Task Force To Prevent And End Homelessness

Regular Meeting

Columbia, SC · May 18, 2022

Minutes

COLUMBIA TASK FORCE TO PREVENT AND END HOMELESSNESS MEETING MINUTES WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 2022 The Columbia Task Force to Prevent and End Homelessness conducted a meeting on Tuesday, May 18, 2022 at the Busby Street Community Center, 1735 Busby Street, Columbia, SC 29203. The Honorable Aditi Bussells, Chair called the meeting to order at 4:03 p.m. and the following members were present: Attendee Name Title Status Aditi Bussells Chair Present Edward H. McDowell, Jr. Council Member Present Will Brennan Council Member Present Skip Holbrook Columbia Police Chief Present Matt Kennell City Center Partnership Present Steve Cook Five Points Association Present George Whitehead Department of Probations, Pardon, and Parole Present Allison Farrell SC Department of Mental Health Present John Wilkerson Downtown Coalition of Neighborhoods Present Brett Kloos University of South Carolina Present Amy McCulloch Probate Court Judge Absent Matthew Brock Associate Probate Judge Present Jean Burns Magistrate Court Judge Absent Treacy Dobbins Inspire Real Change Present Kieley Sutton Assistant Public Defender Present Antonio Flores, Jr. Wal-Mart Market Manager Present PRESENTATIONS 1. Welcome and Introductions - The Honorable Aditi Bussells - Received as information. Councilor Bussells introduced the task force and discussed some of the concerns that the City would like to tackle with the formation of the task force. This diverse group of advocates and business owners speaks to the complexities of people experiencing homelessness. The City is excited to have these voices at the table to help us in developing solutions. Today, we will set the foundation to understand the state of homelessness. We will hear from City staff on ways we have invested in homelessness services and other initiatives regarding mental health and public safety. Task Force to Prevent and Homelessness May 18, 2022 Meeting Minutes - Page 1 of 6 COLUMBIA TASK FORCE TO PREVENT AND END HOMELESSNESS MEETING MINUTES WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 2022 2. Overview and History of the Taskforce - The Honorable Aditi Bussells - Received as information. Councilor Bussells said this task force was established on February 15, 2022 at the request of the mayor in response to the growing number of homeless, a trend that can be seen all across the country. Columbia is known to be a compassionate city. We have many services available to those experiencing homelessness. Tackling this issue in a way that is compassionate but again addresses the multi-faceted issue of homelessness is something this task force will be dedicated to over the next six months. This is a temporary task force with the goal of releasing a report with concrete strategies that we can implement with our partners both in the short-term and in the long-term. According to the 2020 South Carolina State of Homelessness Report, Richland County has the second highest rate of homelessness in South Carolina. There has also been an increase in criminal activity and drug related offenses associated with people that are experiencing homelessness. There is not a direct correlation between homelessness and crime, but we do know that there is an indirect correlation that stems from things like poverty and drug addictions. The City of Columbia has at least 14 providers assisting populations facing homelessness in Richland County and Lexington County. We may not have a real grasp of the scope of services, the number of services, and the types of providers available in South Carolina. We have commissioned a study with Inspire Real Change to understand the state of our providers and to catalogue services. Councilor Brennan said we are here to figure out the root cause of homelessness in the City. We need to find approaches to really help the individuals as best as we can. Councilor McDowell asked if it is about the data or about human lives. We have to take the data and turn it into actual resources. The homeless are always going to be with us. How do we take what we are doing here today and turn it into a critical balance to give us ideas that will help our brothers and sisters? 