Mountain View City Council
June 25, 2024

DATE: June 11, 2024
CATEGORY: Consent
DEPT.: City Manager’s Office
TITLE: Shelter Crisis Extension and Annual and
One-Time Homeless Services Agreements
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ECOMMENDATION

1. A
dopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Finding that Adoption of t his Resolution a nd the Actions Taken Herein A re Exempt From the California Environmental Quality Act and Authorizing the City Manager or their Designee to :
(1) Amend the Lease Agreement with the County of Santa Clara (“County”) for Safe Parking at Shoreline Amphitheatre Lot B to Extend the Term Through June 30, 2025; (2) Amend the Lease Agreement w ith Terra Bella II, LLC, f or Safe Parking at 1020 Terra Bella Avenue to Extend the Term Through December 31, 2024; (3) Amend the Sub-Lease with the County for Safe Parking at 1020 Terra Bella Avenue to Extend the Term Through December 31, 2024 and Update the Required Transition Plan; and (4) Amend the Lease Agreement w ith the County for Safe Parking at 87 East Evelyn Avenue to Extend the Term Through June 30, 2026 and Add a Required Transition Plan, to be read in title only, further reading waived (Attachment 1 to the Council report).

2. A
dopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Authorizing the City Manager or Their Designee to Execute Fiscal Year 2024 -25 Funding Agreements w ith the Community Services Agency of Mountain View, Los Altos, and Los Altos Hills f or Housing- Related Services in an Amount Not to Exceed One Hundred Seventy-Seven Thousand Dollars ($177,000); and the County of Santa Clara for Homeless Prevention Services and Programs in an Amount Not to Exceed Eight Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($825,000), to be read in title only, further reading waived (Attachment 2 to the Council report).

3. A
dopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Recognizing the Community Services Agency o f Mountain View, Los Altos, and Los Altos Hills (“CSA”) as a Resource Hub For the Unhoused and Unstably Housed and Awarding a Grant in the Amount of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) to CSA For Rehabilitation of Its Site Located at 204 Stierlin Road, Mountain View, California, to be read in title only, further reading waived (Attachment 3 to the Council report).

Attachment 2
Shelter Crisis Extension and Annual and One-Time Homeless Services Agreements June 11, 2024

4. Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Amending Resolution No. 18301 to Extend the Declaration of a Shelter Crisis in the City of Mountain View Through June 30, 2026, to be read in title only, further reading waived (Attachment 4 to the Council report).

BACKGROUND

This Council report focuses on actions related to the City’s safe parking program and support services for unstably housed residents. Additional information is available in t he 2023 Homelessness Initiatives Report , which was provided to Council in December 2023 and is included in this report as Attachment 5.

Homelessness Trends in Mountain View and Living-in-Vehicles Count

The City participates in the County of Santa Clara’s biannual “point-in-time” (PIT) homeless count, which serves as a baseline for understanding homelessness in the region. Data on the most recent PIT count from 2023 is available in Attachment 5 , which counted 562 individuals as homeless, including those staying in emergency shelters, in transitional housing, sleeping on the streets, or sleeping in vehicles or other places not meant for human habitation. To augment the information from the County count, the City also conducts an annual street- by-street count of vehicles that appear to be in use for living purposes. The most recent count was conducted in August 2023. A map of the locations with residents living in vehicles is included in Attachment 6.

Shelter Crisis Resolution

The City Council adopted a resolution declaring a shelter crisis in March 2019, which was extended on June 9, 2020, and further extended on June 30, 2022, with an expiration of June 30, 2024. This declaration has provided the City more opportunity and flexibility to work with the County and community-based organizations to assist individuals experiencing homelessness, particularly in creating safe parking lots for individuals living in vehicles.

Staff
noted at the time that an extension of the declaration would be considered in response to the ongoing nature of the homelessness crisis.

Since the original declaration in March 2019 and extension adopted in June 2020, there have been many enhancements to expand the housing options continuum, as discussed in the 2023 Homeless Initiatives Update (Attachment 5). Nevertheless, the need for temporary sheltering remains great in Mountain View as well as across the region and state.

City-Secured Lots

The City has been instrumental in securing three lots for the provision of safe parking at Shoreline Amphitheatre Lot B, which is owned by the City but leased to Live Nation during the concert Shelter Crisis Extension and Annual and One-Time Homeless Services Agreements June 11, 2024

season; Evelyn Avenue; and Terra Bella Avenue, which is leased from Terra Bella I I, LLC (an Alta Housing company). The City has taken the lead in identifying and negotiating the use of these lots, funding lot preparation, providing funding for safe parking services, and identifying opportunities for increasing vehicle capacity on the sites. The current capacity of the lots (including the faith-based lots) is summarized in Table 1 below. Two of the sites, Evelyn lot and Terra Bella lot, will be developed with affordable housing , and the agreement terms will reflect this timing.

Table 1: Existing Safe Parking Lot Capacity

Lot Planning
Zone Vehicle Type
Capacity
(living spaces are
noted in bold)
Time Frame
Available
Terra Bella
(Alta Housing)
General
Industrial (MM)
Oversized Vehicles
(OV) with some
passenger vehicles

9 OVs Use of the lot has
been extended
through December
31, 2024.

Shoreline Lot B
(on Crittenden Lane)

Public Facility
(PF)
OVs with some
passenger vehicles

46 OVs,
2 Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA)
commuter vehicles,
1 loading zone space,
adjacent space for up
to 23 commuter
parking vehicles for
nonliving purposes

Could be ongoing for
as long as Council
directs, Live Nation
extends the
agreement, and
County
Environmental
Health approves the
plan.

Evelyn Lot
(former VTA parking
lot)
General
Industrial (MM)
OVs with some
passenger vehicles

30 OVs,
21 flex spaces (for
either living or
commuter parking
purposes, where a
buffer is only
required for spaces
used for living
purposes)

Use of the lot has
been extended
through June 30,
2026 in preparation
for construction for
affordable housing
beginning estimated
Q1 2027
St. Timothy’s Lot
(faith)
*On hiatus

Single-Family
Residential—R1
Passenger vehicles 4 No end date
designated at this
time.

Lord’s Grace (faith) North Bayshore
Precise Plan—
P(39)

Passenger vehicles 4 No end date
designated at this
time.

EXISTING TOTAL 114 safe parking spaces
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County Agreements for 24/7 Safe Parking

In March 2020, with the COVID-19 pandemic and emergency and public health orders to shelter- in-place, the need for safe parking became even more urgent. Through a series of actions on February 25, March 17, and March 27, 2020, the City Council approved various lease and funding agreements for the County to administer 24/7 safe parking services at all three lots. Further action by Council on September 8, 2020 authorized 24/7 safe parking operation on a temporary basis through an adopted resolution and made other modifications to increase passenger vehicle spaces for a mix of commuter parking and vehicles used for living on City -owned or -controlled lots. On June 8, 2021, Council authorized extensions of the 24/7 safe parking contracts with the County and a new lease agreement with Terra Bella II, LLC, for the Terra Bella lot along with a sublease to the County for safe parking operations.

ANALYSIS

Overview of Recommended Actions

This report recommends Council action to extend the shelter crisis declaration until June 30, 2026 and continue 24/7 safe parking use of the three City -secured lots (Shoreline Lot B, Evelyn, and Terra Bella), all of which are leased to the County of Santa Clara (County), which contracts with and oversees a safe parking service provider. For the Terra Bella lot, it is necessary to extend the lease agreement with the property owner, Terra Bella II, LLC. Staff also recommend s amendments to existing agreement s with the County to extend 24/7 safe parking use at these three sites and authorize the City Manager or designee to enter into an agreement with the County for safe parking operations through the contracted service provider and a case worker for permanent supportive housing through June 30, 202 5 for a total agreement amount not to exceed $825,000 for Fiscal Year 2024-25.

Additionally, this report includes recommendations for Council to authorize the City Manager or designee to execute an agreement with the Community Services Agency (CSA) for case management/housing information and referral services , focused outreach for individuals living in vehicles, and facilitating placement of a portable restroom for service delivery needs through June 30, 2025 for a total agreement amount not to exceed $177,000 for Fiscal Year 2024-25.

Finally, staff recommends Council authorize the City Manager or designee to execute another agreement with CSA for a capital funding contribution in a total amount not to exceed $1,000,000.

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Amendment for Extension of Shelter Crisis Resolution

A shelter crisis declaration authorizes the provision of emergency housing on City -owned or -controlled property and suspends state and local housing, health, and safety standards to the extent that strict compliance would hinder mitigation of the shelter crisis. The City may, in place of such standards, enact municipal health and safety standards to apply during the shelter crisis so long as minimal public health and safety standards are met. In addition, state law provides immunity to the City from ordinary negligence in the provision of emergency housing.

Based on the large gap in available shelter relative to the number of unsheltered and unsta bly housed individuals in the community, extending the shelter crisis declaration until June 30, 2026, provides additional time to make progress in addressing the regional affordable housing challenge. The continuation of the declaration will enable the continuation of a streamlined process for the potential expansion of safe parking sites since, when a shelter crisis is declared, an administrative Police Department permit is required with an exemption from the Conditional Use Permit process.

Staff recommends Council authorize the City Manager or designee to extend the declaration of a shelter crisis until June 30, 2026.

Extension to 24/7 Safe Parking Site Lease Terms

The need for safe parking has continued beyond the COVID-19 pandemic, and staff has observed several ongoing benefits of 24/7 operations at the City-secured lots. These full-time hours allow access to water, medical services, showers, and hygiene services, which continue to be essential, and also provide more effective on-site access to case managers. Furthermore, by not requiring safe parking vehicles to leave the sites during the day, these vehicles are not relocated to City streets, and participants can experience more consistency and stability to help them progress on their path to housing. Since these City-secured lots do not have daytime uses, there is no impact on the availability of parking for other needs.

