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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTABLED - Councilmember Item - Councilmember Peterson - Propo i I�L� I TL)q r City of Huntington Beach fs�h :• : �� N 0) File #: 20-1761 MEETING DATE: 7/20/2020 Submitted by Councilmember Peterson - Proposed establishment of a 40+ Bed Temporary Emergency Shelter at the City's Public Works Yard on Gothard Street Pursuant to the powers of the City to address a health and safety crisis, and pursuant to the City's Emergency Declaration, direct the City Manager bring back a proposal in 2 weeks for the establishment of a 40+ bed temporary emergency shelter in the City Public Works Yard on Gothard Street. The shelter should be considered temporary and be constructed with basic necessities. City of Huntington Beach Page 1 of 1 Printed on 7/17/2020 powereM LegistarT" City Council/ ACTION AGENDA July 20, 2020 Public Financing Authority ORDINANCES FOR INTRODUCTION 21. 19 1130 Approved for Introduction Ordinance No. 4201 repealing Chapter and adopting a new Chapter 8.48 of the Huntington Beach Municipal Code (HBMC) relating to Public Nuisance Abatement of Abandoned, Wrecked, Dismantled or Inoperative Vehicles Recommended Action: Approve for introduction Ordinance No. 4201, "An Ordinance of the City of Huntington Beach Repealing Chapter 8.48 and Adopting New Chapter 8.48 of the Huntington Beach Municipal Code Relating to Public Nuisance Abatement of Abandoned Vehicles." (Attachment No. 1) Approved 7-0 with staff to share future enforcement update with Council COUNCILMEMBER ITEMS 22. 20-1760 Item Submitted by Mayor Semeta Denied - Consideration of a Prohibition on the City's use of Public Funds for any Tax Measure Advocacy Recommended Action: Failed 2-5(Posey, Delgleize, Hardy, Carr, Brenden-No) At 11:05 PM, a motion was made by Brenden, second Delgleize, to continue the meeting past the hour of 11:00 PM. The motion was approved by a consensus of Council. 23. 20-1761 Item Submitted by Councilmember Peterson Tabled - Proposed establishment of a 40+ Bed Temporary Emergency Shelter at the City's Public Works Yard on Gothard Street Recommended Action: Pursuant to the powers of the City to address a health and safety crisis, and pursuant to the City's Emergency Declaration, direct the City Manager bring back a proposal in 2 weeks for the establishment of a 40+ bed temporary emergency shelter in the City Public Works Yard on Gothard Street. The shelter should be considered temporary and be constructed with basic necessities. Table Item Approved 5-2(Semeta, Peterson-No) CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH CITY COUNCIL MEETING—COUNCIL MEMBER ITEMS REPORT TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL FROM: ERIK PETERSON, CITY COUNCIL MEMBER DATE: J U LY 20, 2020 SUBJECT: PROPOSED ESTABLISHMENT OF A 40+ BED TEMPORARY EMERGENCY SHELTER AT THE CITY'S PUBLIC WORKS YARD ON GOTHARD STREET STATEMENT OF ISSUE The City's most recent 2019 Point in Time count for our homeless population identified 349 total homeless individuals, out of which 289 were unsheltered. Estimates are that the number has increased since then. With the current COVID-19 pandemic, which has been spreading rapidly throughout the County and the City since April of this year, a perfect storm has developed for a serious health and safety crisis in Huntington Beach. Pursuant to the State's direction on the homeless crisis during this pandemic,the County of Orange has been taking steps since May of this year to get the homeless population into shelters to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission. For the safety of the homeless and the safety of our residents, we need to take action, just like the State and the County have for months, to get the homeless off the streets and public spaces and into shelters so that they can receive the medical treatment and safe/sanitary environment they need. Since the pending Cameron Lane City shelter is many months away from being ready to house the homeless, and since the City will not be able to house its homeless at that shelter for many more months after establishment, a temporary emergency shelter must be established and available to address the City's growing health and safety crisis. The State has declared a State of Emergency, and so has the County and City. RECOMMENDED ACTION Pursuant to the powers of the City to address a health and safety crisis, and pursuant to the City's Emergency Declaration, direct the City Manager bring back a proposal in 2 weeks for the establishment of a 40+ bed temporary emergency shelter in the City Public Works Yard on Gothard Street. The shelter should be considered temporary and be constructed with basic necessities. 