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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES - 08111987 - 2.2 THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Adopted this Order on August 11, 1987 by the following vote: AYES: Supervisors Powers, Fanden, Schroder, Torlakson, McPeak NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ SUBJECT: Homelessness Issues The Board received the attached report dated August 7 , 1987 from the County Administrator, recommending certain actions relating to the homelessness issue. After discussion by Board members, IT IS ORDERED that the following actions are APPROVED: 1. APPROVED recommendations as listed in the attached report from the County Administrator; 2. AUTHORIZED an invitation to all churches in the County to meet with the Board on Septmber 3 , 1987 at 9: 00 A.M. in the Board Chambers to discuss the homelessness issue; 3. REQUESTED Building Inspection Department to report to the Board on August 25, 1987 on availability of abandoned buildings for housing the homeless; 4. AUTHORIZED letter to President Reagan, with copies to the County' s Federal legislators, advising of the homelessness problem in the County created by the Federal cut-backs in housing subsidies; 5 . REFERRED letter from John Wright relative to transitional housing to the Task Force on Homelessness for response; 6 . REQUESTED County Counsel to report on legal options related to sale of Flood Control surplus property; and 7. DIRECTED the County Administrator to issue a press release requesting the public ' s assistance in locating suitable abandoned buildings to house the homeless. cc: County Administrator Housing Authority Office on Homelessness Building Inspector Community Development Director Public Works Director County Counsel 1 hereby certify that this Is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown. ATTESTED: 49a". t98 //0 / 7 PHIL BATCHELOR, C!erk of the Board of Supervisors and County Administrator BY " , Deputyr r •� / G '*O BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FROM: Phil Batchelor Contra County Administrator Costa DATE: August 7, 1987 t.rlJ^ SUBJECT: Response to Homelessness Committee Workshop Assignments SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATION- Accept County Administrator' s report on the assignments generated during the July 14, 1987 Board of Supervisors ' workshop with the Task Force on Homelessness. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION/BACKGROUND: The Board of Supervisors attended a workshop on July 14, 1987 conducted by the Task Force on Homelessness. Following a review of a one-week survey conducted in February by the Office on Homelessness and service providers throughout the County, a description of the Housing Crisis Fund, and a discussion of the current issues regarding homelessness in the. County, these assignments were generated by the Board: I . Use of Proceeds from Past and Future Tax-Exempt Bonds As part of each County housing revenue bond issue, there are provisions for the payment to the County of fees to compensate for administrative costs and expenses. These funds are used to cover the costs of staff in the Community Development Department and to facilitate the production of affordable housing by: ( 1) providing funds, primarily in the form of loans, directly to developers and/or programs which create affordable housing opportunities; and ( 2) to fund initiatives that indirectly facilitate affordable housing; e.g. , the Oakley Mello-Roos Community Facilities District. Although demands on the resources are substantial, providing funds from the Housing Bond Trust Funds to assist in addressing the homeless issue is possible. Recommendation: Authorize the allocation of an amount not to exceed $100,000 to Shelter Inc. from the Housing Bond Trust Funds, subject to the following conditions: CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: X YES SIGNATURE: �j/• _ RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION 'OF BOARD COMMITTEE X 'APPROVE OTHER S I GNATURE IS 1: A ON OF BOARD ON August 11 . 