Indian Wells City Council
September 4, 2025

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70737 Country Club Drive
1951
Tamarisk Country Club
70-240 Fra Sinatra Drive
1952
Tamarisk Gardens
70146 Frank Sinatra Drive
1965 • Don Hartfelder
Tamarisk Villas
70148 Frank Sinatra Drive
1948-1978
DaVaal Estates *
Da Vail Circle
1960 • Val Powelson
Tamarisk West
Tamarisk West Street
1964-1972 • S. Charles Lee, Michael Black
Sunny Lane Palm Estates
Marber and Ferber Drives
1958-1962 • David Freedman
Sun Valley Estates
Cobb, Chappel Road, Sun Valley Drive
1963-68 • Charles Cash
Tamarisk Ranchos
Tamarisk Lane @ Palm View Road
1958 • William Krisel
Tamarisk Ranchos II
Sunny Lane @ Palm View Road
1961 • Monty Fisher
Valley of the Sun
Sandsu and Sandsal Circles
1957 • William Krisel
Cody Court
Cody Court @ Palm View Road
1970 • William F. Cody
faiGreen Acres
Carolyn Court
1962 • Robert Marx
Gummo Marx Residence
Palm View Road
1957 • Val Powelson
Maranz Residence
Tamarisk Lane
1960 • Val Powelson
Jaffe Residence
Palm View Road
1963 • William F. Cody
20 Morris / Weisbard Residence
Palm View Road
1961 • Val Powelson
IT i Rubinstein Residence
Tamarisk Lane
1972 • William F. Cody
Richards / Skelton Residence
Thompson Road
1956 • Wallace Neff
Frank Sinatra Residence
Frank Sinatra Drive
1953+ • William F. Cody + others
Rosenbaum Residence
Palm View Road
1970 • Crombie Taylor
Thunderbird North
Country Club Drive
1956 • Cody; Wexler & Harrison
Kenaston Residence
Desert Sun Drive
1957 • E. Stewart Williams
Eisenhower Medical Center
39000 Bob Hope Drive
1971 • Edward Durell Stone
Desert Braemar
69850 Hwy 111
1956 • John C. Lindsay
Blue Skies Village
70260 Hwy 111
1953 • William F. Cody
Rancho Mirage Library & Observatory
71100 Hwy 111
2006 • MSR Design, Cuningham Group
Thunderbird Villas
Camino DeI Sol at Country Club Drive
1965+ • Richard Leitch
Thunderbird Heights
Hwy 111 at Thunderbird Road
1951+
Thunderbird Terrace Apartments
39905 Bird Lane
1963 • George Forman
Rancho Super Car Wash
71490 Hwy 111
1966 • Harold Bissner
Fire Station 1
70801 Hwy 111
1975 • Robert Ricciardi
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Follansbee Residence
71560 San Jacinto Drive
1934 • Follansbee family
Provident Bank
71991 Hwy 111
1982 • Gin Wong
Magnesia Falls Cove
South of Hwy 111 between Mirage Road
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Chalet Palms
Dunes View & Sahara Road
1965 Barry Berkus
Jeff Chandler Residence
Tangier Road
1957
Frank Morgan Residence
Sahara Road
1938 • Ormsby-Steffgen
Noel F. Birns Building
72067 Hwy 111
1972 • Ross Patten
Former Safeway
71550 Hwy 111
1958 • Novikoff Engineers
Maxine Andrews Residence
Tamarisk Lane
1963 • Architect unknown
Goldstein Residence
Tamarisk Lane
1960 • Val Powelson
Tierra DeI Sol
Bob Hope Drive
1956 • Richard Leitch
Charles Jones Residence
Peacock Circle
1958 • William F. Cody
Don Baker Residence • Tamarisk Village
Mottle Circle
1962 • Hugh Kaptur
Thunderbird 10th Fairway Cottages
Country Club Drive
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Sky Mountain Condominiums
Stellar Drive
1964
Indian Springs Apartments
70200 Mirage Cove Drive
1964 • William Cody
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37977 Bob Hope Drive
1966 • A. Quincy Jones
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Meade Residence
La Paz Road
1972 • Buff & Hensman
Thunderbird Park
Kensington Drive
1962 • William M. Bray
Kaye Ballard Residence
Kaye Ballard Lane
1955 Charles Doty
Lord Fletcher Inn
70385 Hwy 111
1966 • Howard Lapham
Riback Residence
Tamarisk Lane
1978 • Cody -Sheehy Architects
Elman Residence
Frank Sinatra Drive
1960 • Robert Marx
Holub Residence
Thompson Road
1957 • William F. Cody
Stainton Residence
Country Club Drive
1961
Rancho Estates
Da Vail Drive opposite Cobb
1981 • Donald Wexler
One Hawkeye Park
69844 Hwy 111
1980 • Wexler, Urrutia, Kendall
Tamarisk Courts
Gardenia and Camellia Courts
1978 • Donald Wexler
Klein Residence
Los Reyes, Tamarisk Country Club
1981 • Ted Grenzbach
Werksman Residence
Palm View Road
1972 • Hank Webber & Associates
Rancho Mirage City Hall
Hwy 111 at Frank Sinatra Drive
1993 • Robert Ricciardi
The Ritz -Carlton Hotel
68900 Frank Sinatra Drive
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71333 Dinah Shore Drive
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41000 Bob Hope Dr

Council Agenda- September 4, 2025

INDIAN WELLS CITY COUNCIL
September 4, 2025
To: City Council
From: City Manager Department
Prepared by: Kristen Nelson, Administrative Services Manager Subject: Coachella Valley Association of Government (CVAG) Multi - Year CV Housing First Memorandum of Understanding
(MOU) Funding Request Discussion
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS:

Council DISCUSSES and provides DIRECTION on CVAG's multi -year CV Housing First M0U funding request; and
FINDS the project to be exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2), 15060(c)(3), and 15061(b)(3).

BACKGROUND:

CVAG has overseen the CV Housing First program since 2017, which has had proven success in helping homeless individuals and families across the Coachella Valley. In 2021, CVAG transitioned to an in-house program. This change has already brought about increased responsiveness and capacity in the Coachella Valley, particularly as it pertains to assisting local law enforcement and public health workers with homeless services. The transition to an in-house program has also given CVAG an opportunity to focus its efforts on clients who might not be able to get help elsewhere.