813 Switzer, Donna From: Cindi Lee <CLee@ovsd.org> Sent: Monday, July 20, 2020 1:19 PM To: supplementalcomm@surfcity-hb.org Subject: WRITTEN COMMUNICATION FOR JULY 20, 2020 CITY COUNCIL MEETING Attachments: 7-20-20 OVSD Correspondence to CC - Item 20-1761.pdf Importance: High Good afternoon, Attached is a written communication from the Ocean View School District regarding an agenda item on tonight's City Council agenda: Item 20-1761—Proposed 40+ Bed Temporary Emergency Shelter at 17371 Gothard Street. Thank you, and please confirm receipt. Cindi lee, Executive ..Assistant Office of the Superintendent OCEAN VIEW SCHOOL DISTRICT 17200 Pinehurst Lane Huntington Beach, CA 92647 (714) 847-2551, ext. 1309 clee@ovsd.org '7--;, C) ''; Ocean View School District O'VSD: 'Where .Achievement and Relationships Matter! SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION Meetng Date: Agenda Item No.; L....,— � I 4o t Ocean View School Disrict upenntendent 17200 Pinehurst Lane S Board of Trustees �� Huntington Beach,CA 92647 Carol Hansen,Ed.D. Gina Clayton-Tarvin,President �+ Tel: 714 847-2551 Patricia Singer,Vice President "Equity and Fax: 714 847-1430 Jack C.Souders,Clerk Excellence- Web:www.ovsd.org John Briscoe,Member Norm Westwell,Member SENT VIA ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION SupplementalComm(a-)_Surfcity-hb.org July 20, 2020 The Honorable Lyn Semeta, Mayor and Members of the City Council CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH 2000 Main Street Huntington Beach, CA 92648 Re: City Council Consent Calendar for 7-20-2020, Item 20-1761 Proposed 40+ Bed Temporary Emergency Shelter at 17371 Gothard Street Dear Mayor Semeta and City Councilmembers: The Ocean View School District requests that the City Council not direct the City Manager to prepare a proposal on establishing a temporary homeless shelter at the City's Public Work Yard located at 17271 Gothard Street. The proposed location of the emergency shelter is in close proximity to the Ocean View High School and Huntington Beach Central Park, which are also located along Gothard Street. Both of these uses draw children to the area that may conflict with users of the emergency shelter. Although shelters of this type usually do not allow walk-in, the shelters do allow residents to leave to go to work and shop. That will put shelter residents on the streets to access transit and stores in the area of the shelter that may conflict with children accessing parks. Thank you for your consideration of our request. Sincerely, OCEAN VIEW SCHOOL DISTRICT � 410-6 aUPPL.EMENTAL. Carol Hansen, Ed.D. COMMUNICATION Superintendent c: OVSD Board of Trustees Mae"Date: Agenda item NO.: -7 -- Ri(a/ Switzer, Donna From: MJ Baretich <mjbaretich@hotmail.com> Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2020 10:50 PM To: supplementalcomm@surfcity-hb.org Subject: AGENDA ITEM 23 - 23. 20-1761 Dear Mayor and City Council Members, We Huntington Beach homeowners are aware of the pressure from the State to provide shelter for the homeless people in our cities, especially during this pandemic, but these shelters should not be placed near residential communities, especially senior communities such as the Beachview Mobile Home Park. The city yard is zoned Public-Semipublic (PR) but abuts up to Residential Low Density (RL) tract and Senior Manufactured Home Park (RMP-SR). The senior citizens (especially the elderly) living in the Beachview Mobile Home Park are extremely concerned about how their health and welfare plus their quality of life will be affected. Their home values will drop considerably, as will the conventional homes in the adjacent tract. The homeowners are concerned that the homeless people will not stay within the city yard and will prowl through the residential tract and mobile home park with the potential for home invasions, theft, and the possibility of spreading the COVID-19 virus to these innocent residents, especially the elderly. Too many of our elderly residents are overly stressed at this point in time with dangerous blood pressure rising. They do not need this additional health issue. Why isn't the city contracting with the local motels and hotels to house these "temporary" homeless people as other cities are doing? That would make more sense and the impacts to the homeowners would be considerably less. Please do not proceed with the use of this city yard as a "temporary" shelter for the 40 homeless people. Please house them in motels or hotels in the Commercial Zones. Thank you, Mary Jo Baretich Zone C Vice President, Golden State Manufactured-home Owners League SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION Meetlng We: Agenda Item No.