3. Overview of Current Policy Efforts - Ms. Teresa Knox, Esq., City Attorney - Received as information. Ms. Teresa Knox, Esq., City Attorney said our ordinances are not focused on the prevention of homelessness. These ordinances are ordinances that most cities have. These include ordinances on begging, prohibited acts in City facilities, unlawful urination and defecation, and urban camping. Over the years, everyone has wanted us to toughen these ordinances up. We have to be careful because the U.S. Supreme Court and Federal Courts have looked at these issues because they deal with constitutional rights. Mainly the Eighth Amendment and First Amendment. The Task Force to Prevent and Homelessness May 18, 2022 Meeting Minutes - Page 2 of 6 COLUMBIA TASK FORCE TO PREVENT AND END HOMELESSNESS MEETING MINUTES WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 2022 Eighth Amendment deals with cruel and unusual punishment. Courts have held that fining or arresting the homeless for sleeping outdoors amounts to an Eighth Amendment violation. There are caveats to that like safety issues and time and place issues. The First Amendment has to do with asking for food and falls under the right of free speech. There are caveats for that, too. You cannot be aggressively begging. Cities have tried to create buffer zones like restricting their downtown areas but you can’t do that. What we have on the books is constitutionally okay. We have to make sure we stay that way. 4. Public Safety and Homelessness Initiatives - Mr. William "Skip" Holbrook, Columbia Police Chief - Received as information. Mr. William "Skip" Holbrook, Columbia Police Chief said our expectations are professionalism, policing with respect and compassion, and constitutional policing. We are in a challenging time. Being in a southern city, we have seen consistent growth of our homeless population over the last five years. Last year, we made 366 arrests. I would argue that arrests are failures in this situation. Most of these individuals are in some type of distress, mental health or substance abuse. Most services are Monday through Friday during business hours. This causes police to often needed to solve the problem. Oftentimes, jail is not the best place for them but those are our options. The 366 arrests are what we consider quality of life arrests. Our officers over the past winter made 172 inclement weather transports. This is afterhours when there is no available transportation. CPD has taken measures to consolidate our transport times; however, it still causes a police officer to focus on transporting and not on police functions. Officers are tasked with completing zone watch requests each shift. These include businesses, cemeteries, parks, and parking garages that have complaints or patterns of disruptive behavior perpetrated by the homeless. With the help of Council, we have established the Pathways Unit (TPU), which provides an opportunity to reach individuals that may have mental illness perpetuating their homeless status. We have a mental health clinician embedded with the department. TPU reaches out to community stakeholders and groups to coordinate and strengthen the focus of actions when addressing a common cause by attending community meetings, building relationships of support with non‐profit organizations, and initiating involvement in existing outreach initiatives. We have seen tremendous success and we are excited to add four additional clinicians. Parks are an area of focus for us and I am anxious to hear suggestions from this task force on how we can strike a balance. I hope that we have action items on how we can transition law enforcement from being the tool for solving our homeless problems so we can better focus on life safety issues. Task Force to Prevent and Homelessness May 18, 2022 Meeting Minutes - Page 3 of 6 COLUMBIA TASK FORCE TO PREVENT AND END HOMELESSNESS MEETING MINUTES WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 2022 5. Current City of Columbia Funding for Homelessness Services - Ms. Missy Caughman, Budget, Program Management and Grants Director - Received as information. Ms. Missy Caughman, Budget, Program Management and Grants Director said the City has four homeless services contracts. The contracts vary between three providers. The contract with United Way is for the operation of the city’s Inclement Weather Center (IWC). The IWC has been open since 2014. Prior to the city operating the shelter, it was a volunteer led service when certain weather conditions were met. Currently, the IWC is operated from November 1 st through March 31st. They still provide outreach services throughout the year. Transitions provides the actual operations of the IWC. There are two facilities: one for men and one for women. Transportation is provided to the shelter. The Salvation Army provides meals at night and in the morning. This is the largest part of the city’s funding. The City’s allocations for homeless services are around $1 million a year from our general fund. We have a smaller contract with United Way for service coordination. The homeless service coordinator focuses on the coordination of meal share programs. It has been successful in redirecting folks who have generous ideas and have a desire to help the less fortunate. They also help coordinate services and outreach for the repeat offenders that are often reengaging with the police. This funding also goes towards the Homeless Management Information System, a nationwide management system where United Way is the point of contact for South Carolina. We also have a contract with USC Supportive Housing. That is a national model providing supportive housing services for chronic and hard to place individuals. The City funds the supportive services of the contract and the Housing Authority provides the housing component of the program. The city also funds the Midlands Housing Alliance, which is Transitions. The funding supports security services. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) provides allocations from the Community Development Block Grant, which is an entitlement, grant that cities receive across the country to address areas of interest to HUD. In the current fiscal year, we have funded Homeless No More in the amount of $40,000 and Mental Illness Recovery Center, Inc. (MIRCI) in the amount of $40,000. The City also receives funding from HUD for the HOME Program to assist with affordable housing and housing services and Housing of Persons With Aids (HOPWA). The funding is utilized to help prevent homelessness for that specific population. Councilor Bussells said council has allocated some of the American Rescue Plan funding towards non-congregate housing. That was recognized as a need from our homeless service providers. We are looking forward to making this investment and continuing to provide housing. Many different issues that play into homelessness: housing, access to opportunities, access to healthy food, and others. It is important for us to recognize that while the City is the leader, this is something that we need other municipalities and state government to help us in solving as well. Task Force to Prevent and Homelessness May 18, 2022 Meeting Minutes - Page 4 of 6 COLUMBIA TASK FORCE TO PREVENT AND END HOMELESSNESS MEETING MINUTES WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 2022 6. Strategies from other local governments - The Honorable Aditi Bussells - Deferred COMMITTEE DISCUSSION Mr. Treacy Dobbins, Inspire Real Change said we did a research project last year in Columbia. We worked with 30 individuals that were currently experiencing homelessness. Out of the 30, we had 29 identify some form of health care issue to include physical, behavioral, or addiction. Out of the 29, 22 identified emotional trauma concerns. Both of those numbers are high and we found that there were many needs that were not being addressed. When we started the project, we were focusing on recidivism. Working with this population since 2015, I saw how people would enter into housing programs but months later, they would end back up on the streets. We quickly shifted into a bigger scope. When we talk about cost and shelters, out of the 28 individuals that have stayed at a shelter the average is 173 nights per person. We averaged the cost to be $5,017 per individual for shelter cost. When we looked at the percentage of individuals that left the shelter as an unsuccessful outcome, we realized that the majority of those exited by choice. About 70% said their needs were not being met. We have individuals with behavior issues, addiction issues, and physical issues and we have to identify their needs. Individuals need a quality assessment to understand the full picture of their needs and from that integrate it into a service. With our partnership with the City, we are looking at a service provider platform both internal and external. This will be something where we can plug in these resources and services because currently we do not have a collaboration effort or coordinated entry process. This will connect everything together. There will be an external source that you can plug into to get the individual connected with the right resources. The thing I like is the accountability component. Someone gets an assessment based on their needs. They are directed to a service and the clock starts when that person is assigned to a service. The person has to be contacted and at that point either their needs are filled or they are redirected to someone who can. You will have an assessment, referral, case management, accountability, and a public connection component to it as well. Councilor Bussells said I want to challenge us to think about what we can do in the short term. A lot of these strategies to make a systemic change are going to be long term and things we all have to invest in. What can we do to address the issues we are experiencing right now? Task Force to Prevent and Homelessness May 18, 2022 Meeting Minutes - Page 5 of 6 COLUMBIA TASK FORCE TO PREVENT AND END HOMELESSNESS MEETING MINUTES WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 2022 7. Reflections - The Honorable Edward H. McDowell, Jr. and The Honorable Will Brennan - Received as information. Councilor Brennan said thank you all. This is a