The CV Housing First uses two primary methods to get clients to housing solutions: rapid resolution and crisis stabilization units. Rapid Resolution is an urgent, cost -saving solution that staff use to help overcome the barriers that keep people from getting housing. This could include options such as helping them secure their identifying paperwork, which then can help them qualify for benefits. It also includes sorting out the process for housing, medical, mental health, substance abuse, employment, and mainstream benefits.

At the same time, CVAG continues to use the Crisis Stabilization Units to connect individuals to housing. These are apartments and hotel rooms where clients stay, generally for up to 90 days, that keep them off the streets. Through case management

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and frequent interactions with the team, CVAG helps them achieve the goal of permanent housing, programs, and family reunification.

DISCUSSION:

In 2021, at the recommendation of the CVAG Homelessness Committee, the CVAG Executive Committee authorized the Executive Director to negotiate and execute Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) with member cities to secure multi -year funding commitments for the CV Housing First program. Many jurisdictions opted to approve the agreements with CVAG, and other cities opted to continue the annual invoice from CVAG.

The County of Riverside, which CVAG states "has been instrumental in helping CVAG secure additional funds through grants," has an agreement for general fund contributions through Fiscal Year 2025/2026.

For the past four fiscal years, the City of Indian Wells has funded the CV Housing First program with $100,000 of General Fund dollars each year These funds were in addition to the $250,000 per year in housing funds Indian Wells funds directly to other homelessness organizations in the valley.

CVAG's existing agreements with other entities expired in June 2025. Until Fiscal Year 2023/24, CV Housing First operations were fully funded by these contributions, including a now -ended contribution from the Desert Healthcare District/ Foundation, as well as occasional grants. A November 20, 2024, staff report presented to CVAG's Homelessness Committee (Attachment No. 1) sought to reaffirm a continuation of the CV Housing First programmatic steps in anticipation of operations in 2025. At that same meeting, another staff report presented to the Committee (Attachment No. 2), showed that the program was operating at a deficit due to the increasing costs of rents of the crisis stabilization units, CVAG personnel and facilities costs, and other program costs.

That same staff report included a recommendation that the Homelessness and Executive Committees consider increasing the requested contribution to $125,000 a year beginning Fiscal Year 2025-2026, and incorporating an annual increase into the agreement based on CPI. The MOU provided by CVAG (Attachment No. 3) would run until June 30, 2028, and incorporates and annual inflation adjustment based on the Riverside -San Bernardino - Ontario Consumer Price Index (CPI). Such CPI will be reviewed annually by CVAG's Homelessness Committee, which will determine whether or not to apply the inflation factor.

As CVAG was submitting its proposal to member cities at a 2024 Executive Committee meeting, concerns from Indian Wells were expressed related to equity in funding the CV Housing First Program. Specifically, that Indian Wells, while wanting to assist in addressing homelessness on a regional basis, was funding the program equally to that of much larger communities in the Valley. In addition, there was discussion of automatic CPI increases in future funding requests. These concerns were reviewed by the pertinent CVAG committees. The final recommendation was to request equal funding of all valley

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cities, regardless of size, but future CPI increases were to be approved by the CVAG Homeless Committee before being recommended for approval by the Executive Committee.

In the three years that CVAG has been managing the CV Housing First program, the CPI increase has shown an average increase of 6.4 annually (5.8 (2021), 8.7 (2022), and 4.7 (2023)) (Attachment No. 4).

This information was presented to the Indian Wells Finance Committee for discussion and recommendation on January 14, 2025. The Committee requested that staff explore this item further once CVAG's Finance Committee Meeting on February 14, 2025, had taken place. The Committee also requested that CVAG provide a formal funding request including CVAG's budget, staff salaries and building expenses for review.

On June 4, 2025, at a City Council Study Session, CVAG Executive Director Tom Kirk provided the Council with additional information regarding the CV Housing First model (Attachment No. 5). Mr. Kirk informed the Council that Housing First began in collaboration with Desert Healthcare District to provide access to wrap around services, however there used to be a lot of reasons why someone wouldn't be allowed into the shelter (drug use, felony conviction, etc.). This led to an effort to focus on offering a 90 - day apartment stay while working to secure permanent housing. Now, every January 1, CVAG works with law enforcement to identify 200 people by name that they focus on helping (sometimes the same people make the list year over year). Every December, a team of six (6) CVAG employees meet with law enforcement and have them identify chronically with homeless individuals who are shelter resistant. This becomes the CV 200 list. Annually, the program helps 50-60 people at an approximate cost of $1.4 million.

Mr. Kirk reported a 50% success rate for the program, elaborating to clarify that of the 100 or so individuals who get into supportive housing, about 50 get into permanent housing. Success is documented once an individual is in permanent housing. This is markedly better than the 6% success rate seen by the shelter. He estimates the program costs around $30,000 per person. Wraparound services are provided by CVAG staff, via partnerships (County, Care Court, DPSS, etc.), and through their MOU with Martha's Village. Mr. Kirk also made it a point to mention that the program continues to follow the individuals they assist and removes them from the success list, adding them back to the CV 200 list as needed, if they fall out of permanent housing.

For the last 12 years, each Coachella Valley city has contributed approximately $100,000 to help fund the program, but CVAG reports that costs have gone up primarily with salaries and rent. Looking ahead, CVAG anticipates their biggest challenge is finding homes. This has led to CVAG's request for multi -year commitments, beginning with $125,000 and including annual COLA adjustments. A copy of the program's budget has been provided to the Council (Attachment No. 6) and is shared at every CVAG Homelessness Committee meeting.

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At the July 2, 2025, City Council Meeting, representatives from Coachella Valley Rescue Mission ("CVRM") (Mission has about 275 beds; single mothers with children are on a waiting list; almost always at 100% capacity;) and Palm Springs Navigation Center gave presentations on the housing efforts through their respective facilities.

CVRM has approximately 275 beds which are reported to be almost always at 100% capacity. Palm Springs Navigation Center has 50 beds in their overnight emergency shelter, which sees an average nightly occupancy rate of about 92%, and 80 prefabricated units with a 90% occupancy rate made up of 65 for single adults, 5 for families, the remainder for young adults 18-24. Their reports are attached for reference (Attachment No. 7).