1987 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE _ UNANIMOUS (ABSENT AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AYES; NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD ABSENT: ABSTAIN: O UPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. CC: County Administrator ATTESTED - PHIL BATC R. CLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS A OUNTY ADMINISTRATOR BY T, M382/7-83 — Page 2 1. Funds are to be used for direct financial assistance on a loan basis to low-income individuals and families who are homeless, and to provide a Winter Shelter Program Housing Crisis Prevention funds policies and procedures shall govern the use of the funds; 2. The Office on Homelessness is requested to submit to the Board a proposal for a Winter Shelter Program to meet the goal of no homeless families this winter; 3. Funds to be disbursed on a monthly basis as needed; 4. Securement of matching funds in an amount equal to the allocation is strongly encouraged; 5. Submittal of monthly status reports and financial reports acceptable to the Director of Community Development. II . Use of Redevelopment Agency Resources Only 350 of the Redevelopment Project Areas in the County are required to set aside 20% of its tax increment for housing. Since the set-aside requirement is relatively new, the project areas with set-aside funds for housing have not generated large tax increments. Amounts available for housing would be expected to be small, with some agencies already programming the housing funds for specific uses. The County' s Redevelopment Agency staff has suggested that amendments to State Redevelopment law to specifically allow for the use of housing set-aside funds for regional facilities outside of a project area would facilitate the ability to redevelopment agencies to respond to homeless needs. Recommendations: 1. That the Board support the introduction of legislation to specifically allow for the use of redevelopment tax increments outside of project areas for regionally serving shelters and programs for the homeless. 2. That the Task Force on Homelessness be requested to appear before their City Councils to seek financial aid from their redevelopment area set-aside, and to sponsor legislation allowing use of tax increements for regionally serving shelters and programs for the homeless. III . Joint Meeting with Churches, Board of Supervisors, and Homelessness Task Force to Determine Interest in Providing Shelter and/or "Adopting" Homeless Families A draft invitation is attached for the Board' s consideration. The Board is requested to determine a date for the meeting. Also attached is a listing of churches throughout the County. The Board is requested to determine if all churches are to be invited or, if not, which ones. (Attachment #1) IV. Use of Abandoned Buildings for Housing the Homeless The Building Inspection Department will survey several known abandoned or vacant buildings to determine the ,feasibility of restoring to habitable condition; its repair cost; the process to acquire use of the building, such as locating the owners and negotiating an agreement; and the County' s liability. A report will be provided to the Board. Page 3 The Tax Collector advises that after receiving permission from the State Controller and Board of Supervisors, he may dispose of property on which taxes are delinquent for five years. All taxing agencies, including the County, have the first opportunity to purchase these properties. They then may be disposed of at public auction. In fact, very few properties of value go to sale. Recent tax postponement legislation allows the elderly to defray taxes until the property is sold. Vacant, but valuable properties with loans, are generally kept from tax delinquency by the lender. The owner has the right of redemption until 5 P.M. before the day of the sale. Finally, there are those who track delinquent properties and attempt to purchase them before listed for sale by the Tax Collector. The Tax Collector is in the process of preparing property lists for the next sale and will provide a list of potential properties of value to the homeless program to the Board in October for further consideration. V. Other Matters 1. Request for Additional Housing Vouchers A letter is attached urging the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to allocate additional federal housing funds to the Housing Authority to be used for critically needed Section 8 Existing