Broadway Project
Gillia n Ha ye s – A ssistant C ity
Manager
Natalie Peterson – I nterim
A ssistant to the City Manager
R ecommendations
B efore you thi s eveni ng staff
recommends 3 acti ons rel ated to
th e Bro a d wa y Pro je ct in clu d in g:
1. C E QA exempti ons and fi ndi ngs;
2. De cla ra tio n o f re strictive
affordabl e covenants; and
3. A uthorization for the City
Manager to execute an
acqui si ti on agreement for the
Project Site A PN 0067 -140 -150.
**Operati ons A greement and scope
to return in the Fall of 2022
B roadway Proj ect & Partners
• 47 Permanent Supportive
Housi ng ( PS H) studi o uni ts for the
m o st vu ln e ra b le p o p u la tio n
• 1 manager uni t
• Also in clu d e s: Co m m u n ity
ga th e rin g sp a ce , La u n d ry fa cility,
Office space, Outdoor gathering
space, R ooftop deck
• Partners
– F i rm F oundati on C ommuni ty
Housi ng
– Shelter I nc.
– Factory OS
Proj ect R enderi ngs
Homekey Background
• September 9, 2021 - HC D announced Homekey R ound
2 N O FA
• J anuary 25, 2022 – City adopted resolution to apply for Hom ekey
• J anuary 31, 2022 – City su b m itte d a p p lica tio n • May 10, 2022 – C i ty recei ved acceptance l etter
• J une 7, 2022 – C ounci l accepted grant funds
• J une 14, 2022 – staff came to Council to amend the FY 2021 -22 budget to appropri ate funds
• Pu b lic n o tice s se n t: Ma y 25th and , J une 29 th • T oni ght – Re q u e stin g City Co u n cil a p p rova l to m ove forward with the proposed project
Perm it t in g Process
• Pro je ct Ho m e ke y & m u lti-Fa m ily
a ffo rd a b le h o u sin g p ro je cts a re
by la w m in iste ria l a n d n o t su b je ct
to a discretionary action & are
statutorily & categorially exempt
fr o m CEQ A
• C ourtesy appl i cati ons have been
file d a n d b e in g re vie we d by
Pla n n in g Divisio n
• Process wi l l go through the
b u ild in g p e rm it p ro ce ss
L and Purchase
• Firm Fo u n d a tio n will own
property & devel op the proposed
project on the site
• Own e rsh ip o f th e p ro je ct is
planned to be transferred to the
City o f V a lle jo u p o n co m p le tio n o f
the proj ect and fi nal occupancy
• City will co n tra ct with a se rvice
provider for wrap around services
and overal l management of the
p ro je ct. City Co u n cil will re vie w
p ro p o sa l in Fa ll 2022
L and Purchase cont …
• Ap p ra isa l o f Pro je ct Site
– completed Feb 1, 2022
– valued property at $605,000
– Pa ym e n t will b e m a d e fro m
grant funds
• Project will be transferred to the
City o f V a lle jo o n ce it is
co m p le te d fo r n o a d d itio n a l
compensati on
Afforda bilit y Coven a n t
• Homekey Round 2 grant award &
standard agreement requi re an
a ffo rd a b ility cove n a n t o r sim ila r
use restri cti on be recorded i n
first position against the Project
for the benefit of the City
restricting the use, operation,
occupancy , and affordabi l i ty of
the Project for 55 years
Fisca l Im pa ct
• A pproval of requested acti ons,
i ncl udi ng purchase of A PN 0067 -
140 -150, construction of the
Pro je ct, a n d will co m e fro m th e
Hom ekey Grant award
Project Sit e
• Site is va ca n t
• Phase 1 envi ronmental
assessment was conducted –
recommended no further action
• C i ty , i n abundance of cauti on,
commissioned a Phase 2
envi ronmental assessment of the
property to ensure no
envi ronmental hazards on the
Pro je ct Site
En viron m en t a l Review
The Broadway Project is statutorily exempt
from the California Environmental Quality
Act ("CEQA") pursuant to Health & Safety
Code section 50678.1.4 (Project
Homekey); Public Resources Code
sections 21080(b) "Ministerial"; 21159.23
"Exemption for Affordable Low-Income
Housing"; 21159.24 "Infill Housing
Exemption"; and CEQA Guidelines sections
15194 "Affordable Housing Exemption,"
15195 "Residential Infill," and 15268
"Ministerial." The Project is categorically
exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA
Guidelines section 15332 "Infill
Development Projects."