The continuation of 24/7 safe parking at City -secured lots will require amendments to existing agreements for the Shoreline Lot B, Evelyn lot, and Terra Bella lot and to the agreement with Terra Bella II, LLC, for the City’s use of the Terra Bella lot.

As the safe parking operator, the Count y is required to have transition plan s for safe parking participants. The existing Terra Bella lot agreement has a required transition plan. The amendment to this agreement will require an update to this plan due to the revised timeline of the lot’s availability through December 31, 2024, at which point it is scheduled to be developed for affordable housing. The amendment to the existing agreement for the Evelyn lot will also include a required transition plan in anticipation of the closure of the lot due to a future affordable housing development.

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Staff recommends Council authorize the City Manager or designee to modify the City’s lease agreement with Terra Bella, LLC, for the City’s use of the Terra Bella lot for safe parking through December 31, 2024 and the no -cost lease agreements with the Count y for their use of the following lots for the provision of 24/7 safe parking: Shoreline Lot B through June 30, 2025 , Evelyn lot through June 30, 2026, including the addition of a transition plan, and Terra Bella lot through December 31, 2024, including an update to the transition plan.

Funding Agreement with the County of Santa Clara for Continuation of Safe Parking

The Fiscal Year 202 4-25 Recommended Budget includes $700,000 to fund 24/7 safe parking services, which includes ongoing operational costs . This funding amount includes case management for all safe parking participants. The agreement with the County will provide for operations through a contracted provider (the current provider is MOVE Mountain View). The Recommended Budget also includes continued funding of $125,000 for a caseworker for permanent supportive housing for the homeless.

Staff recommends Council authorize the City Manager or designee to enter into a funding agreement with the County in the amount of $825,000 for these services through June 30, 2025.

Funding Agreement with CSA for Case Management, Focused Outreach and Assessments, and Facilitating a Portable Restroom for Service Delivery Needs

Since 2017, the City has contributed $60,000 each year, which was matched by the County through a revenue -share agreement, for case management services provided by CSA. The combined $120,000 pr ovided funding for a percentage of three CSA case management staff salaries. Due to County procurement limitations, the $60,000 matching grant has not been available going forward from Fiscal Year 2022-23. To maintain service levels of housing problem- solving and referral and case management services for Fiscal Year 2022-23, at the June 14, 2022 Council meeting, Council authorized an agreement with CSA to include continued City funding of $60,000 with an additional $60,000 commitment from the City funded from the grant provided to the City by Destination: Home for a total of $120,000. Through the Fiscal Year 202 4-25 revenue-share agreement, the County continues to provide significant funding for safe parking and other continuum-of-care services.

At the June 27, 2023 Council meeting (Attachment 7), Council authorized an agreement with CSA to include continued City funding of $60,000 and a $60,000 commitment from the grant provided to the City by Destination: Home to maintain service levels of housing problem -solving and referral and case management services . I n addition, Council authorized an additional $42,000 from the Destination: Home grant for new focused outreach to individuals living in vehicles to help them enter the queue for supportive housing opportunities. This resulted in an agreement with CSA in the total amount of $162,000 for Fiscal Year 2023-24.

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Since December 2022, the City has funded a portable restroom with a handwash station at CSA’s service delivery site located at 204 Stierlin Road. In April 202 4, CSA began construction at the Stierlin site as part of its capital improvements plan discussed below and temporarily relocated case management services to 435 San Antonio Road (the former JOANN Fabric location) . City staff ha s removed the portable restroom from the Stierlin site and recently met with CSA to discuss CSA facilitating a portable restroom for continued service delivery needs once they return to Stierlin Road, which would cost $15,000, including one-time set-up costs.

Staff recommends Council authorize the City Manager or designee to execute an a greement with CSA for housing problem -solving services, housing information, and referral case management services in the amount of $120,000, focused outreach and assessments for individuals living in vehicles in the amount of $42,000, and facilitation of a portable restroom for service delivery needs in the amount of $15,000 for a total agreement amount not to exceed $177,000 for Fiscal Year 2024-25.

Capital Funding Agreement with CSA

As the Emergency Assistance Network safety net provider for the City of Mountain View, CSA has been providing vital social services for residents, such as emergency financial assistance for rent and utilities, homeless services, food and nutrition, senior case management, a daily senior lunch program, outreach to vulnerable populations, and more for more than 65 years. Assisting over 6,000 individuals annually, CSA provides services to all in need regardless of race, ethnicity, language, country of origin, immigration status, age, religious belief, gender, or sexual orientation. CSA notes the demand for the essential social services provided by CSA has significantly increased. Since the beginning of the COVID -19 pandemic, CSA has had a 34% increase in the number of clients served. Between 2022 to 2023, CSA had a 47% increase in the number of unhoused individuals served.

CSA provided a letter to Council dated February 28, 2023, which included a request for $2 million to support their capital funding campaign, noting their need to acquire and develop a new facility to meet increased service demands. The request was for the City to consider this as a part of the budgetary process for Fiscal Year 2023-24.

At the June 27, 2023 City Council meeting, Council approved staff’s recommendation to execute an agreement with CSA for a capital funding contribution in a total amount not to exceed $1,000,000 and recognize CSA as the official “resource hub” for information to the homeless in the City. This aligns with services already being provided and also supports the City’s current collaborations and funding commitments with CSA for homeless case management.

The Fiscal Year 2024 -25 Recommended Budget proposes an additional $1,000,000 to support CSA’s capital funding campaign.

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Staff recommends Council authorize the City Manager or designee to execute an agreement with the Community Services Agency of Mountain View, Los Altos, and Los Altos Hills for a capital funding contribution in a total amount not to exceed $1,000,000.

Future Safe Parking Program Opportunities

The City’s efforts to establish and expand safe parking locations demonstrate a longstanding commitment to addressing the needs of vulnerable residents. Safe parking is one strategy among many the City employs to meet the housing and supportive service needs of homeless and unstably housed Mountain View residents. The City has continued to operate the largest safe parking program in the County, serving on average approximately 200 individuals every month.

Staff will continue to engage with lot owners to maintain capacity and/or find additional sites for safe parking as part of the broader efforts to assist the unhoused and unstably housed. Staff has been meeting with affordable housing developers, and staff sees one potential option to further explore as existing lots transition, depending on timing.

Finally, staff is developing a Homeless Response Strategy and Expenditure Plan , which is anticipated to come before the Council in an early fall Study Session, with adoption estimated for early 2025. The purpose of this effort is to review and refine existing programs and services and determine additional solutions for homelessness and housing instability. While safe parking is an important form of temporary shelter, the strategy shows the City’s range of partnerships and policies to make a more sustainable impact on this critical regional issue. As part of this , the Homelessness Response Strategy and Expenditure Plan will seek to establish a sustainable target level for safe parking capacity in Mountain View.

FISCAL IMPACT

City funds in the amount of $825,000 for Safe Parking and Permanent Supportive Housing and funds in the amount of $177,000 for CSA are included in the Fiscal Year 2024-25 Recommended Budget. The funding for the $825,000 includes $700,000 in Human Services General Non - Operating Fund limited-period funds and $125,000 from the General Housing Fund. The funding for the $177,000 includes $102,000 from the General Housing Fund, which also includes a portion of a grant from Destination : Home, and $75,000 from Human Services General Non-Operating Fund limited-period funds. The $1,000,000 for CSA’s capital funding campaign from the General Non-Operating Fund is also included in the Fiscal Year 2024-25 Recommended Budget.

CONCLUSION

This report recommends Council approval to extend the shelter crisis declaration until June 30, 2026 and continue 24/7 safe parking use of the three City -secured lots (Shoreline Lot B, Evelyn, Shelter Crisis Extension and Annual and One-Time Homeless Services Agreements June 11, 2024

and Terra Bella), all of which are leased to the County, which contracts with and oversees a safe parking service provider. The agreement with the County funds both the provision of safe parking services and case management services to facilitate access to permanent supportive housing for homeless Mountain View resid ents. Additionally, this report includes recommendations for Council to authorize the City Manager or designee to execute an agreement with CSA for case management/housing information and referral services, focused outreach for individuals living in vehicles, and facilitating placement of a portable restroom for service delivery needs. Finally, staff recommends Council authorize the City Manager or designee to execute another agreement with CSA for a capital funding contribution.

ALTERNATIVES

1. Do not approve the extension of the shelter crisis declaration.

2. Do not approve the lease and funding agreements with the County and direct staff to develop other options for administering the safe parking program, which would cease safe parking operations as of July 1, 2024, and discontinue the City’s contribution to County case management for permanent supportive housing , which would cease access for up to 20 existing households.

3. Do not approve the agreement with CSA for housing information and referral, case management, focused outreach and assessments for individuals living in vehicles and facilitation of a portable restroom for service delivery needs.

4. Do not approve or change the funding amount for support of CSA’s capital campaign.

5. Provide other direction to staff.

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PUBLIC NOTICING

Agenda posting, web and social media advisories, and a copy of the report was sent to Santa Clara County representatives, CSA, MOVE Mountain View, Alta Housing, Destination: Home, and other community -based organizations and stakeholder group members, shared with the safe parking lots via the operator, and, as feasible, others who have corresponded with the City Manager’s Office on this topic.

