KRISTIN GASPAR SUPERVISOR. THIRD DISTRICT SAN DIEGO BOA RD ISORS AGENDA ITEM DATE: June 25, 2019 TO: Board of Supervisors SUBJECT TIP THE SCALE: TRANSFORMING INVESTMENTS IN PEOPLE (DISTRICTS: ALL) OVERVIEW Our region is grappling with the critical need for all types of housing opportunities for our most vulnerable residents. The County of San Diego and this Board of Supervisors have made signi?cant investments to increase the number of affordable housing units being developed through a $50 million-dollar investment to the Innovative Housing Trust Fund. The Board recently expanded that investment to allow funding for transitional housing, a successful housing intervention that has experienced a drastic reduction in funding passed down from the federal level. Additionally, the County spent over $225 million dollars last fiscal year on housing and services for people eXperiencing homelessness. Despite these substantial investments, there are three areas of extreme vulnerability that still exist, and funding to increase community capacity for emergency housing solutions is woefully lacking to address these identi?ed needs. The recommendations before you today will direct the Chief Administrative Of?cer to make three strategic investments to address critical areas of vulnerability and immediately increase emergency housing solutions for three extremely vulnerable populations. As a Board, we have this opportunity to be bold with how the County makes investments in the human potential and social capital of the people in our region so they can build better health, live safely, and thrive - our County?s Live Well Diego vision. We must begin to make strategic and meaningful investments in the capacity of the organizations that provide these essential programs and services to our community, often on our behalf. Making investments to grow community capacity fer those that need care and the ?exibility to provide that care in a truly person-centered way, will improve overall outcomes and foster individual success which comes from empowering and investing in people. With today?s courageous investments, we initiate THE Transforming Investments in Peeple: The Social Capital Advancements Leading to Empowerment. RECOMMENDATIONS) SUPERVISOR KRISTIN GASPAR I. Find that the proposed actions are exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review pursuant to sections 15061(b)(3) and 15378(a) of the CEQA Guidelines. Legistar v1.0 1 COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TUESDAY, JUNE 25, 2019 MINUTE ORDER NO. 15 SUBJECT: TIP THE SCALE: TRANSFORMING INVESTMENTS IN PEOPLE (DISTRICTS: ALL) OVERVIEW Our region is grappling with the critical need for all types of housing opportunities for our most vulnerable residents. The County of San Diego and this Board of Supervisors have made signi?cant investments to increase the number of affordable housing units being developed through a $50 million-dollar investment to the Innovative Housing Trust Fund. The Board recently expanded that investment to allow funding for transitional housing, a successful housing intervention that has experienced a drastic reduction in funding passed down from the federal level. Additionally, the County spent over $225 million dollars last ?scal year on housing and services for people experiencing homelessness. Despite these substantial investments, there are three areas of extreme vulnerability that still exist, and funding to increase community capacity for emergency housing solutions is woefully lacking to address these identi?ed needs. The recommendations before you today will direct the Chief Administrative Of?cer to make three strategic investments to address critical areas of vulnerability and immediately increase emergency housing solutions for three extremely vulnerable populations. AS a Board, we have this opportunity to be bold with how the County makes investments in the human potential and social capital of the people in our region so they can build better health, live safely, and thrive - our County?s Live Well San Diego vision. We must begin to make strategic and meaningful investments in the capacity of the organizations that provide these essential programs and services to our community, often on our behalf. Making investments to grow community capacity for those that need care and the ?exibility to provide that care in a truly person-centered way, will improve overall outcomes and foster individual success which comes from empowering and investing in people. With today?s courageous investments, we initiate THE - Transforming Investments in People: The Social Capital Advancements Leading to Empowerment. SUPERVISOR KRISTIN GASPAR 1. Find that the proposed actions are exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review pursuant to sections 15061(b)(3) and 15378(a) of the CEQA Guidelines. 2. Establish appropriations of $2,000,000 in Finance Other - General Miscellaneous Expense, Other Charges, to assist the Palomar Family YMCA in purchasing a property in Escondido for transitional youth housing, based on available prior year General Fund fund balance. 3. Establish appropriations of $6,000,000 in Finance Other - General Miscellaneous Expense, Other Charges, to assist the Interfaith Community Services in purchasing a property in Escondido to provide recuperative care and temporary housing for individuals who are homeless or unstably housed, based on available prior year General Fund fund balance. JUNE 25, 2019 4. Establish appropriations of $2,000,000 in the Contributions to Capital Outlay Fund, Operating Transfer Out, to provide funding for Capital Project 1023275, a County property to be used by Saved in America for temporary housing of sex traf?cking victims, based on available prior year General Fund fund balance. 5. Establish appropriations of $2,000,000 in the Capital Outlay Fund for Capital Project 1023275, ?Safe Shelter Group Home? to be used by Saved in America for temporary housing of sex traf?cking victims, based on an Operating Transfer In from the General Fund. 6. Pursuant to California Government Code section 26227, direct the Chief Administrative Of?cer, or designee, to negotiate with the Palomar Family YMCA or a related entity, and upon successful negotiations, enter into an agreement or agreements to provide funding to assist it in purchasing property located in Escondido, California, subject to the following conditions: a. The property will be used to provide emergency housing for youth who are homeless or unstably housed; and b. The property will be used for the purposes set forth in this recommendation for a term commensurate with the useful life of the building, and should that use cease during that time, the funds provided by the County will be repaid to the County on the terms set forth in the funding agreement. 7. Pursuant to California Government Code section 26227, direct the Chief Administrative Of?cer, or designee, to negotiate with Interfaith Community Services or related entity, and upon successful negotiations, enter into an agreement or agreements to provide funding to assist it in purchasing property located in Escondido, California, subject to the following conditions: a. Interfaith Community Services or related entity will create a mixed-use facility and each bed in the facility will be dedicated as either a recuperative care bed or temporary shelter bed; b. Interfaith Community Services or related entity will dedicate all recuperative care beds to those individuals who are eligible to receive publicly funded insurance such as Medi-Cal, County Medical Services, or are Veterans Administration bene?ts eligible, with priority given to individuals discharged from a Palomar Hospital District, a Tri-City Hospital District or a Veterans Administration facility; 0. Interfaith Community Services or related entity will dedicate all temporary shelter beds for those individuals who are indigent and either homeless or unstably housed with priority given to homeless individuals who reside within the boundaries of either the Palomar Hospital District or the Tri-City Hospital District; and d. The property will be used for the purposes set forth in this recommendation for a term commensurate with the useful life of the building, and should that use cease during that time, the property will transfer to the County or the funds provided by the County will be repaid to the County on the terms set forth in the funding agreement. 8. Authorize the Director, Department of General Services, to work with Saved in America to identify property to purchase for use as a temporary shelter for victims of sex traf?cking, to enter into an option to purchase the property, and to return to the Board at a later date for authority to exercise the option to purchase. JUNE 25, 2019 2 FISCAL IMPACT Funds for this request are not included in the Fiscal Year 2019-2021 CAO Recommended Operational Plan. If approved, this request will result in the expenditure of $10,000,000 to be funded by General Fund fund balance. There will be no change in staff years. BUSINESS IMPACT STATEMENT ACTION: ON MOTION of Supervisor Gaspar, seconded by Supervisor Desmond, the Board of Supervisors took action as recommended. AYES: Cox, Jacob, Gaspar, Fletcher, Desmond State of California) County of San Diego) I hereby certify that the foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of the Original entered in the Minutes of the Board of Supervisors. ANDREW POTTER Clerk of the Board of Supervisors Signed by Marvice Mazyck, Chief Deputy JUNE 25, 2019