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Home My WebLink AboutCM Homeless Update Report PPTUpdate on the Ritter Center MOU Jr Where We're Going Tonight # 1 Mail Services (500+ Registered) # 2 Shower Services (300 per week) # 3 Homeless Pantry (90 per week) Where We're Going Tonight # 2 Shower Services (300 per week) # 3 Homeless Pantry (90 per week) r f New Arrangement • 6 months of General Delivery at the main branch on Bellam Blvd • PO Box services as needed after 6 months — Ritter providing 100 PO Boxes ($9,000) — The City providing 100 PO Boxes ($9,000) • 3517 PO Box discontinued; 16 Ritter St. for business mail only; private PO Box for payee services Where We're Going Tonight # 1 Mail Services (500+ Registered) # 3 Homeless Pantry (90 per week) Constraints • Extremely limited funding through the City • Not directly managing new contracts/services • Buy -in from stakeholders is essential • Must create comparable services Ilmarin Mobile Care " - The showers o marin mobile care .'� Required Capital • Fully vetted three vendors on price, California ADA compliance, customer reviews, and product specs • Final decision — purchase two, 3 -stall units from Portable Restroom Trailers, LLC (each unit has one California ADA compliant unit, so we -'ll have two ADA stalls of six total) • Units are approximately 7,000lbs with an empty 300 gallon waste water tank; even with full waste -water, the weight will allow for Class C licensed drivers • Need two pickup trucks that can each tow 10,000lbs Capital Costs Expense I Vendor I Cost I Notes Capital Costs Pickup Truck #1 SRPD $0 Donated by SRPD Pickup Truck #2 TBD $0 Donation Mobile Shower Unit Portable Trailers, LLC $101,000 Advertising Wraps Fastsigns $5,000 Permits TBD Cities of Operation $0 Waived Tota 1 1 $106,000 r I DIGNITY =I ON WREELS r i Rebu l lding The lives Of The Homeless" gg `I OneShOWEr&laundry Load AtATime I Www,dignityonwhe¢Is.org � 650.330.8000 prnniletlb tW rA OF Operations • Operations emulating other mobile shower vendors • Downtown Streets Team will operate the mobile showers as a social enterprise program; they will staff the program by hiring former Team Members at living wages • Each unit will have one FTE at all times; additional support will be provided by Team Members in training and community volunteers. • Staff will drive the units, setup and shutdown sites, transport waste as needed, greet guests, enforce rules, and maintain the shower units Guest Experience • The showers can be operated for two, 3 -hour sessions everyday -6 days per week • Guests will have 20 minutes for their shower (that includes undressing, showering, grooming, and redressing) • Guests will be required to make appointments for showers (new guests can be accommodated as needed) • Basic rules of conduct will be enforced, especially around loitering Operating Costs Expense I Vendor I Cost Staffing Staff person 1 @ $15/hr Staff person 2 @ $15/hr Staff person 3 @ $15/hr Benefits (@ 15%) Vehicle Gas/maintenance Insurance Supplies Soap & Toiletries Towels Laundry Service Shower Curtains Insurance General Liability Insurance Fees Disposal Fees Waste Pickup Fees Inputs Power Water DST $31,200 DST $31,200 DST $31,200 DST $21,528.00 $10,141 *IRS($0.54/mile); $16.2 daily RT from SR to Sausalito; 313 days $3,000 TBD $0 Provided through sponsorships like EO TBD $0 Provided through sponsorships with local hotels TBD $0 Target $200 TBD $5,000 Estimate TBD $2,500 Comped if possible TBD $2,500 Comped if possible TBD $2,500 TBD $2,500 Subtotal $143,469 Management @ 17% $24,389.76 TOTAL $167,859 Comped if possible; need propane as well Comped if possible legal Issues • Marin Mobile Care originally developed through a working group of stakeholders representing local cities, the County of Marin, the business community, residents, local nonprofits, community groups, and the faith -based community. • (TENTATIVE) The County of Marin would acquire and legally own the mobile shower units • The County of Marin would contract with a 501(c)3 not- for-profit organization to run the showers — The 501(c)3 would be responsible for staffing, insurance, supplies, operations, waste management, etc. Projected Impact # of showers per week of shower participants who are assessed through Coordinated Entry Improved health outcomes Increased Medi -Cal enrollment rates 300 —500-600 N/A N/A N/A 90% 50% fewer visits 90% Next Steps • Meeting with philanthropic organizations at the end of March to discuss capital funding • Have completed a business plan; meeting with local public and private funders through March, April, and May to discuss operational funding • Convening multi -jurisdictional "siting" meeting in March Where We're Going Tonight # 1 Mail Services (500+ Registered) # 2 Shower Services (300 per week) Options Considered • Talking to the SF -Marin Food Bank about duplicative services in Downtown • Asking if St. Vincent's could manage • Asking Ritter if they would pre-package food and then distribute through outreach teams • Asking Ritter to move to one -day per week distribution for non -clients rnarin mvbiLe care Bringing dignity and care to those in need i New Agreement Next Steps • Both Ritter and the SF -Marin Food Bank are supportive of ending the homeless food pantry if we pair distribution with "Marin Mobile Care" • Exploring feasibility: — Additional costs—capital and ongoing — Siting in conjunction with showers — Staffing and volunteers ikciclltl0 ona Changes Additional Modifications • Delivery truck has been relocated • On-site lockers to reduce possessions on the street • Installation of privacy gate • Exploring the UPLIFT program for transportation subsidies Relocation