Prepared by:

Parneet Dhindsa
Human Services Manager

Kimberly S. Thomas
Deputy City Manager

Approved by:

Audrey Seymour Ramberg
Assistant City Manager

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Attachments: 1. Resolution for Amending the Safe Parking Lease and Sublease Agreements

2. Resolution for Executing a Fiscal Year 2024-25 Funding Agreement with the Community Services Agency of Mountain View, Los Altos, and Los Altos Hills for Housing Related -Services and the County of Santa Clara for Homeless Prevention Services

3. Resolution for Awarding a Grant to the Community Services Agency of Mountain View, Los Altos, and Los Altos Hills for a Rehabilitation of Its Site

4. Resolution for Amending the Shelter Crisis Resolution

5. Annual Homeless Initiatives Update—December 2023

6. Map of Living in Vehicle Count Trend—August 2023

7. Council Report Dated June 27, 2023

Attachment 1

CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW
RESOLUTION NO.

SERIES 2024

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW

FINDING THAT ADOPTION OF THIS RESOLUTION AND THE ACTIONS TAKEN HEREIN ARE EXEMPT

FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR THEIR DESIGNEE TO (1) AMEND THE LEASE AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA (“COUNTY”) FOR SAFE PARKING AT SHORELINE AMPHITHEATRE LOT B TO EXTEND THE TERM THROUGH JUNE 30, 2025; (2) AMEND THE LEASE AGREEMENT WITH TERRA BELLA II, LLC, FOR SAFE PARKING AT 1020 TERRA BELLA AVENUE TO EXTEND THE TERM THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2024; (3) AMEND THE SUBLEASE WITH THE COUNTY FOR SAFE PARKING AT 1020 TERRA BELLA AVENUE TO EXTEND THE TERM THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND UPDATE THE REQUIRED TRANSITION PLAN; AND (4) AMEND THE LEASE AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY FOR SAFE PARKING AT 87 EAST EVELYN AVENUE TO EXTEND THE TERM THROUGH JUNE 30, 2026 AND ADD A REQUIRED TRANSITION PLAN

WHEREAS, the City owns property located at One Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, commonly referred to as the Shoreline Amphitheatre; and

WHEREAS, on May 10, 2006, the City and Shoreline Regional Park Community entered into a Ground Lease with Live Nation Worldwide, Inc., for use of the Shoreline Amphitheatre and related parking lot (“Shoreline Ground Lease”); and

WHEREAS, on March 29, 2021 the Shoreline Ground Lease was amended to allow the City to use Shoreline Amphitheatre Lot B (“Shoreline Lot B”) for safe parking through December 31, 2022, with annual options to renew through December 31, 2025; and

WHEREAS, on June 11, 2019, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 18353, authorizing operation of a Safe Parking Program at Shoreline Lot B; and

WHEREAS, the City and the County of Santa Clara (“County”) entered into a lease agreement for use of Shoreline Lot B for safe parking, which expires June 30, 2024; and

WHEREAS, the City desires to amend the lease agreement with the County for safe parking at Shoreline Lot B to extend the term through June 30, 2025; and

WHEREAS, Terra Bella II, LLC, owns property located at 1020 Terra Bella Avenue, Mountain View, California; and

WHEREAS, on June 24, 2021, the City and Terra Bella II, LLC, entered into a lease agreement for use of the 1020 Terra Bella Avenue property (“Terra Bella Lot”) for safe parking, which expires June 30, 2024; and

WHEREAS, the City and the County entered into a sublease for use of the Terra Bella Lot for safe parking, which expires June 30, 2024; and

WHEREAS, the City desires to amend the lease agreement with Terra Bella II, LLC, to extend the term through December 31, 2024; and

WHEREAS, the City desires to amend the sublease agreement with the County for safe parking at the Terra Bella Lot to extend the term through December 31, 2024 and to update the required transition plan in anticipation of the closure of the lot due to a future affordable housing development at the site; and

WHEREAS, the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (“VTA”) was the owner of property located at 87 East Evelyn Avenue, Mountain View (“Evelyn Lot”); and

WHEREAS, on May 7, 2019, the City Council authorized the City Manager to negotiate and execute a long-term ground lease with VTA for use of the Evelyn Lot for safe parking that included an option to purchase the Evelyn Lot; and

WHEREAS, VTA and City entered into a g round lease dated September 21, 2021, which authorized the City to use the Evelyn L ot for safe parking through September 21, 2023 and provided the City the option to purchase the Evelyn Lot; and

WHEREAS, the City elected to exercise its option to purchase the Evelyn Lot, and on June 16, 2023, the City closed escrow and became the owner the Evelyn Lot; and

WHEREAS, the City and the County entered into a lease agreement for use of the Evelyn Lot for safe parking, which expires June 30, 2024; and

WHEREAS, the City desires to amend the lease agreement with the County for safe parking at the Evelyn Lot to extend the term through June 30, 2026 and to add a required transition plan in anticipation of the closure of the lot due a future affordable housing development at the site; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED: that the City Council of the City of Mountain View finds that the exceptions to the categorical exemptions set forth in California Code of Regulations Section 15300.2 are not applicable because use of the existing parking/vacant lots for the operation of temporary safe parking does not impose a significant cumulative impact over time as the use as a parking lot is generally unchanged, is not an unusual circumstance for a city in the Bay Area attempting to assist the homeless and unstably housed affected by the regional housing crisis, does not impact scenic or historical resources, and the existing parking/vacant lots are not hazardous waste sites; and be it

FUTHER RESOVLED: the City Council of the City of Mountain View finds that adoption of this Resolution , and the actions taken herein are exempt from the California Environmental

Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to California Code of Regulations Section 15301, which provides a categorical exemption for the minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of use ; and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED: that the City Council of the City of Mountain View finds that adoption of this Resolution and the actions taken herein are exempt from CEQA pursuant to California Code of Regulations Section 15061(b)(3) because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity may have a significant effect on the environment; and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED: that the City Manager or their designee is authorized to amend the lease agreement with the County for safe parking at Shoreline Lot B to extend the term through June 30, 2025, and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED: that the City Manager or their designee is authorized to amend the lease agreement with Terra Bella II, LLC, for use of the Terra Bella Lot for safe parking to extend the term through December 31, 2024; and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED: that the City Manager or designee is authorized to amend the sublease with the County for safe parking at the Terra Bella Lot to extend the term through December 31, 2024, and update the required transition plan, and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED: that the City Manager or designee is authorized to amend the lease agreement with the County for safe parking at the Evelyn Lot to extend the term through June 30, 2026 and add the required transition plan; and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED: that this Resoluti on shall become effective immediately upon adoption.

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CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW
RESOLUTION NO.

SERIES 2024

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR THEIR DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE FISCAL YEAR 2024-25 FUNDING

AGREEMENTS WITH THE COMMUNITY SERVICES AGENCY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW, LOS ALTOS,

AND LOS ALTOS HILLS FOR HOUSING-RELATED SERVICES IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY-SEVEN THOUSAND DOLLARS ($177,000); AND THE COUNTY OF

SANTA CLARA FOR HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION SERVICES AND PROGRAMS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED EIGHT HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($825,000)

WHEREAS, the City has partnered with the Community Services Agency of Mountain View, Los Altos, and Los Altos Hills (“CSA”) for homeless and unstably housed -related services since 2016; and

WHEREAS, the City executed a Fiscal Year 2023 -24 funding agreement with CSA to help fund housing-related services, including housing problem-solving services, housing information and referral case management services, and focused outreach for individuals living in vehicles in Mountain View; and

WHEREAS, the City has partnered with the County of Santa Clara (“County”) to prevent and end homelessness since 2018; and

WHEREAS, the Cit y has executed funding agreements with the County since F iscal Year 2019-20 to help fund homelessness prevention services and programs in Mountain View; and

WHEREAS, the City desires to continue to partner with and provide funding to CSA and the County for housing-related services and homelessness prevention services and programs in Mountain View; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED: that the City Council of the City of Mountain View authorizes the City Manager or their designee to enter in to a funding agreement with the Community Services Agency of Mountain View, Los Altos, and Los Altos Hills for the prov ision of housing-related services, including housing problem-solving services, housing information and referral case management services, portable restrooms, and focused outreach for individuals living in vehicles in an amount not- to-exceed One Hundred Seventy -Seven Thousand Dollars ($177,000) for a one -year term from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025; and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED: that the City Manager or their designee is authorized to enter into a funding agreement with the County of Santa Clara for homelessness prevention services and programs in Mountain View, including safe parking and permanent supportive housing services,

in an amount not-to-exceed Eight Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($825,000) for a one- year term from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025; and be it

FURTHER RESO LVED: that this Resolution shall become effective immediately upon adoption.

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CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW
RESOLUTION NO.