Housing Certificates or Housing Vouchers. (Attachment #2) Recommendation: The Board should execute the letter and forward to H.U.D. 2 . Application for Federal and/or State Grant Funds Various Federal and State funding programs have been created in the recent months. Many have extremely short time frames for applications. Competitive applications generally require identification of a specific site( s) for shelters, often with an expressed preference for site control. It is important that the Task Force on the Homelessness and their regional sub-agencies focus their attention on developing specific project proposals for funding consideration within a relatively short time period. It may be best to retain consultants to work with the Community Development staff to develop competitive project concepts and prepare applications. Recommendation: That the Community Development Department be allowed to use up to $20,000 of the appropriation from housing bond trust funds and Community Development Block Grant administrative funds to fund Department staff and to retain appropriate consultants to assist them in the development of viable shelter projects, and to prepare information which would be the basis for applications by Shelter, Inc. , or the County, for Federal and/or State funding programs. 3 . Community Development Block Grants Shelters and programs for the homeless are an eligible activity for Community Development Block Grant ( CDBG) funding. County CDBG funds have already been used for the acquisition and renovation of structures for battered women, and group homes, and as well for administrative funds for the Housing Crisis Prevention Page 4 Fund. Priority is provided to viable proposals showing financial leverage, therefore the funds could be viewed as a supplementary source of money for projects applying for one or more of the Federal and/or State programs referenced above. Recommendation: That a letter be forwarded to the Housing and Community Development Advisory Committee detailing Board concerns regarding the issue of homelessness, and requesting that they consider funding proposals addressing the needs of the homeless. 4. Sale of Bonds to Finance Shelters Revenue bonds have been sold in at least two cases to finance the development of homeless shelters. The revenue source securing the bonds could be the payments made by the County in the form of the vouchers currently used for securing motels, etc. If a system were in place to direct holders of such vouchers first to such facilities, the revenues could be sufficient to debt service bonds. Because of the unique nature of such facilities a bond financing would probably not be completed in the "typical" fashion. Accommodations from involved financial parties--from consultants to buyers of bonds--could be required to make such an undertaking feasible. Recommendation: Authorize the Community Development Department to explore the feasibility of issuing revenue bonds to finance shelter(s) for the homeless. 5. Sale of Pine Creek Detention Basin Surplus Property At the recent budget hearings, the Board of Supervisors requested that the Public Works Department contact the State of California to obtain the release of their interest in the Pine Creek Detention' Basis disposal site. The purpose in obtaining the State' s release was so it could then be sold by the County, and the funds used for the purchase of a suitable site for housing of the needy. Prior to contacting the State, County Counsel was asked to determine the legality of the proposed course of action. County Counsel advised that even were the State to release their interest in the salvage value of the property, the funding would then revert to the Flood Control District in whose name the property was purchased. There is nothing in the Flood Control District Act to allow the use of that money for a social program. The State subvention program provides approximately $20 million annually to help local flood control districts purchase rights-of-way and relocate utilities for new federal flood control improvements. If the State did not participate, the federal flood control program in Contra Costa County would not exist. Without it, such worthwhile projects as Upper Pine Creek, Lower Pine Creek, Pine Creek