Staff is requesting that Council discuss CVAG's proposal and make a recommendation for how to proceed.

Advisory Committee Recommendation
The Indian Wells Finance Committee discussed this item at their August 21, 2025, meeting. At the conclusion of the Committee deliberations, the committee did not take a position to fund the CV Housing First program in the coming Fiscal Years.

OPTIONS:

Staff are seeking the City Council's consensus to:
• Provide funding for the CV Housing First Program at a cost of $125,000 year, with additional CPI increases, for the next three years (Fiscal Year 2025-2028), as requested by CVAG.
• Provide funding for the CV Housing First Program for a period of less than three years, with the cost outlined above;
• Decide not to participate in the CV Housing First Program; or • Provide alternative direction.

FISCAL IMPACT:

The fiscal impact will be dependent upon the direction provided by the City Council. If approved for funding in Fiscal Year 2025-26, a supplemental appropriation of $125,000 will be necessary. Any future year commitments will be reflected in future budgets based upon Council direction. A supplemental request would be added to the October 2025 City Council consent calendar if approved.

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CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA):

This action has been reviewed per the authority and criteria contained in the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the State and local CEQA Guidelines, and the City's environmental regulations. The City, acting as the Lead Agency, determined that this resolution is not subject to CEQA pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2), 15060(c)(3), and 15061(b)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines, because it will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change to the environment as there is no possibility that the action would result in a significant environmental impact, and because it does not constitute a "project" as defined in Section 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3.

ATTACHMENTS:

1. November 20, 2024, Staff Report — CVAG Homelessness Committee

2. DRAFT MOU

3. Riverside — San Bernardino — Ontario CPI Index

4. Report on CV Housing First Programming for 2025

5. June 4, 2025, Study Session Presentation

6. June Email Exchanges with CV Housing First Budget

7. July 2, 2025, Council Meeting Presentations

City Council Meeting:

September 4, 2025 - Public Comment
Provided at the Dais
General Business Item I.3
Comments to Indian Wells City Council
CVAG's CV Housing First program focuses on assisting chronically homeless individuals that are on the CV 200 list to find permanent housing. The CV 200 list reflects the most vulnerable among us -those who are high utilizers of public resources and often find themselves in crisis.

Law enforcement from each city help to create the list each year by providing the names of chronically homeless individuals in their city that are frequently engaged by local law enforcement. Clients on the CV 200 list are not only shelter resistant but most wouldn't be able to receive services at shelters if they wanted to due to their severe mental health, substance use, pets, or criminal records.

CV Housing First assists Cities and individuals on the CV 200 list by removing them from the streets and placing them into a Crisis Stabilization Housing (CSH). CVAG's Crisis Stabilization Housing offers low barriers for individuals to enter temporary housing and receive intense case management services. While we do enforce strict rules while clients are in one of the CSH units, we do not deny anyone due to their pets, criminal history, substance use, or mental health. The program has CSH units located throughout the desert from Palm Springs to Coachella consisting of studio apartments to 3 bedrooms. CV Housing First intense case management is tailored to each person based on their barriers to housing. Case Managers assist clients to get document ready for housing as well as linking them to medical services, mental health, cash and non -cash benefits, behavioral health, job assistance, and more.

CV Housing First outreach team members not only perform targeted outreach to locate and assist CV 200 clients but also performs monthly outreach with law enforcement in each city once per month and regularly parks the Mobile Access Center throughout the desert to offer outreach services to anyone in need. CV Housing First is the only program in the desert that local law enforcement or cities can call to request assistance with homeless issues they are currently facing in their city. Outreach team members have responded to cities requesting services to be offered before encampment clean up and to offer services before arresting individuals on the streets. CVAG's CV Housing First program relies on County and City contributions since the program is providing a service directly to desert cities and because the program is structured to service local cities, additional Federal and State funding is limited since the program offers services to a specific clientele and does not services all of District 4.

CVAG' CV Housing First program consists of 6 team members. Combined,the CV Housing Firs/ team has over 73 years of experience in Social and homeless services, 1 Associates degree, 2 Bachelor's degrees, 1 Master's degree, 1 CADC1, and a certified Mental Health specialist. The success of the program is driven by the collaboration of the team and local law enforcement as well as the extensive experience and knowledge of the team members.

I would like to share a few stories with you of the types of clients that the CV Housing First program works with. Mr. A is one of our clients that has been on the CV 200 list for 2 years. He suffers from severe mental illness and would be unable to go to a shelter. Residents would often find this individual homeless on the streets, pushing a shopping cart filled with stuff, sleeping at bus stops since 2020. He frequently received outreach services from various outreach providers but because of his mental health, no one assisted him with vital documents, medical appointments, or housing. One of the CV Housing First case managers who specializes in substance abuse and mental health services, was able to place him in one of our crisis stabilization units, begin getting him the mental health services that he needs, petitioned to get him into CARE Court, and was able to house him. However, his story doesn't end there; after going into a room and board, CVAG paid for his first month's rent but the client didn't want to pay rent the next month and was willing to walk away from housing. Luckily, CARE Court jumped in and was able to place him in shared living and paid for his housing. He was asked to leave the sober living due to behavioral issues and CVAG moved him back into a crisis stabilization unit again to keep him off the streets. CARE Court placed him into another shared living situation that he was again kicked out of. He is now back in a crisis stabilization unit and CVAG is working on getting him a referral for Permanent Supportive Housing. While this client's story doesn't sound like a success, I assure you that the client's mental health has come a long way since CVAG first started working with him, to the point that his care team was looking at putting him on conservatorship to the possibility of him being able to live independently with supportive services. CV Housing First, not only works to permanently house clients but is also dedicated to keeping those individuals in housing and off the streets.

I would also like to share another special case with you about Mr. S. Mr. S is well educated with an education from private schools and holds a Master's Degree in Political Management. He was the president of communications of PNC Bank in the 90s before his Tourette's became too severe that he could no longer work. Mr. S became homeless after being hospitalized for 3 months and when he was discharged, he no longer had housing. He then missed a medical appointment with social security by an hour and his social security income was cut off. Mr. S has been homeless for 5 years in the desert and had never been assisted by any homeless provider when CVAG began to work with him. Mr. S suffers from Tourette's and is very difficult to understand. His condition causes him to yell and rock, especially when he gets stressed or anxious making it very difficult for him to communicate. CVAG has managed to work with him to restore his social security income and has found an affordable apartment for him with a landlord who is kind and understanding of his disability. This year was the first year that Mr. S has been on the CV 200 list and he has been successfully housed.

