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PISMO BEACH CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
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Meeting Date: August 20, 2024
TITLE:
Fiscal Year 2025 Outside Requests For City Donations
RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt a Resolution approving and appropriating contributions to outside agencies for Fiscal Year 2025.
DISCUSSION:
Each year, the City receives requests from outside agencies requesting donations from the City of Pismo Beach. These requests of City funds come from discretionary funds and are the same monies used for City operations. Staff consolidates these requests into one report and presents this information as part of the budget process. Combining this process allows Council to ensure that City operations are funded prior to funding these donations.
Staff recommends that Council consider the fiscal year (FY) 2025 outside agency applications for funding and request that Council provide direction to staff on funding requests as part of a Resolution (Attachment 1).
FY 2025 Outside Agency Requests
This year, the City received requests from 14 outside agencies totaling $190,470. In the past five years, allocations have ranged from $95,600 to $158,700 (see Historical Funding List Attachment 2). In FY 2024, the City Council appropriated $108,700 for these requests, of which approximately $93,000 was supported by the General Fund unassigned fund balance and $15,700 from the Housing In Lieu Fee Fund balance.
Table 1 provides a summary list of this year's requests from the various non-profit agencies pending Council's review and approval. The table includes the agency's name, the requested amount for FY 2025, the amount paid in FY 2024, a description of how the requested donation would be used and benefit to the City. More details are available in the letters from Outside Agencies (Attachments 3 and 4). Attachment 3 provides the request letters without detailed financial statements; Attachment 4, which is provided online only in the Access Pismo public records portal at www.pismobeach.org/accesspismol due to file size, also includes detailed financial statements.
Full URL:
https://accesspismo.pismobeach.org/WebLink/DocView.aspx?id=544200&dbid=0&repo=Laserfiche Council Agenda 8-20-2024 03.A-1
Table 1. Outside Agency Requests for FY 2025 Funding
Requested 01=W 0
Address the challenges facing homeless and at-risk
5Cities Homeless $25000 $25000 families, help fund our warming center, mobilize Coalition , , community resources, utilize volunteers and in-kind services, and strengthen the network of services.
Provide support for ongoing Red Cross services to
American Red Cross $0 $3,500 be available 365 days a year to the residents and visitors of the City of Pismo Beach.
Assistance League $3,500 $3,500 Provide new, school-appropriate clothing to Pismo of SLO County Beach K-12 grade students in need.
Association of Promote, Inspire, Educate and Rehabilitate Surfers $10,000 $6,000 (PIER TM) all people with disabilities and their Amputee
(AMPS Surf families through adaptive surfing and other outdoor activities.
CAPSLO (EOC)—40 Directly provide homeless services for residents Prado Homeless $0 $5,000 with a last known address located in Pismo Beach.
Services Center
CAPSLO (EOC) - Provide low-income residents with minor home Energy Svcs Home $0 $4,500 repairs so they can stay in their homes.
Repair Program
CAP-SLO (EOC) - Provide free to low-cost family planning and Health and $0 $5,000 reproductive health services to men, women, teens, Prevention and undocumented individuals living in Pismo Beach.
Cal Poly State Since Pismo clam populations have recovered for University and $60,000 $0 the first time in over 30 years, understanding the Cal Poly Partners status of local populations is critical to managing the fishery sustainably into the future.
ECO-SLO -County Equip and empower volunteers to lead cleanups Coastal Cleanup $g'970 $0 that will directly help the Pismo Beach communities.
Five Cities Diversity
Coalition _T $0 $0 Educate and train diversity.
Five Cities Meals on $10000 $0 Help fund hot, nutritious meals for homebound Wheels , residents of Pismo Beach.
HomeShare SLO $3,500 $3,500 Provide housing, support, and care for residents in Pismo Beach.
NOOR Foundation $20,000 $16,000 Provide free, high-quality healthcare to underserved and uninsured adults residing in Pismo Beach.
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OrganizationFY 2025 FY 2024
Requested
Provide safe, healthy housing, invest in Pismo
People's Self-Help $5,000 $5,000 Beach's neighborhoods, provide quality supportive Housing health services, and prevent homelessness among City residents
Pismo Beach Promote the Pismo beach experience to attract Chamber of $25,000 $5,000 tourism, enhance the business community, and Commerce engage the residents.
Shower the People of $7,500 $7,500 Continue our hot shower program for the homeless SLO at our current busy sites in South County.
SLO County Housing Increase supply of affordable housing throughout Trust Fund $5,000 $3,000 the county, including employees who work in Pismo Beach.
Support YMCA day camps with financial assistance
SLO County YMCA $4,000 $3,000 for elementary school-age children from economically challenged families living in
Pismo Beach.
Enhance the Pismo Beach economy by giving free
SLO SCORE $2,000 $2,000 services to business owners to start, run and grow a successful business.
Surfing for Hope Enhance Pismo Beach's outreach to potential (SLO CAL Open) $0 $20,000 tourists around the world.
Provide economically disadvantaged youth with
Talent Dreams $0 $5,000 mentors who can help support, encourage and guide them in life &future planning.
United Way -SLO Help fund the 211 Hotline which offers free, 24-hour County 211 Hotline $0 $7,500 confidential services such as homelessness, food support, crisis counseling &veteran's programs.
Total Funding
Request $190,470 $108,700 J
Conclusion and Recommendation
Staff recommends that the City Council determine appropriate funding levels for each agency and adopt a Resolution (Attachment 1) approving and appropriating contributions to outside agencies for FY 2025.
FISCAL IMPACT:
If all requests are approved, the total amount needed to fund the donations is $190,470.
A portion of this could come from the General Fund or Housing In Lieu Fee Fund (for affordable housing purposes) available fund balance. Table 2 summarizes the FY 2025 request and the past 5 years of payments to outside agencies by funding source.
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Table 2. Summary of Current and Historical Outside Agency Support by Fund FY 2025 FY 2024 FY 2023 FY 2022 FY 2021 FY 2020 Funding Source Request Actual Actual Actual Actual Actual General Fund Total 176,970 93,000 $ 101,200 $ 85,000 $ 101,000 $ 72,900 Housing In Lieu Fee Fund 13,500 15,700 $ 7,500 $ 10,700 $ 12,700 $ 9,700 LBID Fund Total $ 50,000 $ 15,000 $ 3,000 $ 13,000 All Fund Budget Total 190,470 108,700 $ 158,700 $110,700 $ 116,700 $ 95,600 ATTACHMENTS:
1. Resolution
2. Historical funding amounts
3. Letters from each outside agency (alphabetical order) — without financials
4. Letters from each outside agency (alphabetical order, —with financials (online-only attachment)
Prepared by:
Jerilyn Morneau, Office Assistant
Submitted by: Nadia Feeser, Administrative Services Director City Manager Approval:
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Attachment 1
RESOLUTION NO. R-2024-XXX
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PISMO BEACH,
CALIFORNIA APPROVING AND APPROPRIATING CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUTSIDE AGENCIES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025
WHEREAS, on August 20, 2024; the City Council reviewed Outside Agency requests; and
WHEREAS, at this meeting, the City Council heard from various non-profit agencies requesting City funds; and
WHEREAS, on August 20, 2024, the City Council discussed contributions to non-profit agencies who requested funds and approved funding for the agencies as listed in Exhibit A, which by this reference are made a part hereof; and
WHEREAS, the City's various funds have available fund balance to cover the one-time costs proposed.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Pismo Beach appropriates expenditures in the amount of $ for fiscal year (FY) 2024 as summarized in the table below, and detailed in attached Exhibit A, which by this reference are made a part hereof.
