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Meeting Date: November 17, 2014
SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
Department: City Manager .' s
SUBJECT: ACCEPTANCE OF PROGRESS REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON
CITY OF SAN RAFAEL HOMELESS ACTION PLAN
RECOMMENDATION: Accept report and direct staff regarding recommendations.
BACKGROUND: In early 2012 Mayor Phillips established a two member City Council
Subcommittee on Homelessness. Vice Mayor Levine chaired this Subcommittee and
was joined by the Mayor. Councilmember Colin is the current Subcommittee Chair.
The Subcommittee took on the charge to reduce the number of homeless in San
Rafael. At the same time they wanted to create a welcoming and safe environment for
all and provide for our most vulnerable, by coordinating with social service providers.
In the summer of 2012, the Subcommittee created a community Stakeholders Group on
this issue. The Stakeholders Group's work resulted in a list of actions recommended to
the Council Subcommittee for their consideration.
During 2012, San Rafael City Councilmembers and staff also participated in the Marin
10 year plan to end homelessness entitled "Home for Alf'. The Home for All plan was
developed through an extensive community process that included residents,
consumers, local social service agencies and organizations outside of Marin that
shared their "best practices". The Home for All plan provides the priorities for allocating
funds for homeless programs and services, including about $ 2.6 Million of Federal
funds and about $6 Million of County funds. The primary focus of the plan is to
increase permanent housing options for persons experiencing homelessness. To that
end, approximately $550,000 in federal funds were reallocated from transitional housing
programs to create more permanent housing beds through Homeward Bound and Ritter
Center. In addition, the County recently allocated $750,000 to various rental assistance
programs that will be administered by cornmunity-based organizations. In total, $1.3M
in new funding was directed towards permanent housing in 2014. The County mental
health plan has a separate funding allocation but is part of the about $15 Million that is
spent by Marin County on housing, mental health, and medical services for the
homeless.
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There are monthly Home for All implementation working group meetings and quarterly
meetings of the Homeless Policy Steering Committee (HPSC) which is chaired by
Supervisor Rice. Councilmember Colin, as Chair of the Council Homeless
Subcommittee, participates regularly with the HPSC.
The work of the San Rafael community stakeholders group and the Home for All Plan
process informed the development of a City of San Rafael Homeless Action Plan (the
"Plan"), which was adopted in June 2013. The Plan consisted of a series of actions to
be undertaken by the City to address the impact of the street population on Downtown.
The City's Plan recognized the limitations of local government in addressing these
issues and is therefore focused on Police and Fire Department actions and better
coordination with social service agencies, County mental health and the court system.
The City Council has also sought community input directly and through the Citizens
Advisory Committee on Economic Development and Affordable Housing ("CAC"). The
CAC held community updates on the City's plan in October 2013, February 2014 and
July 2014. Council representatives were in attendance at all three meetings.
The City Council discussed staff and CAC recommendations to enhance the City's Plan
on May 2013 and February 2014. The staff reports and City Council actions can be
accessed on the City's website, www.citvofsarirafael.org/homeless or see Attachment A
for more information on the implementation of the Plan.
Lastly, the City Council directed staff to identify best practices from other municipalities;
the resulting report guided staff to focus on the areas of alcohol access/treatment,
mental health, and housing in forming recommendations.
This staff report will provide an update on the implementation of the Homeless Action
Plan to date, and provide City Manager recommendations for moving forward.
DISCUSSION: The City's Plan consists of a series of actions to be undertaken by the
City including the Police, Fire, and Economic Development Departments, and by other
groups such as the Business improvement District ("BID"), and by the community at
large.
As shown on Attachment A, there have been many actions items on the Plan, but the
key accomplishments to date are summarized below:
Creation of the Police "HOME" Team which resulted in guiding 16 people into
treatment programs and off the streets. The HOME team (Homeless Outreach
Mental Health and Education) includes three new Police department positions: a
mental health professional, teamed up with an additional (third) foot beat officer,
with a new Sergeant overseeing their work as well as Open Space activities
mentioned below. The HOME Team has successfully partnered with existing social
service providers, including the CARE Team from Community Action Marin, Ritter
Center's mental health team, and the County mental health workers to get -the most
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vulnerable people off the street and into treatment. In addition, the Downtown foot
patrols cited/arrested more than 300 subjects.
