Emergency
Housing System
Expansi on
Omar Passons, Jacky Morales-Ferrand,
Jon Cicirelli
City Council Item 8.3
November 29, 2022
Overview
• Noble site removed from recommendation
• Pursue Cerone and Cottle sites
• Success of Emergency Housing
• Emergency Housing Population Focus
• Neighborhood Conditions
• Neighborhood Service Enhancements
1 • Existing emergency shelter
primarily in City Center
• Expansion of EIH increases
equitable distribution & access
• Ongoing efforts Citywide
*Source: 2021 Housing Inventory
Count
A Ci t ywi de Approach –
Emergency Housing System
Map of Emergency Shelter, Group
Shelter, Transitional Beds (includes
EIH/BHC)*
2 Siting Emergency Interim Housing
“Cerone” site
Council District: 4
Location: Southeast corner of
Highway 237 and Zanker road
Developable area: approx. 17 acres
(city would require 2-3 acres)
Owner: Valley Transportation
Authority
Recommendation: Pursue the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Cerone and Cottle sites while continuing to pursue other identified sites 3 Siting Emergency Interim Housing
“Cottle” site
Council District: 10
Location: Cottle road bounded by
highway 85 and the highway 85 on-ramp,
adjacent to Kaiser Permanente San Jose
Developable area: approx. 3 acres
Owner: Valley Transportation Authority
Recommendation: Pursue the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Cerone and Cottle sites while continuing to pursue other identified sites 4 E m ergency H ousing, a P ositive A ddition to C om m unities Clean, quiet, well-
maintained
Supportive alternative to
the street while seeking
permanent home
A safe place to connect to
services
5 6,097
6,650
5,000
5,500
6,000
6,500
7,000
2019 2022
Total Point-In-Time Count of Persons Experiencing
Homelessness in San Jose
Homelessness Across San José
9% increase in
individuals
experiencing
homelessness
since 2019
6 71% increase in
individuals
sheltered since
2019
Homelessness Across San José
980
5,117
1,675
4,975
0 500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
4,000
4,500
5,000
5,500
Sheltered Unsheltered
2019 2022
7 Emergency Housing Sites = Expanded Shelter Capacity
Aligned with Community Plan to End
Homelessness
397 beds across five sites
222 people currently on waitlist
8 Success of Emergency Interim Housing
1,157
Individuals
Served
Exited to
Permanent
Housing
Exited to
Temporary
Housing
No
Information/Other
Returned to
Homelessness
47%
22%
Timeframe:
January 2020 - October 2022 69% of residents
remain housed after
exiting a site
21%
10%
9 Focus on Sub-Populations for Emergency Housing Sites
Sub-populations at
interim housing can
provide benefit
Homebase study of interim
sites will provide additional
information
Returning to Council in early
2023 with results and specific
recommendations on sub-
populations
10 Neighborhoods Surrounding Emergency Housing
Emergency
Housing
improves quality
of life for all
11 Neighborhoods Surrounding Emergency Housing
Resident Concerns
Increased
encampments
Increased crime
Attract blight such as
trash and graffiti
12 Neighborhoods Surrounding Emergency Housing
213
149
45 55
44 199
99 60
47 33
0 50
100
150
200
250
Evans Ln Felipe Ave Mabury Rd Rue Ferrari Monterey & Bernal Police (Quality of Life) Calls for Service*
Year Before Site Opened Year After Site Opened
*within a 10-minute
walkshed of EIH sites 13
Neighborhoods Surrounding Emergency Housing
40 4
5 6
3 18
8 6 6
1 0
5 10
15 20
25 30
35 40
45 Felipe Ave Mabury Rd Monterey & Bernal Evans Ln Rue Ferrari Fire “Fire” Calls for Service*
Fire "Fire" Calls for Service (1 year before site opened) Fire "Fire" Calls for Service (1 year after site opened) *within a 10-minute walkshed of sites
14 Summary of Proposed Enhanced Services
Proactive case management homeless outreach
48-hour Blight Response
2-3 Day Vehicle Abatement Response
Bi-weekly Encampment Trash Service
Enhanced Neighborhood Engagement & Monitoring
15 Recommendations & Alternatives
Option Enhanced
Service Area
No
Encamp
Area
Key Services Key
Drawback
Estimated
Cost
(annual, 5
locations)
Recommendation
(Service Enhancements)
10 minute/~half-
mile walk of
EIH/BHC
Location
N/A Homelessness outreach, 48 hr blight response,
2-3 day vehicle abatement response, biweekly
encampment trash service, neighborhood
engagement and monitoring
High Cost $2.5
million
Alternative 1
(Service Enhancements)
10 minute/~half-
mile walk of
EIH/BHC
Location
N/A Items included in recommendation plus
proactive Police patrols, Cash4Trash, litter
clean-up, illegal dumping cameras,
encampment hygiene, dedicated code
enforcement
Very High
Cost
$5.1
million
Alternative 2
(Service Enhancements
and No Encampment
Zone)
10 minute/~half-
mile walk of
EIH/BHC
Location
150 ft Homelessness outreach, abate tent/structure
encampments, 48 hr blight response, 2-3 day
vehicle abatement response, biweekly trash
service, neighborhood engagement and
monitoring, establish no overnight parking
Small
service area
$3.8
million
16 No Encampment Zones
Not recommending a “no
encampment zone”
Relocates individuals to
other neighborhoods
Costly
Requires dedicated staff
Likely ordinance changes
Causes additional trauma
Exceptions
Risk to Life/Safety
17 Neighborhoods Surrounding
Emergency Housing
Implement Service
Enhancements within
a 10-minute walk of
sites
Representative
Used in City Planning
18 Location of tent and
RV encampments at
Felipe Ave site
Neighborhoods Surrounding
Emergency Housing
19 Potential impact of
10- minute, half-
mile walkshed (if no
encampment zone)
Neighborhoods Surrounding
Emergency Housing
20 W ho are we helping?
An inside look at Emergency Interim Housing
21 Conclusion
Site Recommendations
Remove the Noble site from consideration for Emergency Interim Housing; Pursue the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Cerone and Cottle sites while continuing to pursue other identified sites;
Population Focus Recommendations
Implement a subpopulation focus at Emergency Interim Housing sites by level of care needed; and Neighborhood Enhancement Recommendations (that could be considered in budget process)
Proactive homeless case management outreach
Expedited illegal dumping/trash/graffiti removal
Create monthly accountability/monitoring dashboard reporting on illegal dumping, graffiti, occupied vehicles, police calls for service, and fire (medical, fire, and other) 22