Fund Amount
General Fund $
Housing In Lieu Fee Fund $
All Funds Total $
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Pismo Beach hereby authorizes any necessary transfer appropriations between funds necessary to implement these approved Council approved adjustments for FY 2025.
UPON MOTION OF Council Member seconded by Council Member the foregoing resolution was adopted by the City Council of the City of Pismo Beach this 20t" day of August 2024, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
RECUSED:
Approved: Attest:
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Attachment 1
Ed Waage, Mayor Erica Inderlied, City Clerk
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Pismo Beach, California, on
Erica Inderlied, City Clerk
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Attachment 1.A
Approved Outside Agency Contribution Amounts
FY 2025 FY 2025 FY 2024 FY 2023 FY 2022 FY 2021 FY 2020 Funding Source Approved Funding Source Actual Actual Actual Actual Actual 50ties Homeless Coalition General Fund 25,000 25,000 25,000 30,000 20,000 American Red Cross General Fund 10,000 3,500 3,500 3,500 3,500 Assistance League of SLO County General Fund 3,500 3,200 2,500 2,500 Association of Amputee Surfers(AMPSURF) General Fund 6,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 CAP-SLO(EOC)-Adult Wellness&Prevention 2,000 Screening Program
CAP-SLO(EOC)-Energy Svcs Home Repair Housing In-Lieu 4,200 4,500 4,200 4,200 4,200 Program Fund
CAP-SLO(EOC)-40 Prado Homeless Services General Fund 5,000 5,000 3,500 3,000 Center
CAP-SLO(EOC)-Health and Prevention General Fund 5,000 5,000 Cal Poly State University and Cal Poly Partners General Fund ECO-SLO-County Coastal Cleanup General Fund 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 Fa mi I y Ca re Network 5,000
FiveCities Di vers i ty Coa I i ti on General Fund 5,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 Five Cities Meals on Wheels General Fund 10,000 8,000 8,000 7,400 HomeShareSLO Housing In-Lieu 3,500 3,500 3,500 3,500 NOOR Foundation General Fund 16,000 15,000 15,000 20,000 12,000 People's Self-Help Housing Housing In-Lieu 5,000 5,000 Pismo Beach Chamber of Commerce General Fund 5,000 5,000 Shower the People of SLO General Fund 7,500 7,500 5,000 5,000 2,500 SLO County Housing Trust Fund Housing In-Lieu 3,000 3,000 3,000 2,000 SLO County YMCA General Fund 3,000 3,500 3,500 3,500 2,500 SLO SCORE General Fund 2,000 2,000 2,500 2,5001 2,500 TaIentDreams General Fund 5,000
United Way-SLO County 211 Hotline 7,500 7,500 7,5001 5,000 Subtotal Donations from General Fund 93,000 $ 101,200 $ 85,000 $ 101,000 $ 72,900 Unassigned Fund Balance
Housing In Lieu Fee Fund Balance $ 15,700 $ 7,500 $ 10,700 $ 12,700 $ 9,700 Basin Street Regulars/Jubilee by the Sea LBID 10,000 10,000 3,000 8,000 San Luis Obispo Int'I Film Festival LBID 5,000 5,000 5,000 Pismo Beach Chamber of Commerce LBID 15,000
SLO Coast Wi ne Collective LBID
Surfing for Hope(SLO CAL Open) LBID 1 20,000 Subtotal LBID Budget $ $ 50,000 $ 15,000 $ 3,000 $ 13,000 Subtotal LBID Budget(exclude Visit SLO)I $ 50,000 $ 15,000 $ 3,000 $ 13,000 General Fund Total $ 93,000 $ 101,200 $ 85,000 $ 101,000 $ 72,900 Housing In Lieu Fee Fund $ 15,700 $ 7,500 $ 10,700 $ 12,700 $ 9,700 LBID Fund Total $ $ 50,000 $ 15,000 $ 3,000 $ 13,000 All Fund Budget Total $ 108,700 $ 158,700 $ 110,700 $ 116,700 $ 95,600 Council Agenda 8-20-2024 03.A-7
Attachment 2
Outside Agency/ Non-Profit Requests and Historical Funding Amounts FY 2025 FY 2024 FY 2023 FY 2022 FY 2021 FY 2020 Funding Source Request Actual Actual Actual Actual Actual 5Cities Homeless Coalition 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 30,000 20,000 American Red Cross 10,000 3,500 3,500 3,500 3,500 Assistance League of SLO County 3,500 3,500 3,200 2,500 2,500 Association of Amputee Surfers (AMPSURF) 10,000 6,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 CAP-SLO(EOC)-Energy Svcs Home Repair 4,200 4,500 4,200 4,200 4,200 Program
CAP-SLO(EOC)-Health and Prevention 5,000 5,000 Cal Poly State University and Cal Poly Partners 60,000 ECO-SLO-County Coastal Cleanup 9,970 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 Five Cities Diversity Coalition 5,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 Five Cities Meals on Wheels 10,000 10,000 8,000 8,000 7,400 HomeShareSLO 3,500 3,500 3,500 3,500 3,500 NOOR Foundation 20,000 16,000 15,000 15,000 20,000 12,000 People's Self-Help Housing 5,000 5,000 5,000 Pismo Beach Chamber of Commerce 25,000 5,000 5,000 Shower the People of SLO 7,500 7,500 7,500 5,000 5,000 2,500 SLO County Housing Trust Fund 5,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 2,000 SLO County YMCA 4,000 3,000 3,500 3,500 3,500 2,500 SLO SCORE 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,500 2,500 2,500 Talent Dreams 5,000
Subtotal Donations from General Fund 176,970 93,000 $ 101,200 $ 85,000 $ 101,000 $ 72,900 Unassigned Fund Balance
Housing In Lieu Fee Fund Balance $ 13,500 $ 15,700 $ 7,500 $ 10,700 $ 12,700 $ 9,700 Basin Street Regulars/Jubilee by the Sea 10,000 10,000 3,000 8,000 San Luis Obispo Int'I Film Festival 5,000 5,000 5,000 Pismo Beach Chamber of Commerce 15,000
Surfing for Hope(SLO CAL Open) 20,000
Subtotal LBID Budget - - $ 50,000 $ 15,000 $ 3,000 $ 13,000 General Fund Total 176,970 93,000 $ 101,200 $ 85,000 $ 101,000 $ 72,900 Housing In Lieu Fee Fund 13,500 15,700 $ 7,500 $ 10,700 $ 12,700 $ 9,700 LBID Fund Total $ 50,000 $ 15,000 $ 3,000 $ 13,000 All Fund Budget Total 190,470 108,700 $ 158,700 $ 110,700 $ 116,700 $ 95,600 Council Agenda 8-20-2024 03.A-8
Attachment 3
Fiscal Year 2025 Outside Agency Request
Organization: 5Cities Homeless Coalition
Requested Funding: 25,000
Previously received funding: Yes
Direct benefit to the City of Pismo Beach: 5CHC is seeking $25,000 for case management services and direct financial assistance to specifically support Pismo Beach residents through our county-wide housing programs. So far in the 23-24 fiscal year 5CHC has assisted 12 households with Rapid Re-Housing deposit and rental assistance to secure housing in the city of Pismo Beach (totaling $28,627 in direct assistance). This included 5 homeless youth selected for the youth set aside units at the new Pismo Terrace Apartments case managed by 5CHC.
