9 The program’s qualifying population also includes residents on the verge of becoming homeless, veterans and victim’s of domestic violence, sexual assault and human trafficking. The program’s activities include assisting clients with obtaining legal documents, resource referrals to mental health providers, full service partnerships, rapid re-housing, emergency hotel vouchers, substance abuse, debt resolution, utility arrears and assisting with the client’s income.
Identify and consider the current resources available to assist qualifying populations, including congregate and non-congregate shelter units, supportive services, TBRA, and affordable and permanent supportive rental housing:
The Homeless Needs Inventory and Gaps table includes the Housing Inventory Chart (HIC) data from 2021. On shelter capacity, there are 21,107 emergency shelters, 708 winter shelter beds and 4,170 emergency vouchers. These included emergency hotel/motel vouchers which is redeemable at nearby motels, and are an alternate emergency shelter solution for both single adults and families. The Winter Shelter Program (WSP) provides additional shelter beds in temporary facilities during the winter months.
In the fiscal year 2018-2019, the Los Angeles Conunty Permanent Supportive Housing Program placed 3,024 people in Measre H-funded permanent housing.
A growing number of vulnerable individuals are finding shelter or bridge housing instead of being discharged onto the streets. In the fiscal year 2018-2019, 861 homeless individuals released from detention were served in interim housing; 1,037 individuals were discharged from hospitals into interim housing; 926 individuals were discharged from substance abuse treatment into interim housing; and 138 individuals were discharged from other interim or transitional housing into more specialized interim housing.
Low-Income Housing Tax credit production and preservation in Los Angeles County increased by 69% between 2019-2020.
State funding increased 108% and federal funding increased 48% for housing production and preservation in Los Angles County from FY 2018-19 to FY 2019-20.
The Section 8 program currently has a waiting list of 37,228 applicants. The amount of time spent on the waiting list often varies and can be as long as 14 years.
The Public Housing program currently has a waiting listof 24,685 applicants. The waiting period for public housing applicants is about 3-5 years, depending on household member size.
The LACDA (Los Angeles County Development Authority) provides a homeless admissions preference countywide limited to 30% of the number of vacant general occupancy public housing units available on July 1
st of each Fiscal Year. Since 2016, the LACDA expanded its homless preference to include 100% of all South Scattered Sites (SSS) family vacancies, and are
10 first offered to homeless applicants through a Los Angeles Homeless Service Authority (LAHSA) Memorandum of Understanding.
Identify any gaps within the current shelter and housing inventory as well as the service delivery system:
Specifically, within Monterey Park, there are no shelters or emergency housing resources. This is a large unmet need. Additionally, within existing shelters and housing, there a lack of knowledge of how to best serve and provide support for those with lived experiences that may affect their mental health i.e. survivors of domestic violence (DV), those with substance use disorder (SUD), those with severe mental illness (SMI), those with symptoms of post-traumatic syndrome (PTSD).
Due to lack of bed availability in shelters and permanent housing the program would use the funds to provide emergency and/or interim housing along with client supportive servies in a hotel/motel setting. Through case management, a housing navigator will identify and assist the client’s needs and barriers to find a long-term solution.
In additionally, there are individuals experiencing homelessness not able to progress in further housing solutions.
Identify the characteristics of housing associated with instability and an increased risk of homelessness if the PJ will include such conditions in its definition of “other populations” as established in the HOME-ARP Notice:
As previously noted, the high rising cost of housing in Los Angeles County places all eligible populations described in the 2021 Los Angeles County affordable Housing Needs Report at increased risk of homelessness.
Identify priority needs for qualifying populations:
Increased availability at emergengy shelters and/or interim housing for qualifying populations in SPA 3 and Los Angeles County, emerged as a priority need among all participants in the consultation process. Along with affordable housing which aligned with the Los Angeles County Affordable Housing report.
In addition to supportive and affordable housing, supportive services are also vitally important to ensure individuals experiencing homelessness can remained housed and avoid becoming homeless again. These services include intensive case management for high need individuals, as well as housing navigation and care coordination services that can be paired with rapid rehousing or other rental assistance programs operating in Los Angeles County.
Due to lack of bed availability in shelters and permanent housing the program would use the funds to provide emergency and/or interim housing along with client supportive servies in a hotel/motel setting. Through case management, a housing navigator will identify and assist the client’s needs and barriers to find a long-term solution.