wonderful way to get to know each other and the caring community and professionals. Everybody in the room right now has a higher calling for being here. You are very compassionate, you care about the citizens of our wonderful city, and I thank you for that. I look forward to the next month and getting to know your knowledge to help us understand the gaps in the services. I believe that the state has a big role to play in the ultimate solution. Councilor McDowell said we can’t play the blame game. This is not the Police Department’s sole responsibility. This needs to be a collaborative effort. Nothing is going to get done until the whole community addresses our brothers and sisters. This is just the beginning of what needs to take place in these next six months. We have a gap in services. Every community has to play a part as we look at this critical issue in our city. I am appreciative of those who spoke up. Thank you Dr. Bussells for bringing us together. 8. Closing Remarks - The Honorable Aditi Bussells - Received as information. Councilor Bussells said I recently joined the Affordable Housing Task Force in hopes of both committees working together to build some holistic solutions to address the problem. You will be receiving our future task force meetings and we will be having a meeting with providers that have been funded by the city. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 5:38 p.m. Respectfully submitted: Erika D. Moore Hammond, CMC City Clerk Task Force to Prevent and Homelessness May 18, 2022 Meeting Minutes - Page 6 of 6

Agenda

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COLUMBIA TASK FORCE TO PREVENT AND END HOMELESSNESS MEETING AGENDA WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 2022 The Columbia Task Force to Prevent and End Homelessness will conduct a meeting on Wednesday, May 18, 2022 at 4:00 p.m. at the Busby Street Community Center, 1735 Busby Street, Columbia, SC 29203. Members of the public are encouraged to participate remotely by viewing the meeting online at www.columbiasc.gov. For questions regarding the meeting, please contact the City Clerk at (803)545-3045 or cityclerk@columbiasc.gov. The Honorable Aditi Bussells, Chair The Honorable Edward H. McDowell, Jr. and The Honorable William Brennan Prior to entering the meeting please turn all electronic communication devices to the silent, vibrate or off position. All presenters are asked to speak directly into the microphone for recording purposes. CALL TO ORDER PRESENTATIONS 1. Welcome and Introductions - The Honorable Aditi Bussells 2. Overview and History of the Taskforce - The Honorable Aditi Bussells 3. Overview of Current Policy Efforts - Ms. Teresa Knox, Esq., City Attorney 4. Public Safety and Homelessness Initiatives - Mr. William "Skip" Holbrook, Columbia Police Chief 5. Current City of Columbia Funding for Homelessness Services - Ms. Missy Caughman, Budget, Program Management and Grants Director 6. Strategies from Other Local Governments - The Honorable Aditi Bussells GROUP DISCUSSION COMMITTEE DISCUSSION 7. Reflections - The Honorable Edward H. McDowell, Jr. and The Honorable Will Brennan 8. Closing Remarks - The Honorable Aditi Bussells ADJOURNMENT Page 1 of 1 1 MEETING DATE: May 18, 2022 DEPARTMENT: City Clerk FROM: Erika Hammond, City Clerk SUBJECT: Welcome and Introductions - The Honorable Aditi Bussells FUNDING SOURCE & ORIGINAL BUDGET: Updated: 5/16/2022 1:59 PM Page 1 Packet Pg. 2 2 MEETING DATE: May 18, 2022 DEPARTMENT: City Clerk FROM: Erika Hammond, City Clerk SUBJECT: Overview and History of the Taskforce - The Honorable Aditi Bussells FUNDING SOURCE & ORIGINAL BUDGET: ATTACHMENTS:  Task Force to Prevent and End Homelessness Presentation 051822 (PDF) Updated: 5/16/2022 1:06 PM Page 1 Packet Pg. 3 2.a Attachment: Task Force to Prevent and End Homelessness City of Columbia Task Force to Prevent and End Homelessness May 18, 2022 Packet Pg.1 4 2.a Attachment: Task Force to Prevent and End Homelessness Appointed Members Councilwoman Councilman Councilman Dr. Aditi Bussells Edward H.McDowell William Brennan Chair Member Member 2 Packet Pg.2 5 2.a Overview and History of the Task Force Attachment: Task Force to Prevent and End Homelessness • Established February 15, 2022 o In 2006 there was a Commission of Homelessness, but there is no historical information available pertaining to it. o This taskforce was established in reponse to the growing number of concerns from neighborhood and business leaders 3 Packet Pg. 6 2.a Attachment: Task Force to Prevent and End Homelessness Statistics on Homelessness in Columbia • According to the 2020 South Carolina State of Homelessness Report, Richland County has the second highest rate of homelessness in South Carolina. • There has also been an increase in criminal activity and drug related offenses associated with people that are experiencing homelessness, especially within our downtown neighborhoods, entertainment districts and areas of high traffic (e.g. Harbison and Garner Ferry). 