Additionally, 5CHC assisted 8 Pismo Beach households with homelessness prevention rental assistance to maintain their current housing (totaling $19,160 in direct assistance). All households have remained housed.
5CHC is seeking $50,000 in operating support for our non-congregate shelter programs: Cabins for Change and Balay Ko on Barca. The recent point-in-time count surveyed 21 homeless individuals living unsheltered in the City of Pismo Beach. Limited sheltering options and affordable housing were among the top-rated concerns for individuals surveyed. 5CHC currently has a waitlist of over 300 individuals seeking shelter. We currently provide priority to South County residents, as well as for a variety of vulnerability factors including: single women, seniors, disabled, youth, veterans, and members of the LGBTQIA+ community. 3% of current participants at Cabins for Change reported Pismo Beach as their place of residence upon entry, and 3% of our waitlist is currently comprised of individuals who reported Pismo Beach as their current place of residence. Additionally, our street outreach team has connected with 12 individuals living on the street or in area encampments in the Pismo Beach area and works with these individuals on a consistent basis to provide immediate needs, connect to vital resources, and case management while they await connection to a shelter bed, housing opportunity, or potential reunification with family or support system.
Support Fiscal 2024& 2025 City Goals: The Coalition recognizes the impact of homelessness not only to those who are displaced but the community as a whole. This request will directly address the City's goal of supporting regional efforts to address housing and homelessness challenges in our community. Our efforts are focused on preventing homelessness in addition to assisting those who have lost their homes. The cost of living here on the Central Coast for those "living on the edge" is extremely challenging. Housing in San Luis Obispo County has been deemed one of the least affordable and available in the country. Rents have continued to skyrocket, rising nearly 30% since the pandemic. The effect has been profound with increasing requests for homeless prevention and extended time spent homeless. Any effort to prevent Council Agenda 8-20-2024 03.A-9
homelessness, quickly resolve or mitigate its impacts can have an effect on the overall Attachment 3 community well-being, in addition to the direct effect experienced by the family.
Priority of Needs: Shelter Operations
Program Description: SCities Homeless Coalition is seeking your support of a grant for $75,000 to support our Rapid Re-Housing & Homeless Prevention programs and our Shelter Programs.
SCHC's Rapid Re-Housing and Homeless Prevention programs provide case management and direct financial assistance to support those who are currently homeless regain housing as quickly as possible, or for those who are at risk of becoming homeless to maintain their current housing. Our work goes beyond the immediate, to ensure that clients have the plan, skill sets, education and financial means to be successful and self-sufficient. We are proud to share that more than 90% of the households that we have helped to house (or prevented from eviction) remain in their home. Services under these programs include coordinated assessment, information and referral, homeless youth mentoring, housing search and stabilization, budget counseling and financial literacy, and direct financial assistance for immediate needs, rents and deposits.
Additionally, at the end 2022, SCHC piloted a non-congregate emergency shelter project, the first of its kind in San Luis Obispo County and has had considerable success, with more than 65% of participants graduating to stable housing. Our current Cabins for Change program provides 20 shelter beds and we are in the process of opening our second project, Balay Ko on Barca, which will provide 30 additional beds in South County. Both shelters operate on a 90-day, intensive case management model that focuses on providing participants with wrap around services and support to move them into permanent housing. Services under this program include sheltering, document ready (ID, SS Card, Birth Certificate, etc.), independent living skills, connection to mental, physical and dental health services, substance use counseling, employment resources, benefits application and advocacy, financial literacy and budgeting, and housing navigation.
Point of Contact: Devon McQuade
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Attachment 3
Fiscal Year 2025 Outside Agency Request
Organization: Assistance League® of San Luis Obispo County Requested Funding: 3500
Previously received funding: Yes A* L
assistance league`
Direct benefit to the City of Pismo Beach: Last school year we clothed 38 students from Judkins Middle School and 12 students from Shell Beach Elementary. The Operation School Bell costs for those students was $9,390. We are unable to extract the number of student residents in the City of Pismo Beach who attend Arroyo Grande High School. Reason tells us that students matriculated from the middle school to high school.Their approximate number would be 30 at a cost of$6,000.
Assistance League clothed 700 (that is the exact number not an approximation) students in the Lucia Mar Unified School District at a cost of$122,500.
All funds received from the City of Pismo Beach grant for 2024-25 will be expended only on Operation School Bell. Our goal is to once again clothe more than 700 students from the Lucia Mar Unified School District. That will include 91 students from Pismo Beach Support Fiscal 2024& 2025 City Goals: We believe our goal in clothing disadvantaged students aligns with the City of Pismo Beach's "'Goal Statement: Focus on providing resources toward safety of the community. Priorities: Support technology investments that enhance public safety."' We feel certain having an educated student population that attends school regularly becomes contributing members of their community. They make the most of their education including intra and extra- curricular courses offered which enrich their lives and the life of their community.The academic and social success of students contributes to safe, stable school campuses and city environs. Students who fail in school challenge the resources of their family and community. Truancy goes hand in hand with juvenile delinquency.
Priority of Needs: Funding Operation School Bell would be our top priority.
Program Description: Operation School Bell° is our primary philanthropic program. It provides kindergarten through 12th grade students in need, attending school in all ten school districts in San Luis Obispo County with new school-appropriate clothing. Students are referred to Operation School Bell by school personnel. In addition, all students clothed receive a dental hygiene kit, a grade- appropriate book, and a tote of grade-appropriate school supplies.
The students in the North County are clothed at Kohl's in Paso Robles. The students in the South County are clothed at Old Navy in San Luis Obispo. Kindergarten —5th grade students receive $150 in clothing and 6th— 12th grade students receive $200 in clothing.
The funds received from this grant will go only to support Operation School Bell.
Point of Contact: Sharon Darnton
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Attachment 3
Fiscal Year 2025 Outside Agency Request
Organization: Association of Amputee Surfers
Requested Funding: 10000 R� S�rf
Previously received funding: No
Direct benefit to the City of Pismo Beach: These funds specifically help the disabled, Veterans, and First responders in our community access the beach, the ocean, and experience the healing power of Adaptive Surfing.
These funds also help our abled bodied community members of Pismo Beach, by providing them a program to volunteer their time at and to help them in building community spirit.
Materially, during the 24/25 Fiscal year these funds help pay to offset the costs of 26 of our Surf on Saturday/VetSurf progam. the funds will be used to help cover the costs beach snacks, beach wheelchairs, adaptive surf boards, pop-ups and all the miscellaneous gear needed to provide successful events on our beautiful beaches.
Support Fiscal 2024 & 2025 City Goals: The requested funds will help the city achieve its fiscal year 2024 & 2025 city goals, by providing a safe program for community members to participate in and volunteer at, while also highlighting our small beach town character, showing residence and tourist that we are a community that believes in helping our fellow citizens and sharing the beauty of our community.
Priority of Needs: Our greatest funding need right now is new adaptive surf gear and Instructor training. As we do our program the gear gets a great amount of wear and tear, and we are always in need of getting more locals trained to help support our efforts.