11 The program’s qualifying population also includes residents on the verge of becoming homeless, veterans and victim’s of domestic violence, sexual assault and human trafficking. The program’s activities include assisting clients with obtaining legal documents, resource referrals to mental health providers, full service partnerships, rapid re-housing, emergency hotel vouchers, substance abuse, debt resolution, utility arrears and assisting with the client’s income.
Explain how the level of need and gaps in its shelter and housing inventory and service delivery systems based on the data presented in the plan were determined:
The gaps analysis was based by the 2021 CoC data and 2021 Los Angeles County Affordable Housing needs assessment. The needs information was also informed by the feedback received during 8 virtual consultation sessions.
HOME-ARP Activities
Describe the method for soliciting applications for funding and/or selecting developers, service providers, subrecipients and/or contractors and whether the PJ will administer eligible activities directly:
The City of Monterey Park posted the application to qualifying service providers who have access to the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) and Coordinated Entry System (CES) through a Notice of Funding Availability. The City of Monterey Park received 3 proposals from non-profit organizations that qualified to administer eligible activities as a part- time housing navigator. The program’s activities include assisting clients with obtaining legal documents, resource referrals to mental health providers, full service partnerships, rapid re- housing, emergency hotel vouchers, substance abuse, debt resolution, utility arrears and assisting with the client’s income. The City of Monterey Park held 2 interviews based on the proposals for a part-time housing navigator.
If any portion of the PJ’s HOME-ARP administrative funds were provided to a subrecipient or contractor prior to HUD’s acceptance of the HOME-ARP allocation plan because the subrecipient or contractor is responsible for the administration of the PJ’s entire HOME-ARP grant, identify the subrecipient or contractor and describe its role and responsibilities in administering all of the PJ’s HOME-ARP program:
N/A
PJs must indicate the amount of HOME-ARP funding that is planned for each eligible HOME- ARP activity type and demonstrate that any planned funding for nonprofit organization operating assistance, nonprofit capacity building, and administrative costs is within HOME-ARP limits.
The following table may be used to meet this requirement.
12 Use of HOME-ARP Funding
Funding Amount Percent of the
Grant
Statutory
Limit
Supportive Services $ #
Acquisition and Development of Non-
Congregate Shelters $ #
Tenant Based Rental Assistance (TBRA) $ #
Development of Affordable Rental Housing $ #
Non-Profit Operating $ # # % 5%
Non-Profit Capacity Building $ # # % 5%
Administration and Planning $ # # % 15%
Total HOME ARP Allocation $ #
Additional narrative, if applicable:
N/A
Describe how the characteristics of the shelter and housing inventory, service delivery system, and the needs identified in the gap analysis provided a rationale for the plan to fund eligible activities:
During the consultation process and analysis of the CoC’s housing needs, supportive and afftorable housing emerged as the community’s most pressing need. Specifically, within Monterey Park, there are no shelters or emergency housing resources. This is a large unmet need. Additionally, within existing shelters and housing in Los Angeles County, there a lack of knowledge of how to best serve and provide support for those with lived experiences that may affect their mental health i.e., survivors of domestic violence (DV), those with substance use disorder (SUD), those with severe mental illness (SMI), those with symptoms of post-traumatic syndrome (PTSD). Supportive services are also included as they are essential to interim housing program. The City of Monterey Park will work with the service provider to administer the activities. The program’s activities include assisting clients with obtaining legal documents, resource referrals to mental health providers, full service partnerships, rapid re-housing, emergency hotel vouchers, substance abuse, debt resolution, utility arrears and assisting with the client’s income.
HOME-ARP Production Housing Goals
Estimate the number of affordable rental housing units for qualifying populations that the PJ will produce or support with its HOME-ARP allocation:
N/A
Describe the specific affordable rental housing production goal that the PJ hopes to achieve and describe how it will address the PJ’s priority needs:
N/A
13 Preferences
Identify whether the PJ intends to give preference to one or more qualifying populations or a subpopulation within one or more qualifying populations for any eligible activity or project:
• Preferences cannot violate any applicable fair housing, civil rights, and nondiscrimination requirements, including but not limited to those requirements listed in 24 CFR 5.105(a ).
• PJs are not required to describe specific projects to which the preferences will apply.