It's not very often that you hear about Homeless in Indian Wells; however, I wanted to share 2 stories with you. Last year, Mr. K was homeless in the City of La Quinta. Mr. K was an Indian

Wells resident until his wife passed away and he could no longer afford his lifestyle, causing him to become homeless. While on the streets, his social security was cut off and he had no income when CV Housing First began working with him. The City of La Quinta added Mr. K to their cites CV 200 list and CVAG moved him into a CSH unit where his case manager was able to help him get his vital documents, restore his social security income, and find him affordable housing. Mr.

K was successfully housed at the beginning of this year. Also, early this year, CV Housing First received a housing referral for an individual on the CV 200 list, the outreach team began searching for him around the desert cities. The clients on our list often travel from city to city.

This gentleman was found at an encampment located in Indian Wells near the Tennis Gardens.

The CV Housing First team was able to work with this gentleman to leave the encampment and move into permanent housing; however, this encampment along with another encampment are still within the City of Indian Wells where several homeless individuals are staying.

As you can see, CVAG's CV Housing First fills a gap in shelter, outreach, and homeless services in the desert, and even though the City of Indian Wells is not a city in need of homeless services, we hope that you can see how the program benefits the desert as a whole for all cities and its residence and relies on every cities contribution to fund the program. Thank you for your time and consideration.

Before housing:

After housing and mental health services:

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ATTACHMENT #1
ITEM 7B
Coachella Valley Association of Governments
Homelessness Committee
November 20, 2O24
CVAG

STAFF REPORT
Subject: Annual contributions to the CV Housing First Program Contact: Erica Felci, Chief Operating Officer ([email protected]) Recommendation: Authorize the Executive Director to execute memorandums of understanding with member jurisdictions to increase the CV Housing First contribution to $125,000 in Fiscal Year 2025/26 and provide for annual inflation adjustments Background: Since 2009, CVAG has funded its regional homelessness programs — first Roy's Desert Resource Center, and then later programs that evolved into CV Housing First — by contributions from member jurisdictions. This process has involved CVAG staff sending a request to each city and Tribal Nation as well as the County of Riverside. Sometimes the jurisdictions approve the request as part of the annual budget; other times, it is done through a separate action.

Some have done this based on calendar year, and others on fiscal year — adding to additional record keeping at CVAG.

Over all this fifteen year span, the annual contribution requests to cities have remained consistent around $100,000 and have not increased with the rates of inflation. In 2021, at the recommendation of the CVAG Homelessness Committee, the CVAG Executive Committee authorized the Executive Director to negotiate and execute Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) with member cities to secure multi -year funding commitments for the CV Housing First program. Many jurisdictions opted to approve the agreements with CVAG, and other cities opted to continue the annual invoice from CVAG. The County of Riverside, which has been instrumental in helping CVAG secure additional funds through grants, has an agreement for general fund contributions through Fiscal Year 2025/2026.

The MOUs with partnering cities have had varying end dates, and CVAG's existing agreements are set to expire in June 2025. Until Fiscal Year 2023/24, CV Housing First operations were fully funded by these contributions, including a now -ended contribution from the Desert Healthcare District/ Foundation, as well as occasional grants. This allowed CVAG to develop a fund balance and start planning for future needs. But the program now is operating at a deficit, as rents of the crisis stabilization units continue to increase and other costs go up.

In anticipation of reaching out to member jurisdictions about extending financial support of the program in the form of a multi -year MOU, CVAG staff is recommending that the Homelessness and Executive Committees consider increasing the requested contribution to $125,000 a year and incorporating an annual increase into the agreement, similar to the approach CVAG uses with its other programs and its membership dues.

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This additional funding is necessary to maintain current levels of service, including a dedicated program staff of six full time employees and a conservative approach to the number of crisis stabilization units being rented. Without additional revenue, CVAG will continue to draw down on the program's financial reserves. This additional funding is not about expanding the program, which has proven to be consistently successful in securing permanent housing solutions for the hardest -to -serve chronically homeless individuals. While some cities have expressed interest in CVAG expanding its services, staff remains reluctant to agree to a program expansion until the availability of vouchers and affordable housing units would allow CVAG to also increase the number of homeless individuals permanently housed each year.

Long-term funding agreements will ensure financial stability for the program and avoid the uncertainty — and significant staff time — that comes with the traditional process of asking cities for funds each year. CVAG staff has consulted with Legal Counsel, who notes that there is no legal impediment to cities entering into a multi -year commitment. Additionally, the California Constitution debt limit only prohibits a multi -year contract where the funds to pay the full contract are not on hand, and that the amount of this proposed MOU does not appear large enough to create that concern.

Fiscal Analysis: The recommended action would increase the annual contribution request to cities to $125,000 starting in Fiscal Year 2025/26. This would be the first time in more than 15 years that CVAG has increased the requested amount, which at one point was set at $103,000 when Roy's Resource Center was open. It would generate an additional $200,000 if approved by all cities currently participating in the program.

The CV Housing First program, including the staffing and program operations, is funded by contributions from member jurisdictions and grants. Riverside County's contribution through June 2026 is for $359,711 annually. CVAG's Fiscal Year 2024/25 Budget anticipates a $1,733,687 operating budget, with a $388,941 deficit being covered by the program's fund balance. CVAG continues to seek grant opportunities, such as the Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention (HHAP) funding that is detailed in a separate staff report. CVAG projects there will be a $2.163 million fund balance after this fiscal year's deficit -driven reduction. If this pattern continues and no additional funding is secured, the deficit will likely be depleted within three to five years.

The recommended action would also endorse the incorporation of an annual inflation adjustment into the MOUs. The inflation factor shall be the same one utilized to budget other CVAG programs, which is based on the Riverside -San Bernardino -Ontario Area Consumer Price Index (CPI). Such CPI will be identical to the one reviewed by the Finance and Executive Committees when considering an increase to membership dues during the budget process.

