Housing and Homelessness Committee Memorandum
TO: HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS DATE: OCTOBER 24, 2022
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
FROM: OFFICE OF HOMELESS SOLUTIONS WARD: ALL
SUBJECT: REVIEW HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE’S YEAR 2 GOALS AND ACTIVITIES AND DISCUSS ACTIVITIES TO CONSIDER IN YEAR 3 ISSUE:
Review the Housing and Homelessness Committee’s Year 2 Goals and Activities and discuss Activities to consider for Year 3.
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Committee review the Housing and Homelessness Committee’s Year 2 Goals and Activities and discuss activities to consider in Year 3.
BACKGROUND:
On May 13, 2022, the Housing & Homelessness Committee held its first meeting. At the June 28, 2021, Committee meeting, Housing & Homelessness Committee Chair Erin Edwards led a conversation with committee members about successes and challenges of the Committee’s first year. Committee members analyzed the topics covered in Year 1, discussed goals for the Committee’s upcoming year, and provided input on potential activities to align with those goals. The Committee gave direction to the Chair to compile this feedback and return to the Committee with a draft Year 2 plan.
On August 23, 2021, the Housing and Homelessness Committee discussed the Year 2 Goals and Activities and approved the following goals:
Increase shelter beds
Monitor progress on existing programs, resources and services Recommend strategies for affordability
Build regional infrastructure
Examine funding and legislation (present and future)
The activities that align with each goal are shown in Attachment 1. The presentations that the Committee received from May 2020 to September 2022 are shown in Attachment 2.
DISCUSSION:
At the September 26, 2022, Housing and Homelessness Committee meeting, Chair Edwards requested the Committee to review its Year 2 Goals and Activities and discuss when to calendar the Activities that were not presented in Year 2 at the next scheduled meeting on October 24, 2022.
The Activities to be discussed for future presentations in Year 3 include:
“Who to call” Guide for business and residents. Present draft flyer to Committee to conceptually approve.
Presentation from Eastvale
Housing options for people with criminal records (probation and parole) 30-30-30 group for permanent affordability strategies
AB 2553 Shelter Crisis Plan Annual Report
Performance outcomes and data review (semi-annual), including Office of Homeless Solutions data dashboard overview Analysis of funding needs – ongoing and future
Presentation from Temecula on homeless programs and Responsible Compassion Update on Park and Neighborhood Specialists (PANS)/Public Safety and Engagement Team (PSET) Creation of a local Public Housing Authority
Update on affordable housing streams
Presentation from Moreno Valley
Supervisor District Updates
Presentation from San Jacinto and Hemet
Salvation Army First Impressions Program
Updates on Housing Element Strategies
Landlord Incentive Report
Update from County Behavioral Health Department
Crime Free Multi-Housing Ordinance (report on outcomes) Property Vacancy Tax. Chair Edwards requested this activity to be added during the September 26, 2022 Committee meeting.
STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT:
This item supports Strategic Priority 2 – Community Well-Being, specifically, Goal 2.1 to facilitate the development of quality and diverse housing developments that are made available and affordable to a wide range of income levels and Goal No. 2.2, collaborate with partner agencies to improve household resiliency and reduce the incidence and duration of homelessness.
Community Trust – The Committee’s Year 2 Goals and Activities were discussed and approved through a previous Committee meeting that encouraged public participation.
Equity – Riverside residents have equal access to the programs discussed in the Committee’s Year 2 Goals and Activities.
Fiscal Responsibility – The City continues to ensure that federal and state grant funds are used in accordance with program regulations including funding evidence-based programs serving people experiencing homelessness and low-income households among eligible populations.
Innovation – The goals and activities created by the Committee provide the City with the ability to support innovative programs that address gaps in our homeless system of care and affordable housing needs.
Sustainability & Resiliency – The ongoing creation of goals and activities by the Committee will help the City identify and meet the gaps in our homeless system of care and adapt to the needs of our homeless population and service providers and affordable housing needs.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact related to this staff report.
Prepared by: Michelle Davis, Housing Authority Manager
Certified as to
availability of funds: Edward Enriquez, Interim Assistant City Manager/Chief Financial Officer/City Treasurer
Approved by: Edward Enriquez, Interim Assistant City Manager/Chief Financial Officer/City Treasurer
Approved as to form: Phaedra A. Norton, City Attorney
Attachments
Committee’s Year 2 Goals and Activities
Homelessness Action Plan
Committee’s Presentations from May 2020 to September 2022 Presentation
Review of Year 2 Goals and Activities and Proposed Activities for Year 3 ● Page 9