-23 y — 60 ) 1 Switzer, Donna From: Alyce Booth <alycebooth@hotmail.com> Sent: Monday, July 20, 2020 11:49 AM To: supplementalcomm@surfcity-hb.org Subject: Homeless shelter This is an insane idea. We don't need anything else in our area to bring down our property values. Also it is near the high school where children walk past that area all the time. Find a place that is not near the residential area. Obviously you do not live in this area. It is a very dangerous thing to do. Alyce Booth 6932 Canis Circle HB 92647 Sent from Mail for Windows 10 SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION Agenda Item No.• "�3 L I SUPPLEMENTAL AL Switzer, Donna COMMUNICATION From: The Mai Tais <hbmaitai@aol.com> Mee" Date: Sent: Monday, July 20, 2020 6:50 AM /_ To: supplementalcomm@surfcity-hb.org Agenda ftem No.: 3l �'"�T�/JJ Subject: Temporary homeless shelter I have lived in this neighborhood my entire life, with the exception of the 4 years of military service. It has always been a safe and quiet family neighborhood. I have serious concerns about your proposal to put a temporary homeless shelter in the Public Works yard. My home on Canna Circle backs up to the Public Works yard on Gothard and I am worried about an increase in noise, crime, drug use and garbage. Having a homeless shelter in the neighborhood would not only endanger the safety of the residents, it would also cause property devaluation. One of the reasons that I have been a lifelong, and now a retired, resident of Huntington Beach is because of the quality of life that I have enjoyed here. This has been slowly eroding due to the homeless crisis throughout the city. I walk at the beach or in Central Park daily and have seen the debris and human waste left by the homeless population. I have been berated by several homeless people after simply saying, "Hello." On occasion, I felt threatened by them. I understand the need for homeless shelters. Putting them near schools and in neighborhoods with families is not an appropriate place. I also understand that this is only supposed to be a "temporary" shelter. I worked for the City of Anaheim for 25 years and I know that the term "temporary" used by city council members means 5 - 20 years or even permanent. When I retired from my job with that city, many projects that were called "temporary" were still in place 25 years after they were begun. Nobody wants to have a homeless shelter in their neighborhood. If this homeless shelter needs to be set up while waiting for the permanent site, the ball fields at the Sports Complex at Gothard and Talbert are on city owned property, are not directly in a neighborhood, are fenced, and would be wide open for setting up "temporary" housing. Due to Covid-19 pandemic, these fields are temporarily unused and probably will be for an undetermined amount of time. It is time for the city leaders to lead by example. Perhaps you should put a temporary shelter in your own neighborhood and experience the fallout and degradation of the quality of life before making this decision for other members of our city. I am opposed to erecting a temporary homeless shelter in the Public Works yard. Raymond Bradley 17332 Canna Circle Huntington Beach, CA 92647 z Switzer, Donna From: Kent Braithwaite <kntbrthwt@aol.com> aZ�/ a3 Sent: Monday, July 20, 2020 11:03 AM To: supplementalcomm@surfcity-hb.org; Kent Braithwaite; shirleydettloff36@gmail.com Subject: Agenda Items 18 and 21 for Meeting July 20 Dear Mayor Semeta and HB City Council: I urge you to use your strong wisdom as well as outside expertise to establish answers to the following questions. By doing so, how to proceed with regard to Items 18 and 21 will become clearer. The vast majority of residents within our city want anti-camping laws enforced. 1. What does the environmental report regarding soil issues say with regard to Cameron Lane? Doesn't it state that if paved, the site will be safe for the sprung structure installed at county expense? If so, it makes sense to enter into the short-term lease agreement. What would be the cost to remediate the chemical issues so that it can be used for a more permanent structure? 