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ATTACHMENT #2

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN

THE CITY/ COUNTY / TRIBAL NATION OF XXXXX
AND

COACHELLA VALLEY ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS

FOR FUNDING CV HOUSING FIRST AND ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS This Memorandum of Understanding (the "Memorandum") is made by and between the CITY/ COUNTY / TRIBAL NATION OF XXXXX ("City/ County/ Tribe") and the COACHELLA VALLEY ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS ("CVAG"), with respect to the following:

WHEREAS, the City/ County/ Tribe is interested in funding the provision of food, emergency shelter, and outreach to those in need and, in that regard would like to support the CVAG homelessness program; and
WHEREAS, the City/ County/ Tribe is supporting CVAG's CV Housing First program as a regional solution for homeless individuals; and
WHEREAS, CVAG agrees to use the City/ County/ Tribe funding for the CV Housing First program to provide case management and outreach services to chronically homeless individuals in the Coachella Valley for the coming years; NOW, THEREFORE, the City/ County/ Tribe and CVAG agree to the following:

1.0 TERM OF MEMORANDUM.

The term of this Memorandum shall expire on June 30, 2028, unless earlier terminated by either party by giving written notice of termination at least sixty (60) days prior to July 1st of any fiscal year.

2.0 OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES.

2.1 CVAG shall provide the services set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference ("Scope of Services"). CVAG shall deliver quarterly reports to the City/ County/ Tribe detailing the CV Housing First program metrics as set forth in Exhibit B attached hereto and incorporated by this reference ("Quarterly Reports"). CVAG shall comply with any and all federal, state, and local laws and regulations applicable to CVAG, the Scope of Services, and the use of the City/ County/ Tribe Funds (as defined in Section 2.2 below) and the use of any other public moneys (collectively, the "Compliance Requirements").

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2.2 The City/ County/ Tribe will provide financial support each fiscal year for the duration of the agreement. ("City/ County/ Tribal Funds"). In Fiscal Year 2025-26, the payment shall be One Hundred Twenty -Five Thousand Dollars ($125,000) to CVAG. Subsequent annual payments shall incorporate an annual inflation adjustment that mirrors the one used by CVAG for its Transportation Uniform Mitigation Fee and be based on the Riverside -San Bernardino -Ontario Consumer Price Index (CPI). Such CPI will be reviewed annually by the Homelessness Committee, which will determine whether or not to apply the inflation factor.

2.3 The City/ County/ Tribal Funds shall be paid provided CVAG complies with its obligations under this Memorandum and provided that the Memorandum is not earlier terminated as provided for herein. The City/ County/Tribe shall disburse the funds no later than 90 days after the beginning of each fiscal year. All funds shall be used by CVAG for the Scope of Services and for no other purpose. If CVAG fails to provide CV Housing First services for a fiscal year, the City/ County/ Tribe may withhold an installment disbursement of the Funds that have not yet been disbursed. If CVAG fails to comply with any Compliance Requirements, the City/ County/Tribe may (i) withhold an installment disbursement that has not yet been disbursed, (ii) order a return to the City/ County/ Tribe of any portion or all City/ County/ Tribe Funds that were not used in compliance with this Memorandum or any other Compliance Requirements, and/or (iii) seek any other rights or remedies available at law or in equity.

3.0 INDEMNITY AND RELEASE.

CVAG hereby agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the City/ County/Tribe and its officers, employees, agents and independent contractors (collectively, "Indemnitees") from and against any and all of claims, causes of action, obligations, losses, liabilities, judgments, or damages, including reasonable attorneys' fees and costs of litigation collectively "Claims") arising out of and/or in any way relating to CVAG's activities in the performance of this Memorandum, or to CVAG's acts and/or omissions in providing or administering the same, excepting only those claims, actions, obligations, losses, liabilities, judgments, or damages arising out of the sole negligence, active negligence or willful misconduct of the City/ County/ Tribe.

4.0 CVAG INSURANCE OBLIGATIONS.

Without limiting the indemnification provisions provided herein, CVAG, at its sole expense, shall obtain and keep in force during the term of this Memorandum and any extensions thereof, a policy or policies of general liability insurance covering all injuries to persons and damage to property occurring in, upon or about the CVAG facility(ies) resulting from any actions or omissions of CVAG or any use of the CVAG facility(ies), or the CVAG's invitees in

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accordance with the terms of this Memorandum. At the City/ County/ Tribe's request, these CVAG shall submit certificates of insurance and any applicable endorsements evidencing that the foregoing policy or policies are in effect.

5.0 ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS.

5.1 In all cases, the language in all parts of this Memorandum shall be construed according to its fair meaning and not strictly for or against either party, if being agreed that the parties or their agents have all participated in the preparation of this Memorandum.

5.2 This Memorandum contains the entire agreement of the Parties and supersedes any prior oral or written statements or agreements between the Parties regarding the operation of CVAG's CV Housing First Program.

5.3 No termination of this Memorandum shall release either party from any liability or obligation hereunder resulting from any acts, omissions or events happening prior to the termination of this Memorandum.

5.4 In the event either party brings any suit or other proceeding with respect to the subject matter or enforcement of this Memorandum, the prevailing party (as determined by California law) shall, in addition to such other relief as may be awarded, be entitled to recover reasonable attorneys' fees, expenses and costs of suit or investigation as actually incurred (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees, expenses, and costs incurred in establishing the right to indemnification). [signatures on next page]

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Coachella Valley Association of Governments and the CITY/ COUNTY/ TRIBAL NATION have executed this Memorandum as evidenced by the signatures contained below:

CITY/ COUNTY/ TRIBAL NATION COACHELLA VALLEY

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Name: Name: Tom Kirk
Title: Title: Executive Director
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EXHIBIT A
Scope of Services
Provide services to unhoused individuals and families in the Coachella Valley, and more specifically in the CITY/COUNTY/TRIBAL NATION who are literally homeless by providing outreach, connections to housing solutions (including crisis stabilization housing and/or permanent solutions), rapid resolution assistance for one-time emergency needs such as move -in costs, or other supportive services and resources such as food distribution, legal services or clinics, and linkages to housing services.