Program Description: These funds would be used to help support our efforts to share the healing power of adaptive surfing with those living with disabilities, Veterans and First Responders. Our programs AmpSurf and The Para Surf League have been doing this in Pismo Beach for over 20 years and through the support we have been able to change thousands of lives and also engage community members in the process.
Point of Contact: Dana Cummings
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Attachment 3
Fiscal Year 2025 Outside Agency Request
Organization: Cal Poly State University and Cal Poly Partners Requested Funding: 60000
Previously received funding: Yes
Direct benefit to the City of Pismo Beach: The requested funds will be used to recruit and support a new graduate student. The graduate students who have been part of this research program have served as project managers, helping set the research agenda, coordinating all field activities, and overseeing the work of the undergraduate researchers. They also engage in significant outreach to the local communities, interested parties, and resource managers.
Without them and their efforts, it would be impossible for this program to continue. This research program is the most comprehensive monitoring effort for Pismo clams anywhere in California, providing key information about the status, biology, and ecology of this iconic and locally important species whose fate is inextricably linked to the City of Pismo Beach.
Support Fiscal 2024& 2025 City Goals: The requested funds will help the City achieve its conservation and outreach and education goals. Since Pismo clam populations have recovered—along with the appearance of legal-sized individuals—for the first time in over 30 years, understanding the status of local populations is critical to managing the fishery sustainably into the future. In addition, the research team engages in substantial outreach and education, providing digestible scientific information to the local community.
Priority of Needs: We are requesting support for 2 years of tuition (at $10k per year) and 2 years of student stipend support (at $20k per year). We would prioritize tuition and whatever stipend support was available.
Program Description: Pismo Clams were once abundant on the Central Coast—and are iconic for the City of Pismo Beach, but populations had declined over the last several decades. Cal Poly began monitoring Pismo clam populations locally on Pismo Beach in 2015—with support from the City of Pismo Beach—and have documented significant population recovery, including the appearance of legal-sized individuals for the first time since the early 1990s. Along with nearly 10 years of population data, the Cal Poly team has raised over $300,000 in additional funding to maintain the monitoring program and explore a range of biological and ecological questions related to this culturally and locally important species, all of which has provided important information to managers. While there is financial support in place to support undergraduate participation in the project, maintaining support for the graduate students who are essential to managing the undergraduate research team has been challenging. Therefore, the Cal Poly team requests funding to recruit a new graduate student to help manage the continuation of this important program.
Point of Contact: Benjamin Ruttenberg
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Attachment 3
Fiscal Year 2025 Outside Agency Request
Organization: The Environmental Center of San Luis Obispo (ECOSLO) Requested Funding: 9970 �
Previously received funding: Yes i
Direct benefit to the City of Pismo Beach: Our Creeks-to-Coast Cleanup Day Event and Adopt- A-Spot programs help to restore and preserve natural, public spaces in the City of Pismo Beach and San Luis Obispo County. In order to facilitate our stewardship programs in the City of Pismo Beach and county sites, we request $5,000 in grant support. Requested funds will pay for ECOSLO's essential Volunteer Coordinator and Volunteer Services team members so we may host cleanup sites and direct ongoing volunteer cleanup activities. Additionally, support from the City of Pismo Beach will help to purchase necessary cleanup kits and safety supplies for local participants.
Creeks-to-Coast Clean Up Day Event
In past years, an average of 232 Ibs of trash per year has been removed from public spaces in the City of Pismo Beach, involving the participation of approx. 150 local volunteers annually.
Since 2015 we have removed 1417 Ibs of litter, involving 1074 volunteers. For this coming year, ECOSLO has identified four locations in the City of Pismo Beach that have a high-need for litter removal during the September 2025 annual Creeks-to-Coast Cleanup event. These include:
Downtown Pismo Beach, the pier, Ocean View Avenue near the Sea Venture Hotel, and Palisades Park. Requested funds will help to support the coordination staff required for this major event, including recruitment and training of site captains and day-of volunteers. In addition, we will provide cleanup kits, including a trash grabber, 5 gallon bucket, trash bags and gloves to volunteers who can't attend the cleanup event but would like to independently cleanup during the month of September. City staff is not required for this event except for trash pickup services.
Our Volunteer Coordinator will actively recruit, train and foster volunteer participation for this event, dedicating an estimated 160 hrs (@ $33/hr) towards hosting the cleanup event on City of Pismo Beach sites. ($5,280)
Adopt-A-Spot
For this program, the ECOSLO Volunteer Coordinator provides teams of Pismo-local volunteers with training, resources, and on-going guidance to complete monthly cleanups of adopted sites.
Since 2021, this program has resulted in the adoption of 12 cleanup sites in the City of Pismo Beach and neighboring Shell Beach. For the coming year, 6 sites in Pismo Beach have been identified as suitable locations for citizen adoption. We anticipate the completion of over 40 volunteer-led cleanups during the project period, with previous cleanups resulting in the total Council Agenda 8-20-2024 03.A-14
removal of 186 Ibs of trash. To continue facilitating this monthly program, ECOSLO req estachment 3 grant funds to staff the essential volunteer coordinator and purchase safety supplies for Pismo Beach volunteer citizens.
Due to the enthusiasm of local residents and a robust volunteer community who have chosen to adopt many sites in the city, this position will dedicate an estimated 120 hrs (@ $33/hr) towards facilitating the Adopt-A-Spot program during the project period. ($3,690) Safety Materials are available for volunteers at each site and include branded safety vests & hats; estimated $50 per volunteer x 20 volunteers. ($1,000) Support Fiscal 2024& 2025 City Goals: The requested funds will directly support the Vision described by the City of Pismo Beach and four of five Major City Goals for the 2024 & 2025 fiscal year.
Vision
Our cleanup programs work to preserve and enhance our shared environment. By removing hazardous, littered materials from public lands and preventing its entry into coastal ecosystems our programs help to provide a safe place for local residents and visitors. By engaging SLO County citizens in stewardship activities and organizing a volunteer-based approach to the care of our natural lands, this program brings together our community and reinforces the small beach-town character of this unique city. By preventing and managing pollution, these programs compliment city efforts to manage growth effectively as economic growth often coincides with the increased production of disposable materials. The activities included in Creeks-to-Coast Clean Up Day and Adopt-A-Spot support the success of the local tourist-based economy and uphold the reputation of the City of Pismo Beach as an unforgettable coastal destination by helping to ensure the preservation and beautification of our natural, public spaces.
Major City Goals
Maintain a Focus on Public Safety:
By equipping local residents with the tools and training needed to complete cleanups independently, this program supports public safety and increases the availability of safety resources in the community. ECOSLO also provides volunteer participants with educational resources on what trash they may encounter during a cleanup and how to handle it safely so they are prepared during the event and anytime after.
Water Supply, Conservation and Central Coast Blue:
Preventing trash from traveling into creeks and degrading our county's natural resources helps to preserve reliable water sources. This program actively engages the public through outreach and mobilization in order to address the increasing threats to our community's resources and need for conservation.