Detention Basin, Wildcat/San Pablo Creeks, the Marsh Creek facilities, and the whole Walnut Creek channel system would still be ideas, not reality. Recommendation: We strongly recommend against pursuing the diversion of the State's financial share of the Pine Creek disposal site property. Attachment #1 DRAFT August 10, 1987 Dear Sir or Madam: We are seeking your help and advice to meet the crisis of the homeless families in our community. The County Board of Supervisors and the Office on Homelessness wants to meet with our religious leaders to advise you of programs underway to aid your needy, and to solicit your help in providing shelter for and/or "adopting" homeless families. Would you be willing to sponsor one to five homeless families? Do you have an auxiliary organization which would be willing to help with items for the homeless, such as blankets or food? Our goals are that there be no homeless families this winter, and that we find long range solutions to the homeless problem. May we count on you to meet with us in the Board of Supervisors Chambers, 651 Pine Street, Room 107, Martinez, on Thank you for your concern. Very truly yours, SUNNE WRIGHT McPEAK CHAIR SWM:clg CHURCH LIST APR - - 1987 ALAMO %7567 San Ramon Valley United Methodist Church-902 Danville Blvd.-837-5243 CLAYTON 9 TJ 7 St. John's Episcopal Church-5555 Clayton Road-672-8855 DANVILLE All Saints Lutheran `Church LCA-1027 Diablo Road-837-7410 Community Presbyterian Church-222 West E1 Pintado Road-837-5525 First Baptist Church of Danville-1S6S Green Valley Road-837-4173 Immanuel Lutheran Church-888 Podva Road-837-2963 Life Community Covenant Churches-P. 0. Box 575-829-2437 Rolling Hills Community Church-782 Diablo Road-838-7729 San Ramon Valley Congregational Church-989 San Ramon Valley Blvd.-837-6944 St. Isidore's Catholic Church-445 La Gonda Way-837-2122 St. Timothy's Parish-1550 Diablo Road-837-4993 Zion Fellowship-233 Front-820-4669 LAFAYETTE gs'Wq Calvary Baptist of Lafayette-3201 Stanley Blvd.-935-7507 First Church of Religious Science of Contra Costa-3708 Mount Diablo Blvd.-283-5413 Lafayette Christian Church-Disciples of Christ-584 Glenside Drive-283-8304 Lafayette-Orinda Presbyterian Church-49 Knox Drive-283-8722 Lafayette United Methodist Church-955 Moraga Road-284-4765 Our Savior's Lutheran Church-1035 Carol Lane-283-3722 St. Anselm's Episcopal Church Lafayette-682 Michael Lane-284-7420 St. Perpetua Catholic Church-3454 Hamlin Road-283-0272 Sun Valley Bible Chapel-3111 Patty Way-934-1378 MARTINEZ Lq S5_X Agape Christian Center-444 Fig Tree Lane-228-8155 Bethany Baptist Church-5550 Alhambra Avenue-228-7282 Central Church of Christ-245 Morello Avenue-228-4346 Christ Lutheran Church-2370 Harbor View Drive-228-5120 Christian Science Churches-1035 Las Juntas-228-6564 Church of Christ-1865 Arnold Drive-228-2440 Church of God-4769 Pacheco Blvd.-372-0619 Concord Korean Baptist Church-747 Kelly Avemic-228-3747 Congregational Church of Martinez-United Church of Christ 1225 Court Street-228-0549 Emmanuel Missionary Baptist Church-391 Arthur Road-228-2580 Evangel Temple Assembly of God-1020 Las Juntas-228-0468 First Baptist Church-Martinez-1802 Alhambra Avenue-228-6457 Grace Baptist Church of Martinez-68 Morello Avenue-228-4284 Grace Episcopal Church-130 Muir Station Road-228-6574 Martinez United Methodist-100 Church-228-1233 Second Baptist Church-2710 Pacheco Blvd.-228-3860 St. Catherine's Catholic Church-1100 Estudillo-228-2230 United Pentecostal Church-1391 Shell Avenue-229-4311 APR - - 1931 - • CHURCH LIST MORAGA Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints the Orinda Ward-3776 Via Granda-284-5744 Foothills Community Church-1700 School-376-7030 Holy Cross Lutheran Church-1695 Canyon Road-376-7296 Moraga Valley Presbyterian Church-30 Idelwood Court-376-4800 St. Giles Episcopal Church Moraga- P. 0. Box t87-376-5770 St. Mark's United Methodist Church-451 Moraga Way-254-5965 St. Monica Church-1001 Cmino Pablo-376-0558 Valley Church of Moraga-1689 School-3.76-3550 PACHECO First Baptist Church of Pacheco-333 Center Avenue-686-5598 Gospel Light Temple-105 Aspen Drive-825-2903 PLEASANT HILL Assembly of God-2073 Oak Park Blvd.