Conducted Fire Prevention and Homeless Encampment Clearance,
resulting in the removal of 212 areas of unlawful camping and close to
complete elimination of open space fires. City Council authorized funding for
an additional open space ranger and funds for Public Works to clear debris and
provides vegetation management for fire prevention, resulting in removing 230
tons of debris and removed 161 acres of brush on public and private property.
See Attachment B for a map of results to date.
2. Engaged the Downtown Streets Team, resulting in 32 of its Team members
obtaining permanent employment and performing 18,000 hours of
community service work in San Rafael. See Attachment C for a progress
report on Downtown Streets Team.
In addition to the accomplishment above, Councilmember Colin has convened and is
leading a Marin Mayors & City Council members (MCCMC) committee to understand
and address the issue of homelessness county -wide. There are representatives From
each Marin's cities and towns on the committee.
Funding for all of the above totals as well as staff support time for these efforts is
estimated to total about One Million dollars ($1,000,000) annually. This is a significant
amount of funding, but the City Council has been willing to allocate this amount as this
is an extremely important issue in our community.
Recommendations for Future Actions
Moving ahead, the City Manager and Homeless Subcommittee are recommending the
following six categories of actions steps, many of which build on existing partnerships
with the County and our local service providers. These actions are anticipated to reduce
impacts on our streets, reduce City and County cost of emergency response and
provide better outcomes for the street population.
1. Reduce Alcohol Access.
Work to date: The City has been working with the Cornmunity Coalition to reduce
alcohol access, including the sale of single servings and alcohol pops. Police staff
met with Downtown alcohol retailers to discuss security and other issues. In addition,
Mayor Phillips worked successfully with a Downtown liquor retailer to reduce the
availability of inexpensive vodka and malt liquors.
Next steps:
® Explore a program in place in Santa Monica that would enforce existing
prohibitions for liquor stores selling to chronic inebriates.
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® Continue to coordinate with St. Vincent's "Step Up" program. This program
works with chronic inebriates to address behavioral issues that have led to
suspension from the Dining Room.
® Coordinate with the County's pilot program to house chronic inebriates. Our
HOME team will coordinate with the County staff and the courts in the selection
of the initial program enrollees.
2. Support and Improve Mental Health Programs
Work to date: In February 2014, Police staff prepared a memo that recommended the
City Council encourage the County of Marin to adopt "Laura's Law" which allows the
courts to mandate outpatient treatment. Since that date, Marin County has adopted a
Three Year Mental Health Plan that contains additional funding for intensive outpatient
treatment to allow people to receive the treatment they need and remain in the
community. On May 12, 2014 Councilmember Colin, wrote a letter on behalf of the City
Council in support of the Mental Health Plan. (Attachment D) With the robust
implementation and funding of these new outpatient programs, staff believes the
advantages of the assisted outpatient treatment contained in "Laura's Law" will be
fulfilled and the City should withdraw the request for the County to adopt "Laura's Law".
Next Steps:
® Provide staff support for the implementation of the countywide Mental Health
Plan including coordination with the County's new mental health outreach
workers that are working with the Odyssey, STAR, TAY and HOPE programs.
(See Attachment E for a short description of each.)
® Provide financial support to existing reunification programs to provide
transportation to people that have support networks of family or friends in other
areas. St Vincent's currently provides this service in Marin County. Staff is
recommending that 'the City contribute $5,000 to this program, and with Council
direction to pursue this, staff would return with guidelines and metrics for a
program.
® Withdraw the request for the County to adopt "Laura's Law".
3. Actively support the Home for All plans to utilize "Housing First" models.
Work to date: The City of San Rafael has strongly supported housing options for
persons in all economic sectors within our community. In 1986, San Rafael was one of
the first cities in California to require all new housing development include a percentage
of affordable units. This policy has resulted in the construction of about 980 new rental
and ownership units located throughout our community that are affordable to our
workforce. The City collects in affordable housing lieu fees with each new commercial
development these fees are granted to non-profit housing organizations to create more
affordable housing opportunities for the workforce created by the development. The
former San Rafael Redevelopment Agency also provided funding for new construction
and rehabilitated units, including units serving formerly homeless and mentally ill
clients, operated by Homeward Bound, Buckelew and St. Vincent's.
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The combination of all of these programs has resulted in over 400 income restricted
rental units owned by non-profit housing groups that provide housing opportunities that
are affordable to low income seniors and lower income workers in our community.