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EXHIBIT B
CV Housing First Metrics and Reporting Requirements
CVAG will also provide a quarterly report, modeled after the one attached, that provides an overview of services provided across the Coachella Valley. In addition, if requested by the City/ County/ Tribe, CVAG shall provide information on the following program components on a six-month basis:
• Number of unduplicated CV 200 clients from the City/ County/ Tribe who moved into crisis stabilization housing
• Number of permanent housing resolutions for CV 200 clients from the City/ County/ Tribe • Number of contacts made with CV 200 clients in the City/ County/ Tribe • Number of total outreach scheduled outings in the City/ County/ Tribe

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Subject: CV Housing First Programming for 2025
Contact: Erica Felci, Chief Operating Officer (efelci a(�cvaq.orq) Recommendation: Reaffirm the Executive Director's authorities for the CV Housing First program, including resetting the CV 200 list and executing short-term leases for crisis stabilization units, such as hotels and apartments used for case management of clients Background: In 2020, CVAG's Executive and Homelessness Committees, at the recommendation of the CV HEART ad hoc committee, authorized the Executive Director to take the necessary steps to transition the CV Housing First from an outsourced program run by a contractor to one operated by CVAG staff. Under this in-house transition, the CV Housing First team prioritized services for unsheltered chronically homeless individuals and families, meeting a distinct need in the Coachella Valley. Outreach is conducted regularly in direct coordination with police officers to find and help the homeless people with whom they most frequently come into contact, which also helps reduce strain on stretched law enforcement resources and first responders. The program was designed to focus on the CV 200, a by -name list of chronically homeless individuals residing in desert cities that have frequent contacts with law enforcement and who are likely to be shelter resistant or who have already fallen out of housing. The list was developed in partnership with CVAG's member jurisdictions.

More than 200 chronically homeless individuals have been permanently housed since CVAG launched its in-house program. Over the years, staff has reaffirmed the steps being taken by the Executive Director to ensure transparency of the program and confirm the approach with CVAG's committees. This included additional authorization to refresh the client list in partnership with law enforcement and local healthcare partners, and an authorization to wind down the program based on the City of Desert Hot Springs' 2024 decision to reallocate program funding to its city -operated shelter program.

With this staff report, staff is now recommending a reaffirmation of the authorities previously provided to the Executive Director and a continuation of the same programmatic steps in anticipation of operations in 2025.

With this reaffirmation, CVAG staff will begin the process of reaching out to all the local police departments, code enforcement and healthcare partners to identify what other individuals should be added to the list. CVAG staff will also be identifying individuals who may not need to be on the list, either because they are being helped by other programs or because they have left the Coachella Valley. When CVAG adjusted its program to end its operations in Desert Hot Springs, staff had recommended removing the City's 25 spots from the client list. Looking ahead to 2025, staff is recommending additional spots be provided to participating jurisdictions so the list will return to the CV 200. Like it has in previous years, at least a few of the 200 spots in 2025 may

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remain empty, or to be identified. This provides the CV Housing First staff some flexibility in addressing those cases throughout the calendar year, as it often gets requests from city staff and local law enforcement about chronically homeless individuals who are not on the list.

At the same time, CVAG staff is reviewing its inventory of crisis stabilization units and will be renewing leases for 2025. At the program's inception, the Executive Director was granted authority to enter in leases for the units necessary to run the program. CVAG has generally entered into short term leases, including one-year leases that then revert to month -to -month, for apartments and hotel rooms. With the CV Housing First program is now entering its fifth year of in-house operations, and because some of these leases were inherited from CVAG's prior program contractor, it should be noted that the cumulative amount paid to some landlords have or will exceed $100,000, which is the Executive Director's signature authority limit without committee action.

These crisis stabilization units are used to house CV 200 clients for roughly 90 days while the CV Housing First team works with the client on case management and securing a permanent housing solution. The client is a guest in CVAG's unit, and the lease for each crisis stabilization unit remains in CVAG's — not the client's — name. CVAG has made it a priority to not centralize its inventory of rental units, and currently has units at scattered sites between Palm Springs to Coachella. Some of the hotel agreements allow CVAG to intermittently add extra rooms, which provides staff some flexibility based on the case load at any given time without unnecessarily paying for rents.

These recommended steps are consistent with the approach used annually to prepare for continued operations of the program. Staff also will be resetting the program metrics and tracking once the new year arrives, with reports continued to be provided each quarter to the Homelessness and Executive Committees.

Fiscal Analysis: The CV Housing First program is funded by contributions from member jurisdictions and grants from Riverside County. CVAG staff is also actively pursuing additional grant funding to support the program.

CVAG's Fiscal Year 2024-25 Budget anticipates the program costing $1.73 million this year, including about $300,000 for the rental costs of the crisis stabilization units.

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Dear Mr. Nastri,
On or before May 20, 2024, La Quinta resident Ron Holmes called South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) staff to express a concern that is now pervasive in the Coachella Valley: our air quality is unprecedently horrible this Spring. According to Mr. Holmes, your staff informed him that air quality was improving, had actually returned to normal conditions and there was nothing the South Coast AQMD could do about the conditions. Instead, he was referred to the Coachella Valley Association of Governments (CVAG). I share Mr. Holmes' opinion that air quality conditions are not normal, and I believe South Coast AQMD, along with CVAG and others, can and must do more to address the conditions.

The message your team shared with Mr. Holmes is much like the one you and your staff shared when we met on May 10, 2024. The meeting in Rancho Mirage, facilitated by Riverside County Supervisor V. Manuel Perez, you and your staff told representatives from the Greater Palm Springs Convention and Visitors Bureau and the City of La Quinta and myself that air quality is back to "normal" conditions in the Coachella Valley and there wasn't much that South Coast AQMD could do beyond monitoring, analysis and warnings. I disagree.

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73 -]lo Fred Waring Dr., Suite ]00. Palm Desert, CA 92160 • (760) 346- 7 www.cvag.org June 28, 2024
Wayne Nastri
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Re: Addressing Air Quality Concerns in the Coachella Valley Dear Mr. Nastri,
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We, the undersigned elected officials and community leaders of the Coachella Valley, urgently request the South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) take immediate steps to address the air quality conditions that are increasingly causing concern among residents, visitors and stakeholders. There is broad consensus among leadership and residents that the current conditions could pose a threat to the future of our public health, as well as our economy.

