Housing and Human Services Department Presentation
City Council Meeting
March 11, 2025
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Unifying Strategic Plan
Regional and Policy Level Advocacy
Authority and Decision Making
Affordable Housing
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2. 3.
4. Critical Priorities
Moss Adams Homelessness Study
5. Permanent Supportive Housing
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4 Purpose of the HSP
Strateg
ic Plan
WHAT the City
will prioritize
A LIVING
DOCUMENT
that guides
decision
making A TOOL for
transparency
and
accountability
HOW the City will achieve the goals
and objectives of the HSP is defined
in the Implementation Plan
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5 Inputs to the HSP Creation Process
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6 Mission and Vision
Provide an
integrated response
to homelessness
that promotes the wellbeing of all.
wellbeing of all.
A thriving, connected
community with a
diversity of housing
and social support
services that meet
the needs of
our community.
Mission Vision
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7 Values
Collaborative
Equitable
Evidence-Based
Transparent
Whole Person-Center
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8 Strategic Pillars
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9 Goal:
Help prevent housed Santa
Monicans from becoming
homeless through responsive
service provision and
increasing diverse housing
supply so every resident can
afford to remain and thrive in
Santa Monica.
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10 Goal:
Minimize the length and
severity of homelessness and
its impacts on the community
by providing effective
supportive services.
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11 Goal:
Collaborate with key partners
in the region and advocate for
policies at the local, state, and
federal government to
advance strategic plan goals
and help ensure equitable
allocation of services and
resources.
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12 Goal:
Coordinate communication to
clearly convey the City’s
homelessness response and
outcomes and promote
community input.
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13 Next Steps
Finalize the Implementation Plan
Finalize the Communication Plan
Monitor Progress Quarterly
Present HSP Annual Progress Report
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Renters'
Protections
Program (RPP)
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15 Renters’ Protections: Council Direction
1. Resources needed and recommendations to provide
Right to Counsel services
2. Estimateof funding required to provide Flexible Financial Assistance
Consultant: Staff contracted with Fetterman Dunn
Consulting for support with research and
recommendations
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16 Renters’ Protections: Right to Counsel
KEY SERVICE 1: Community Outreach
KEY SERVICE 2: Tenant Rights Education
KEY SERVICE 3: Legal Services
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17 Renters’ Protections: Flexible Financial Assistance
KEY SERVICE 1: Flexible Preventative Financial Assistance • One time assistance; $5,000
• Shallow assistance; $10,000
• Longer term, smaller monthly payments
• Deep assistance; $10,000
• Shorter term, higher monthly payments
KEY SERVICE 2: Eviction Prevention Financial Assistance • Prevent evictions for unlawful detainer involved tenants - up to $20,000
• Funding for transitions to new housing for tenants who lost their UD case
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18 Renters’ Protections: Eligibility Considerations
Right to Counsel and Flexible Financial Assistance
• Residency
• Income
• Prioritization based on vulnerability factors
Additional Considerations for Flexible Financial Assistance • Sustainable rent going forward
• One-time assistance; verification of financial emergency in previous 12 months
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19 Renters’ Protections: Potential Challenges
CHALLENGE: Capacity Constraints
• Multi-year funding so qualifying partner organizations can secure and retain adequate staffing capacity
CHALLENGE: Community Awareness
• Multi-pronged community outreach and leveraging partner networks
CHALLENGE: Funding Constraints
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20 Renters’ Protections: Community Outreach
Multi-pronged Approach
• Variety of communication methods
• Leveraging partner networks and
community groups
• Working across City agencies and
departments
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Renters' Protections
Projected Initial Funding (Up
to)
Right to Counsel (RTC) $2 Million
Flexible Financial Assistance (FFA) $6 Million
Initial Funding: $8 Million
Funding Sources
Measure GS (RTC and FFA) $7 Million
One-time State Prohousing Grant (FFA) $1 Million
RTC Households Served
Full Scope Legal Services Capacity 200
Estimated New Attorneys 5
Initial FFA Households Served
One-Time Assistance 300
Intermediate Assistance 135
Eviction Prevention Financial Assistance 146
Total FFA Households: 582
Combined Renters' Protections
Households 782
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22 Human Services Division Reorganization Plan
Division Split
• Human Services Division and
• Homelessness Prevention and Intervention (HPI) Division New Department Staff
• HPI Manager
• Senior HPI Analyst
• Senior Housing Specialist
Cost
$509K annually - no impact on the General Fund
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NEW HPI Division
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Year 1 Measure GS to Homelessness Prevention and
Affordable Housing (HPAH) Fund = $18M
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HPAH Categories Available Proposed
for Use
Affordable Housing Production (50%) $9M $ -
Income Assistance (30%) $5.4M $5M
Tenancy Preservation (14%) $2.5M $2M
Administration (6%) $1.1M $480K
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25 Proclamation Declaring a Local Emergency on HomelessnessExtension • Existing Proclamation expires May 31,
2025.
• Seek extension of the Proclamation
through December 31, 2026.
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Extended loan terms for rehabilitation and
development of affordable housing (Virginia Avenue)
Made loan commitments for development of
affordable housing (Little Berkeley)
Expedited agreements to pilot new programs (SaMo
Bridge)
Expedited agreement amendments for existing
programs (Therapeutic Transport Team)
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4. Key Initiatives Advanced by 2024 Proclamation
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