Next Steps:
• Contribute affordable housing funds from the former Redevelopment Agency to a
program that provides rental vouchers for homeless persons. Funds of up to
$250,000 are available for this program, the maximum annual amount allowed by
statute. Potential grantees could include Homeward Bound, Ritter Center,
Buckelew, Adopt a Family or the Downtown Streets Team. All of these
organizations have experience in successfully managing rental voucher
programs. With Council approval of this concept, staff would return with
proposed program details.
• Utilize existing City in lieu affordable housing funds to support the creation of
additional housing options, including permanent supportive housing, options for
lower cost housing such as housing with shared cooking or bathing facilities
through new development or rehabilitation/reuse of existing properties. With
Council approval of this concept, staff would return with proposed program
details.
• Provide funds for or towards a program to assess the vulnerability level of all
persons without housing currently in San Rafael. National research has shown
that housing programs that prioritize the most ill persons have the greatest
impact on reducing the public dollars spent on addressing homelessness. The
City does not operate housing programs so it would be up to our local service
providers to adopt this type of prioritization for the most vulnerable members of
the population once they have been identified.
4. Continue to encourage a regional fair share/equitable distribution for
addressing the countywide issue of homelessness.
Work to date. Councilmember Colin has been actively participating in the Countywide
Homeless Policy Steering Committee, as well as the monthly Home for All plan
implementation meetings. In addition, she has initiated the MCCMC committee on this
issue.
Next Steps
• Continue work with the MCCMC committee on homelessness issues and
solutions.
• Explore options to include fair share principles in funding decisions for Federal
and County homeless funds including exploring the development of a joint
decision making and/or funding structure for homeless services with active
involvement from the County, and all cities and towns in Marin.
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5. Strengthen our ability to sanction unlawful behavior in our community.
Work to date: As described earlier in this report, the Police's HOME team, including our
Open Space rangers has been working hard to enforce our community regulations to
ensure a safe and friendly experience Downtown and in our parks and open space.
Next steps:
® Police and City Attorney's office pursue the feasibility of a "community court"
concept for Sari Rafael to create sanctions for inappropriate or illegal behavior
that are an alternative to our traditional court system.
® Continue to fund the HOME team.
6. Continue to provide rest rooms in the Downtown area.
Work to date: There are currently ten restrooms publically available rest rooms in the
Downtown area, including three twenty-four hour rest rooms. The annual cost of
maintenance and replacement of these 24 hour facilities is approximately $2,000 per
unit annually for a total of $6,000. The CAC recommended -the installation of additional
public rest rooms in the Downtown.
Next Steps: Staff is recommending the City to continue to fund the costs of the existing
restrooms, but take no action to add any additional restrooms or "porta johns" in the
area.
Proposal for Countywide Additional Homeless Shelter
The City's Housing Action Plan is focused on reducing the number of homeless in San
Rafael. Marin's Home for All Plan is focused on permanent housing and housing first
policies that prevent homelessness by providing financial assistance and other support
to keep people in their current housing and out of the shelter system. These models
are a change from the previous shelter based program model. Housing first strategies
are based on successful national models and are contained in the Housing Urban
Development Department (HUD) priorities for allocating Continuum of Care funds.
Our local service providers have embraced this model. Homeward Bound is nationally
known for their success in helping homeless people rebuild their lives. In addition,
Ritter Center, Buckelew and the County's "shelter + care" program have been
successful in keeping persons with mental health issues in their current housing. The
County's chronic inebriate pilot will also be utilizing this model of providing housing first
without a requirement for prior sobriety. Homeward Bound and Adopt a Family have
also been successful in providing families with the tools, skills training and financial
support necessary to find and keep housing. Staff recommends that Sari Rafael align
our actions with these national models and focus on solutions that meet our goal of
reducing the number of homeless in our community.
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The Marin Organizing Committee ("MOU) has been working on a plan for a new year
round permanent homeless shelter to replace the existing winter rotating emergency
shelter team ("REST") program. While the City has not received a location proposal or
request for financial assistance from the MOC, I would like to address the anticipated
request for support of this concept with some guiding principles that could be used
should -the MOC make a formal request to locate an emergency shelter within San
Rafael's city limits. During 2014 all Councilmembers toured Homeward Bound's New
Beginnings Center and the Mill Street Shelter to become more familiar with shelter
based models.