SERIES 2024

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW

RECOGNIZING THE COMMUNITY SERVICES AGENCY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW, LOS

ALTOS, AND LOS ALTOS HILLS AS A RESOURCE HUB FOR THE UNHOUSED AND

UNSTABLY HOUSED AND AWARDING A GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF ONE MILLION DOLLARS ($1,000,000) FOR REHABILITATION OF ITS SITE LOCATED AT 204 STIERLIN ROAD, MOUNTAIN VIEW , CALIFORNIA

WHEREAS, the Community Services Agency of Mountain View, Los Altos, and Los Altos Hills (“CSA”) has been the City of Mountain View’s safety net for more than 65 years as a part of the Emergency Assistance Network (“EAN”) and is a vital, multi-faceted service provider offering a range of programs for residents in need of assistance; and

WHEREAS,
the City has partnered with CSA for ongoing homeless prevention initiatives, such as rental housing assistance, outreach, case management, the Senior Nutrition program, in addition to innovative programs, such as a Guaranteed Basic Income Pilot Program called Elevate MV; and

WHEREAS, the City and CSA have a collaborative commitment to serve the unhoused and unstably housed through the existing service site 204 Stierlin Road, Mountain View, California with CSA serving as a resource hub for the community and providing information to Mountain View’s unhoused and unstably housed; and

WHEREAS, the City’s recognition of CSA as a resource hub aligns with services already provided by CSA and the ongoing and future collaboration between the City and CSA for homeless case management and supports City Council’s policy direction to leverage resources and partnerships to support our unhoused residents; and

WHEREAS, the City’s recognition of CSA as a resource hub allows the parties to compete for grants (including, for example, grants for case-management services), individually and jointly; and

WHEREAS, the City’s recognition of CSA as a resource hub will facilitate further collaboration between the parties and enable the City to direct the community to a Mountain View site for homeless resources and supportive services that is supported by case managers with drop-in hours and enable the City to communicate more effectively with the unhoused and unstably housed by preparing communications for display and distribution at CSA; and

WHEREAS, in recognition of the vital support CSA provides to Mountain View’s unhoused and unstably housed residents and in furtherance of the City’s continued partnership with CSA,

the City desires to support CSA with a grant in the amount of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) for rehabilitation of its site located at 204 Stierlin Road, Mountain View, California and to be a catalyst for a funding campaign to support CSA’s future facility needs; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED: that the City Council of the City of Mountain View hereby recognize s the Community Services Agency of Mountain View, Los Altos, and Los Altos Hills as a resource hub for the City and community in providing services to the unhoused and unstably housed; and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED: that the City Council of the City of Mountain View hereby awards a grant in the amount of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) to the Community Services Agency of Mountain View, Los Altos, and Los Altos Hills for rehabilitation of its site located at 204 Stierlin Road and authorizes the City Manager o r designee to execute a grant funding agreement in an amount not to exceed One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) for a one-year term beginning July 1, 2024 and ending June 30, 2025; and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED : that this Resolution shall become effective immediately upon adoption.

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Attachment 4

CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW
RESOLUTION NO.

SERIES 2024

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 18301 TO EXTEND THE DECLARATION OF A SHELTER CRISIS IN THE CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW THROUGH JUNE 30, 2026

WHEREAS, on March 19, 2019, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 18301, which declared a shelter crisis in the City of Mountain View because a significant number of Mountain View residents were without stable housing or the ability to obtain shelter resulting in threats to their health and safety; and

WHEREAS, on June 9, 2020, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 18462, which extended the shelter crisis declaration because there continued to be a significant number of Mountain View residents without stable housing or the ability to obtain shelter, resulting in a threat to their health and safety; and

WHEREAS, on June 22, 2022, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 18682, which extended the shelter crisis declaration through June 30, 2024, because there continued to be a significant number of Mountain View residents without stable housing or the ability to obtain shelter, resulting in a threat to their health and safety; and

WHEREAS, the recitals set forth in Resolution No. 1830 1 remain true and correct except that the number of safe parking spaces available Citywide has increased to 114 spaces (when all lots are in operation) , and there are 100 units of interim housing at LifeMoves Mountain View (Project Homekey); and

WHEREAS, the County of Santa Clara’s latest homeless count performed in 2023 found 562 individuals experiencing homelessness in Mountain View, compared to 346 in 2022; and

WHEREAS, the City of Mountain View also conducts a street-by-street count of vehicles that appear to be in use for living purposes, and for the past seven years (2017-2023), the City has consistently found approximately 200 to 300 vehicles used for living purposes parked in the public right-of-way, and

WHEREAS, City staff recommends that City Council extend the shelter crisis declaration through June 30, 2026 because there continues to be a significant number of Mountain View residents without stable housing or the ability to obtain shelter, resulting in a threat to their health and safety; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED: that the City Council of the City of Mountain View hereby amends Resolution No. 18301 to extend its declaration of a shelter crisis through June 30, 2026; and be it

FURTHER RESO LVED: that this Resolution shall become effective immediately upon adoption.

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HOMELESS

INITIATIVES
UPDATE
CITY MANAGER’S OFFICE
HUMAN SERVICES DIVISION2023 | DECEMBER
2023

UPDATE ON INITIATIVES TO ASSIST

HOMELESS AND UNSTABLY HOUSED

RESIDENTS
Attachment 5
Homelessness is a significant issue, driven in large part by shortfalls in housing supply and affordable housing throughout the region and the State.

Since 2016, the City has developed programs and policies and dedicated nearly in funding to serve homeless and unstably housed residents. Throughout this time, the City has actively collaborated with the County and community-based organizations (CBO) that have staff expertise and dedicated funding streams for working with homeless and vulnerable populations. In addition, the City is recognized as a regional leader in developing and funding affordable housing, with an investment of nearly $130 million.

In Fiscal Year 2021-22, the City created the Human Services Division to lead the City’s programs, services, and partnerships to meet the needs of Mountain View’s most vulnerable residents and improve the quality of life for all residents. The Division works in collaboration with a network of service providers to assist homeless, unstably housed, and other vulnerable residents through housing services, mental health services, and other basic-need human services.

This report provides a comprehensive update and overview on the City’s extensive homeless programs and initiatives, including:

Homeless trends in Mountain View,
Overview of strategies and actions to address homelessness, Key partnerships,
CBO and interagency partner service highlights,
The City’s investment in homeless solutions, and
A Glossary for program definitions.

All data in this report is from Fiscal Year 2022-23 unless otherwise stated.

INTRODUCTION
$11.9 million
2015 2017 2019 2022 2023
City of Mountain View 276 416 606 346 562
County of Santa Clara 6,556 7,394 9,706 10,028 9,903
PIT Count Comparison – City of Mountain View and County of Santa Clara (2015-2023) The one-year shift for Mountain View in 2022 is mainly attributed by a data collection change. The PIT count contractor has determined that participants in Mountain View’s safe parking program were likely not counted in 2022.

HOMELESSNESS TRENDS IN MV
City Living in Vehicles Count
In addition to the County count, the City also conducts an annual street-by-street count of vehicles that appear to be in use for living purposes. Over the past six years, the count of vehicles in the public right-of- way used for living has ranged from 200 to 300 vehicles, with the recent counts trending downward.

The County of Santa Clara completes a comprehensive, biannual, “point-in-time” (PIT) homeless count, which serves as a baseline for understanding homelessness in the region. This count includes those who are unsheltered and unstably housed, enumerating individuals and families sleeping in emergency shelters and transitional housing as well as people sleeping on the streets, in vehicles, abandoned properties, or other places not meant for human habitation
Note: Since February 2020, the data does not include Safe Parking lot vehicles.

INFLOW
Requested housing
for the first time

OUTFLOW
Exited to
permanent housing

ANNUAL FLOW OF INDIVIDUALS

ENTERING AND EXITING

HOMELESSNESS
As part of the County’s 2020-2025 Community Plan to End Homelessness, the County has a goal to achieve a 30% reduction in annual inflow of people becoming homeless. Inflow is defined as the number of households completing a Vulnerability Index – Service Prioritization Decision Assistance Tool (VI- SPDAT) for the first time, an indication of a request for housing for the first time. Despite the various programs and strategies to address homelessness, the City had a surplus of 145 individuals who requested housing for the first time but did not exit to a housing program or permanent housing in Fiscal Year 2022-23.

CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW AND

COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA
(FY 2022-23)
City affiliation for outflow is based on self-reported data from a client's most recent VI-SPDAT assessment and data collected at any program enrollment. This includes location of workplace, school, city spent most time in, city lived in prior to becoming homeless, and ZIP code of last known address. City affiliation for inflow is based on responses to city affiliation questions of the client's first VI-SPDAT assessment.

Core Housing Programs
Includes Homeless Prevention , Permanent Supportive Housing , Affordable Housing, and Market Rate Housing. $5.3 Million
1,723
City Rent Relief Program
Approximately 1,700 deed-restricted
affordable units (approximately 1,500 units in
100% affordable projects; approximately 200
below-market-rate units)
200 Units
1,650
Rapid rehousing /permanent
supportive housing funded
Affordable housing units in
the pipeline, which includes
nearly 350 below-market-
rate units.
20 Households
14,393
Assisted through supportive
housing contract with County
12,717 fully covered rental
units and 1,676 partially
covered rental units
Safe Parking Interim Housing Emergency Shelter

OVERVIEW OF STRATEGIES AND

ACTIONS TO ADDRESS

HOMELESSNESS
The Homeless Prevention Program aims to
provide funds to keep individuals in stable
housing to prevent homelessness.

Permanent Supportive Housing provides longer-term rental assistance, case management, and supportive services to the most vulnerable chronically homeless individuals and families in the community.

Includes joint City-County funding for CSA
outreach, City multilingual outreach strategies
and multi-channel communications, MVPD
Outreach Team resource flyer distribution to
unhoused individuals living in vehicles, and the
MVPD Community Services Officer position.

Outreach Service
Includes County funding for CSA Homeless Case
Manager for housing referrals and current City full
funding for the ongoing program, in addition to
funding for case management/ permanent
supportive housing units for 20 chronically
homeless households in partnership with the
County (New Directions—A Program of Peninsula
Healthcare Connections).

Communit y Resources,Access, or Case Management
Includes City funding for 24/7 use of portable
restroom and hand wash stations at CSA & Hope’s
Corner, Capital funding support for Meals at
Hope’s Corner, and services provided during
COVID-19.