Community Character, Beautification, and Quality of Life for Residents:
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The proposed programs preserve and enhance the quality of lands by removing littered waste ment 3 and preventing further destruction of our community's favorite natural places. In doing so, ECOSLO works to restore and augment the natural beauty of SLO County, including coastal access points that are some of our region's most desirable destinations for both locals and visitors. Maintaining identified sites within Pismo Beach and other county locations so they are once again valuable locations for resident's use upholds a standard of quality of life for the local community. Cleanup events and the adoption of local sites by community volunteers expands upon current opportunities for residents to take pride in their environment,join together in a unified effort, and enact meaningful change with real-time benefits to their community.
Housing and Homelessness:
A 2024 San Luis Obispo County Point-In-Time survey estimates that 1,171 individuals are houseless locally. Homeless encampments are often established in creek beds and popular coastal access points. ECOSLO's efforts to remove and prevent harmful pollution in waterways and reduce their entry to the marine environment complement other agency public work initiatives who are addressing the needs of the houseless community and response to public health concerns derived from increased waste in our environment.
Priority of Needs: ECOSLO's impact is driven by volunteer participation. In order to recruit a high number of local volunteers and organize their efforts in the Creeks-to-Coast Cleanup Day and Adopt-A-Spot programs, our organization relies on our Volunteer Coordinator and Volunteer Services positions, leadership positions which represent our highest priority for funding. Of the two events, our Creeks-to-Coast Cleanup Day is a priority over the Adopt-A-Spot program, as it connects with our larger, county-wide efforts and publicity.
Program Description: Founded in 1972, the Environmental Center of San Luis Obispo (ECOSLO) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the protection and preservation of our county's natural resources. To address the growing concern of environmental degradation affecting our popular coastal communities, our organization requests support for our Creeks-to- Coast Cleanup Day Event and Adopt-A-Spot enhancement programs.
The activities included in these programs will directly serve the City of Pismo Beach and the health of the community by:
1) removing hazardous trash polluting public spaces;
2) enhancing the beauty of Pismo Beach;
3) equipping residents to meaningfully engage in stewardship practices that support the enjoyment and wellbeing of our shared environment;
The Annual Creeks-to-Coast Cleanup Day is a county-wide, volunteer-based event that brings together SLO county residents of all ages in a widespread effort to remove harmful pollution that has accumulated in our county's creeks, waterways, beaches and adjoining public lands.
Community sites chosen for cleanup are in need of extensive litter removal & pick-up in order to Council Agenda 8-20-2024 03.A-16
restore their environmental health and value as public, natural spaces. First held in 201D5,ttachment 3 previous successes of our program's cleanup event includes the recruitment and utilization of over 22,000 volunteers and removal of approximately 136,000 Ibs of trash from local creeks and delicate coastal ecosystems.
The Adopt-A-Spot program highlights the importance of citizen initiatives in preventing and managing pollution specifically derived from coastal tourism and recreational use of public lands. Launched in the City of Pismo Beach during 2021, this program empowers community members by providing them with the resources needed to complete coastal cleanups independently. Adopt-A-Spot volunteers collaborate on a monthly basis to address the pollution of city sites identified as public lands in need of regular attention and litter prevention. ECOSLO provides volunteers with training, clean-up materials, and ongoing guidance in order to maximize the impacts of the program and ensure effective use of volunteer time.
ECOSLO requests grant support from the City of Pismo Beach to fund our organization's essential Volunteer Coordinator positions and purchase necessary safety supplies for Pismo Beach volunteers so they may participate in meaningful stewardship efforts that help to preserve our renowned SLO county environment.
Point of Contact: Kendra Paulding
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Fiscal Year 2025 Outside Agency Request
Organization: Five Cities Meals on Wheels
Requested Funding: 10000
Previously received funding: Yes
Direct benefit to the City of Pismo Beach: The grant from the City of Pismo Beach would be used for the purpose of purchasing food to make meals and to purchase the trays needed to package the meals. Since we are not funded by the Federal or State government, we rely heavily upon client donations and the generosity of donors such as the City of Pismo Beach.
Support Fiscal 2024 & 2025 City Goals: Five Cities Meals on Wheels fully supports the City's goals by providing exceptional service through the delivery of meals to the homebound. Our meals and home checks enable our clients in need to attain an exceptional quality of life and continue to live in a safe community.
Priority of Needs: We currently serve over 100 clients daily. The need to buy food and supplies continues to grow.
Program Description: Five Cities Meals on Wheels provides a nourishing, delicious, hot meal, a beverage, and two snacks per day to homebound residents. We have learned that many of our clients were merely eating a bowl of cereal or heating a can of soup for dinner, before they found our organization. We've received numerous phone calls of gratitude for the difference our meals have made by no longer leaving the homebound food challenged. We have helped clients get emergency medical assistance, when we sometimes find clients in distress due to falls or other medical issues. Our weekday safety check-in not only helps our clients, but also offers peace of mind to concerned family, friends, and neighbors. We are often told that our drivers daily visits can be as valuable as the meals we deliver.
Point of Contact: Kathy Bear
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Fiscal Year 2025 Outside Agency Request
Organization: Smart Share Housing Solutions
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Requested Funding: 3500 � Solutions
Previously received funding: Yes 'iS HAR E
Direct benefit to the City of Pismo Beach: To date, HomeShare SLO program staff have provided housing mentoring to 14 individuals from Pismo Beach, have processed 12 applications from residents there, and currently manage direct housing services to five people (two home providers, three home seekers). In addition, HSSLO has provided housing services to three clients from Pismo Beach who are no longer in program matches. The two current home providers in Pismo Beach are senior women in their mid to late 80s who are renting to women in their 60s and 70s. Program staff have also found housing for Pismo Beach residents outside of the City limits, including Maria, who was living in Pismo Beach when she applied to HomeShareSLO as a seeker. Five years ago, Maria was matched with Lynn, a homeowner in Arroyo Grande who uses a wheelchair, and they continue to support one another. Maria enjoys affordable rent and a safe, comfortable place to live, while Lynn has rental income, companionship, and assistance with certain tasks like changing lightbulbs and taking out the trash, which can be particularly difficult in a wheelchair.
While not limited to low income, 80% of HSSLO applicants meet the threshold for "Low Income" or lower. Financial benefits to the five current Pismo Beach City matched clients total $77,400 in rental income to date for providers, or$29,400 for each year these matches persist moving forward. Savings on rent for seekers averages around $1000/month (or$36,000 every year) for a total of$79,800 in rent. That adds up to a total financial benefit to residents currently in the HSSLO program of$157,200. In addition, several residents of Pismo Beach who found matches outside of the city, and are no longer in the HSSLO program, saved a total of $23,800 in rent for a grand total of$181,000 in direct monetary benefits for Pismo Beach residents since 2019, which averages $36,200 every year. With an annual grant of$3500, the City receives a rough direct return on investment ten times over, and even more as SSHS continues to match new clients.
Support Fiscal 2024& 2025 City Goals: Smart Share's HomeShare SLO program will help the City with two Housing and Homelessness priorities:
*Support and participate in regional efforts in a collaborative manner. HomeShare SLO matches individuals in housing throughout the county, thus helping to collaborate over all agencies and balance supply and demand for rooms throughout the county. *Invest in housing and homelessness assistance projects where feasible. The grants and donations Smart Share Housing receives for housing and homeless prevention cover screening and match costs in order to serve lower income individuals. Smart Share's HomeShare SLO Council Agenda 8-20-2024 03.A-19
program's clientele is mostly lower-income (73%) senior women, a population increasingly a hment 3 risk for becoming homeless. While the HomeShareSLO program houses multiple homeless clients, it primarily serves as a homeless prevention tool—preventing senior women from becoming homeless by finding them a room to rent (or renters) before they end up on the streets or in a shelter. With an average Social Security payment of less than $1500 for senior women (several hundred dollars less than the average for men), many senior women renters are priced out of the market. Average rents are substantially more than a single Social Security check. The prospect of homelessness is devastating at any age, yet can be more daunting for elder adults, particularly the increasing number of"elder orphans" with no family members to fall back on for housing and other support.