-934-3056 Christ the King Church-199 Brandon Road-682-2486 Christian Fellowship Church-40 Cleaveland Road-676-1639 Church of Christ-148 Gregory Lane-685-6865 Church of the Resurrection Pleasant Hill-399 Gregory Lane-685-2288 Costa-Meda Baptist Association-70 Doray Drive-676-5919 Divorced Catholic's Ministry-2446 Estand Way-671-9339 Faith Christian Fellowship-2265 Contra Costa Blvd. -825-6077 Faith Lutheran Church LCMS-50 Woodsworth lane-685-7353 First Christian Church-2115 Pleasant Hill Road-935-3445 Free Methodist Church-2551 Pleasant Hill Road-934-1244 Grace Community Baptist-2590 Pleasant Hill Road-938-5683 Grace Chinese Alliance Church-800 Grayson Road-68S-7523 Hillcrest Congregational Church of the United Church of Christ-404 Gregory Lane-689-8260 Hope Center Covenant Church-2217 Morello Avenue-685-4673 Neighborhood Church of the C & MA-800 Grayson Road-671 -7181 Northern CA Conference of Seventh Day Adventists-401 'Taylor Blvd.-687-1300 Reunion-140 Mayhew Way-938-7444 Seventh-Day Advertist Church-Pleasant I1ill -800 Grayson Road-934-5803 St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church-1601 Mary Drive-68S-4720 St. Mark's Lutheran Church LCA-3051 Putnam 131vd. -934-6114 The Church for Unity $ Service-1015 Esther Drive-935-5673 ORINDA li15-6, Orinda Community Church-10 Irwin Way-2S4-4906 Santa Maria Church-20 Santa Maria Way-25-1-2426 Shephard of the Valley Lutheran Church-LCA- 133 Aforaga Way-254-3412 St. John the Evangelist Orthodox ChUrch-.SOI . P101-a9a Way-254-3815 St. Mark' s United Methodist Church-451 Moraga Way-254-5905 St. Stephen's Episcopal Church-12 Via Las Cruces-254-3770 APR - - 1981 J CHURCH LIST CROCKETT First Baptist Church -of Crockett-701 Pomona-787-1302 St. Rose Church-555 3d Avenue-787-2052 Crockett Christian Fellowship-721 Loring Avenue-787-1162 EL CERRITO Assemblies of God-El Cerrito-10936 San Pablo Avenue-233-3383 First Baptist Church-7140 Potrero Avenue-233-3010 Seventh Day Baptist Church-Bay Area-6830 Stockton Avenue-724-0176 St. Jerome Church-308 Carmel Avenue-525-0876 St. John The Baptist Catholic Church-11150 San Pablo Avenue-232-5659 St. Peter Christian Methodist Episcopal Church-5324 Cypress Avenue-233-5559 Christian Science Churches and Reading Rooms-601 Lexington Avenue-525-1676 Mira Vista United Church of Christ-7075 Cutting Blvd.-234-0110 Sycamore Congregational Church United Church of Christ-1111 Navellier-525-0727 St. Patricks Episcopal Church-Potrero Avenue $ Everett-237-0216 Evangelical Free Church-7200 Schmidt Lane-524-6820 East Bay Free Methodist Church-5395 Potrero Avenue-232-5410 or 233-6405 Jehovah's Witnesses-532 Elm-527-4668 Christ Lutheran Church-ALC-780 Ashbury Avenue-524-1050 Grace Lutheran Church Mo Synod-15 Santa Fe Avenue-525-9004 Northminster Presbyterian Church-545 Ashbury Avenue-524-4401 Presbyterian Church USA-545 Ashbury Avenue-527-9415 Hillside Community Church Swedenborgian-1422 Navellier-235-3646 El Cerrito United Methodist Church-6830 Stockton Avenue-525-3500 EL SOBRANTE 94e1) Central Assembly-570 Appian Way-223-2240 Bethel Christian Academy-431 Rincon Lane-223-9550 Free Will Baptist Church of E1 Sobrante-5570 Olinda Road-223-4417 Valley View Baptist Church-5435 San Pablo Dam Road-222-2511 Bethel Baptist Church-4905 Applian Way-223-8721 First Baptist Church of E1 Sobrante-4555 Hilltop Orive-223-2760 Hillcrest Baptist Church-3400 Ilillcrest Road-223-9200 West County Christian Fellowship-4721 Appian Way-222-SS81 St. Callistus Church-3580 San Pablo Dam 110ad-223-1153 The Church of God of Prophecy-4333 Appian Way-223-4030 Evangelical Free Church-E1 Sobrante-4950 Appian Way-223-2500 Jehovah's Witnessis-E1 Sobrante-3633 Hillcrest Road-223-6783 Church of the Nazarene-4600 Appian Way-223-1576 United Pentecostal Church-4892 San Pablo Dam Road-222-1700 Apostolic Academy-4892 San Pablo Dam Road-222-3828 Appian Way Seventh Day Adventist Church-980 Appian Way-222-0493 Sikh Temple E1 Sobrante-3S50 Ilillcrest Road-2-13-9906 E1 Sobrante United Methodist Church-670 Appian Way-223-0790 KENS INGTfON p`/ First Unitarian Church of Berkeley-One Lawson Road-525-0302 1 7 .7C 7 Arlington Community Church-S2 Arlington Avenue-S26-9146 7,, 7 APR - - 1987 CHURCH LIST WALNUT CREEK American Baptist Community Church-200 La Casa Via-935-3250 —L Baha' I Faith-P. 0. Box 3003-933-5980 - �J�S�Q Bethel Temple Assembly of God-500 Minert Road-827-1158 - y� `J� Christ Community Church-1717 North California Blvd.