Basic Services, Sanitationand Hygiene
The City has continuously collaborated with the local emergency assistance network, community-based organizations, and government agencies to combine and leverage resources to help as many people in need as possible. The City has convened a standing meeting since March 2020, initially weekly and ultimately moving to monthly in July 2021.

Community Health Awareness Council
24 homeless clients received
10 free counseling sessions
43 housing insecure families with
children utilized Family Resource
Center services
Community Services Agency
984 residents assisted with housing,
information referral and case
management
Nearly 200 clients were provided
financial assistance in the sum of
$279,000
A total of 3,117 individuals received
nutritious groceries
594 loads of laundry provided
Day Worker Center of Mountain View
9,923 job placements
18,138 meals distributed
129 participants in workshops and
trainings
288 participants in ESL classes
Hope’s Corner
19,757 meals and snack bags served
1,244 individuals received food
1,077 showers provided
391 loads of laundry washed
Reach Silicon Valley
43 households in oversized vehicles
received solar generators, solar panels
and power chargers
700+ LifeMoves MV and unhoused
individuals received blankets, socks,
hygiene kits, beanies and snack bags
75 unhoused children received new
shoes and school supplies
120+ outreach, including resources,
food, clothing and meals
Cafecito
4 mental health workshops
10 Spanish-speaking refugees
received necessities

ONGOING COLLABORATION

COMMUNITY-BASED

ORGANIZATION HIGHLIGHTS
Second Harvest of Silicon Valley
5,500 individuals served

1.3 million meals served
STAND4 Inc.
1,000 boxes of free groceries served
50 unstably housed families received
free furniture
The Hope Hangar
457 visits
673 individuals served
22,850 pounds of food provided
$43,872 worth of food
The United Effort Organization
143 individuals served
318 benefit applications submitted
7 individuals helped to find housing
Valley Homeless Healthcare Program
588 visits
228 patients served
Permanent Supportive Housing
County Funded
109 Mountain View individuals
housed
85 Mountain View households
housed
City Funded
34 individuals housed
19 households housed
625 individuals in program and kept
in stable housing
256 households in program and
kept in stable housing
County-Funded Homeless Prevention
32 homeless individuals referred to
CBOs
104 homeless individuals referred to
other housing and shelter services
9 encampments removed
39 arrests related to vehicle dwellers
Includes Community Services Agency (CSA), Reach SV, The United Effort Organization, and Mountain View Solidarity Foundation.

Includes LifeMoves Mountain View, Abode Services,
HomeFirst, and MOVE Mountain View.

County-Funded Rapid Re housing
92 individuals housed
49 households housed
County of Santa Clara program providers define a Homeless Prevention Program client's affiliation with a city based on the most recent Homeless Prevention assessment. City affiliation includes work location, school location, city spent most time in, and ZIP code of address at time of program enrollment.

Clients are still housed when they take the Homeless
Prevention assessment/enroll in Homelessness Prevention programs.

Participants may be currently processed in multiple programs and data may be overlapping.

Police Community Outreach Santa Clara County Housing Authority 404 Mountain View households
assisted
$800,203 of approximate current
assistance amounts per month

INTERAGENCY PARTNER OUTCOMES
Dignity on Wh eels
2,685 showers
1,349 loads of lau ndry
McKi nney-Vento Students
265 Mountain View Whisman School
District students
70 Mountain View Los Altos High
School District students
County of Santa Clara program providers define a homeless client’s city affiliation based on workplace, school, city lived in prior to becoming homeless, and ZIP code of last permanent address at time of program enrollment. This data is taken from the most recent VI-SPDAT assessment.

County of Santa Clara and Community Services Agency (CSA) programs comply with the broad categories of homelessness defined by United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
183 individuals enrolled
112 households enrolled
3 veteran clients enrolled
114 parking space capacity (includes
both faith-based lots)
106% utilization
154 days for average length of stay for
37 clients who exited in FY 2022-23
48% of clients who exited the
program went to permanent housing
destinations
$1,290 average cost per night of
service
299 clients served
10 veteran clients
160 clients with a disability
25 clients on average per month
232 households served
129.5 days - median length of stay
191.3 days - average length of stay
86 placements in stable housing
$15,000 average cost per door
Safe Parking
INTERAGENCY PARTNERS, CONT.

LifeMoves Moun tain View
Stable housing indicates that these
households may have reunited with family,
signed leases (market rate, below market
rate, or with time-limited rent subsidies),
or otherwise exited to a place meant for
human habitation.

Based on the LifeMoves
MV FY 2022-23 funding
amount of $1.5M.

Utilization is
calculated as total
days enrolled
divided by
cumulative
capacity.

Average length of
stay is calculated
by the number of
days enrolled in the
program. This is
based on a client’s
start and end date
with the program.

Includes a rental unit with no ongoing
housing subsidy, a tenant or project-
based Housing Choice Voucher, Rapid
Rehousing or equivalent subsidy, or
other ongoing housing subsidy;
permanent tenure by staying or living
with family; and a unit owned by the
client with no ongoing housing subsidy.

Based on MOVE
Mountain View’s
FY 2022-23
service cost.
8 $1 Million
The average amount the City of Mountain has invested every year since 2016. $26.9 Million
Generated in State grants
and philanthropic private
donations
$16 Million
Secured through leveraging
partnerships with County
of Santa Clara
$5.1 Million
Invested in programs
related to COVID-19
response
$129.8 Million
Invested in funding
affordable housing
Alta Housing
Bill Wilson Center
Cafecito
Community Health
Awareness Council
Community Services
Agency
COVID-19
Community-Based
Organization Team
Day Worker Center
MV
Destination: Home
Dignity on Wheels
HomeFirst
Hope’s Corner
Human Relations
Commission
LifeMoves MV
Live Nation
Los Altos Mountain View
School District –
McKinney Vento
representatives
Los Atos United
Methodist Church
Momentum for Health
TRUST Program
Mountain View Whisman
School District -
McKinney Vento
representatives

MOVE MV
New Directions - A
program of Peninsula-
Healthcare Connections
Reach Silicon Valley
Santa Clara County
Housing Authority
Office of Supportive
Housing
Valley Homeless
Healthcare Program
Second Harvest of Silicon Valley
St. Athanasius food distribution
program
STAND 4 INC.

The Hope Hangar
The United Effort Organization
Trinity United Methodist
Church
YMCA of Silicon Valley El
Camino & Sequoia Branch

INVESTMENT IN HOMELESSNESS

SOLUTIONS
The funding is from several sources, including the General Housing Fund, which also includes a portion of a grant from Destination: Home and Limited-Period Funds.

The City of Mountain View would like to acknowledge and thank the following partnerships and agencies that are essential to our success across the homeless services continuum:

THANK YOU!
Reducing the number of individuals and families without a home requires multi-agency and interdepartmental coordination, regional collaboration, and a long-term focus. The investment by the City and the City’s partners to address homelessness is summarized below.

Programs that respond to the crisis of homelessness, providing immediate shelter from the elements, access to meals, and connections to services and resources.

Programs to stop homelessness before it starts by providing financial assistance and services to prevent families and individuals from losing their housing. Assistance may be one-time or for a short period. Supportive services may be provided in addition to financial assistance, or households might be connected to other resources in the community. (e.g., Rent Relief).

A federally-funded rental assistance program that helps eligible individuals and families pay for housing.

A Short-term, dignified environment where community members can be housed and supported with services and case management. (e.g., LifeMoves MV).

The County of Santa Clara also uses the term "Transitional Housing", which are programs that provide temporary housing (usually no more than two years) with attached services focused on helping people prepare to obtain housing upon program exit. Units can be anything from an enclosed cubicle with reserved bed at a shelter facility to an apartment in the community.

The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act of 1987 (McKinney- Vento) is a federal law created to support the enrollment and education of homeless students. It is intended to provide homeless students the same educational opportunities as housed students by removing as many barriers to learning for homeless students as possible. The Act requires schools to identify and count students experiencing homelessness as defined by the U.S. Department of Education.

Community-based housing without a designated length of stay, and includes both permanent supportive housing and rapid re-housing.* Designed for chronically homeless and other highly vulnerable individuals and families who need long-term support to stay housed.

Provides short-term financial assistance and support (four to six months, on average) to quickly rehouse homeless households in their own independent permanent housing.

Provides a temporary, safe location to park for individuals and families living in a vehicle, while providing access to services that will transition them into more stable housing.

GLOSSARY
Emergency Shelter
Homeless Prevention
Housing Choice
Voucher
Interim Housing
McKinney-Vento
Permanent
Supportive Housing
Rapid Rehousing
Safe Parking
Parneet Dhindsa, Human Services Manager
[email protected]

CONTACT
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Monta Loma
School
Stevenson-Theuerkauf
School
Rex-Manor
Rengstorff
Klein
Castro
School
Mariposa
Dana
Jackson
Gemello
Schaefer
Pioneer
Eagle Mercy-Bush
Gateway
Fairmont
Graham
School
Bubb
School
Varsity
Springer
School
Cooper
Cuesta
Imai
School
Sylvan
MVHS
School /
Park
Landes
School
Pyramid
Chetwood
Magnolia
Creekside
Whisman
School
Devonshire
Evandale
Vargas
School
San Veron
Stevens
Creek
Trail
Charleston
Dog
Park
Vista Slope
Crittenden
Hill
Fayette
Del
Medio
McKelvey
Mora

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L O S A L T O SL O S A L T O S

P A L O A L T OP A L O A L T O
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Independence
(33)
Pioneer
(13)
National
(7)
Gemini
(11)
Pear/Space Park
(9)
Ravendale/N Bernardo
(8)
57 associated vehicles were also recorded that showed no signs of living, but appear to reflect dual vehicle units were also counted during the street count.