As CalMatters reports, "From 2017 to 2021, California's overall senior population grew by 7% but the number of people 55 and over who sought homelessness services increased 84% — more than any other age group... For comparison, the number of people accessing homelessness services across all ages increased 43% during this time period," https://calmatters.org/health/2023/02/california-homeless- seniors/?mc_cid=b6b515a08c&mc—eid=ff7f38f70b.
Priority of Needs: HomeShare SLO is one of three programs that Smart Share Housing Solutions operates to connect more people with housing. It is also the one currently most in need of funding.The applicants all pay a fee to help provide this service, but because the program aims to serve low-income residents, the fees don't cover all the staff hours involved in setting up matches (conducting background checks and reference calls, arranging introductions, completing Living Together Agreements and mediation). Funding from the city will help keep fees low and provide housing for the county's most vulnerable residents, without having to build any new housing.
Program Description: Smart Share Housing Solutions' HomeShare SLO program is modeled after 60+ successful non-profit home sharing programs nationwide which have provided housing and community-building opportunities via a secure matching system that connects compatible home providers with persons seeking safe, affordable housing and companionship.
HomeShare SLO employs a proven, low-cost method to create affordable housing of existing stock, through building community connection rather than using bricks and mortar. In addition to opening up affordable housing, this brings companionship and security for older adult residents to age in place in their homes and communities.
Seventy-one percent of HSSLO clients are ages 60 and up and 73% are female. Serving these clients requires extra security protocols and individual touches so that the vulnerable are protected and feel safe in their homes. Staff perform background checks and credit checks on all applicants as well as provide an extensive lifestyle analysis to assist with successful matching. All matches are also provided with counseling on strategies for success and creating an exit plan for when the match ends, as well as match support mediation when needed. Staff intake time and screening cost for each new client intake is about $200 in fees and hourly wages for staff, before introductions can be made and clients matched. While intake cost is not exceptionally high, it typically takes 7-10 new clients to achieve one match. Between direct costs of fees and staff time, as well as outreach and admin expenses to recruit new clients and to manage current Council Agenda 8-20-2024 03.A-20
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ones, a match may cost the program $2500 for each party (room provider and room see er).
Grant funding would help offset these costs and allow us to keep fees low for our clients.
Point of Contact: Vicki van den Eikhof
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Fiscal Year 2025 Outside Agency Request
Organization: SLO Noor Foundation
Requested Funding: 20000
Previously received funding: Yes n R
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Direct benefit to the City of Pismo Beach: Since the Spring of 2023, the SLOW has operated two physical clinics in San Luis Obispo as well as a telehealth and virtual support program launched in 2020 and a mobile health unit serving women in the Santa Maria Valley through a partnership with Cal Poly Health Research Center. During this period, funds from the City of Pismo Beach have helped the SLOW successfully increase the capacity of its existing services, delivering care to 1,657 patients over 4,641 encounters with 46% of patients being new in 2023.
Of these visits, the SLOW was able to serve residents of Pismo Beach over 96 medical, vision, and dental visits and 181 laboratory and radiology diagnostics at an estimated value of$19,350.
Furthermore, the SLONF served residents of the surrounding Five Cities area over 692 medical, vision, and dental patient visits and 1,261 laboratory and radiology diagnostics, free of charge.
In the upcoming year, the SLOW will continue to serve Pismo residents and workforce with free healthcare by increasing the capacity of its clinics by a projected 15% and thereby bolstering the economy and wellbeing of the City.
Requested funding in the amount of$20,000 will afford the following project expenses:
(1) 40% or$8,000 in clinical support staffing necessary to support over 108 volunteers, schedule patients, handle intake, order diagnostics, process referrals, and oversee daily logistics. As a primarily volunteer-based organization, the SLOW relies on the support of volunteer providers and professionals who donated their time and expertise over 9,302 hours at an estimated value of over$353,000. As a result, the SLOW requires clinical support staff in order to adequately support its volunteer providers and establish a continuity in care for its patients, providing program oversight and offering translation services.
(2) 35% or $7,000 in laboratory diagnostics and radiology imaging needed to screen, diagnose, and monitor new and established patients in order to accurately assess conditions and prescribe appropriate treatment. Through partnerships with local diagnostics facilities, the SLOW receives a 30-80% discount on these outsourced services, which the SLOW pays for on behalf of patients to assure quality care and to reduce patient noncompliance caused by an inability to afford out- of-pocket diagnostics costs.
(3) 15% or$3,000 in clinical supplies needed to deliver appropriate healthcare and support services. These supplies include primary and specialty care supplies needed to remain compliant within internal and state-regulated standards as well as personal protective equipment.
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(4) 10% or$2,000 in overhead to afford the administrative, financial, and leadership support as well as indirect expenses, such as facility rental and utilities necessary to operate SLO Noor Health Clinics at a full-time availability.
By affording these expenses, the SLONF will conduct the following activities: (1) operate its virtual and in-clinic healthcare and support services at least 4 days/week across two physical sites and two mobile units; (2) serve 2,000 unique patients across 5,200 encounters and 10,400 diagnostics, and; (3) serve 280 unique Five Cities-based patients across 750 encounters and 1,500 diagnostics. Through these activities, the SLONF intends to achieve the following outcomes: (1) increase clinical capacity by at least 15%with at least 30% of patients being new during the grant cycle; (2) increase positive patient health outcomes as demonstrated by a decrease in health risk factors (e.g., decrease in HbA1c values in patients with or at risk of type- 2 diabetes), and; (3) provide all healthcare and support services 100%free of charge to patients.
Support Fiscal 2024& 2025 City Goals: The Vision for the City of Pismo Beach includes "Enhance a vibrant tourist-based economy, while becoming a world-renowned tourist destination." According to the 2023 San Luis Obispo County State of the Workforce Report, between 2018 and 2022, employment has grown in the low wage Tourism, Hospitality, and Recreation industry (+3.9 percent) —which dominates local employment, accounting for nearly one in five county jobs—and the Agriculture and Food industry (+20.4 percent), where countywide employment is 182 percent more concentrated than the state average. Many of the workers who support the tourism industry are those who can least afford healthcare, such as housekeepers, maintenance workers, gardeners, and restaurant workers. These workers provide vital services to the various businesses that make Pismo Beach a desirable tourist destination.
Providing health services to the residents and workers in Pismo Beach also accomplishes the City's goal to "support regional efforts to address housing needs and homelessness." Based on our 2023 patient summary, 151 unique medical and vision patients have been homeless or were at risk of homelessness. These patients were seen over 439 medical and vision patient encounters--this means over 10% of the patient base are or at risk of homelessness. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, about 41% of Americans have unpaid medical debt that can lead to reduced spending, and a 2020 study by the University of Washington has shown that medical debt may increase the risk or prolong homelessness. Funding from the City of Pismo Beach assists in proactively addressing some causes of homelessness, preventing conditions from becoming health emergencies requiring costly emergency care. Physical and mental health are key to a robust community and workforce and the SLONF's free healthcare and support services may make the difference between a community member being healthy enough to work, pay rent, and maintain their family versus being out of work and lacking resources that may lead to homelessness.