Next S teps
• Factory OS – b u ild in g o f u n its
• Service Provider Contract – Fa ll
• C ompl eti on of proj ect and
opening J anuary 2023
R ecommendations
B efore you thi s eveni ng staff
recommends 3 acti ons rel ated to
th e Bro a d wa y Pro je ct in clu d in g:
1. the CE QA exemptions and
fin d in gs;
2. De cla ra tio n o f re strictive
affordabl e covenants; and
3. A uthorization for the City
Manager to execute an
acqui si ti on agreement for the
Project Site A PN 0067 -140 -150.
CO N TACT(S)
Gillia n Ha ye s, Assista n t City
Manager
Gillia n .Ha ye s@cityo fva lle jo .n e t
Natalie Peterson, I nter
Na ta lie .Pe te rso n @cityo fva lle jo .n e t
Project R oomkey
Gillia n Ha ye s, Assista n t City
Manager
Natalie Peterson, I nterim
A ssistant to the City Manager
J ohn E ckstrom,
SHELTER, In c. CEO
B randon W i rth,
SHE L T E R , I nc. Senior Director
Project R oomkey Purpose
Pro je ct Ro o m ke y wa s e sta b lish e d in
March 2020 as part of the state
response to the C OV I D -19
pandemi c.
T he purpose of PR K was to provi de
non -congregate shelter options for
peopl e experi enci ng homel essness,
p ro te ct h u m a n life , a n d m in im ize
strai n on heal th care system
capacity.
NOF A R equirements
• Peopl e experi enci ng homel essness
or who are at risk of experiencing
homel essness are consi dered
in h e re n tly “im p a cte d by COVID-19,”
as they are most l i kel y to have a
l ower l i fe expectancy , be at a
hi gher of i nfecti ous and chroni c
illness, and suffer from substance
abuse and poor heal th.
• T he target popul ati on may al so
have the same underl yi ng medi cal
condi ti ons that resul t i n i ncreased
risk fo r se ve re illn e ss fro m COVID-
19 Overall Program Stats
• Operated A pril 2020 – J anuary 2022
• 175 in d ivid u a ls (143 fa m ilie s)
• A verage monthly cost to operate:
$309,797.65
• A verage cost per person: $38,945.99
F undi ng S ources
F undi ng S ources F undi ng A mount
C ounty and C A P
S ol ano J PA Grants
$5,265,3266.90
CDBG $1,200,000.00
CDBG-CV3 $856,930.00
To t a l: $7,322,256.90
Tim elin e
• L ocati ons:
– Hampton I nn: A pril 23, 2020 – J uly 1, 2020
– R odeway I nn: J uly 1, 2020 – March 11, 2021
– Hampton I nn: March 5, 2021 – J anuary 5, 2022
• Provid e rs:
– Fighting Back Partnership: A pril 30, 2020 – October 7, 2020 – Unity Care: October 7, 2020 – October 5, 2021
– Shelter I nc.: October 1, 2021 – J anuary 30, 2022
• V a lle jo Sta ffin g:
– J udy S hepard- Ha ll: Ap ril 2020 – May 2021
– A nne C ardwel l : J une 2021 – A ugust 2021
– Gillia n Ha ye s: Au gu st 2021 –J anuary 2022
– Natalie Peterson: J une 2021 – J anuary 2022
Program Stats – Ex it s
• 53 – Permanent Destination
• 79 – Te m p o ra ry De stin a tio n s
• 8 –I nstitutional Settings
• 35 – Other Destinations
– C l i ent R efused: 1
– Data Not collected: 28
– Deceased: 6
• 11/10/2020 (offsite)
• 11/20/2020
• 11/30/2020
• 5/20/2021
• 6/14/2021
• 11/3/2021 (offsite)
Jo h n Ecks t ro m , CEO
J ohn.E ckstrom@ shel teri nc.org
Brandon Wirth, Senior Director
B randon. W i rth@ shel teri nc.org
Hist ory
Began in 1986 after grass root
communi ty meeti ngs had the desi re
to be organi zed and to tackl e an
i ncrease i n homel essness i n C ontra
C osta. S i nce our i ncepti on i n 1986,
over 263,000 children, women and
men have been hel ped through a
three -ti er approach ai med at
preventi ng homel essness, breaki ng
the cycle of homelessness and
p rovid in g a ffo rd a b le h o u sin g
through our 6 servi ce model s.