Highlighted clusters represent undivided areas with at least 5 recorded vehicles within 1000 feet. * Other/Unspecified: includes other types of moving vehicles such as buses, boats, unhitched trailers, etc. There was an increase in these diverse types of vehicles shown in the current count.

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Map of Locations with Residents Living in Vehicles
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Open Space
Parks
Education
Facility Sites
Type of Vehicle
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RV (99)
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City of Mountain View
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Attachment 6
DATE: June 27, 2023
CATEGORY: Consent
DEPT.: City Manager’s Office
TITLE: Authorization to Extend Operation of the
Safe Parking Lots and Execute Various
Agreements to Provide Annual and One-
Time Funding for Homeless Services
Programs

RECOMMENDATION

1. Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Authorizing the City Manager or Designee to:
(1) Amend the Lease Agreement with Terra Bella II, LLC, for Safe Parking to Extend the Term Through June 30, 2024;
(2) Amend the Lease Agreements with the County of Santa Clara for the Operation of Safe Parking at: (a) Shoreline Amphitheatre Lot B and 1020 Terra Bella Avenue to Extend the Term Through June 30, 2024 and Add a Fire Safety Provision; (b) 1020 Terra Bella Avenue to also Add a Required Transition Plan; and (c) 87 East Evelyn Avenue to Extend the Term Through September 21, 2023 and Add a Fire Safety Provision; and (3) After the City has Acquired 87 East Evelyn Avenue, Further Extend the Term of the County of Santa Clara’s Lease Agreement for Safe Parking Through June 30, 2024; And Finding These Actions to be Exempt from the California Environ mental Quality Act Under California Code of Regulations Title 14, Sections 15301 and 15061(b)(3), to be read in title only, further reading waived (Attachment 1 to the Council report).

2. Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Authorizing the City Manager or Designee to Execute Fiscal Year 2023-24 Funding Agreements with:
(1) The Community Services Agency of Mountain View, Los Altos, and Los Altos Hills for Housing-Related Services and Focused Outreach for Individ uals Living in Vehicles in an Amount Not to Exceed $162,000; and
(2) The County of Santa Clara for Preventing and Ending Homelessness in Mountain View in an Amount not to Exceed $825,000, to be read in title only, further reading waived (Attachment 2 to the Council report).

Attachment 7
Authorization to Extend Operation of the Safe Parking Lots and Execute Various Agreements to Provide Annual and One-Time Funding for Homeless Services Programs June 27, 2023

3. Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the C ity of Mountain View Recognizing the Community Services Agency of Mountain View, Los Altos, and Los Altos Hills (CSA) as a Resource Hub for the Unhoused and Unstably Housed in the Community and Authorizing the City Manager or Designee to Execute a Fiscal Y ear 2023-24 Agreement with CSA for a Capital Funding Contribution in a Total Amount not to Exceed $1,000,000, to be read in title only, further reading waived (Attachment 3 to the Council report).

4. Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Authorizing the City Manager or Designee to Enter into a Fiscal Year 2023-24 Revenue-Sharing Agreement with the County of Santa Clara for a Two -Year Operational Funding Commitment for the LifeMoves Mountain View Interim Housing Community in a Total Amount not to Exceed $2,400,000, to be read in title only, further reading waived ( Attachment 4 to the Council report).

BACKGROUND

This Council report focuses on timely actions related to the City’s safe parking program, interim housing, and support services for unstably housed residents. The report also provides additional attached information regarding homelessness in Mountain View and the City’s extensive homeless programs and initiatives. A more comprehensive memorandum describing needs and services was provided to Council on December 15, 2022 and is included as Attachment 5 to this Council report. Updated information will be provided in the next annual communications later in fall 2023 as staff is refining reporting , associated collateral , and enhancing public communications to be more reader -friendly using infographics (Attachment 6). Some of this information is highlighted in this report and on new pages on the City website under the Human Services Division.

Homelessness Trends in Mountain View and Living-in-Vehicles Count

2022 County Point-in-Time Homeless Count

The County of Santa Clara completes the comprehensive, biannual, “point -in-time” (PIT) homeless count, which serves as a baseline for understanding homelessness in the region. This count includes the unsheltered and unstably housed, enumerating those individuals and families who are sleeping in emergency shelters and transitional housing , as well as people sleeping on the streets, in vehicles, abandoned properties, or other places not meant for human habitation.

The County’s count considers residents living in recreational and other vehicles as unsheltered .

The most recent PIT count was in 2023. The overall number of homeless individuals decreased by 1.2% Countywide (to 9,903). At the same time, there was a 4% decrease in the number of Authorization to Extend Operation of the Safe Parking Lots and Execute Various Agreements to Provide Annual and One-Time Funding for Homeless Services Programs June 27, 2023

unsheltered individuals. Mountain View’s 2023 PIT data, along with all other City -level data (except San Jose) is anticipated to be released in this month.

Over the prior three County PIT counts for which city -level data is a vailable, the number of homeless people in Mountain View had increased from 416 in 2017 , to 606 in 2019, and then decreased to 346 in 2022. The 2022 count of 346 is a decrease of 43% from 2019.

Since the 2019 PIT count was done, the City has opened LifeMoves Mountain View, an interim housing community that has 100 units and provides intensive case management and support services designed to return people to stable housing. This has made a substantive contribut ion to the options for homeless residents.

City Living in Vehicles Count

To augment the information from the County count, the City also conducts an annual street -by- street count of vehicles that appear to be in use for living purposes. A count was cond ucted in January 2023. A map of the locations with residents living in vehicles, showing areas of higher concentration in the City, is included in Attachment 7. As shown in Figure 1 below, over the past six years, the count of vehicles in the public righ t-of-way used for living has ranged from 200 to 300 vehicles, with the recent counts trending downward. Since the December 2018 count, more than one-half of the counted vehicles have been recreational vehicles (RVs). Between the count in February 2020, w hich was before the opening of the safe parking lots, and the most recent count in January 2023, there was a decrease in vehicles used for living purposes in the public right-of-way, although this decrease was not by the same amount as the vehicles transitioned to safe parking. The chart below shows the latest numbers from January 2023. The next City count will be conducted in January 2024.

Authorization to Extend Operation of the Safe Parking Lots and Execute Various Agreements to Provide Annual and One-Time Funding for Homeless Services Programs June 27, 2023

Figure 1: City of Mountain View Vehicle Count Trend (2017 to January 2023)

Homelessness and Housing Services

For the past seven years, the City has been studying and taking action to address the challenging rise in homelessness and unstably housed individuals. Today, the City is a recognized leader in addressing this regional problem, looking at all options, and forging strong partnerships with the County of Santa Clara and many community-based organizations.

Based on Council direction, staff aimed early on to connect with the Countywide system to leverage resources and expand public and private part nerships to address the needs of those who live in vehicles and others experiencing or are at risk for homelessness in Mountain View.

The needs and services related to homelessness can be viewed within a continuum for “coordinated care,” which includes ho melessness prevention, rapid rehousing, permanent supportive housing, emergency shelter, and interim/temporary housing. Finally, the effectiveness of the continuum of coordinated care relies on extensive communication and coordination across providers as well as ongoing outreach to residents in need of assistance.

Highlights of key City actions to increase housing options along the continuum are summarized in Figure 2 below.

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Figure 2: Key Actions to Increase Housing Options Along the Continuum of Care

Safe Parking Background

The City has been instrumental in supporting the formation of a local, nonprofit, safe parking provider (MOVE Mountain View); launching small, safe parking programs at faith -based locations; adopting a Safe Parking Ordinance to facilitate the creation of s afe parking locations on private lots; securing three dedicated safe parking lots; partnering with the County of Santa Clara to provide safe parking and a range of other services to support unstably housed residents on a path to permanent housing; and growing to become the largest safe parking provider in the region with the capacity for up to 114 parking spaces (includes both faith-based lots).

Currently, four sites are in operation (three City-secured and one faith/congregation lot). These sites are at or near capacity with an average, over time, of 130 to 150 unduplicated participants living in 80 vehicles. The City recently expanded the number of safe parking spaces at Shoreline Lot B, and the capacity impact will be included in next year’s report. A majority of the participants are families and are residing in oversized vehicles (O Vs), such as RVs. A comprehensive safe parking overview was provided at the February 14, 2023 Council meeting (Attachment 8). At this meeting, Council took action to inc rease the number of oversized vehicle spaces that may be

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used for safe parking at Shoreline Amphitheatre Lot B and authorized the associated agreements required for the expansion.

City-Secured Lots

The City has been instrumental in securing three lots for the provision of safe parking at Shoreline Amphitheatre Lot B, which is owned by the City but leased to Live Nation, during the concert season; Evelyn Avenue, which is leased from the Valley Transit Authority (VTA); and Terra Bella Avenue, which is leas ed from Terra Bella II, LLC (an Alta Housing company). The City has taken the lead in identifying and negotiating the use of these lots, funding lot preparation, providing funding for safe parking services, and identifying opportunities for increasing vehicle capacity on the sites. The current capacity of the lots (including the faith-based lots) is summarized in Table 1 below.

Table 1: Existing Safe Parking Lot Capacity

Lot Planning Zone Vehicle Type
Capacity
(living spaces
are noted in
bold)
Time Frame
Available
Terra Bella
(Alta Housing)
General
Industrial
(MM)
OVs with some
passenger
vehicles

9 OVs Use of the lot
has been
extended
through June
2024.*

Shoreline Lot B
(on Crittenden
Lane)
*Includes the
expanded number
of parking spaces
Public Facility
(PF)
OVs with some
passenger
vehicles

46 OVs,
2 Americans
with Disabilities
Act (ADA)
commuter
vehicles,
1 loading zone
space

Could be
ongoing for as
long as Council
directs, Live
Nation extends
the agreement,
and County
Environmental
Health approves
the plan.