The City's commitment to all of our programs listed in this report total over $1 Million
per year. The City of San Rafael is doing its fair share of initiating and funding solutions
for the homeless. In addition the City is the home site of many service providers and
has -the only nightly homeless shelter in the County. The Homelessness
Subcorrimittee's goal is to reduce the number of homeless and staff believes the
continued implementation of the City's action plan will help achieve that goal. Though
cities are not funded to tackle major socio-economic issues such as homelessness, the
actions the City has taken in concert with the significant actions of the County Health
and Human Services Department and our many excellent service providers and non-
profits will contribute to our goal of reducing homelessness.
With the above review of existing programs and goals as the background context; I am
offering the following conceptual guidelines for the assessment of any proposals for
additional emergency homeless shelters in San Rafael. I suggest that these could be
utilized as a "lens" by which the Council could evaluate potential proposals.
a) Homelessness is not an issue that follows jurisdictional boundaries. A shelter
must be supported on a county -wide basis, so that all towns/cities contribute a
fair share to solutions.
b) A shelter would be best located in an "SB 2" area. Each City in California is
required to assess potential sites where permanent homeless shelters could be
located without a use permit. The City of Sari Rafael conducted an extensive
analysis of potential sites pursuant to the SB 2 requirements and the final area
was adopted by the City Council and added to the Zoning Code.(See Map -
Attachment F)
c) A shelter should be located such that it would have a negative impact on any
residential neighborhood or our Downtown.
I would further suggest that any proposal for an additional emergency shelter should
contain sufficient information to answer the following four questions:
1) Who is the operator?
2) Where is the location?
3) What is the operating plan?
4) What is the financial plan/support?
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I am seeking general direction from the City Council regarding these principles and
questions. The Council may also wish to provide direction on a conceptual level for
additional discussion at a future Homeless Subcommittee meeting.
FISCAL IMPACT: The current programs contained in the Action Plan have already
been included in the City's 2014-2015 budget. Once staff has received positive
direction from the Council on other recommended programs, we will return to the
Council with the proposed costs and funding plan.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Accept the report and direct staff to continue to coordinate
with the programs listed in this report and take new programmatic actions as follows:
1) Explore a program in place in Santa Monica that would enforce existing
prohibitions for liquor stores selling to chronic inebriates
2) Return to the City Council with a specific funding request, guidelines and metrics
for a reunification program.
3) Contact the County Board of Supervisors encouraging the swift implementation
of the assisted outpatient treatment options for mental health consumers and
withdrawal our previous request to implement Laura's Law.
4) Return to City Council with specific recommendations for the use of affordable
housing funds for rental voucher programs and additional lower cost housing
units through rehabilitation or new construction.
5) Direct staff to research the timing and the cost of a vulnerability assessment of
the San Rafael homeless population.
6) Pursue a community court concept for San Rafael.
ATTACHMENTS:
A. Progress Report on City's Homeless Action Plan
B. Vegetation Management Open Space Map
C. Progress Report From Downtown Streets Team
D. City Letter Supporting County's mental health plan
E. County Mental Health Programs
F. SB 2 Map
Visit www.citVofsanrafael.org/homeless for more information on the City's Homeless
Plan and documents.
Downtown Streets Team Update Report
(November 2014)
Attachment C
1. Program Stats
® 32 Team Members employed since program inception (held job for at least 3
months)
- 9 jobs so far in FY14-15
- Over 90% of Graduates have returned if they lost their jobs
® Over 18,000 hours volunteered
® 31 Active Team Members
® Approaching 1,000,000 cigarette butts collected and sent to Terracycle
® Teams are providing clean up services at Downtown events including the Farmers
Market Festival and the West End Family Fun Day
2. Community Involvement
a. Creation of Business Advisory Council
Members are:
Rich Goldstein, Owner, Copy Shop
Bob Heinen, Owner and Publisher, Pacific Sun
Joan Capurro, Former Branch Manager, Bank of Marin
Joanne Webster, CEO, San Rafael Chamber of Commerce
Carol Thompson, Director, Business Improvement District
Debra Charlesworth, Director of Corporate Communications, BioMarin
Linda Russel, Founder and CEO, Mugsyclicks
b. Andrew Hening joined the Business Improvement District Board
c. Coordinating volunteers for annual homeless point in time count
d. Working with county staff and other non -profits to provide a more robust youth
count to the annual homeless point in time count
e. Providing volunteers for Youth Homeless Connect fair affiliated with annual point in
time count
3. Team Benefits to Participants (Resiliency Survey)
Questions:
1. 1 feel welcome at the weekly Team Member Success Meeting: 97% Yes
2. 1 feel respected and heard by all DST staff: 92% Yes
3. Has participating with DST improved your self-esteem, pride, and/or sense of self-
worth? 90% Yes
4. 1 can reach my goals (employment, housing, etc.) through DST: 89% Yes
5. 50% the team reported police interaction in the past year — 67% of them said
interaction has declined since joining the team
6. 42% used the ER in the last year — 75% of Team members say DST is good for their
health
7. 64% have received mental health/substance abuse treatment — 62% say DST has
helped them seek out or stay in treatment
8. 50% have naturally cut back on their drug and alcohol consumption
Attachment D
May 12, 2014
Larry Meredith, Ph.D.