Priority of Needs: The SLONF was successful in developing and funding the expansion of its mobile clinic program, acquiring a solely-owned and operated mobile health unit which now operates one day/week. The mobile clinic serves under-resourced geographical areas in SLO Council Agenda 8-20-2024 03.A-23
County, including Grover Beach, Nipomo, and Oceano. At SLO Noor Foundation Mobile"Cltnic achment 3
(SNFMC) sites, patients receive new patient exams and primary care, including screenings for high-risk chronic conditions, laboratory diagnostics, internal referrals for follow-up and specialty care, and external referrals for social services. Due to the limitations of mobile care, however, the SNFMC can only deliver basic primary care and will refer mobile clinic patients for followup care and specialty services at physical SLO Noor Health Clinic sites. As a result, the SLONF anticipates that the increase in demand for services will impact both physical and mobile sites, requiring a subsequent capacity increase to adequately support both new and existing patients.
Funding from the City of Pismo Beach in FY 2024-25 will assist the SLONF in continuing to expand the availability and reach of its health and support services by extending preventive and episodic care to underserved communities before health concerns become costly emergencies requiring critical care. With $20,000 in requested funding, the SLONF can help to address inequity in healthcare access and quality by improving the healthcare-related quality of life of community members facing obstacles barring them from accessing SLO Noor Health Clinics, including transportation, technology, workplace, or childcare barriers. In addition, by improving awareness of and access to healthcare and support services via mobile health and outreach, the SLO Noor Foundation will help community members manage their health independently, supporting long-term wellbeing and livelihood on a community level.
Program Description: We at the SLO Noor Foundation (SLONF) would like to thank the City of Pismo Beach for its ongoing support enabling SLO Noor Health Clinics to substantially grow in capacity, reach, and scope. Since 2010, the SLONF has evolved from a single part-time medical clinic to a comprehensive healthcare facility and community network with a mission to provide free medical, dental, and vision care services to uninsured and underinsured adults in San Luis Obispo and northern Santa Barbara Counties, regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or immigration status. The SLONF is committed to advancing diversity and inclusion by helping ensure that all people across the community, including those who work, reside, and congregate in the City of Pismo Beach, feel valued and have equal access to resources, services, and opportunities provided by SLO Noor Health Clinics.
The requested $20,000 will be used to offset direct clinic expenses, including clinical support staff, essential medical and dental supplies, and laboratory and radiology diagnostics necessary to serve a projected 2,000 patients over 5,300 in-clinic and telehealth encounters in the fiscal year (FY) 24-25.
Point of Contact: Tanya Walker
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Fiscal Year 2025 Outside Agency Request
Organization: People's Self-Help Housing people's Requested Funding: 5000 Self-Help
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Previously received funding: Yes
Direct benefit to the City of Pismo Beach: In the last year, these funds have helped provide clinical social services and case management to residents of the 76 current households of its Pismo Beach affordable housing properties. Services were provided free of charge to the residents we serve. Our service demographic is primarily low-income families, seniors, persons with disabilities, veterans, farmworkers, and those transitioning out of homelessness.
Support Fiscal 2024& 2025 City Goals: Funds will support SHP's clinical social services and the development of wrap-around services provided to residents of our Pismo Beach properties. This program addresses the City's major city goals for Housing and Homelessness: Invest in housing and homelessness assistance projects where feasible. By housing existing homeless households, and by ensuring that low-income households that are in danger of homelessness or homelessness recidivism, this investment in Pismo Beach neighborhoods will contribute to the preservation of the outcomes of the City's beautification strategies as well, and with over 1,100 hours of clinical social services, the City will receive exceptional services to those at risk of homelessness from a nominal investment.
Priority of Needs: People's Self-Help Housing's funding need would be used to continue building affordable homes with site-based services on the Central Coast of California.
Program Description: People's Self-Help Housing provides supportive services through our Supportive Housing Program (SHP) at our three properties (Pismo Creek Bungalows, Sea Haven Apartments, and Pismo Terrace) and 126 housing units in the City of Pismo Beach. Services include enhanced access to preventive health screenings, nutrition security, critical medical transportation, behavioral health counseling, financial literacy coaching, and administrative support which helps with securing disability accommodations, medical equipment, or SSI benefits.
Point of Contact: Forrest Eastham
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Fiscal Year 2025 Outside Agency Request
Organization: Pismo Beach Chamber of Commerce
Requested Funding: 25000 Previously received funding: Yes P15MMEA[H
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Direct benefit to the City of Pismo Beach: The Pismo Beach Chamber strives to be a valuable partner to the City in developing programs that will help our business community thrive, engage our residents, and promote the Pismo Beach Experience to attract tourism.
These programs benefit the City in a multitude of ways.
1. The Summer Market -through the funding received we have been able to increase our musical entertainment and hire a Market Manager to ensure the proper running of the Market.
We invested in re-usable market bags that were passed out into the community promoting both the City and the Chamber.
2. The Leadership Sponsorship helps to support the Chamber's administrative initiatives.
Funds have been used to secure a fiscal review process that includes the hiring of a Compliance Manager and CPA to provide a monthly audit of all financial transactions and reconciliation of expenses.
3. Christmas by the Sea (formerly Classic California Christmas) last year monies were used to offset the costs of the materials for the Surfboard Decorating contest. This year the monies will be used specifically to create a shop local incentive.
Support Fiscal 2024 & 2025 City Goals: We believe that the events we have will tie directly into maintain our small beach town charm. By engaging directly with residents and visitors, we help them feel welcome and part of our city.
We also believe that we help in the promotion of tourism within our city. With our Summer Market we provide a warm and inviting place for visitors to meet local vendors and shop for unique items. In addition, to the specific events we are seeking funding, our Taste of Pismo event brings hundreds of guests from out of the area to engage in this unique tasting event.
By engaging locals and visitors the Pismo Beach Chamber is a valuable partner with the City to help our city prosper.
Priority of Needs: Our largest expense is the Pismo Summer Market. This would be the highest priority on our list.
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Program Description: The Pismo Beach Chamber provides support to local businesses antd ocur hment 3
community through engagement and involvement. Our request will help fund three specific areas of our Chamber.
1. Pismo Summer Market - weekly market in the Pier Plaza that runs from the end of May to the beginning of September. Funds allotted for this program will go to offset the costs of the Market Manager and musical entertainment.
2. Pismo Beach Chamber Leadership Sponsorship - this annual sponsorship allows the Chamber and City to continue to partner in special community events to engage our residents and visitors, along with promoting our business community. Monies for this sponsorship are used for the daily operations of the chamber.
3. Christmas by the Sea -this promotion helps to promote Pismo Beach as the place to be for your holiday. Monies for this program will go to fund a shop local promotion and events.