There will be no additional preferences. Projects funded by these HOME-ARP dollars will use project-specific affirmative marketing and waitlists, and they will serve Qualified Populations by utilizing Coordinated Entry System to enroll particpants.
If a preference was identified, explain how the use of a preference or method of prioritization will address the unmet need or gap in benefits and services received by individuals and families in the qualifying population or category of qualifying population, consistent with the PJ’s needs assessment and gap analysis:
N/A
If a preference was identified, describe how the PJ will use HOME-ARP funds to address the unmet needs or gaps in benefits and services of the other qualifying populations that are not included in the preference:
N/A
HOME-ARP Refinancing Guidelines
If the PJ intends to use HOME-ARP funds to refinance existing debt secured by multifamily rental housing that is being rehabilitated with HOME-ARP funds, the PJ must state its HOME- ARP refinancing guidelines in accordance with 24 CFR 92.206(b) . The guidelines must describe
the conditions under with the PJ will refinance existing debt for a HOME-ARP rental project, including:
• Establish a minimum level of rehabilitation per unit or a required ratio between rehabilitation and refinancing to demonstrate that rehabilitation of HOME-ARP rental housing is the primary eligible activity
N/A
• Require a review of management practices to demonstrate that disinvestment in the property has not occurred; that the long-term needs of the project can be met; and that the feasibility of serving qualified populations for the minimum compliance period can be demonstrated.
N/A
14 • State whether the new investment is being made to maintain current affordable units, create additional affordable units, or both.
N/A
• Specify the required compliance period, whether it is the minimum 15 years or longer.
N/A
• State that HOME-ARP funds cannot be used to refinance multifamily loans made or insured by any federal program, including CDBG.
N/A
• Other requirements in the PJ’s guidelines, if applicable:
N/A
City Council Staff Report
DATE: May 18, 2022
AGENDA ITEM NO:
TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Tony Antich, Interim Director of Public Works
SUBJECT: Resolution Adopting a Complete Streets Policy pursuant to the California Complete Streets Act of 2008
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council consider:
1. Adopting a Resolution establishing a Complete Streets Policy; and
2. Take such additional, related action that may be desirable.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
If approved, the proposed action would establish a citywide Complete Streets Policy providing guiding principles and practices for planning, designing, constructing, operating, and maintaining transportation improvements that encourage walking, bicycling, and transit use while promoting safe operations for all commuters. Additionally, adopting a Complete Streets Policy will maintain the City’s eligibility for future Federal and State grant funding including Metro capital grant funding programs such as the Call for Projects and ExpressLanes Net Toll Revenue Re-Investment Grant Program.
BACKGROUND
In 2008, the State legislature adopted Assembly Bill (AB) 1358, the California Complete Streets Act of 2008. AB 1358 requires cities to include policies in their General Plans to support and implement complete streets concepts.
In 2014, the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) adopted its Complete Streets Policy document. The Metro Complete Streets Policy required that all cities in Los Angeles County adopt complete streets policies by January 1, 2017, to maintain eligibility for Metro capital grant funding opportunities.
However, to ensure widespread adoption and implementation of Complete Streets, Metro provided flexibility in complying with the Complete Streets Policy requirements. Cities must demonstrate that they meet the requirement at the time they apply for future rounds of grant funding, instead of adhering to the January 1, 2017 deadline originally prescribed in the Policy. This approach encourages agencies that were unable to meet the deadline to still adopt Complete Streets policies.
The term “Complete Streets” describes a comprehensive, integrated transportation network with infrastructure and design that allows safe and convenient travel along and across streets for all users, including pedestrians, users and operators of public transit, New Business - 5A
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bicyclists, persons with disabilities, seniors, children, motorists, users of green modes, and movers of commercial goods. The proposed Complete Streets Policy was drafted according to the guidelines provided by Metro and the National Complete Streets Coalition. The National Complete Streets Coalition is a program of Smart Growth America which is a non-profit, non-partisan alliance of public interest organizations and transportation professionals committed to the development and implementation of Complete Streets policies and practices. This is a nationwide movement launched by the Smart Growth America Coalition in 2004. The Policy would implement the City’s desire to provide and improve pedestrian access and mobility throughout Monterey Park.
Staff presented the proposed Complete Streets Policy to the Planning Commission for review and consideration at its April 12
th regular meeting. The Planning Commission
recommended that the City Council adopt a Resolution establishing the proposed Complete Streets Policy with modifications. The recommendation from the Planning Commission was for the City to develop guidelines for the review of capital improvement projects for the incorporation of Complete Streets principles. There was also discussion and recommendations regarding granting exceptions from the Complete Streets policy.