County of Marin
Department of Health and Human Services
3240 Kerner Blvd.
San Rafael, CA 94901
c/o Kasey Clarke
County of Marin
Mental Health and Substance Use Services Division
10 N. San Pedro Road
San Rafael, CA 94903
Re: Marin County MHSA Three -Year Plan
Dear Dr. Meredith and Dr. Tavano:
MAYOR GARY O. PHILLIPS
VICE MAYOR DAMON CONNOLLY
DUNCILMEMBFR MARIBETH BUSHEY
COUNCILMLMBER KATE COLIN
ANDREW CUYUGAN MCCULLOUGH
CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE:
PRONE: 415-485-3070
FAX: 415-459-2242
Suzanne Tavano, Ph.D.
County of Marin
Department of Health and Hiunan Services
3240 Kerner Blvd.
San Rafael, CA 94901
We are writing in support of the County's Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Three -Year Plan
(draft dated April 29, 2014). The City of San Rafael created and filled a new Police Department
position in September 2013 to work with the homeless, mentally ill population. The Mental Health
Outreach Provider works in collaboration with community based organizations and Marin County
Mental Health and Substance Use Services. In her capacity as an Outreach Provider, Lynn Murphy
works frequently with a variety of programs which have shown to be very effective in linking the
homeless, mentally ill with needed services and treatment. The City, particularly the San Rafael
Police Department (SRPD), wholly supports the programs outlined below and supports an
expansion of those programs to meet the growing need that this population presents. These
programs are: Odyssey, TAY, STAR and HOPE.
The Odyssey Program is a comprehensive program that links homeless, mentally ill clients with
case management, psychiatric treatment, medical treatment, employment and supportive housing
services. Since September 2013, SRPD has helped two homeless, mentally ill clients get services
through Odyssey. Both are now housed, receiving case management and getting medical and
psychiatric treatment. Neither one has generated a call for service since they became Odyssey
clients. This program provides the most comprehensive approach to helping this vulnerable
population. The capacity of Odyssey is currently 60 clients but the demand for the services is far
greater. Increasing the capacity to 80 or more would have a significant impact on the homeless,
mentally ill population of Marin County. San Rafael alone currently has 4-6 potential referrals to
Odyssey and would be thrilled to see an expansion in their capacity.
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May 12, 2014
Larry Meredith and Suzanne Tavano
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STAR (Support and Treatment After Release) is another program that has proven extremely
valuable to the homeless, mentally ill population who are also involved with the criminal justice
system. STAR provides the structured supervision via the court, probation and other county
agencies to keep clients focused on recovery from mental illness and staying out of the criminal
justice system. Expansion of this program would allow those who are not currently in the program
the opportunity to participate and receive the structured oversight that they need for their recovery.
The TAY Program (Transitional Age Youth) helps youth ages 16-25 who struggle with mental
illness. TAY provides case management, crisis management, future planning, educational support,
family support, medication oversight and psychotherapy. There is a large population of homeless
youth, many of whom live in San Rafael, who could benefit from these services. If capacity were to
be expanded, more homeless, mentally ill youth could be served, potentially preventing a lifelong
struggle with homelessness. This population is often the most at -risk because of their classification
as "adults" but often times are developmentally still very much children without the familial support
or individual capacity to take care of themselves adequately.