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Lot Planning Zone Vehicle Type
Capacity
(living spaces
are noted in
bold)
Time Frame
Available
Evelyn Lot (former
VTA parking lot)
General
Industrial
(MM)
OVs with some
passenger
vehicles

30 OVs,
21 flex spaces
(for either living
or commuter
parking
purposes,
where a buffer
is only required
for spaces used
for living
purposes)
Includes 2 ADA
commuter
vehicles,
1 loading zone
space, and
+15 commuter
vehicles spaces
Until
construction for
affordable
housing begins
(estimated
Q1 2026).

St. Timothy’s Lot
(faith)
*On hiatus

Single-Family
Residential—
R1
Passenger
vehicles
4 No end date
designated at
this time.

Lord’s Grace (faith) North
Bayshore
Precise Plan—
P(39)

Passenger
vehicles
4 No end date
designated at
this time.

EXISTING TOTAL 114 safe parking spaces
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* Alta Housing is open to shorter -term extensions in the future depending on the development of the affordable housing site.

County Agreements for 24/7 Safe Parking

In March 2020, with the COVID-19 pandemic and emergency and public health orders to shelter- in-place, the need for safe parking became even more urgent. Through a series of actions on February 25, March 17, and March 27, 2020, the City Council approved various lease and funding Authorization to Extend Operation of the Safe Parking Lots and Execute Various Agreements to Provide Annual and One-Time Funding for Homeless Services Programs June 27, 2023

agreements for the County to administer 24/7 safe parking services at all th ree lots. This was further extended on September 8, 2020 with Council actions that authorized 24/7 safe parking operation on a temporary basis through an adopted resolution and made several other modifications to increase passenger vehicle spaces for a mi x of commuter parking and vehicles used for living on City-owned or -controlled lots. On June 8, 2021, Council authorized extensions of the 24/7 safe parking contracts with the County and a new lease agreement with Terra Bella II, LLC, for the Terra Bella lot along with a sublease to the County for safe parking operations.

This has led to the full utilization of OVs in the City’s safe parking sites consistently for more than three years.

LifeMoves Mountain View Background

On August 13, 2020, the City su bmitted a joint proposal with LifeMoves to the State’s Project Homekey Program. Council approved the authorizing resolution on August 25, 2020 for application to the program (Attachment 9). Project Homekey is a Statewide effort to rapidly sustain and expand housing for persons experiencing homelessness and impacted by COVID -19.

The purpose of this program is to build off the success of Project RoomKey (existing hotels), with Homekey (acquisition of existing buildings and eligible prefabricated modular containers as well) being the next phase in the State’s response to protecting Californians experiencing homelessness that are at high risk for serious illness and are impacted by COVID-19.

The program is administered by the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) with $600 million in grant funding available to local public entities, including cities, counties, or other local public entities, such as housing auth orities recognized within California to purchase and rehabilitate housing, as well as hotels, motels, vacant apartment buildings, and other buildings and convert them into interim or permanent, long -term housing.

The program has provided an opportunity to expand sheltering capacity in Mountain View to respond to homelessness and to quickly add innovative solutions to the City’s affordable housing effort, especially during the pandemic.

In May 2021, the City celebrated the phased opening of the LifeMoves Mountain interim housing community. Located at 2566 Leghorn Street, LifeMoves Mountain View helps people experiencing homelessness transition to permanent housing through case management and housing location services. The site features innovative modular units for 100 households with beds for approximately 124 people. The site includes ample space for case management meetings, dining, recreation, laundry, and even dog kennels. At LifeMoves, every individual or family has a private room with heating, air conditioning, and a front door that locks. LifeMoves Mountain View is not only a facility, but also a program that is focused on the needs of clients and their well-being. The program may be well-suited for some and not others.

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ANALYSIS

Overview of Recommended Actions

This report recommends Council action to continue 24/7 safe parking use of the three City - secured lots (Shoreline Lot B, Evelyn, and Terra Bella), all of which are leased to the County of Santa Clara (County), which contracts with and oversees a safe parking service provider. For the Terra Bella lot, it is necessary to extend the lease agreement with the property owner, Terra Bella II, LLC. Therefore, staff recommends an amendment to the lease agreement. Staff is also recommending amendments to existing agreements with the County to extend 24/7 safe parking use at these three sites and authorize the City Manager or designee to enter into an agreement with the County for safe parking operations through the contracted service provider a nd a case worker for permanent supportive housing through June 30, 2024 for a total agreement amount not to exceed $825,000 for Fiscal Year 2023-24.

Additionally, this report includes recommendations for Council to authorize the City Manager or designee t o execute an agreement with the Community Services Agency (CSA) for case management/housing information and referral services and focused outreach for individuals living in vehicles through June 30, 2024 for a total agreement amount not to exceed $162,000 for Fiscal Year 2023-24.

Finally, staff also recommends Council authorize the City Manager or designee to enter into a separate revenue -sharing agreement with the County of Santa Clara to enable two years of operations for Fiscal Year 2023 -24 and Fiscal Year 2024 -25 for the LifeMo ves Mountain View interim housing community in a total amount not to exceed $2,400,000 and authorize the City Manager or designee to execute another agreement with the CSA for a capital funding contribution in a total amount not to exceed $1,000,000.

As further described below, the various programs the City provides are made possible through a series of agreements with multiple partners that require being renewed on an annual basis. In addition, there are some new one-time agreements discussed below.

Recurring Recommendations

One-Year Extension to 24/7 Safe Parking Program Term

The need for safe parking has continued throughout the COVID -19 pandemic and continues through the current recovery/transition period due to the pandemic’s impact on economic stability and housing security for Mountain View’s vulnerable populations. In addition, staff has observed several ongoing benefits of 24/7 operations at the City -secured lots. These full-time hours allow access to water, medical services, showers, and hygiene services, which continue to Authorization to Extend Operation of the Safe Parking Lots and Execute Various Agreements to Provide Annual and One-Time Funding for Homeless Services Programs June 27, 2023

be essential, and also provide more effective on -site access to case managers. Furthermore, by not requiring safe parking vehicles to leave the sites during the day, these vehicles are not relocated to City streets, and participants can experience more consistency and stability to help them move onto the next steps on their path to housing. Since these City -secured lots do not have daytime uses, there is no impact on the availability of parking for other needs.

The continuation of 24/7 safe parking at City -secured lots will require amendments to existing agreements for the Shoreline Lot B, Evelyn lot , and Terra Bella lot and to the agreement with Terra Bella II, LLC, for the City’s use of the Terra Bella lot.

The continued use of the Evelyn lot requires two amendments to the sublease agreement with the County. In September 2021, the City executed a long-term ground lease agreement with the VTA with the option to purchase the Evelyn lot. This ground lease agreement allows for the use of the Evelyn lot for safe parking through September 21, 2023. The continued use of the Evelyn lot beyond June 30, 2023 requires an amendment to the sublease agreement with the County to extend the term for the Evelyn lot until September 21, 2023. The City’s purchase agreement of the Evelyn site is expected to be executed by June 30, 2023. Upon close of escrow of the purchase and acquisition, the continued use of the Evelyn lot requires an additional amendment t o the sublease agreement with the County to further extend the lease term for the Evelyn lot until June 30, 2024.

In addition, the amendments to the existing agreements for the Shoreline Lot B, Evelyn lot, and Terra Bella lot will include fire safety provisions to grant City access to the lots for annual fire extinguisher inspections to ensure functionality of life-safety devices at these sites.

Lastly, the amendment to the existing agreement for the Terra Bella lot will also include a required transition plan in anticipation of the closure of the lot due to a future affordable housing development at the site.

Staff recommends Council authorize the City Manager or designee to modify the lease agreement with Terra Bella II, LLC, for the City’s use of the Terra Bella lot for safe parking through June 30, 2024 and the no -cost lease agreements with the County for their use of Shoreline Lot B, the Evelyn lot, and the Terra Bella lot for a 24/7 safe parking program to extend the term through June 30, 2024 (as discussed above), add a fire safety provision to each, and add a transition plan for the Terra Bella Lot.

Funding Agreement with the County of Santa Clara for Continuation of Safe Parking

The Fiscal Year 2023 -24 Recommended Budget includes $700,000 to fund 24/7 safe parking services, which includes ongoing operational costs and the cost to cover the expanded program, the largest in the County, at Shoreline Lot B that was approved at the February 14, 2023 Council Authorization to Extend Operation of the Safe Parking Lots and Execute Various Agreements to Provide Annual and One-Time Funding for Homeless Services Programs June 27, 2023

meeting (Attachment 8). This funding amount includes case management for all safe parking participants. The agreement with the County will provide for operations through a contracted provider (the current provider is MOVE Mountain View). The Recommended Budget also includes continued funding of $125,000 for a caseworker for permanent supportive housing for the chronically homeless.

Staff recommends Council authorize the City Manager or designee to enter into a funding agreement with the County in the amount of $825,000 for these services through June 30, 2024.

