476 Santa Barbara 95
Santa Maria 396 Santa Maria 11
Lompoc 63 Lompoc 46
Unincorporated 672 Unincorporated 301
Goleta 25** Goleta 0
Carpinteria 7 Carpinteria 0
Total 1639 Total 453
Under Construction 82 Under Construction 8
Housing Inventory
Dedicated to
Homelessness
Upcoming projects
City of Goleta
Buena Tierra
Heritage Ridge
Eastern Goleta Valley
Patterson Point
Hollister Lofts
*Goleta contracts for shelter beds in other regions – 2 beds at PATH and 4 Beds at Hedges House of Hope
**People’s Self Help Housing – Village at Los Carneros
18 Transit Corridor Encampment Resolution Funds Round 1 16 Transit Corridor Project Metrics
as of May 16 2024
Countywide
277 persons served
73 persons housed
72 persons entered
shelter or interim
housing
Goleta
48 persons served
5 persons housed
21 persons entered
shelter or interim
housing
White dots represent resolved encampments, other colors represent camps not yet resolved.
19 Waterways Encampment Resolution Funds Round 2
17 Prior to the state grant funding both the County of
Santa Barbara and City of Goleta were working to
resolve camps in creek and beach areas.
Encampments in South Santa Barbara County
Goleta/unincorporated creeks:
• San Pedro Creek
• San Jose Creek
• Atascadero Creek
• Maria Ygnacio Creek
County awarded $6M to address
encampments in waterways.
South County Specific Goals - serve 50 people,
20 to enter shelter/interim housing and 20
transition to permanent housing
Waterways Project Metrics as of May 16, 2024
107 persons served
20 persons entered shelter/interim housing
15 persons housed
White dots represent resolved
encampments, other colors represent camps
not yet resolved.
20 Vehicle California
Encampment
Resolution Funds
(CERF) Round 3
• Awarded nearly $8 million for addressing
v
ehicular encampments.
• New Beginnings will be the contracted service
prov
ider.
• Expansion of NB staff for comprehensive
ho
using-focused services for all persons living
in vehicles.
• Expansion of Safe Parking lots and hoteling as
nec
essary for interim sheltering options. RV
Safe Parking is a focus of expansion.
• Funding includes $3 million to move persons
in sp
ecific vehicular encampments into
permanent housing through rental assistance
in a rapid rehousing model.
Santa Barbara County
is CERFING again!
In Goleta:
50 Vehicles in 2 Areas
Girish Park and Storke Rd.
Ekwill St. and Hwy 217
21 Very simply stated…
How do we end homelessness? How can we support our system of care right now? 19 22