HOPE, (Helping Older People Excel) is a program targeting those over 60 years old who have
mental illness. HOPE provides psychiatric treatment, medical treatment and support for issues
related to isolation and housing. 'Phis population is particularly vulnerable because of decreasing
capacity to care for themselves and, often times, no family members to support them either. The
homeless in San Rafael who are over 60 years old are often an invisible group, flying under the
radar in parks, bus shelters and hidden campsites.
The County's expansion of these programs, combined with the potential of developing new mobile
outreach teams comprised of a licensed clinician and two peer support counselors, would allow
much more reach into the populations who are most at -risk and homeless. The City wholly supports
the expansion of these existing programs as well as the development of the new mobile outreach
teams to work with SRPD, to allow for more clients to receive the treatment they need.
We are delighted to be working collaboratively with the County on the issue of mental ilhzess and
support the MHSA Plan wholeheartedly.
Sincerely,
Kate Colin
Councilmember
Chair, City Council Homeless Subcommittee
cc: Matthew Hymel, County Administrator
Kathrin Sears, President, County of Marin Board of Supervisors
Heather Ravani, Human Services Director, Marin County Health & Human Services
Attachment E
Description of Odessey, STAR, TAY and HOPE programs
Odessey. The Odyssey program provides a comprehensive, integrated
continuum of services to individuals who are seriously and persistently mentally
ill and who are homeless. All services are guided by the principles of recovery
and consumer empowerment. Services include outreach, case management,
psychiatric and medical treatment, employment support services and supportive
housing services.
STAR. The STAR (Support and treatment after release) program provides similar
services to mental health consumers that have been arrested. The program is
collaboration between Community Mental Health, the Sheriffs Department, other
law enforcement and community agencies.
TAY and HOPE. The TAY (Transitional Age Youth) and HOPE (Helping Older
People Excel) programs provide similar mental health and housing assistance
services to youth ages 18-25 and those over 60 years of age that struggle with
mental health issues.
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Riturr reports that caseload daily and compuics wcckl� a%cragcs. I he %%coley tnciages IbrNoven;her 2W3 were about 45 dad, value no dad, counts
rcptutcd over the 60. As the 111011111s pro resscd, the, number <ginhal!} imam ed to weckl) aNey gn of ahnint 60 (do limit specified in the Uke
Pcrrrlat). In SCptember 201-t the last 111011th reported_ there were 10 days reported above 60. Sec I ahle I on page i for more doubt,.
I+Ipl "N dint Ritter isoherJig l=upin the numbcr'S specified in war We Permit. but arc vCl°v close to C,\nCding, the unlit,
ti i?! Ritter 1"'10% C"',
here arc several comments in fisc report about rCIOCali0u. "Ritter reports that h is;i AN) wOvog t0 pursue retortion including mull"Ic,cen &;r
cath other provides"_ 1=\1ihn 2, page 2-6
1 her there i, another cumment on page lb of the report that sags. Q e are cmnmited to moving our son On. l' w rc and "hat seri ices are ;till v rn
much in questionr but one that vac erre v,orking on with cunununiti agencies".
I he Stafl' Rcport addressc, the leases that 12ba currently has on 3 properties v A different o"mB. All three w ill be expiring. Ihe toads to the
questions atilt the owners renew the leases'? Ai suer: iboc and maybe nut, Since there are three owners, it,jusi c(uid be that one or more owners
will opt not to renew. I his could Carne Ritter to either close or relocate.
Hie amidethan the Q nmiC,s AMC downto" n ere changs11 T Opil) with the arrival of BONlarin and in addidorn the Ng proposed npan; on of
Bio%larin and the arrk a! ofS%LAR I to the arca, no can emit,. understand that Ritter Center no longer leu ire the un cut location. Likmkc, those
play omiem mud see that their propeaie, erre now in a much more dOmble location than hurmerl�. Leasing opportunities Could be much more
lucr.nUcC than ICasinu to Riau Center.