4 Packet Pg.4 7 2.a Homelessness Service Providers Attachment: Task Force to Prevent and End Homelessness Initial reports suggest that City of Columbia has at least 14 providers assisting populations facing homelessness in Richland and Lexington County. • Columbia providers often serve the greater Midlands area • Regardless of this, many individuals do not seek to use the assistance these organizations provide for a variety of reasons – this is the focus of our taskforce • We have commissioned a study to understand the state of our providers and to catalogue services 5 Packet Pg.5 8 2.a Attachment: Task Force to Prevent and End Homelessness An Overview of City of Columbia Homelessness Policy Efforts 6 Packet Pg.6 9 2.a Attachment: Task Force to Prevent and End Homelessness Current City of Columbia Homelessness Services and Public Safety Initiatives 7 Packet Pg.710 2.a Attachment: Task Force to Prevent and End Homelessness City of Columbia Homeless Services Overview • Majority of services offered or provided are centered in or within close proximity to the Downtown corridor. This causes distress with area businesses, who contact CPD frequently about homeless when it is not necessarily a traditional police issue. • A large number of independent feeding locations/programs are resistant to consolidation. • Very limited affordable and supportive housing options or programs; they tend to fill up extremely fast. • Conversely, many homeless individuals are resistant to assistance. 8 8 Packet Pg. 11 2.a Attachment: Task Force to Prevent and End Homelessness CPD Homelessness Initiatives • IWC Transports – There were 172 Trips with 535 individuals transported for this IWC season. This becomes a resource drain on police due to them not being able to self‐report or walk up to the IWC center. CPD has taken measures to consolidate out transport times; however, it still causes a police officer to focus on transporting and not on police functions. • Zone Watch Locations ‐ Officers are tasked with completing Zone Watch requests each shift. These include businesses, cemeteries, parks, and parking garages that have complaints and/or patterns of disruptive behavior perpetrated by homeless. Zone Watches are reviewed and adjusted • Outside agencies drop off individuals at the IWC, which causes them to now stay in Columbia. This causes an influx of new individuals that now frequently interact with CPD. 9 9 Packet Pg. 12 2.a Attachment: Task Force to Prevent and End Homelessness CPD Homelessness Initiatives • Most outreach by service providers happens Monday through Friday during daytime hours. • CPD also developed the Best Practices for Interactions with Transient Citizens manual. This publication is provide to citizens and businesses to explain our focus and response. It also has resources section that can be used by anyone in the City to request assistance for a transient citizen in need. The publication is available at ColumbiaPD.net/Publications. 10 10 Packet Pg. 13 2.a Attachment: Task Force to Prevent and End Homelessness CPD Homelessness Initiatives • Frequent Offender Taskforce Meetings: CPD, 5th Solicitors Office, United Way, Dept. of Mental Health and various community stakeholders participate in these meetings. o The focus of the meetings is to identify individuals that are coming into frequent contact with law enforcement and try to determine why. CPD is acutely aware that jail is not always the best answer for someone in mental health crisis who are often times homeless. o The group triages the cases and determines the best avenue to provide lasting care of the individual in crisis. This gets the individual to a stable place so that they can begin healing and taking advantage of programs available. The primary focus of the group is to assist in breaking the cycle of homelessness. 11 11 Packet Pg. 14 2.a Attachment: Task Force to Prevent and End Homelessness CPD Homelessness and Mental Health Initiative • The Pathways Unit (TPU) provides an opportunity to reach individuals that may have mental illness perpetuating their homeless status. While on patrol, Pathways team members will respond to active Calls for Service involving citizens in mental crisis to assist with de‐escalation, provide resources, conduct follow‐up appointments with pervious clients that need additional care coordination, and proactively seek out locations of frequent community friction to provide care/resource options to ease tensions. o TPU also reaches out to community stakeholders and groups to coordinate and strengthen the focus of actions when addressing a common cause; attending community meetings, building relationships of support with non‐profit organizations, and initiating involvement in existing outreach initiatives. o TPU focuses on facilitating opportunities to build and strengthen relationships with citizens that are more vulnerable through problem solving partnerships. 