2. Regardless of those answers, we will still need to protect everyone's health and safety by providing a temporary shelter for the remaining homeless people. If Item 18 will provide "basic necessities", does that include showers, laundry facilities, and food? Will it be possible to get judicial approval so that we can enforce the anti-camping laws? Will it provide the services needed so that they do not return to the streets? What are all the available sites where we could set up the shelter quickly and ensure enough space and amenities to help the homeless avoid COVID-19? Thank you for obtaining information to lead to a positive transformation, one we can all be proud of. Jenny Braithwaite SUPPLEMENTAL. COMMUNICATION AAm"Date: Agenda Item No.* �3 ao- / o/ i Switzer, Donna From: colleen brennan <comfortprints@aol.com> Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2020 10:22 AM To: supplementalcomm@surfcity-hb.org Subject: 2017-61 Homeless Shelter Dear City Council, Before proposing the Public Works Yard as a temporary shelter, please visit the Beachview Community over 65 mobile home park. Beachview is NOT a gated facility. If you move homeless people next door you will be responsible for making us even more vulnerable to Covid-19 and to dealing with the fallout of elderly having to deal with many encounters with the homeless and everything associated with them. They need somewhere to go but the City Council also has a responsibility to protect your senior population. We have already not been warned prior to buying homes here at Beachview that we are in a basin that it floods easily. We bought in 2016 and have already endured two major floods. We don't need any other problems at our age. Our home is currently for sale and besides having to disclose the flooding we now will have to disclose that a large homeless population that is vulnerable to Covid-19 lives nextdoor. There has to be another site besides this one. How about the lot on Gothard and Heil that is mostly industrial? I beg you to reconsider this proposal! Colleen Brennan SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION Meeeng Oete: :?-1201.z0 Agenda Item No.• e�..31 •20_ 1 Switzer, Donna From: Fikes, Cathy Sent: Monday, July 20, 2020 8:55 AM To: Agenda Alerts Subject: FW: Proposed Homeless Shelter on Gothard -----Original Message----- From: colleen brennan <comfortprints@aol.com> Sent: Sunday,July 19, 2020 10:05 AM To: Peterson, Erik<Erik.Peterson @surfcity-hb.org> Cc: Fikes, Cathy<CFikes@surfcity-hb.org> Subject: Proposed Homeless Shelter on Gothard Hello Mr. Peterson, I just read your letter suggesting a temporary homeless shelter at the Public Works on Gothard Street. Have you taken into consideration that our Senior Mobile Home Park is not gated and is within walking distance of the Public Works Yard? We are all seniors, most with health problems and high risk for the Covid-19 virus. Our park faces many problems already. Homeless people will not be confined to the Public Works Yard and our property will be easily accessible to them. You will be putting over 80 Senior lives in harms way. Please reconsider this proposal. Colleen Brennan Beachview Community 17261 Gothard Street, Space 70 Huntington Beach, CA. 92647 (714) 641-1839 SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION erg Date:.a._ �•20�021� ,agenda Switzer, Donna From: Fikes, Cathy Sent: Monday, July 20, 2020 1:03 PM To: Agenda Alerts Subject: FW: #23 20-1761 Temporary Homeless Shelter From: Colleen Brennan <comfortprints@aol.com> Sent: Monday,July 20, 2020 12:57 PM To: Brenden, Patrick<Patrick.Brenden@surfcity-hb.org>; Carr, Kim <Kim.Carr@surfcity-hb.org>; Delgleize, Barbara <Barbara.Delgleize@surfcity-hb.org>; Fikes, Cathy<CFikes@surfcity-hb.org>; Hardy,Jill <Jill.Hardy@surfcity-hb.org> Subject: #23 20-1761 Temporary Homeless Shelter Hello City Council Members: I just read the letter by Erik Peterson suggesting a temporary homeless shelter at the Public Works on Gothard Street. I really think that it would have been better to speak to the surrounding community before putting this to a vote without our advance notice. Have you taken into consideration that our Senior Mobile Home Park is not gated and is within walking distance of the Public Works Yard? We are all seniors, most with health problems and high risk for the Covid-19 virus. Our park faces many problems already. No matter how hard