Impact on merchants
Rlerchant, face the "mT Adw N"cle" communit, almost on a darn basis. Although Riuersqs in the report I m the; take this i;suc yen
se!'iousl, . is i .u>t that tiirrgiie. YOU ;hotdd talk. to the nterch tnts in the aicinit', of Ritter and \ou tv ill (ind that mueh hitsn't ch' Med tO ith iqltiu d to
cooperation Riuer. Running a business dnd hn in -a to deal ith concurrent homelctis problems can be o%e v nclmim,. (Nee, mese; nred to be
cleaned tap. Dues Rina take care of thi,' , t , ; ei NO. r eain. just like the police data snolA s that calls for sci N ice intro ;e N ith clo;c pro\imitN_to
Ritter, m icnunt problems it.crcJue M1,11 s0C; its and frcyuenc} %" ith pro"imitj to Ritter. There is no other gut: to ,sad it, but Riticr i, t}tc nei-hhur
f ml -I hell. Rclocotion need- to be mo, cd to the hi he,t oi,prior ties.
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I he hlnlClCn situation in San Ralael i; >utin,t wrsa not better. I plan on attending the meeting tonight but % antcd to C\prc,n ;one itrms prior:
I. Nly v, ix i', o runner and inti gi cn up runnhy on the wails ofGoW I H Wide "here "c he an .he ran law a lionrelcs camp. "W "cw vcn
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2 1 Re m +all. np G Ina old dauehter to Coleman. WWII she "as y ing in the tree; WY(irand (had, entrance to C ulentanl and ub load) it
itontcic„ person hod been sleeping' there: loin of trash and human eurcment
1 m Ionger support the businen,cs domown Amon of the homer ns. I do not lake mj daughters to Won= n San Ovid at all, I he last time "Le
mod to go for pOzz Me mere accosted by humcle;~. I nuu tale up business and my money to the outer tons in kla rin. I hatc talked to user 100
S;m lZ6aCnel fantilie; ,hu no lunger uu dusrnturNn either
I I he park., around downw"m an homeless purls and arc completely no go area,
l ow mwn San Rafael is an emharm"ri m and I "h Re] sorry fur the businenses. hhe hoarded up shop Front,, and erupt, stores wn no lunger be
hhualed on he economy v Al other Marin tons are booming. Quire simply Ritter Center and St Vinernts need io be relccMe_I -) uu cannot ha+e it
hro .0>u esn dor; ntutkn that residents kwuld lil_e to use, alongside pro homelcs, sen inn: the) contradict each other
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Suhicct: No,emhor 17. 2014 .-agenda itom A (Ritter Center Use Permit & Perlbrmance Report
I lon edo -.Hess continues to hate %cry negative impacts on our community. Ihese impacts are wry visible to so man). l hey see tuts Ane" homeless
nuu;iiog "tic streets. In tyre past soar it seem; 111,11 more than ever An Rafael has hccome a destination for h,nncless.
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%Lliv,, r idents just don't mam to be exposed to frequent and inappropriate ho m, im% rhey have chosen to not plt nmOc our do"rim to due to the
enrrddo uI so mon} in the IiUmeleSS eomnnmity, I his hurts our machanls and takes part orour tax Mise cine %Here. 1 hese residents hal e a choice and
th<u i, to shop eke"hcrc.
11)c levo the police cilli" lot sora ice data included in the Staff Repon is a good indicator of"hat is really going on in our conun ird, I he ntunhcn ii
0tc wpm ;host that calls Ior scrc ice aro up 36% in one fear, fu thin rate onncrease, An Rafael "M have to double the We Attie police in nut too
many Vicars_ C)Fcourse Lill thio incl-caoc (::maw he attributed solely to homelessness. but a more than likely major portion orthis increase can be.
I lerc toe the crime hotspot":
VInert Park Lane from 18 to 267 for an 6wrewc of 48%
7-I I on I Street from 78 to 128 for an mcrr_nc of 64"o
ko d Park from 77 to 145 fire an mcrcaso of 88°(I
Ritter Cenicr From 152 to 119 for a dr t"w of 2?"o
1 he dcercusc in calls for an We in Ritter Couer Inn Am n a deeline. I he reason is thm Kc) hal c wreand securit !Jon hchn kw go houer at
Rwor ('enter. or is this decrease attf ihuted to incidents being liandlod ,tiitiHIm police Yen cmdon" Maj he an the data indicate,. the calls for oen We
have just W11110d o',rn fi'oni Ritter Ccnicr uA0 stur+nfidatg areae.
I" fitter caseload:
1 he current Ifoc Pcrmn alloys a total AN client" per Tq to receive oho"cro. laundn and medical scry ice.,.