It is recommended that the responsibility for granting exceptions be assigned to the City Manager or designee.
Based upon the Planning Commission’s recommendation, a new section was added to the draft policy (B.2.C) to read as follows:
“C. The City Manager must review the Circulation Element and provide recommendations to the City Council regarding amendments to the Circulation Element, or similar policies, that are necessary or desirable to implement the Complete Streets Resolution as adopted May 18, 2022.”
It is important to note that the Policy does not obligate the City to specific programs or projects, but rather acknowledges the City's commitment to considering and implementing complete streets concepts and considering the needs of all users in capital improvement projects.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact on the City’s General Fund by adopting a Complete Streets Policy. However, not adopting the policy would make the City ineligible for Metro capital grant programs and as such could limit funding sources for future City Budgets.
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Respectfully prepared & submitted by:
Anthony Antich
Interim Director of Public Works
Approved by: Reviewed by:
Ron Bow
City Manager
Karl H. Berger
City Attorney
ATTACHMENTS
1. Draft Resolution and Exhibit A - Complete Streets Policy
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ATTACHMENT 1
Draft Resolution
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION ADOPTING A COMPLETE STREETS POLICY IN
ACCORDANCE WITH GOVERNMENT CODE §§ 65040.2 AND 65302.
The City Council of the City of Monterey Park does resolve as follows:
SECTION 1: The City Council finds and declares that:
A. “Complete Streets” refers to a comprehensive, integrated transportation network with infrastructure and design that allows safe and convenient travel along and across streets for all users, including pedestrians, users and operators of public transit, bicyclists, persons with disabilities, seniors, children, motorists, users of green modes, and movers of commercial goods, and emergency first responders;
B. Planning and coordinated development of Complete Streets infrastructure provides public benefits in the areas of infrastructure cost savings , public health, and environmental sustainability;
C. It is in the public interest to reduce vehicle miles traveled and increasing transportation by walking, bicycling, and public transportation;
D. The Legislative findings set forth in Section 2 of the California Complete Streets Act of 2008 (AB 1358, Leno) is incorporated by reference as if fully set forth. Additionally, the City Council notes that Deputy Directive 64, issued by the California Department of Transportation (“CalTrans”), explains that CalTrans “views all transportation improvements as opportunities to improve safety, access, and mobility for all travelers in California and recognizes bicycle, pedestrian, and transit modes as integral elements of the transportation system”;
E. The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority ( “Metro”), through its Metro Complete Streets Policy, requires that all jurisdictions address complete streets policies at the local level through by adopting a complete streets policy resolution, which should include the “Elements of an Ideal Complete Streets Policy” developed by the National Complete Streets Coalition, a program of Smart Growth America, which is a non-profit, non-partisan alliance of public interest organizations and transportation professionals in existence since 2004 Alternatively, the City may amend its General Plan to with the California Complete Streets Act of 2008 to be eligible for Metro Capital Grant funds; and
F. It is in the public interest for the City to adopt a Complete Streets Policy in accordance with California law to help protect public health and safety.
SECTION 2: The Complete Streets Policy attached as Exhibit “A,” and incorporated by reference, is adopted as City policy (the “Policy”). The City Manager, or designee, is authorized to implement the Policy as desirable or as required by applicable law.
SECTION 3: If any part of this Resolution or its application is deemed invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the City Council intends that such invalidity will not affect the effectiveness of the remaining provisions or applications and, to this end, the provisions of this Resolution are severable.
SECTION 4: The Mayor, or presiding officer, is authorized to sign this Resolution signifying its adoption by the City Council of the City of Monterey Park and the City Clerk, or his duly appointed deputy, may attest thereto.
SECTION 5: This Resolution will become effective immediately upon adoption and remain effective unless superseded by a subsequent resolution.
SECTION 6: This Resolution may be executed with electronic signatures in accordance with Government Code §16.5. Such electronic signatures will be treated in all respects as having the same effect as an original signature.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this ____ day of _________, 2022.
____________________________
Henry Lo, Mayor
ATTEST:
________________________________
Vincent D. Chang, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Karl H. Berger, City Attorney
Exhibit A
This Complete Streets Policy was adopted by Resolution No. _____ by the City of Monterey Park City Council on May 18, 2022.