-933-2302 Christian Reformed Church-860 Bancroft Road-934-2099 -9-/599 Church of Christ-2460 Buena Vista Avenue-932-6750 - 61145n, Church of God-Anderson Indiana-2449 Buena Vista Avenue-935-1903 - L 0 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints-100 Northj ate Road-932-9720-9i/5-qs Church of the Nazarene Walnut Creek-1755 Sunnyvale Avenue-934-6550-g4s9(1 Evangelical Free Church-2303 Ygnacio Valley Road-934-1273 - (?"715q3 First Baptist Church of Walnut Creek-2336 Buena Vista Avenue-934-2139 First Church of Religious Science of Walnut Creek-1339 Pine-938-9�13 Grace Presbyterian Church-2100 Tice Valley Blvd.-935-2100 - Hillside Covenant Church-2060 Magnolia Way-934-1110 - L J In Jesus Name Ministry-2274 B Oak Grove Road-930-1853 -qv S fly Mt. Diablo Unitarian Universalist Church-55 Eckley lane-934-3135 Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints-1786 21) Avenue-939-3595 Rossmoor Pilgrim Congregational Church-3341 Tice Creek Drive-938-0444 Saint Stephen's Catholic Church-525 Madonna Lane-939-3826 '/ Springbrook Assembly of God-Springbrook Road Y, Hillcroft Way-934-5449 - 97 S (4r St. Anne's Catholic Church-1600 Rossmoor Parkway-932-2324 St. John Vianney Church-1650 Ygnacio Valley Road-939-7911- C/��q St. Luke's Episcopal Church-1012 Stanley Drive-937-4820 -e1,V� St. Luke's Lutheran Church-2491 San Miguel Drive-935-01 ,0 St. Mary's Church-2039 Mt. Diablo Blvd.-934-2544 -e/'�i7M�)l/� 4 St. Matthew Lutheran Church-399 Wiget Lane-932-1955 %r /C�/ /�J St. Paul 's Episcopal Church-1924 Trinity Avenue-934-2326 Tice Valley United Methodist Church-P. 0. Box 2007-937-4535 Trinity Lutheran Church LCMS-2317 Buena Vista Avenue-935-3360 Unity Center of- Walnut Creek-1871 Geary Road-937-2191 -��5`)�• , Walnut Avenue United Methodist church-260 Walnut Avenue-933-0888 - Walnut Creek Community Church-1339 Pine-938-9313 - q/y 96? Walnut Creek Friends Church-1950 1st Avenuc-935-7531 _ ) Walnut Creek Pentecost-1310 Conejo Way-943-6460 Walnut Creek Presbyterian Church-1720 Oakland Blvd. -935-1574 - I/� y Walnut Creek United Methodist Church-1543 Sunnyvale Avenuc-934-4208 Ygnacio Valley Baptist Church of Walnut Creek-535 Walnut Avcnue-939-2333 _CJyY!/ SAN RAMON American Baptist Church of the Valley-19001 San Ramon Valley Blvd.-829-3366 Eagle's Nest Christian Fellowship of Northern California -570 Alcosta Mall-833-8283 First Baptist Church of Dublin-San Ramon-20801 San Ramon Val Icy Blvd.-828-8005 Nazarene Church San Ramon Valley- 12700 Alcosta Blvd .-829-4073 St. Joan of Arc-17101 San Ramon Valley Blvd. -829-0700 Y. aae CHURCH LIST PINOLE 9 Pinole Valley Assembly of God-2850 Estates Avenue-758-7070 Pinole Valley Baptist Church-2885 Pinole Valley Road-758-9313 First Southern Baptist Church of Pinole-530 Maiden Lane-724-8810 Nichiren Shoshu Myoshinji Temple-2631 Appian Way-222-8372 St. Joseph's Church-Pinole-837 Tennent Avenue-724-3025 Church of Christ of Pinole-755 Pinole Valley Road-724-1994 Church the Lord Episcopal Church-592 Tennent Avenue-724-9141 Gloria Dei Lutheran Church-725 San Pablo Avenue-724-4782 Our Savior Lutheran Church MS-3110 Avis Way-758-1961 Pinole United Methodist Church-2000 San Pablo Avenue-724-3312 RODEO G)4/ Bayo Vista First Baptist Church-632 1st- 799-6255 Zion Hill Missionary Baptist-901 Mariposa-799-4647 Rodeo Free Will Baptist Church-500 1st-799-1662 First Baptist Church-Southern of Rodeo-3d $ Vaqueros Avenue-799-4527 St. Patrick's Catholic Church-7th $ Vaqueros Avenue-799-4406 Valley Bible Church-545 Garretson Avenue-799-3171 SAN PABLO Grace Temple Community Church-1484 Rumrill Blvd.-234-1464 Iglesia Apospolica-1309 Rumrill Blvd.-237-8520 Assembly of God San Pablo-1850 15th- 236-3590 Central Baptist Church-17th $ Broadway-237-4300 Landmark Missionary Baptist Church-2060 Brookside Drive-232-8510 Rock of Ages Missionary Baptist Church-1829 Market Avenue-235-6642 Southern Baptist Spanish Church-1305 23d-235-0500 American Baptist Churches of the West-2301 Rumrill Blvd.-231-0636 Iglesia Bautista Panamericana-2301 Rumrill Blvd.-235-2916 Pan American Baptist Church-2301 Rumrill Blvd.