12 12 Packet Pg. 15 2.a Attachment: Task Force to Prevent and End Homelessness CPD Homelessness and Mental Health Initiative The Pathways Team • Mental Health Clinician, Angela Anderson has over 17 years of experience in Human Services with various organizations. o Program Coordinator for the Columbia Housing Authority o School Guidance Counselor intern at W. A. Perry Middle School o Human Services Coordinator for the SC Dept. of Mental Health o Human Services Coordinator Group Facilitator for the KIVA Day program at the SC Dept. of Mental Health o Embedded Mental Health Clinician for the joint DMH/CPD collaboration 13 13 Packet Pg. 16 2.a Attachment: Task Force to Prevent and End Homelessness CPD Homelessness and Mental Health Initiative • MPO Christopher Bolling has served the Columbia Police Department for 10 years. He is certified in Crisis Intervention Training, a Field Training Officer, and an IPMBA Police Bike Instructor. MPO Bolling joined The Pathways Team in September 2021. • To date, The Pathways Unit provided coordinated care and support for 162 citizens that have or are experiencing some form of mental health crisis that brought them into contact with CPD. 14 14 Packet Pg. 17 2.a Attachment: Task Force to Prevent and End Homelessness Public Safety and Homelessness • Transient Citizen Criminal Activity Focus ‐ CPD is currently conducting this operation to address criminal and quality of life activity and complaints associated with citizens that choose to violate the law within the identified locations of emphasis. o The operation will be data driven based on crime intelligence, community input from interactions, and calls for service. Officers will address these criminal concerns in a highly visible proactive manner utilizing patrols and community contacts, with an emphasis on foot patrols within the areas of focus when not on calls for service. o Regions will coordinate resources to address adjacent locations of focus or to  address larger scale events, such as urban camping sites, to support efforts. Code Enforcement will also play an integral role in addressing these sites. o As standard practice, CPD will make contact and post locations to give occupants time to move themselves. Notices will be posted in conspicuous locations at the camp to alert those that were not initially contacted in person. 15 15 Packet Pg. 18 2.a Attachment: Task Force to Prevent and End Homelessness Public Safety and Homelessness • The Pathways Unit will also assist to coordinate any needed resources for those living at the illegal sites. The purpose is to stabilize their housing environment to prevent another urban camping site from developing at another location. The CPD K9 Investigator Sulser and MPO Bowen will utilize their partners once a month to address drug and weapon concerns at Transitions. • The locations of emphasis are Finlay Park, Memorial Park, Main Street Corridor, Elmwood Avenue Corridor, Harden Street Corridor, Gervais Street Corridor, Assembly Street Corridor, Calhoun Street Corridor, Harbison Area, Forest Drive Corridor, Garners Ferry Rd Corridor, and the Entertainment/Business Zones. o Arrests: 62 o Field Interviews: 31 o Placements/Resources Initiated: 24 o Resources offered: 41 o Case Numbers Generated: 134 16 16 Packet Pg. 19 2.a Attachment: Task Force to Prevent and End Homelessness Current City of Columbia Funding for Homelessness Services 17 17 Packet Pg. 20 2.a Attachment: Task Force to Prevent and End Homelessness Homeless Services Contracts – General Fund FY 17/18 FY 17/18 FY 18/19 FY 18/19 FY 19/20 FY 19/20 FY 20/21 FY 20/21 FY 21/22 Vendor Program Description BUD ACT BUD ACT BUD ACT BUD W/CF ACT BUD United Way IWC/Winter Operation of the City's IWC - UW is the 322,761 312,272 333,250 317,995 325,352 310,328 367,884 373,565 449,543 Shelter prime with subcontractors providing services. IWC is operational Nov 1 through March 31 when specific weather conditions are forecasted. Contract also includes year around outreach coordinator. USC Housing First National model program providing supportive housing 228,839 228,442 234,000 234,000 229,500 229,500 229,500 206,593 229,500 Supportive services for chronic and hard to place people experincing Housing homelessness. Midlands Transitions Agreement covers security services at Transitions 325,000 325,000 325,000 325,000 325,000 325,000 325,000 325,000 325,000 Housing based on agreement with surrounding neighborhoods. Alliance United Way Homeless Partial funding of UW homeless coordinator 123,400 118,039 128,761 122,908 120,148 118,980 121,316 89,432 75,711 Coordinator - covers meal share coordination, "repeat offenders" services, outreach coordination, HMIS reporitng. Services to be provided are determine each year. Beginning FY 21/22 Homeless Coordinator position staffed by Transitions. Initial RFP for servcies issued in 2014. 