COMPLETE STREETS POLICY OF CITY OF MONTEREY PARK
A. Complete Streets Principles
1. Complete Streets Serving All Users and Modes. The City of Monterey Park (“City”) expresses its commitment to creating and maintaining Complete Streets that provide safe, comfortable, and convenient travel along and across streets (including streets, roads, highways, bridges, and other portions of the transportation system) through a comprehensive, integrated transportation network that serves all categories of users, including pedestrians, users and operators of public transit, bicyclists, persons with disabilities, seniors, children, motorists, users of green modes, and movers of commercial good s, and emergency first responders.
2. Context Sensitivity. In planning and implementing street projects, the City will maintain sensitivity to local conditions in both residential and business districts as well as urban, suburban, and rural areas, and will work with residents, merchants, and other stakeholders to ensure that a strong sense of place ensues.
Improvements that will be considered include sidewalks, sh ared use paths, bikeways, paved shoulders, street trees and landscaping, planting strips, accessible curb ramps, crosswalks, refuge islands, pedestrian signals, signs, street furniture, bicycle parking facilities, public transportation stops and facilities , transit priority signalization, and other features assisting in the provision of safe travel for all users.
3. Complete Streets Routinely Addressed by All Departments. All relevant departments and agencies of the City will work towards making Complete S treets practices a routine part of everyday operations, approach every relevant project, program, and practice as an opportunity to improve streets and the transportation network for all categories of users, and work in coordination with other departments, agencies, and jurisdictions to maximize opportunities for Complete Streets, connectivity, and cooperation.
4. All Projects and Phases. Complete Streets infrastructure sufficient to enable reasonably safe travel along and across the right of way for each category of users will be incorporated into all planning, funding, design, approval, and implementation processes for any construction, reconstruction, retrofit, maintenance, operations, alteration, or repair of streets (including streets, roads, highways, bridges, and other portions of the transportation system), except that specific infrastructure for a given category of users may be excluded if an exception is approved via the process set forth in section C.1 of this policy.
B. Implementation
1. Design. The City will generally follow its own accepted or adopted design standards, including those promulgated by the County of Los Angeles and the State of California where appropriate , and will also evaluate using the latest design standards and innovative d esign options, with a goal of balancing user needs.
2. Network/Connectivity. The City will incorporate Complete Streets infrastructure into existing streets to improve the safety and convenience of all users, with the particular goal of creating a connected
network of facilities accommodating each category of users and increasing connectiv ity across jurisdictional boundaries and for anticipated future transportation investments.
3. Implementation Next Steps. The City may take the following specific next steps to implement this Complete Streets Policy:
A. Plan Consultation and Consistency: Maintenance, planning, and design of projects affecting the transportation system will be consistent with local bicycle, pedestrian, transit, multimodal, and other relevant guidelines.
B. Stakeholder Consultation: Dev elop and/or clearly define a process to allow for stakeholder involvement on projects and plans including, but not limited to, local bicycle and pedestrian advisory groups, transit riders and operators, accessibility advisory groups, movers of commercial goods, businesses, residents, emergency responders, and/or other stakeholders, as defined necessary to support implementation of this Complete Streets policy.
4. Performance Measures. The City will perform evaluations of how well the streets and transporta tion network are serving each category of users by collecting baseline data and collecting follow -up data on a regular basis.
C. Exceptions
1. Exception Approvals. Complete Streets principles and practices will be included in street construction, reconstruction, repaving and rehabilitation projects, as well as other plans and manuals, except under one or more of the following conditions:
A. A project involves only ordinary, or emergency maintenance activities designed to keep assets in serviceable condition, including but not limited to mowing, cleaning, sweeping, spot repair, concrete joint repair, pothole repair, or when interim measures are implemented on temporary detour or haul routes.
B. The City Manager or designee finds that the cost of establishing a bikeway, walkway or transit enhancement as part of a project is excessive and disproportionate.
C. The City Manager or designee determines that construction is not practically feasible or cost effective because of significant or adverse environmental impacts on neighboring land uses, including impact from right-of-way acquisitions.
D. Unless otherwise determined by the City Council, or by the Direc tor of Public Works, that it is not practically feasible or cost-effective to implement the provisions of this policy.
Exceptions described above will be documented in a memorandum to be included in the project file.