Funding Agreement with the Community Services Agency of Mountain View , Los Altos , and Los Altos Hills for Case Management and Focused Outreach and Assessments

Since 2017, t he City has contributed $60,000 each year, which was matched by the County through a revenue -share agreement , for case management services provided by CSA. The combined $120,000 provided funding for a percentage of three CSA case management staff salaries. Due to County procurement limitations, the $60,000 matching grant has not been available going forward from Fiscal Year 2022-23. To maintain service levels of housing problem- solving and referral and case management services for Fiscal Year 2022-23, at the June 14, 2022 Council meeting, Council authorized an agreement with CSA to include continued City funding of $60,000 with an additional $60,000 commitm ent from the City funded from the grant provided to the City by Destination: Home for a total of $120,000. Through the Fiscal Year 2023 -24 revenue-share agreement, the County continues to provide significant funding for safe parking and other continuum-of-care services.

As noted in the Background section above, the City has 861 additional affordable housing units in various stages of development, with approximately 353 units estimated to be completed over the next two years, including Crestview Hotel, per manent supportive housing, and rapid rehousing sites. In the County, the community queue is used to fill spaces in permanent supportive housing and rapid rehousing programs. The community queue consists of eligible households generated from the standard assessment tool that considers a household’s situation and identifies the best type of housing intervention to address their situation.

In 2022, more than 3,500 people obtained permanent housing, an 18 % increase over the year before. To narrow the gap to “functional zero,” meaning that the number of housing placements is greater than the number of households entering homelessness, it is critical that eligible households get assessed. To ensure the most vulnerable households experiencing homelessness do not miss out on supportive housing opportunities, the City desires to contribute $42,000 to CSA to fund a portion of a full -time case manager’s salary who will dedicate 70% of their time conducting focused outreach and completing assessments to help the M ountain View living-in- vehicle population become a part of the community queue for Fiscal Year 2023 -23. The additional $42,000 is to be funded from the grant provided to the City by Destination: Home.

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Staff recommends Council authorize the City Manager o r designee to execute an agreement with the Community Services Agency of Mountain View, Los Altos , and Los Altos Hills for housing problem-solving services, housing information, and referral case management services in the amount of $120,000 and new focused outreach and assessments for individuals living in vehicles in the amount of $42,000, for a total agreement amount no t to exceed $162,000 for Fiscal Year 2023-24.

New, Refined, and One-Time Recommendations

Capital Funding Agreement with Community Services Agency of Mountain View , Los Altos , and Los Altos Hills

CSA provided a letter to Council dated February 28, 2023, which included a request for $2 million to support their capital funding campaign, noting their need to acquire and develop a new facility to meet increased service demands. The request was for the City to consider this as a part of the budgetary process for the Fiscal Year 2023-24.

As the Emergency Assistance Network safety net provider for the City of Mountain View, CSA has been providing vital social services for residents, such as emergency financial assistance for rent and utilities, homeless services, food and nutrition, senior case management, a daily senior lunch program, outreach to vulnerable populations, and more for over 65 years. Assisting over 6,000 individuals annually, CSA provides services to all in need regardless of race, ethnicity, language, country of origin, immi gration status, age, religious belief, gender, or sexual orientation. CSA notes the demand for the essential social services provided by CSA has significantly increased.

Since the beginning of the COVID -19 pandemic, CSA has had a 34% increase in the numb er of clients served. Within the last year alone, CSA had a 47% increase in the number of unhoused individuals served.

The CSA proposed capital project is in two phases: first, the existing site rehabilitation (Phase I), and second, the Food and Nutrition Center (FNC)/Storage (Phase II). Phase I is an 18-month-long project, starting construction approximately in October 2023. Phase II is the Food and Nutrition Center/Storage or other uses, with the location still to be determined, and is also associated with some of the City’s competitive bids for Evelyn lot use that will be heard as a separate item on the Council agenda for June 27, 2023.

Associated with the capital funding request, City staff expressed interest in collaborating to have CSA serve as an official “ resource hub” for information to the homeless in the City. This aligns with the City’s current and ongoing collaborations with CSA to serve the community’s most vulnerable populations and the needs of our residents, including case management for the unhoused. Additionally, this aligns with Council’s ongoing policy direction to leverage resources Authorization to Extend Operation of the Safe Parking Lots and Execute Various Agreements to Provide Annual and One-Time Funding for Homeless Services Programs June 27, 2023

and partnerships to support the City’s unhoused residents. CSA concurred that , should capital funding be approved, they will agree to incorporate this commitment into the resulting funding agreement.

Importantly, none of the factors associated with the still-to-be-determined second phase change the importance of the existing CSA facility as it would remain the core hub for resources and navigation to residents in need. Therefore, City funding would be aimed at the first phase while also helping to serve as a catalyst for the overarching capital funding campaign.

Staff recommends Council recognize the Community Services Agency of Mountain View, Los Altos, and Los Altos Hills (CSA) as a resource hub for the unhoused and unstably housed in the community and authorize the City Manager or designee to execute an agreement with CSA for a capital funding contribution in a total amount not to exceed $1,000,000.

Revenue-Share Agreement with the County of Santa Clara for LifeMoves Mountain View

As noted in the August 25, 2020, Council report (Attachment 10), one of the core challenges to the initial LifeMoves project proposal was the financing required for program operations. The annual operating cost for the project is $2.4 million for each of the first five years. The application submitted request ed $1.2 million for the first two years, leaving $2.4 million remaining for Years 1 to 2, and $7.2 million for Years 3 to 5 (for a total operating gap of approximately $9.6 million). On September 8, 2020, the City Council committed $2.4 million to support project operations. The City’s funding commitment was based on the future community benefits payment to the City from the Google Landings Project . Council approved the Google Landings Project on June 23, 2020 (Attachment 11). The community benefit was paid in May 2022. The City’s commitment is needed for the interim housing facility operations costs after the State grant for operations phases out after the first two years.

Staff recommends Council authorize the City Manager or designee to execute a revenue - sharing agreement with the County of Santa Clara to enable two years of operations for Fiscal Year 2023 -24 and Fiscal Year 2024 -25 for the LifeMoves Mountain View interim housing community in a total amount not to exceed $2,400,000.

Future Safe Parking Program Opportunities

The City’s efforts to establish and expand safe locations demonstrate a longstanding commitment to addressing the needs of vulnerable residents. Safe parking is one strategy among many the City employs to meet the housing and supportive service needs of h omeless and unstably housed Mountain View residents. The City has developed the largest safe parking program in the County, which serves on average approximately 150 to 160 people now and is expected to grow to up to 175 individuals every month with the expansion at Shoreline Lot B.

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Staff will continue to engage with lot owners to maintain capacity and/or find additional sites for safe parking as part of the broader efforts to assist the unhoused and unstably housed. Staff has been meeting with affordable housing developers , and staff sees possibly two prospective options to further explore as likely transition lots, depending on timing.

In the meantime, staff anticipates an opportunity to extend the safe parking program at the Terra Bella lot in short increments until the development date for that site is finalized.

Finally, staff intends to devote significant focus over the next year to the development of a Homeless Response Strategy and Expenditure Plan. The purpose of this effort is to analyze and refine existing programs and services and determine additional solutions for homelessness and housing instability. While safe parking is an important form of temporary shelter, the hope is to build out the City’s range of partnerships and policies to make a more sustainable impact on this critical regional issue.

FISCAL IMPACT

City funds in the amount of $825,000 for the annual agreement with the County and $162,000 for the annual agreement with CSA are included in the Fiscal Year 2023 -24 Recommended Budget. The funding is from several sources, including the General Housing Fun d, which also includes a portion of a grant from Destination: Home ($102,000) and limited-period funds , including public benefit. An additional budget is needed to enter into an agreement with CSA for a capital funding contribution in a total amount not to exceed $1,000,000. City funds in the amount of $2,400,000 for a two -year operational funding commitment for the LifeMoves Mountain View Interim Housing community are included in the Fiscal Year 2023 -24 Recommended Budget.

CONCLUSION

This report recommends a variety of recurring actions needed to extend the duration of the current safe parking program. It also provides background information on the development and scope of the safe parking program; data on key City actions to increase housing options along the continuum of care through June 2022 (with Fiscal Year 2022 -23 data to be shared in the next annual communications later this year); new, refined, and one-time recommendations for the authorization of one -time funding for homeless services programs; and an update on the on - going identification efforts for potential further expansion of safe parking.

ALTERNATIVES

1. Do not adopt the recommended resolutions.

2. Provide other direction to staff.

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PUBLIC NOTICING

Agenda posting, web, and social media advisories, and a copy of the report was sent to Santa Clara County representatives, CSA, MOVE Mountain View, Alta Housing, Live Nation, Destination: Home, and other community-based organizations and stakeholder group members, shared with the safe parking lots via the operator, and, as feasible, others who have corresponded with the City Manager’s Office on this topic.

Prepared by:

Kimberly S. Thomas
Deputy City Manager

Parneet Dhindsa
Human Services Manager
Approved by:

Audrey Seymour Ramberg
Assistant City Manager

KST-PD/MS/6/CAM
609-06-27-23CR
203117

Attachments: 1. Resolution for Amending the Safe Parking Lease and Sublease Agreements

2. Resolution for Executing a Fiscal Year 2023-24 Funding Agreement with the Community Services Agency and County of Santa Clara

3. Resolution for Executing a Fiscal Year 2023 -24 Funding Agreement for a Capital Funding Contribution

4. Resolution for Entering into a Fiscal Year 2023 -24 Revenue-Sharing Agreement with the County of Santa Clara for a Two-Year Operational Funding Commitment for the LifeMoves Mountain View Interim Housing Community

5. Council Memorandum Dated December 15, 2022

6. Safe Parking Program Infographic

7. Map of Living in Vehicle Count Trend—January 2023

8. Council Report Dated February 14, 2023

9. Resolution for Authorizing Joint Application to the Project Homekey Program

10. Council Report Dated August 25, 2020

11. Council Report Dated June 23, 2020