Emergency Proclamation to Address Homelessness
Update 1
City Council, January 24, 2023
CITY OF
LONGBEACH
Mission Statement
To reduce the number of persons experiencing homelessness in the City and the region by increasing housing opportunities and by enhancing current initiatives that provide field-based outreach, engagement, and supportive services while maintaining the safety and security of the people experiencing homelessness, the general public and staff, and improving overall public safety for the entire community.
CITY OF
LONGBEACH
Existing Efforts
CITY OF
LONGBEACH
Existing Services
• Multi Service Center
• Mail Services
• Workforce Connection
• Showers MULTI SERVICE CENTER O
• Case Management
• Health Care
• Outreach
• Outreach
• REACH
• Mobile Access Clinic
• Library Outreach Workers
• Quality of Life Teams
CITY OF
LONGBEACH
Existing Services
• Interim Housing
Congregate
• Atlantic Bridge Farms - 125 beds
Non-Congregate
• Best Western -101 Beds
• Hyland: Master leased 40 bed motel
for Encampment Resolution
• MSC Modulars: 34 beds in planning
• Luxury Inn: 78 beds in planning
• Permanent Housing
• 582 Emergency Housing Vouchers
• 6,750 HCV utilized
• Integrated Case Management
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LONGBEACH
Interdepartmental Partnerships
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• City department leadership meets monthly
Public Works
to discuss policy and implementation LONG BEACH
POLICY LOS ANGELES COUNTY
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
AND HUMAN SERVICES CALIFORNIA
• City department team members (boots on THE CITY B PW
the ground) meet weekly to coordinate co- OFFICE OR
response as well as ensure protocols are LONG BEACH LONGBEACH PARKS• RECREATION• MARINE PUBLIC LIBRARY
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• Interdepartmental team members meet PACIFIC
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two times a month with partners from the Caltrans® LOS ANGELES
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County and the State to coordinate cross- CALIFORNIA SERVICES
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jurisdictional response efforts in Long STERINA
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POLICE
CITY OF
LONGBEACH
Interjurisdictional MOUs
Caltrans MOU
• Has been finalized and will run through 6/30/2024
• $1.5M through Clean California Funds to cover 21 high priority locations • 1 Crew - 5 Maintenance Assistants
• Additional protocols for when persons experiencing homelessness are identified County MOU
• Draft MOU being reviewed by the County for addressing homelessness in the flood control
• Proposal focuses on funding for the Clean Team
LIONGBEACH
Response to Questions from Previous Meeting
CITY OF
LONGBEACH
Definitions
• Falling Into Homelessness:
• Number of people receiving prevention services so they do not lose their housing • People in the annual count who are experiencing homelessness for their first time • Number of people enrolling in homeless services programs for the first time • Efforts to reduce violence:
• Engaging people experiencing homelessness into services, workforce opportunities and housing so they are no longer living unsheltered and can maintain permanent shelter • Violence interruption strategies to reduce retaliation after violent behaviors • Strategies to rebuild hope for people living on the streets so the negative impact of criminal behavior feels more consequential than living on the street
CITY OF
LONGBEACH
Actions Since Declaring Emergency
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10 LONGBEACH
Actions to Date
• Created a mission statement and focus areas for
the emergency, and designated nine topic-specific
workgroups
• Informed all City employees about the emergency
and that reassignment may be needed as disaster
service workers
• Staffed the Emergency Operations Center,
dedicating over 100 leaders from the City team
• Embedded the Equity Officer in the response to
ensure equity considerations in policies, priorities,
and resource allocations
• Announced the response at Billie Jean King
Library and the immediate focus on the
Downtown Area
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11 LONGBEACH
Actions to Date
• Launched a donation effort through the Mayor's Fund
for Homeless Action for funding and supplies Mayor's Fund for Homeless Action
• Kicked off the City's weekly update program to the
community which takes place every Tuesday at 11:00
AM Mayor's Fund for
Homeless Action
• Announced the incentives available for landlords who
participate in the Emergency Housing Voucher program
• Received authority from City Council to expedite the
review and approval of land acquisition and facility
improvements required to address the emergency.
• On today's agenda is a request to modify the Job Order Contracts (JOC) Program in the Department of Public
Works to allow staff to expedite project delivery for
required homelessness response facility improvements
CITY OF
12 LONGBEACH
Actions to Date
Launched the Mobile Access Vehicle (MAC)
• Currently located in downtown Long Beach
• Currently providing 10 hours of expanded
services; will expand to 30 hours/week
• Services include
• Intake and assessment for services
• Case management services
• Vital document attainment
• Sign-up for mail services
Mobile Access
• Linkage with shelter opportunities ess and Center
Sonices for Community
SC (4672)
• Basic medical screening and support
with care coordination
• Referrals for mental health services
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13 LONGBEACH
Focus Areas in Next Two Weeks
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14 LONGBEACH
Forthcoming Actions
• Launch the Mobile Command Center in downtown Long Beach • Announce an additional Emergency Winter Shelter site with at least 80 new beds • Announce a new Safe Parking Site with 50 spaces
• Announce an RV Sewer Dump Station
• Launch business partnerships through grant programs for damaged businesses • Launch partnerships with the Business Improvement Districts for safety, cleaning, and activation
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15 LONGBEACH
Additional Forthcoming Actions
• Further development of the emergency response efforts through the nine identified workgroups
• Development of a proposed budget to support the response effort for City Council consideration
• Work underway to develop data dashboard
• Efforts to Engage Partners
• Long Beach Harbor, Water and Transit
• Educational partners such as City College, LBUSD, and Cal State Long Beach • LA Metro
• County of Los Angeles
• Gateway Cities Council of Governments (COG) in a discussion of regional cooperation to address regional homelessness response and services
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16 LONGBEACH
Kelly Colopy, Director
Department of Health and Human
Thank you Services
Eric Lopez, Director
Department of Public Works
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17 LONGBEACH