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FROM: R. W. Giese, Cwtra
Director of Building Inspection
DATE: October. 15, 1987
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SUBJECT:
REPORT 'ON LOCATION OF ABANDONED HOUSINGA HOMELESS)
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND' AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
. Accept this report and direct Building Inspection staff to continue their
efforts in locating abandoned structures.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
It can be anticipated that it will be very costly to rehabilitate the type
of abandoned structures that have been identified. We are unable to give
any figure .on each structure and the cost would depend on its condition and
would have to be estimated on an - individual basis.
REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION/BACKGROUND: '
On August 7, 1987, the Board accepted the County Administrator' s Report on
the assignments generated during the July 14, 1987 Board. of Supervisors'
workshop with the Task Force on Homelessness. The Board assigned the
Building Inspection Department the task of surveyingabandoned or vacant
buildings to determine the feasibility of restoring to habitable condition;
its repair costs; the process to acquire use of the building, such as
location .. of owners and negotiating an agreement; and the County' s
liability.
'To determine a proper strategy, Building. Inspection met with
Ms. Pat McCormick, acting as a consultant with Community Services.
Following that meeting, Building Inspection field personnel were instructed
to locate and identify dwellings that appear to be abandoned.
On August 25, 1987, .the Board accepted a report on the intended actions of.
the Building Inspection Department to identify abandoned dwellings for
possible use as shelter for the homeless. As a follow-up to that report,
the following is a compilation of . data along with information regarding
ownership -of the dwellings which have been forwarded to Community Services.
To date, a total of 34 structures have been report. A county area
breakdown shows:
4 East County
2.2 West County
8 Central County
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT; YES'
SIGNATVRE;
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR _. RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER _ ..
SIGNATURE(S1:
ACTION OF BOARD ON October 20, 1987 A*:.+ROVED AS RECOMMENDED X_ OTHER X
ACCEPTED report; DIRECTED County Administrator to schedule meeting with County church
leaders on November 6; 1967 on the homeless issue; SCHEDULED a joint meeting on November 10,
1987 with the Task F6=ca on Homelessness; and REOUESTED staff to report on status of Federal
funding for. shelters and the-feasibility of a .loan to the FEMA Program.
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: County Administrator ATTESTED �.._o�d
Building Inspection PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Office on Homelessness SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
BY
M382/7-83 ,DEPUTY