you try you will not be able to keep homeless people in the Public Works Yard. Our property, Oceanview Hlgh School and Huntington Beach Adult School properties will be too easily accessible and put senior and teenagers and others in harms way. School is not open yet but many, many children use the sidewalk in front of the Public Works and the other properties listed in this paragraph. You will be putting 81 Senior households in harms way. Please vote NO on this this proposal and take more time to find a more appropriate place. Colleen Brennan Beachview Community 17261 Gothard Street, Space 70 Huntington Beach, CA. 92647 (714) 641-1839 "*0MMUNICk T K)N .vIesting Dater 7� �0 2.,,�....�. Bends�m IVo.,�23i�o?p-/�- Switzer, Donna From: Michael Brennan <mikeb4im@gmail.com> Sent: Sunday,July 19, 2020 12:11 PM To: supplementalcomm@surfcity-hb.org Subject: VOTE NO -to 40+ Bed Shelter on Gothard To City Council Members: We live in the Mobile Home Park next to the proposed site. We are seniors and considered a vulnerable population and should not be put at risk by people experiencing homelessness, also a vulnerable population known to carry Covid 19, next to our park. We should have been notified of this action and were not. This is an irresponsible proposal by Erik Peterson and an irresponsible effort to push it through to a vote and should be treated as such. Vote NO. Regards, Mike Brennan 17261 Gothard St#70 HB, 92647 SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION Mee*V Date. Agenda hen,No.: e13(a?o 1 Switzer, Donna From: Fikes, Cathy Sent: Monday, July 20, 2020 1:02 PM To: Agenda Alerts Subject: FW: Proposed 40+ bed homeless shelter on Gothatprd From: ladybugrlc@aol.com <ladybugrlc@aol.com> Sent: Monday,July 20, 2020 1:02 PM To: CITY COUNCIL<city.council@surfcity-hb.org> Subject: Proposed 40+ bed homeless shelter on Gothatprd Dear City Council members I live in the mobile home park directly adjacent to the city yard proposed for this `temporary' 40+ bed shelter. I cannot imagine a worse situation than what you are proposing. 1. This park has over 100 seriously elderly residents. 2. You could not find a more vulnerable segment of society to burden with this adjacent facility. Honestly,the horrors you intend to bring into this ungated,unsecured residential area are completely mindless. 3. Many of our residents do not drive and walk to local grocery and banking location or to the bus stop on Warner. Bringing in 40+homeless individuals would be a recipe for disaster in the risks of physical harm, harassment and robbery of our elderly. 4. Besides a considerable lack of notification to the many residents and businesses that will be impacted by this poor location of your intentions you would also be bringing in sick individuals who could infect some residents and possibly cause death. I never thought Huntington Beach would be turned into New York. 5. Your proposal lacks some of the most basic information such as exactly how many beds will there be? 40+ is NOT sufficiently accurate. You keep touting`Temporary' however, what IS the actual projected end date? One day or 2 years? How will the homeless be transported there? Are they walking pushing their trash with them or is the city transporting them in and out? Will the people be behind the fence 24/7 Or will they be expected to leave at certain times? If you push them out, will they walk out or be transported by the city to a different location? Who is going to pick up the garbage,needles and human waste that will invariably be left on our green belts, sidewalks and in our community? 6. Is the city going to take out a Surety Bond to cover our property losses, damages, injuries and loss of PROPERTY VALUES we will certainly suffer because of YOUR POOR DECISION? 7. Huntington Beach is a large city with miles of coastline paved with fenced parking areas with facilities. Why don't you dedicate those areas for this TEMPORARY shelter? After all tents, cots and portapotty's would be perfect at the city beach areas. ZERO RESIDENTIAL IMPACT. Or the Senior Center site which has acres of pavement and buffer zone for such temporary shelters. Again, ZERO DIRECT ADJACENT RESIDENTIAL OR BUSINESS PROPERTIES. I would like to think that we elected officials to take care of the tax paying residents FIRST in situations such as these. Sincerely, Lori Camacho SUPPLEMENTAL 562-665-4445 Sent from AOL Mobile Mail -OMMUNICATION Get the new AOL app:mail.mobile.aol.com Meefiq Data: Agenda ftn No.: Switzer, Donna From: chad coffee <chad714cafe@yahoo.com> Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2020 11:23 AM To: supplementalcomm@surfcity-hb.org Subject: Temporary homeless shelter Dear Huntington Beach city Council I'm a current resident behind the city yard. This is very concerning that you're considering putting a temporary shelter behind our families home. I know that the homeless situation is becoming a problem in Huntington Beach but relocating them from downtown and other areas to a city yard surrounded by houses and a school isn't the solution. If you're already building a shelter off Cameron lane what's the reason for a temporary one for now. This is scary I have worked my whole life to be able to afford a home where I grew up with a culdesac safe to raise my children and adding a 40 plus shelter behind my home will not only de value my property but will be unsafe for all the children and people in our community. Covid 19 is scary enough but adding a shelter is crazy. I have been trying to get the city yard to build a higher wall for over two years now because of the noise and coyotes that have hopped the fence which killed our cat. Adding people behind there now that have personal issues would be the worst thing possible. Or neighborhood is a very tight group we all bbq and spend holidays together. All of our children are friends and this scares everyone here. So please from the bottom of your hearts how would you guys feel to be in our situation. Please do not build this shelter and wait until Cameron lane is up and running where it could be in an industrial setting away from homes and these homeless people can get help in a safer area. Thank you. Sent from my Whone SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION Meeting Dato: 2:6. 0 0 Agenda ftem No.: aZ3(a20- I NCO/� Switzer, Donna From: Fikes, Cathy Sent: Monday, July 20, 2020 10:05 AM To: Agenda Alerts Subject: FW: Homeless Crisis in Huntington Beach SUPPLEMENTAL From: Donna Dillon <donnadillon214@aol.com> COMMUNICATION Sent: Friday, July 17, 2020 2:53 PM M96rtltQ Date: � /Zv To: Peterson, Erik<Erik.Peterson @surfcity-hb.org> Cc: Fikes, Cathy<CFikes@surfcity-hb.org> Subject: Homeless Crisis in Huntington Beach AgendatWn No.._ Li Council Member Peterson, For your information, the following email was sent to council members, City Manager Chi, and asked to be read during public comments at the 7/20/20 council meeting. I'm writing to you to urge you to support Councilman Erik Peterson's proposal for a temporary emergency homeless shelter, item 21 on the Monday, 7/20/20 agenda. It is time to take action! First, I'd like to thank you for your thoughtful and responsible decisions for our city during the current Covid19 pandemic. I applaud your forward thinking regarding partial Main Street closure, closing the beaches over the July 4 t h weekend, keeping our beaches open during the initial shutdown. I know there are many more decisions that were made during this difficult time. I appreciate your dedication to our beautiful city and the residents. However. . . We have a cancer that is spreading throughout our city and we (you on our behalf) must take steps to stop it. Homeless vagrants are taking over our parks, trails, our park and bus benches, and are camping on every major artery into our city. I am aware that this is a very difficult subject and has no easy solution. Bad legislature makes enforcing city ordinances regarding camping and loitering difficult to enforce. It must be very frustrating to our dedicated Homeless Task Force personnel and HBPD to do the same thing over and over to no avail. How much is it costing the city to response to residents' complaints about vagrancy, crime, and unsanitary behavior and conditions in our city caused by the homeless? I believe it was in 2018 that the 91h Circuit Court issued the cruel and unusual punishment towards homeless ruling that makes it almost impossible to enforce Huntington Beach regulations regarding camping in our parks and on our streets unless there is a shelter for them. It seems Huntington Beach is 1 -2 years behind our Orange county neighbors in providing a shelter. I realize the shelter/navigation center has had some false starts but it is time to make providing a shelter priority one. Until the navigation center on Cameron Lane is ready, I urge you to support a temporary shelter at the city yard. Leaving the homeless in our parks and on our streets is endangering the residents of this community. Our parks, trails, streets are petri dishes for disease and crime. Visitors and tourists WILL chose other beachside communities to vacation where they won't be confronted by filth and disregard for the rule of law that is displayed by the homeless. Have you heard our new moniker? Bummington Beach. As a 45 year resident of Huntington Beach, this breaks my heart. Please support item 21 on the 7/20/20 agenda. 