8 responses to findings and recommendations
F4
Funding is provided by Monterey County and cities to build low cost housing most of which is unaffordable for homeless women.
Response: Agree
Score: +1
The City Council agrees with the finding. Although funding is provided by the City of Monterey to develop low-income housing in the community, the number of units developed or scheduled for development that will be affordable to Extremely Lowincome (30% or below Monterey County Median Income) homeless women is insufficient to address all of the need. Recent examples of the funding provided by the City of Monterey for low income housing are:
On June 7, 2016, the City approved a disposition and development agreement
with Mid Peninsula The Farm to develop a 19 unit senior housing rental project...
R4
Monterey County and cities within it, shall include more very low cost housing in their action and development plans, beginning with their 2017 plans.
Response: Implemented
Score: 0
The recommendation has been implemented in March 2016. Additionally, Council tasked staff to come back with an additional analysis of the community needs for 4 exploring additional housing alternatives . Presently, the City of Monterey already includes development of affordable low cost housing in its General Plan Housing 쇃 Element, 2015-2020 Community Development Block Grant Five-Year Consolidated Plan (Consolidated Plan) and other development plans. On August 31, 2016, the City staff conducted a public housing workshop which allowed the public to weigh in on topics such as prohibition of sho...
F5
There are insufficient resources to house the homeless, evidenced by the increasing number of encampments and people living in the street.
Response: Agree
Score: +1
The City Council agrees with the finding that there are insufficient resources to house the homeless. This is documented in the findings of the Monterey County Homeless Point-in-Time Census and Survey 2015 that identified a total of 306 unsheltered homeless individuals and 31 sheltered homeless individuals in the City of Monterey. However, these numbers show a significant decline in the count of total City of Monterey homeless individuals from 542 in 2013 to 337 in 2015.
R5
Monterey County and cities within it shall cooperate with non-profits on proposals for alternative temporary shelters for the homeless.
Response: Implemented
Score: 0
The recommendation has been implemented. In December 2015 the City Council provided funding to four non-profits (Community Human Services/Safe Place, Interim, Inc., Salvation Army/Good Samaritan Center, Outreach Unlimited) to provide temporary winter shelters for the homeless through motel vouchers, local churches, bus passes and a weather-dependent warming shelter. City staff are currently working with these and other nonprofits to assess needs and develop goals to allocate "2016 2 Monterey Homeless Challenge" funding from the cities of Monterey, Carmel-by-the-Sea, . and Pacific Grove to meet...
F6
The cities of Monterey, Salinas and Marina and Monterey County have identified property owned by them that could be used for low cost and transitional housing, but it is currently not being utilized.
Response: Unknown
Score: 0
, two City of Monterey owned sites are currently in process for development of LMI rental housing. Recommendation 5. Monterey County and cities within it shall cooperate with nonprofits on proposals for alternative temporary shelters for the nomeless. ġ. Response: The recommendation has been implemented. In December 2015 the City Council provided funding to four non-profits (Community Human Services/Safe Place, Interim, Inc., Salvation Army/Good Samaritan Center, Outreach Unlimited) to provide temporary winter shelters for the homeless through motel vouchers, local churches, bus passes and a w...
R6
Monterey County and cities within it shall identify which of their owned property could be utilized for very low cost and transitional housing by June 2017.
Response: Implemented
Score: 0
The recommendation has been implemented. The City has already identified two sites acceptable for low income housing in our community (Van Buren di . Street senior housing and Monterey Hotel apartments) that are currently in development as discussed in response to Finding #6.
F7
Safe overnight parking for homeless women is scarce in Monterey County.
Response: Agree
Score: +1
The City Council agrees with the finding. The City has established a location available for use by a safe parking program provider, to-date the site has not been utilized by participants. City staff continues to outreach to the One Starfish Program, the local safe parking program provider, to offer the site in Monterey for safe parking and to work to identify additional appropriate locations. City staff understands that other sites, such as church parking lots, are preferred by service providers such as One Starfish Program. The City's experience working with a local safe parking program provi...
R7
Monterey County and cities within it shall increase permits for safe overnight parking for homeless women living in their vehicles by June 2017.
Response: Requires Analysis
Score: 0
The recommendation requires further analysis. In 2015 the City Council amended the City Code to provide for pilot safe parking programs in designated areas within the City. To-date one Safe Parking program permit application was reviewed by Council. Based on expressed neighborhood concerns, the application was denied. The City Council also approved a City location available for use by a safe parking program
provider. To-date the site has not been utilized by any such provider, which has been attributed to a lack of qualified program participants and/or a lack of interest on the part of qualif...