S ervi ces i n S ol ano C ounty
• Pre ve n tio n / Dive rsio n
• Provid in g e ligib le p a rticip a n ts e m e rge n cy one -time payments towards rent, car
b re a kd own s, u tility b ills, d e p o sits, e tc.
• R api d R ehousi ng
• Provid in g e ligib le p a rticip a n ts m ove-in
costs, deposits, short term rental
subsidies.
• SHELTER So la n o Na viga tio n Ce n te r
• Provi di ng homel ess i ndi vi dual s safe and
secure emergency shel ter wi th access to
onsi te case management and supporti ve
servi ces i ncl udi ng pri mary care gui dance
and mental heal th accessi bi l i ty , dog
kennel s, and recreati onal areas.
• Pro je ct Ro o m ke y Fa irfie ld
• May 2020 – May 2021
P RK Im p a c t – G ender
Program Served 175 I ndividuals
May 2020 – J anuary 2022
90 83
1 1
0 10
20 30
40 50
60 70
80 90
100
Gender
Ma le Fe m a le T ransgender Questi oni ng
P RK Im p a c t – Ra ce
Program Served 175 I ndividuals
May 2020 – J anuary 2022
69 85
10 3
0 10
20 30
40 50
60 70
80 90
Ra ce
Wh ite
Black, A frican A m erican, or A frican
As ia n o r As ia n Am e r ic a n
Nati ve Hawai i an or Paci fi c I sl ander
P RK Im p a c t – Et h n icit y
Program Served 175 I ndividuals
May 2020 – J anuary 2022
155
20 0
20 40
60 80
100
120
140
160
180
Eth n icity
No n -His p a n ic/ No n -La tin (a )(o )(x) Hisp a n ic/La tin P RK Im p a c t – E xi t Outcomes
Program Served 175 I ndividuals
May 2020 – J anuary 2022
53 79
8 35
0 10
20 30
40 50
60 70
80 90
E xit Outcomes
Permanent Destination Te m p o ra ry De stin a tio n
I nstitutional Settings Other Destination
P RK Im p a c t – E xi t Outcomes
Program S unset ( l ast 3 months)
Served 75 participants
35 35
1 4
0 5
10 15
20 25
30 35
40 E xit Outcomes
Permanent Destination Te m p o ra ry De stin a tio n
I nstitutional Settings Other Destination
Successes and Struggles
• Successes
• Recei ved 3 months of addi ti onal fundi ng from
t h e S t a t e a n d Va lle jo Cit y Cou n cil t o:
– Provide on -si te case management, mental
heal th servi ces, & medi cal servi ces
– A ll housing program operators county -wid e
collaborated on resources
• Di f f i cul ti es presented f or the program
• L ack of avai l abl e Permanent Supporti ve
Housi ng
• L ack of general affordabl e housi ng
op p ort u n it ie s
CO N TACT(S)
Gillia n Ha ye s, Assista n t City
Manager
Gillia n .Ha ye s@Cityo fV a lle jo .n e t
Natalie Peterson, I nterim A ssistant
to the City Manager
Na ta lie .Pe te rso n @Cityo fV a lle jo .n e t