Point of Contact: Jeanette Vierra
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Fiscal Year 2025 Outside Agency Request
Organization: SHOWER THE PEOPLE tH6
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Requested Funding: 7,500
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Direct benefit to the City of Pismo Beach: According to the last data from 2022's Point in Time Count of the homeless, there were 1,448 homeless in our County and 80% of them were unsheltered.The unsheltered frequently move around our Central Coast area due to a number of circumstances. Our area has a lack of free public showers available for the unsheltered to use. STP believes that the ability to take a regular shower offers a health benefit, improves an individuals appearance and lifts an individuals outlook on life. All of these allow individuals to more comfortably access the many homeless services available in our community.
Support Fiscal 2024& 2025 City Goals: One of the City of Pismo Beach's goals is to invest in homelessness assistance projects. STP offers free showers 5 days a week at 5 locations, rain or shine. Our program fills a need for free access to a public shower for the unhoused.
Priority of Needs: Our shower operations depend on the maintenance and upkeep of our shower trailer and van.
Program Description: Shower the People's (STP) mission is to provide access to a free hot shower to the homeless in our community. STP's shower program started in 2017 at our site in Grover Beach. We've added additional sites as the need has increased and currently we have 5 active sites both in San Luis and in Grover Beach. Last year we provided 7,321 showers. Since inception Shower the People has provided 23,000 showers to the homeless in our community.
STP is an all-volunteer organization with 30+volunteers and a 9 member Board which includes a local Doctor, hospital administrator, a member of the clergy and a mental health administrator. 100% of the funding from this Grant will go to our operations: shower trailer and van maintenance, gas, propane, supplies (each shower guest gets a pair of new boxers, socks, t-shirt, toothpaste/toothbrush, comb, hand sanitizer), cleaning supplies and insurance coverage.
Point of Contact: Gwen Watkins
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Attachment 3
Fiscal Year 2025 Outside Agency Request
Organization: San Luis Obispo County Housing Trust Fund Requested Funding: 5000
Previously received funding: Yes
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Housing Trust Fund
Direct benefit to the City of Pismo Beach: This request is being made to cover a small portion of our $932,000 annual operating budget. The requested funds will be combined with funds from other sources to pay a portion of our operating and lending expenses. Without sufficient operating revenues, we cannot provide financing or technical assistance to our communities.
Our operating costs have increased due to higher interest rates, inflation, in the increase in our loan volume.
The primary benefit to the city of supporting the SLOCHTF is that we tirelessly work to increase the supply of affordable housing in Pismo Beach and throughout the county, benefitting the many workforce employees in Pismo Beach who both live in and outside of city limits. We also provide technical assistance to your Community Development Department on housing policies and programs.
Support Fiscal 2024 & 2025 City Goals: The requested funds will directly help the city achieve its goals related to HOUSING, specifically, increasing the supply of affordable housing. The SLOCHTF service area is limited to the County of SLO and fosters a regional and collaborative approach to fulfill its mission. We are proud to partner with the city of Pismo Beach in this endeavor.
Priority of Needs: Our Loan Fund: We continue to have very strong demand for our loans that finance affordable housing units. Every dollar we bring in adds to our loan fund and allows us to lend that much more.
Program Description: The SLOCHTF (San Luis Obispo County Housing Trust Fund) is a 501C3 Nonprofit Community Revolving Loan Fund with the mission of increasing the supply of affordable housing within SLO County. We fulfill our mission by providing financing and technical assistance for affordable housing developments.
Since our founding in 2003, our local lending activity has been robust: we have closed 65 loans totaling over $40 million creating or preserving over 1650 affordable housing units in our county. In Pismo Beach, we funded the Pismo Terrace development resulting in 50 units of affordable housing.
Our loans have contributed to over $400 million of economic activity via affordable housing development throughout SLO County.
Point of Contact: Jeff Eckles
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Fiscal Year 2025 Outside Agency Request
Organization: San Luis Obispo County YMCA
Requested Funding: 4000
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Previously received funding: Yes ��4
Direct benefit to the City of Pismo Beach: Access to safe and affordable childcare continues to be a critical need for families in the City of Pismo Beach. When enrolled in Y enrichment programs, working families can feel secure knowing that their child not only has a safe place to go, but that they are educated and supported. We provide a safe environment for children to continue learning after the school day ends.
Requested funds will help support low-income families attending YMCA programs in the City of Pismo Beach, including day camps, sports, and before-and after-school programs. All funds directly pay for financial aid scholarships and subsidize the costs incurred for providing our programs.
Support Fiscal 2024& 2025 City Goals: As part of the 2024-25 city goals, the San Luis Obispo County YMCA is committed to helping to improve and support the quality of life for the residents of the City of Pismo Beach.
Priority of Needs: In the City of Pismo Beach, our greatest funding need is to subsidize the cost for our youth programs.
Program Description: In San Luis Obispo County,the Y has been committed for over 65 years in helping to serve and support the greater City of Pismo Beach community by providing life-changing programs and services. Families from Pismo Beach participate in our after-school programs, summer camps, and sports programs.
We partner with families to offer homework support, healthy snacks, physical activity such as games and sports, arts, science, and plenty of opportunities to try new things and make great friends.
Within our after-school programs and day camps, we integrate our newly developed SCALED learning curriculum (STEM, Career Connected Learning, hands-on Arts, Literacy, Education, Diversity and Global Learning) to help kids grow in the classroom and out in the world. We also include our Social-Emotional program to help kids develop emotional intelligence skills like self-awareness, self- management, empathy, and cooperation. And we apply our Healthy Eating and Physical Activity (HEPA) programs to build a healthier future for the children in the community by creating an environment rich in opportunities for healthy eating and physical activity. And as summer approaches, the Y continues to fill the childcare gap through our summer camp programs.
The Y offers a variety of safe and fun sports camps and leagues, including Futsal (indoor soccer) and Basketball. Additionally, Bitty Sports invites parent participation, emphasizing parent-child relationship building, along with basic sports play. Y sports programs not only focus on skills, but character development, and instilling the values of respect, trustworthiness, responsibility, fairness, Council Agenda 8-20-2024 03.A-30
and caring. Youth sports programs promote healthy development, encourage self-esteem Attdachment 3 positive peer interaction, along with growing sportsmanship and teamwork.
The Y is committed to being an affordable, inclusive, and accessible option for all families. At the Y, no one is turned away for lack of ability to pay. People of all ages, backgrounds, abilities, and incomes can apply for financial aid scholarships. Qualification is based upon family size, household income level,type of program chosen, and other extenuating circumstances. Through this program, individuals and families who apply typically receive 25%-50% off of program fees, and up to 100% off for families in crisis.
Point of Contact: Douglas Trawick
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Fiscal Year 2025 Outside Agency Request
Organization: SCORE San Luis Obispo Chapter of SCORE Association sco� �' Requested Funding: 2000
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Previously received funding: Yes
Direct benefit to the City of Pismo Beach: The establishment and development of small businesses in Pismo Beach with the assistance of SCORE leads to job creation and increased tax and fee revenues for the City.
Support Fiscal 2024 & 2025 City Goals: A key enabler of achievement of the 24/25 City goals is economic vitality and fiscal solidity. SCORE's singular focus on small business success is a direct contributor to these two factors,
Priority of Needs: SCORE community events and chapter expenses. Other than paid part-time administrative support, all SCORE members are volunteers.
Program Description: We offer free mentoring and educational services to small businesses at all stages of their life cycle. Our scope of services fosters the establishment and growth of small businesses with direct residual benefits in the form of economic vitality for the communities we serve.
Point of Contact: Tom Thompson, Chapter Co-Chair
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