We would first like to thank you for your recent help in addressing the gap in our local air monitoring system by re -installing a monitor in Indio and placing temporary monitor(s). We recently learned that some of our colleagues at South Coast AQMD believe that our current alr quality conditions fall within normal, expected, parameters.

Not only do we believe that this does not correlate with our local experience, but it also poses a barrier to future opportunities for mitigation funding and collaboration. We would like to urgently request a meeting with you and your colleagues to discuss the local data and evaluate why our opinions on current conditions are unaligned.

Immediate action is needed, and we pledge our collaboration through the Coachella Valley Association of Governments (CVAG) to work with you.

Our air quality has been noticeably worse since Tropical Strom Hilary plummeted the Coachella Valley with a once in a 1,000 -year storm event that deposited new mud and fine sediment in the area. On May 31, CVAG's Executive Director sent you a letter detailing our region's concerns. The call for action by community members and stakeholders has grown even louder over time, and we encourage you to review the video from CVAG's June 13 meeting of the CVAG's Energy and Sustainability Committee where local elected leaders, community organizations and residents expressed their concerns.

South CoastAQMD's leadership and expertise is needed to identify sources of emissive dust and opportunities for soil stabilization, as well as to deploy monitors with enhanced capabilities that can better profile total suspended particulates. With your collaboration, we can create a plan for action that fits the needs of our region's concerns by safeguarding the region's economy and protecting the health and well-being of residents and visitors of the Coachella Valley. We stand ready to work with you.

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From: Toper Taylor <>
Sent: Monday, June 30, 2025 2:19 PM
To: Chris Freeland ; Bruce Whitman (home)
Cc: Dana Reed ; Greg Sanders ;
Brian Penna
Subject: CVAG Homeless Committee: CV Housing First - follow up CAUTION: This email originated outside our organization. Be cautious with any links or attachments.

Dear Dr. Freeland and Mayor Whitman,
Attached is a detailed description of the finances for CVAG's homeless activities (i.e., the reason for their ask to increase funding by the cities).

I spent a few hours with the COO of CVAG going through these numbers and they are accurate.

What I believe all of us need to debate or come to terms with, is the methodology and impact of CVAG's homeless program.

Many of our constituents on city councils believe there is a place for CVAG -- the 50 people they get through the system and off the streets permanently at around $25,000 per person is effective, efficient, and impactful. They would say that CVAG fills in the cracks between the two "missions" at either end of our valley.

Since the inception of CVAG's homeless program, times have changed and brand new facilities in both Palm Springs and Indio have increased capacity and care opportunities. I believe this week we will be hearing from these caregivers and can ask them appropriate, pointed questions about their effectiveness and their ability to handle another 100 homeless (remember 100 enter CVAG and 50 permanently get placed) people.

I've reluctantly come to terms with the method CVAG uses to address homelessness, and do believe CVAG is impactful and economically efficient compared to other programs with which I have some experience such as in the greater Los Angeles area.

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I talked to Tom Kirk about shifting his approach to gathering money from CVAG cities and disseminating those funds to the missions, changing the role of CVAG as auditor/financial facilitator and even suggested that CVAG could keep a percentage of the funds for administering the annual disbursements and efficacy analysis. He said he's open to the concept, but does not believe the cities want to dismantle the current program and that the program will continue with or without Indian Wells funding. I do not believe Tom has any personal or political desire to continue the homeless services if the will of the cities is to change direction.

Homelessness needs funding, that we can all agree.

Perhaps we will learn this week that the two new/larger resources in either end of the valley, the Palm Springs Navigation Center and the Coachella Valley Rescue Mission, can enroll the 100 targeted homeless people CVAG has traditionally targeted.

If those two institutions believe there is a place for CVAG's role in addressing certain homeless people in the valley, that too will be illuminating.

With information, IW's homeless funding path forward will become clear.

Toper
From: Erica Feld
Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2025 10:33 AM
To: Toper Taylor
Cc: Tom Kirk
Subject: CV Housing First - follow up
Councilmember Taylor,
I hope you are enjoying the weekend. Tom asked me to follow up on the communications you had regarding CV Housing First. We have been trying since early May to get on the agenda for the City's Finance Committee, but haven't gotten a date secured yet. We look forward to discussing the program at length with Council.

Tom has also shared the attached documents with Chris. With this email, you will see:

1. A staff report with background on the increased contribution and MOU;

2. A draft of the MOU itself;

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3. A copy of the proposed 2025-26 budget for the program, which is known as Fund 205 (this was part of CVAG's overall budget); and

4. An unaudited financial statement of the fund show expenditures through March 2025 (which was provided to the Homelessness Committee in May). As you know, these reports are regularly provided to the CVAG Homeless Committee.

The contribution increase was vetted by CVAG's Homelessness Committee, Finance Committee and Executive Committee. The MOU was also vetted by the Homelessness Committee after the concept was approved by the Executive Committee.

When you review the 2025-26 budget you'll see we have fund balance, one that we are increasingly dipping into because our revenue each year has not kept up with expenses.

This was the impetus for our members looking at the contribution increase. As we have shared with Committee members and city managers, much of the CV Housing First budget is tied directly to personnel costs because CV Housing First is a labor-intensive program.

We have a dedicated staff of six full-time employees who directly manage each client, first during outreach and then while they are in a crisis stabilization unit.

Costs have also increased related to renting our units, although we take a conservative approach to how many units we have at any time. It was also previously discussed at a Homelessness Committee meeting that it takes a significant amount of staff time per client for that client to be successfully housed. The program invests that time knowing that there is ultimately a resource savings for our cities, who would otherwise be using code enforcement or law enforcement to address.

Note also that there are line items in the budget which may not be self-explanatory when extracted from the rest of CVAG's budget document. The capital outlay, debt service and interest charges all relate to GASB 96 which was recently implemented by CVAG and mostly represent allocated costs to support the operations of the program. Most notably, this year's budget includes some one-time and short-term charges related to CVAG's ERP implementation, including the software subscriptions and consultant support for the much -needed transition out of Eden and into a more efficient environment with Oracle NetSuite for Government. You'll likely see similar costs in the following fiscal year as we will have to operate two systems while CVAG transitions to Oracle. After that, these costs should level out or decrease.

Our successes are regularly tracked by our team and by the County, which also tracks all programs that get their funding. Success, of course, can be measured in different ways depending on who is measuring it. For CVAG, we have a clear metric of success: Securing a permanent housing solution for a chronically homeless individual who is on the CV 200 list.