1,000,000 983,753 1,021,011 999,903 1,000,000 983,808 1,043,700 994,590 1,079,754 18 Packet Pg.1821 2.a Attachment: Task Force to Prevent and End Homelessness Homeless Services – HUD/CDBG Funding • FY2021/2022 o Homeless No More‐‐$40,000 o Mental Illness Recovery Center, Inc.‐‐$40,000 19 Packet Pg.1922 2.a Attachment: Task Force to Prevent and End Homelessness Homeless Services Contracts – CDBG Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) 5‐YEARS HOMELESS SERVICES FUNDING Year Activity Project Program Unit Funding Homeless No More‐ St. Lawrence Place After School Programs and Camps Public Services CDBG $48,224.49 2017‐2018 Trinity Housing‐ St. Lawrence Public Services CDBG $50,000.00 2018‐2019 Place Mental Illness Recovery Center (MIRCI)‐Supportive Housing for Youth Public Services CDBG $29,478.07 2019‐2020 Homeless No More Public Services CDBG $50,000.00 Homeless No More‐ Sevices for Homeless Families CDBG $38,341.00 Public Services 2020‐2021 Mental Illness Recovery Center (MIRCI)‐Supportive Housing for Youth Public Services CDBG $49,484.51 Homeless No More‐ Sevices for Homeless Families Public Services CDBG $40,000.00 2021‐2022 Mental Illness Recovery Center (MIRCI)‐Supportive Housing for Youth Public Services CDBG $40,000.00 $345,528.07 20 Packet Pg.2023 2.a Attachment: Task Force to Prevent and End Homelessness Strategies from Other Municipalities 21 21 Packet Pg. 24 2.a Attachment: Task Force to Prevent and End Homelessness Strategies from other Municipal Governments Boston • Landlord Incentive Program o Boston launched a program to support landlords who rent to households moving out of homelessness. They provide signing bonuses, holding fees, and a dedicated customer service provider. • House America o The City of Boston is committing to rehouse 1,100 households that have experienced or will experience homelessness between now and December 31, 2022. During this same period, Boston has committed to fund the creation of 650 units of housing for people facing housing insecurity. 22 Packet Pg.2225 2.a Strategies from other Municipal Attachment: Task Force to Prevent and End Homelessness Governments Raleigh • King’s Ridge o King’s Ridge will provide permanent housing for up to 100 households, serving both individuals and families. The property’s main floor will include community space, offices, and access to wrap around supports like case management, integrated primary and mental healthcare, employment, and childcare support. The site is well located minutes from downtown Raleigh with a public bus stop across the street. 23 Packet Pg.2326 2.a Attachment: Task Force to Prevent and End Homelessness Strategies from other Municipal Governments Charlotte • Moore Place Moore Place is a 120-unit permanent supportive housing apartment complex. In 2012, CSS Homeless Services partnered with Moore Place to provide wraparound services to 85 chronically homeless adults. 24 Packet Pg.2427 25 Group Discussion 2.a Packet Pg.2528 Attachment: Task Force to Prevent and End Homelessness 26 Group Reflection and Report Out 2.a Packet Pg.2629 Attachment: Task Force to Prevent and End Homelessness 3 MEETING DATE: May 18, 2022 DEPARTMENT: City Clerk FROM: Erika Hammond, City Clerk SUBJECT: Overview of Current Policy Efforts - Ms. Teresa Knox, Esq., City Attorney FUNDING SOURCE & ORIGINAL BUDGET: Updated: 5/16/2022 1:08 PM Page 1 Packet Pg. 30 4 MEETING DATE: May 18, 2022 DEPARTMENT: City Clerk FROM: Erika Hammond, City Clerk SUBJECT: Public Safety and Homelessness Initiatives - Mr. William "Skip" Holbrook, Columbia Police Chief FUNDING SOURCE & ORIGINAL BUDGET: Updated: 5/16/2022 1:09 PM Page 1 Packet Pg. 31 5 MEETING DATE: May 18, 2022 DEPARTMENT: City Clerk FROM: Erika Hammond, City Clerk SUBJECT: Current City of Columbia Funding for Homelessness Services - Ms. Missy Caughman, Budget, Program Management and Grants Director FUNDING SOURCE & ORIGINAL BUDGET: Updated: 5/16/2022 1:11 PM Page 1 Packet Pg. 32 6 MEETING DATE: May 18, 2022 DEPARTMENT: City Clerk FROM: Erika Hammond, City Clerk SUBJECT: Strategies from other local governments - The Honorable Aditi Bussells FUNDING SOURCE & ORIGINAL BUDGET: Updated: 5/16/2022 12:50 PM Page 1 Packet Pg. 33 7 MEETING DATE: May 18, 2022 DEPARTMENT: City Clerk FROM: Erika Hammond, City Clerk SUBJECT: Reflections - The Honorable Edward H. McDowell, Jr. and The Honorable Will Brennan FUNDING SOURCE & ORIGINAL BUDGET: Updated: 5/16/2022 12:47 PM Page 1 Packet Pg. 34 8 MEETING DATE: May 18, 2022 DEPARTMENT: City Clerk FROM: Erika Hammond, City Clerk SUBJECT: Closing Remarks - The Honorable Aditi Bussells FUNDING SOURCE & ORIGINAL BUDGET: Updated: 5/16/2022 12:48 PM Page 1 Packet Pg. 35