CITY OF SANTA MARIA
HOMELESSNESS and ENCAMPMENT RESPONSE
Costs, Goals, Objectives, and Action Items
COSTS
•Statewide issue: $24 billion since 2019
•CERF grants though SB County: $16.5 million
•City costs: $1 million
CITY COSTS
•Staff costs (Police, Rangers, Code Enforcement): 13,685 hours or $644,700 (equates to 6.5 full time staff)
•CDBG: $100,000 to $500,000
•Clean-up contractor costs (2M): $200,000
Total = Over $1 million
DEPARTMENT EFFORTS
•Police (SMPD – Community Services Unit): any illegal activity, including but not limited to trespassing, littering, stealing, fighting, unlawful camping, parking recreational vehicles over 72 hours, etc. •Recreation and Parks (Rangers): patrol the parks and the riverbed daily, clean up the trash left behind by encampments in parks, medians, or landscaped areas
•Community Development (Code Enforcement): assist with issues on private property by working with property owners, connecting them with SMPD, and assisting with letters of authority being filled out and filed with the SMPD
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GOALS, OBJECTIVES, ACTION ITEMS
GOALS, OBJECTIVES, ACTION ITEMS
GOALS, OBJECTIVES, ACTION ITEMS
GOALS, OBJECTIVES, ACTION ITEMS