Agenda Item B.1
CPMS PRESENTATION
Meeting Date: August 19, 2025
TO: Mayor and Councilmembers
SUBMITTED BY: Jaime A. Valdez, Assistant City Manager
PREPARED BY: Blake Markum, Management Analyst
SUBJECT: Housing Authority of Santa Barbara County Presentation on Current Activities and Projects
RECOMMENDATION:
Receive a presentation from the Housing Authority of Santa Barbara County (HASBARCO) on th e current status of their activities and projects in the City of Goleta and the County of Santa Barbara.
BACKGROUND:
The Housing Authority of Santa Barbara County (HASBARCO) functions primarily to build, acquire, own, manage and maintain residential rental units for persons of v ery low and low income and to obtain rent payment assistance for similar households renting in the private market. Operating through a central Administrative Office in Lompoc and Housing Management and Maintenance offices in Goleta, Lompoc and Santa Maria, HASBARCO provides direct services to applicants, tenants and private property owners.
The City partners with HASBARCO for affordable housing monitoring and provides funding assistance to the Buena Tierra Permanent Supportive Housing located in Old Town Goleta. The City last received an update regarding the status of the Buena Tierra Permanent Supportive Housing residence from HASBARCO on May 20, 2025.
DISCUSSION:
This agenda item provides the City Council and community the opportunity to hear updates on HASBARCO’s current activities and projects in the City of Goleta and the County of Santa Barbara.
LEGAL REVIEW BY: Isaac Rosen, City Attorney
APPROVED BY: Robert Nisbet, City Manager
1 Meeting Date: August 19, 2025
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Presentation from the Housing Authority of the County of Santa Barbara to the City of Goleta
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Presentation from the Housing Authority of the County of Santa Barbara to the City of Goleta
3 O F
C O U N T Y
T H E
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S A N T A
B A R B A R A
P R E S E N T A T I O N
T O T H E C I T Y
O F G O L E T A
H O U S I N G
A U T H O R I T Y
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4 O U R M I S S I O N S TA T E M E N T
The Housing Authority of the County of Santa Barbara is founded on the belief that decent, safe and sanitary housing is central to the physical and emotional health, the productivity, and the self-esteem of the people it serves.
Our mission is to provide affordable housing opportunities for low-income households in the County of Santa Barbara in an environment which preserves personal dignity, and in a manner which maintains the public trust.
In carrying out our mission, we are committed to:
• Increasing housing choices
• Respect for HASBARCO clients and employees
• Excellence in management and operations
• Dispersal of assisted housing throughout Santa Barbara County • Cooperative and respectful working relationships with the public, neighborhood and community organizations, and
other units of government.
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5 G O L E T A P R O P E R T I E S
Parkview Apartments
Pescadero Lofts
Villa Del Sol
Aparicio Apartments
The Braddock House
LC Grossman
Sandpiper Apartments
Lassen Place
Buena Tierraz
Positano Apartments
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6 H O U S E D A S O F
1 2 / 2 0 2 4
• We house roughly 665 people in 357 Households in Goleta.
Of
those 665 people:
• 109 are Disabled Families Served
• 135 are Elderly Families Served
• 143 Head of Households that have lived in our
developments
for 10+ years
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7 W A I T I N G
L I S T
( A S O F
J A N U A RY
2 0 2 5 )
• We have a total of 1,102 people on our Section 8 waiting list.
There
are 217 people on our Mainstream waiting list.
• Goleta Waiting Lists
• Waiting List Closures
• The Aparicio, LC Grossman, and Positano waiting lists were closed
on January 31, 2022.
• On April 30, 2022, the Section 8 Mainstream waiting list was clo
sed.
• The Parkview and Sandpiper waiting lists were closed on May
8, 2024.
Total 4,793
Aparicio Buena Tierra Positano Villa Del Sol
1,269 42 1,336 3
Parkview Pescadero Lofts Sandpiper LC Grossman
4,171 65 3,036 459
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8 S E R V I C E
PA R T N E R S H I P S
• Dignity Health
• Domestic Violent Solutions
• Family Services Agency
• Goodwill Workforce
• SER Jobs for Progress
• Ventura County Community Development Corporation
• Foodbank of Santa Barbara County
• United Way
• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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9 L I V E S C H A N G E D -
At the Buena Tierra Ribbon Cutting Ceremony in August, residents expressed their gratitude for the new opportunities Buena Tierra provides, with many sharing stories of how the development has already made a positive impact on their lives. “The best thing about being here is that I can go to places that have canned foods or vegetables, I can take them home and cook them, whereas before, I couldn’t take those things because I had no place to cook them,” said Buena Tierra resident Johnny Watkins, adding proudly, “Two weeks ago I sat down at my kitchen table and cooked some warm beef and cabbage,” a statement that received a thunderous round of applause from the crowd. “It sure felt good to eat a decent meal in my own place.”
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10 V I O L E N T & P R O P E R T Y C R I M E S B Y
J U R I S D I C T I O N I N 2 0 2 3
Jurisdiction Homicide
Violent Crimes
Rape Robbery Agg Assault TOTAL
Goleta All County Crime 1 6 12 37 56
HAS
BARCO 0 0 0 4 4
Jurisdiction
Non-Violent Crimes
Burglary Larceny-Theft MotorVehicle Theft Arson TOTAL
Goleta All Crime 65 36 2 46 4 477
HASBARCO 0 1 0 0 1
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P R O P E R T Y
Homicide
Violent Crimes
Rape Robbery
Agg
Assault Burglary
Property Crimes
Larceny- Vehicle
Theft Theft ArsonProperties &Addresses
Aparicio Apartments 120 Magnolia Avenue; 127,
145
Orange Avenue; 301, 332 Ellwood Beach Drive 2
Positano Apartments 13 Camino De Vida 2 1
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12 S E C U R I T Y F E A T U R E S
At each of our developments we utilize the following security features:
• Robust Security Camera System – We utilize the ExacqVision Video Management System that offers the following features:
• Suspect Tracking
• Video Storage
• Cross-Platform Access
• Health Monitoring
• Audio Capabilities
• Security Permission
• Flock APLR – We currently have 36 of these in Lompoc at or near our housing developments that the Police Department have access
to. Not only are these utilized in Lompoc, but they’re connected with the police systems in neighboring cities.
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• Mobile Security Service
• Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) - Proper design and effective use of the built environment that can lead
to a reduction in the fear and incidence of crime and an improvement in quality of life. The principles of CPTED include Natural surveillance, Natural access control, Territorial reinforcement, Maintenance and Management. These principles aim to prevent crime by designing a physical environment that positively influences human behavior. CPTED should work in conjunction with other strategies.
• Background checks on all residents
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14 F I N A N C I A L I M P A C T ( A S O F 2 0 2 3 )
Housing Subsidy (Section 8
Program)
$4,600,000+ Paid to Landlords
84 Landlords
338 Rental Units
$140,000+ paid to local
businesses
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15 G O L E T A S T A F F ( A S O F 2 0 2 3 )
6 EMPLOYEES
AVERAGE SALARY
$78,048
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16 A G E N C Y F O C U S
• Our agency has many initiatives. Our highest priority is to im
prove customer service. Some of our customer service
features are:
• 24-hour on-call maintenance
• 24-hour hotline for tenants and landlords
• Online portal for applicants, tenants, and landlords
Please visit www.hasbarco.orgfor more information.
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