-23S-2916 Parchester First Baptist Church-3900 McGlothen Way-233-2584 First Baptist Church of Pinole-16550 San Pablo Avenue-724-1515 Faith Baptist Church of San Pablo-1200 Yuba Avenue-237-1881 Broadway Baptist Church-2966 18th-233-8195 First Baptist Church-Southern of San Pablo-2020 Sutter Avenue-232-7577 Rollingwood Baptist Church-2652 Church Lane-223-8450 St. Paul Catholic Church-1845 Church Lane-232-5931 Christian Believers-1970 23d-231-0772 Tara Hills Alliance Church-2800 Tara Hills Drive-724-2900 Church of Christ-20th $ Rumrill Blvd.-232-6960 San Pablo Church of God-1860 Tyler-232-5125 Power House Church of God in Christ-1400 Sutter Avenue-620-9035 St. John Church of God in Christ-1450 Rumrill Blvd.-234-27.11 Church. of ,Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints San Pablo Ward-4351 Hilltop Drive-222-1250 Jehovah's Witnesses-2958 20th-233-3285 Rollingwood Lutheran Church-2393 Greenwood Drive-223- 1932 Saint Timothy Lutheran Church-3390 San Pablo Dam Road-223-2161 House of Prayer Community Church-1520 Ventura-620-9640 Sion Church of God in Christ-1320 Sanford Avenue-233-8232 Evangel Christian Center-2707 17th-234-0975 AERCULES ��_5 7 llow Avenue Church of God-960 Willow Avenue-799-7783 77 Concord, Ca., ul 27 1987 Y i ;_0i .—� Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors ==>': Concord City Council Members This is a request for extreme caution in processing or assisting in the implementation of some of the recent recommendations presented to you from the County Task Force on Homelessness. The Task Force is recommending permanent "transitional" shelters for homeless families in West, East, and Central County. It suggests that money the County's non-profit agencies raise and spend "putting people up in motels for a few days" be diverted to help fund these shelters. They assert homeless families aren't "apartment ready" and need a shelter transition to prepare them for permanent housing. This assertion is nonsense. Their argument ignores the advantages of geographically appropriate motels in our widely spread County. (Over 25 motels alone in Central and East contract with our existing shelter providers). It also seems to ignore the dignity, needs and desires of the homeless. We know of no homeless family who would choose a shelter over a private motel room while searching for a permanent residence! Their argument flies in the face of the wide variation of daily, end-of-month, geographical, and seasonal needs of homeless families. This is certain to cause either high vacancy rates or overloads. The first being excessively costly, and the second shifts the homeless families back to the existing providers whose dollars have been previously diverted to funding the shelters -- a no-win situation for homeless families .and a set-back for our County. The Task Force also appears oblivious of the enormous start-up, daily maintenance, energy, insurance, and staffing costs of running a permanent shelter-- not to mention problems of finding publically acceptable locations. The costs alone would pay the 1 st months rent for.every homeless family in the County many times over. It's certain the County shelter provider agencies can and must improve their effectiveness in helping families make the transition from homelessness to permanent housing. Not all agency caseworkers have been trained to provide this service, and some still don't know that permanent housing and family budget stability is possible. However, it's our belief that we should stick with the recommendations made by the same Task Force QQ86) to support rent and mortgage relief funding to prevent evictions; to assist those already homeless with 1st months rent in budget-sustainable housing; and to train casework volunteers how to teach and assist families to make the transition and find remedies for their housing and budget needs. These recommendations have only been partially implemented. We lack only the implementation and completion of common casework training. The transition to permanent housing success casework stories (even with limited training) since current funding was provided (approx. $87,000 3/87) via F.E.M.A., local fund drives, and the Homeless Office revolving fund proves we are on target. No family in our county needs to be homeless if we fully implement this process. If we don't support this program and fail to keep the funding for it alive we will be back to ground zero! (Incidently, funds will exhaust by 9/15/87 