Ritter reports their caseload dai1t and computes vlcekly mcrages. Ilse v%nkl mcrages iirr Noncrnbcr 3013 ecce about 45 dml, "Ah no daily- county
reported over the 60, -\-, the loolitho prouressed. this number graduall. increased to "wink moan A m a 60 I the At specified in the I ase
Pernitty In September 201A the last month reported. dtere mcrc 10 days reported above 60. See I able I on page 5 for more douds
I:. orhoar batt Ritter is op MNy " MAI the nunlbcro pccilled in their Ilse Permit, but are ',Cry close to exceeding the limit.
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1 here are sc\ cral conusients in the report a'lhout relocation. "Ritter reports that it is actual) vv orl:ing to pursue relocation Ke uclinp_. mAipQ aconaN,
v\ HAI other prov Hier,". L;hihit 2, page 2-6
1 hen there in another comment on page 16 of the report Win stns. "" c arc committed to mov ing our non ins. "here and "hat son in, are salt %cr_,
nntci= In que 6011, but one that uc are t,ork ng on with comrnunu agencies".
I he SIafFReport addresses we len that Ritter currcntic tars or. 3 properties ;lith dif omm o"nern xMl three "M be expning. Me lcadn to the
queoihmr MAH tote ovincrs rcne" the Ini"ci? Ans"er: Maybe and may be not. Since there are three o"no-s. it just could be that one or more o"n rs
Hill opt not to renev\, Ilik could cause Ritter to allho' close or relocate.
If sc smolder than the dy namic, Abe dommomn are changing rapid'_ wiry the arrival oV13541min and in addition, the big proposed onpamion of
I3ioMmh and the arrhal orSAIR I to the arey nm can easily understand that River Center no longer ON in the present location. I -Am ise, those
propert u•,",nor" 111111 see that their propertio, etre nos in a much Wrote desirable location WWI iormerl . Leasing oppuru.utnin could he much more
locrau.c than leasing to I?itlerCenter-
Impact on merchant,
%Icrchauts Dace the \ r rah of the hornek"s community almost on a daily bNA 1\Wwyh Ritter Bayo in the report that they take this issue "n
,criMwV ii isnut that 4imple. You Wuld talk to the merchants in the 060q oCRWu un!I jou trill lind that much hasn't changed ssith rcL"AIrl to
cooperation Ritter. Runningat bust.ness and hosing to dal "Ah concurrent homeless problems can he ox.er"hclnnin_. (Men Hasse-, need to be
cleaned up_ l)oeti Ritter take Circ of tniti? Anarc PAY Again. just like the police data shoms , that c flk liar sct 6ce increase ssith cloc pro:inutt to
Rillcr, merchant problems in wasc "Ah se%mq and ON"nct "Ah pra%Qq to Ritter. Chen k no other rut} to sats it. Na Ritter 6 the no ghbor
Born he!]. kelocation need, to be nuiscd to the ofpriorinc5
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Esther Beirne
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1 he homeless situation in San Rnlhel in goting "orno not hewer. I pian on attending the meeting lonQN but %vaulcd to cspres.; some items prior-
L Pvt vt ile i, a runner and has given up.. running on the trail, or(iold I til' hrsWc "hue "c live as ,lie an one _i hoitdms romp. "M ecce %cn
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1 k1w w ;calk m; 6 _,ear old dao ghter to Cabman. Reccntk -she wan plug ing in the tree, MOW (hurk "Mmm to C oiemait i and ohs icmh u
h+.amcic s porton had been Aping there: lots oftmh and human excrmwi
;_ 1 no lmyer wWNn the husinews domm"n hccau;c of the homAnc I do not lake my daughter, to San Ral;acl at all. I he Iasi time v%e
wird w go for pitta tie were accosted h) homeless. I now We im business ani} nq mom) to the other wns in 1=Linin. I have talked to over 100
Son Ruls:e? l amilics Mio no longer go clo%knlov%n either
-1 1 he parks, around downto"n an homeless park, and an coniplewl , no go arra,
San Rafael i, an cmhortassmcra and I not lerl sore•, for the businesse& nw boarded up ;hop fronts and empty stores can no hmga he
hmwd on the cronomy as all other Thrin to"ns are hooming. Quite simph Ritter Center and St Vinrem, need to be rciccated - )no canna lane a
pro liu�ines; doantolsn that resident; could like w no alongside pro homeless sen On: dQ rantradict each other
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