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In fact, we went to this in-house approach in part because of the CVAG's Homeless Committee's concerns about having clear performance data from contractors or nonprofit organizations. With CVAG as a service provider, not a charity, you get the good, bad and ugly reported quarterly, if not more frequently.

Thanks, Erica
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Erica Felci
Chief Operating Officer
Coachella Valley Association of Governments

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Palm Springs Navigation Center
• Early Entry Facility opened March 2024
• 50 beds with average occupancy of 46 per night
• Navigation Center officially began operations November2024 • 80 Pre -manufactured residential Units - 72 Units Occupied/ 100 Individuals Totals Served
• 65 Single Units - 63 Occupied
• 5 Family Units - 5 Occupied
• 10 Transitional Age Youth Units - 4 Occupied

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Palm Springs Facilities & Programs Overview
Martha's Village & Kitchen's Palm Springs facilities
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stability through three interconnected programs:

Access Center —A drop -in day center offering
essential services.

Early Entry Emergency Shelter —The second phase in
stabilization.

Navigation Center —The final phase, offering
transitional housing with intensive wraparound
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Services Provided/ Outc 0 Mcen8Ag 2°25
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• 15,711 Total Services Provided
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• 3,178 Total Case Management Services Provided
• 635 Total Mainstream Benefits Assistance
Housing Support Services, Placement & Transitions
• 1,319 Housing Placements Assistance & Referrals
• 75 Total Placement & Transitions
Reporting Period:
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• 90% Average Monthly Bed Utilization
• Direct Intakes: 376 Unduplicated Individuals
Total Duplicated Individuals Served: 1,066
Average New Intakes Per Night: 3
Average Length of Stay: —17 days per participant
Total Bed Nights Provided: 19,546
Palm Springs Police Department Intakes: 186
Duplicated Individuals (3/4/2024-5/31/2025)
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Meals Provided
•Total Meals Served: 31,124
Breakfast: 14,830 Meals
Dinner: 16,294 Meals
Supporting Individuals with Pets
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Services Provided/ Outcomes
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Center Occupancy Reporting Period:
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6 Youth (Ages 18-24)
6 Families (6 Adults & 7 Children)
Employment / Case Management
• 1,156 Units of Service
Individualized Case Plans, Housing Navigation Services, Document Procurement, Connection to Mainstream Services, Behavioral & Mental Health Referrals (As Needed), Substance Use Support &Treatment Referrals (As Needed)
• 290 Units of Service
Including Career Plans, Job Search Assistance, Employment & Workforce Development, and Life Skills & Financial Literacy
> 21 Job Placements

Services Provided/ Outcomesnci AAgenda- September
Navigation Center (cont.)
Housing Placement Assistance
• 18 Total Exits (Households)
• 7 Successful Exits
➢2 Rental By Participant with ongoing subsidy
>2 Permanent staying with Family
> 3 Permanent staying with friends
Meals Provided
• Total Meals Served: 16,162
Breakfast: 4,853 Meals
Lunch: 5,756 Meals
Dinner: 5,553 Meals
Supporting Individuals with Pets
• 17 dogs and 4 cats sheltered

Council Agenda- September 4, 2025
Expanding Support:

Bringing Essential Services & Community Connections to Participants Engaging & Wellness Activities at Early Entry Emergency Shelter and Navigation Center • Bingo, karaoke, games, and interactive group activities • Yoga sessions to promote mindfulness and well-being
• Art enrichment (painting, coloring, drawing) for creative expression • Movie Nights for entertainment and peer engagement
Strengthening Services Through Key Partnerships
• Molina Healthcare -Medicare Advantage info onsite
• Desert Healthcare District -Mobile medical, mental health, and substance abuse services • Palm Springs Disposal Services - Six-month paid internship and job training • Wellness Equity Alliance — Partnered with the Access Center • Riverside University Health — Collaboration to expand mental health and substance abuse support
• Coachella Valley Area Governments (CVAG) — Coordinated efforts to effectively connect CV 200 list participants with housing navigation assistance.

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Q &A

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ATTACHMENT #7B
Coachella Valley Rescue Mission
Permanent Housing Outcomes Report
Reporting Period: July 2024 -June 2025
CVRM remains committed to ending homelessness through long-term, sustainable solutions that empower individuals and families to rebuild their lives. A critical part of this mission is successfullytransitioning program graduates into safe, stable, and permanent housing. This is accomplished through intensive, individualized case management that evaluates each client's income, stability, and support system to determine the most appropriate housing solution.

Summary of Housing Outcomes (July 2024 - June 2025)
Housing Department Outcomes
• County Grant -Funded Housing:
o 43 households housed
o Total individuals: 53 adults and 26 children
o Assistance included rent subsidies and supportive case management • Privately Funded Housing Assistance:
o 26 households housed
o Support covered the first month's rent and security deposit o Clients remain stably housed post -placement with ongoing case management
Men's Long -Term Program Graduates
• Total Graduates: 104
o 10 transitioned into CVRM's own transitional housing units o 60% (approx. 62 individuals) self -resolved by securing housing independently or reuniting with family with help from CVRM Housing Department
o The remaining graduates were referred to housing partners or remained engaged in transitional support planning
Women's Long -Term Program Graduates
• 21 women successfully self -resolved without grant assistance o These women secured independent housing or reunited with supportive family members

Council Agenda- September 4, 2025
Key Success Factors
• Personalized case management tailored to client needs • Access to flexible housing funds through county and private grants • Strong partnerships with local landlords and property managers • Emphasis on client empowerment and job readiness throughout program participation
Conclusion
In the past 12 months, Coachella Valley Rescue Mission assisted over 90 households transition into stable housing, directly benefiting 79 adults and 26 children. Additionally, a significant number of clients successfully self -resolved their housing, an indicator of their readiness, independence, and the effectiveness of our comprehensive support model.

We are grateful for the city's continued support and look forward to ongoing collaboration to expand housing opportunities for those we serve.

Let me know if you need anything else.

With gratitude,
Scott Wolf
Development Director
Coachella Valley Rescue Mission
www.cvrm.org
Office 760.347.3512 x239
Cell 760-501-9357
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