if there is no attempt to sustain it) Please encourage the Task Force to stay on target and complete its original objectives for the good of homeless families. Measurements should be required of the Task Force to determine it's effectiveness and results to date before encouraging them to launch out on a different project for the same homeless population. Please call me if you want further information. I can be reached on 676- 1813, or 687-3030. Sincerely, *ht jiti Chairman, Homeless Advocacy Committee, County Task Force American Red Cross, Diablo Chapter, Emergency Services Walnut Creek U.M.C. Homeless task force DISTRIBUTION x Board Members C.C. Craig Jarvis, Contra Costa Times County Administrator Diane Weddington, Contra Costa Times — t.;_ri.,, Services Phil Batchelor, County Administrator Ccmmurity Development Z Fug`• 7.Uris ' } HOUSING AUTHORITY of the COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA 3133 Estudillo Street • P.O.Box 2759 • Martinez,California 94553 August 11 , 1987 ❑Central Administration (415)372-0791 ❑Construction 6 Engineering Mr. William F. Nishimura (415)372.7308 ❑Development Acting Regional Administrator-Regional Housing Commissioner (415)372-7391 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ❑Fiscal San Francisco Regional Office, Region IX 8 Financial Services (415)372.8134 450 Golden Gate Avenue (415) ❑Housing Operations San Francisco, CA 94102-3448 (415)372-7400 ❑Occupancy Officer Dear Mr. Nishimura: (415)372-0796 ❑Purchasing (415)372.5327 On behalf of the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County, Housing Offices I urge that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ❑2102Buchanan Road allocate additional federal housing funds to the Housing Antioch,CA 94509 Authority of the County of Contra Costa to be used for the (415)754-2565 distribution of critically needed Section 8 Existing Housing El 801 "J"Street Certificates or Housing Vouchers. Antioch,CA 94509 (415)757-2925 ❑2425BissoLn.,Suite 225 These Section 8 Certificates and Housing Vouchers are needed to Concord,CA 94520 assist the 4,000 low-income families and senior citizens who are (415)687.8791 on the waiting list of the County Housing Authority. Because ❑Pox231l�oStreet P.O. Bof the lack of federal subsidy funds and the substantial waiting Martinez,CA 94553 list of the Section 8 program, the Housing Authority of the (415)372-8621 County of Contra Costa is not able to provide rental assistance ❑1601 N.Jade Street No. Richmond,CA 94802 to these homeless persons. Significant additional federal (415)232-8492 housing funds are needed now to help house these desperate home- ❑4th 8Rosemary Ln. less families. Oakley,CA 94561 (415)625.2245 El 875 EI Pueblo Avenue The Board of Supervisors is concerned with the increasingly Pittsburg,CA 94565 serious problem of homeless families and individuals who are (415)d32-3523 desperately seeking affordable housing in Contra Costa County. ❑2 California Street Rodeo,CA 94572 Many of the homeless families cannot afford to pay the rental (415)799.4476 rates of available rental housing in our county without some form ❑52 Pueblo Avenue of housing subsidy. The Section 8 Certificate and Housing West Pittsburg,CA 94565 (415)458.3242 Voucher programs provide an excellent vehicle to assist many of these homeless families and individuals immediately. The Congress of the United States has made federal housing funds available through housing appropriations bills as well as recently enacted Homeless Programs Legislation, such as HR558. These federal funds have been assigned to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for distribution to local housing authorities and other eligible housing organizations. It is imperative that Contra Costa County receive its fair share of these federal funds in order to assist the homeless in our county. Therefore, I urge that you give immediate consideration • "11 ' J to providing any available Section 8 Certificate or Housing Voucher funds to the Housing Authority of the County of Contra Costa. Your cooperation and prompt action in this matter will be greatly appreciated. Sincerely, Sunne W. McPeak Chair Board of Supervisors cc: Congressman George Miller Congressman Ron Dellums U.S. Senator Alan Cranston U.S. Senator Pete Wilson