1 Sincerely, Donna DiCIbn donnadillon214@aol.com 22102 Jonesport Ln Huntington Beach, CA 92646 2 Switzer, Donna From: Kristen Coffee <kristenjenae@hotmail.com> Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2020 10:32 AM To: supplementalcomm@surfcity-hb.org Subject: Homeless shelter proposal To Huntington Beach City Council: I am a resident off Ford, which backs against the City Yard off Gothard, considered location for the homeless shelter. I'm terrified of this proposal for the sake of us raising families here. COVID-19 has brought our neighborhood community together as we've spent every evening outside watching our children ride bikes, run around and create chalk art, as children should. We've already encountered numerous homeless sleep in cars next to our home, use the restroom on our curbs, and leave condoms in the gutter where our children play. The homeless problem in Huntington Beach is indeed a "health and safety crisis" as Matt Szabo explains, and I'm appalled that a resolution is even being considered in this close proximity to any residential neighborhood, let alone in the same city block as a school (OVHS), which will endanger our children. Why is this considered a possible location, even for a temporary resolution? If construction is due to close in 3-4 months at the purchased properties on Beach Blvd and Cameron Lane, what is the need or reason to build a makeshift solution until then? I am begging you, on behalf of all other families and residents in the Ford, Betty, Sunbreeze and Nimrod neighborhoods, as well as those in the Goldenview, Mesa View, Hope View, Marine View tracks, Murdy Park neighborhood, to please not pass this proposal of bringing homeless into the Gothard City Yard. Thank you in advance for your time, consideration, and empathy of our concerns. Sincerely, Kristen Jenae 714-316-8444 SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION Meetlng Date: Agenda item No.; 62,13! 1 Switzer, Donna From: Flat Spaces <flatspaceswebdesign@gmail.com> Sent: Sunday,July 19, 2020 4:09 AM To: supplementalcomm@surfcity-hb.org Subject: Homeless shelter on Gothard My family and I live in the residential area behind the proposed Gothard location. We are against having a homeless shelter in our RESIDENTIAL area. We work long hours and save, doing 'without' in order to afford to live in a nice area of HB and now to have a homeless shelter established in our RESIDENTIAL neighborhood is shocking to say the least. Can't you find a location that does not have RESIDENTIAL homes around it????????????? SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION Date. 9-120% Agende hem No.. Switzer, Donna From: joan gehres <jgehres1 @yahoo.com> Sent: Sunday,July 19, 2020 12:10 PM To: supplementalcomm@surfcity-hb.org Subject: Homeless shelter Please do not put this in the city yard.lm sure there are plenty of other sights you could use. Our homes back up to this property. I will be watching who votes for this...for the next election. Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION Agenda Item No.;_ ! i Switzer, Donna From: Beachview <Beachview@towermgmt.com> Sent: Monday,July 20, 2020 9:08 AM To: supplementalcomm@surfcity-hb.org Subject: Agenda Item #23 for July 20, 2020 City Council Meeting Dear City Council and Staff, I am the Manager of the Beachview Community Mobile Home Park. On behalf of myself and over 100 senior residents, (many with conditions compromising their health), we strongly oppose Councilmember Peterson's request to consider using the property next to our homes for a homeless shelter. To say this agenda item is an unwelcome surprise is an understatement, and we question the manner in which it is being presented. Nobody from the city or any of our elected representatives bothered to let us know this was coming up on the agenda. Given the controversial nature of the topic, we can't help but feel there is an intention to do this as quietly as possible, taking advantage of the current circumstances preventing gatherings and audiences at public meetings. The proposed location is surrounded on three sides by homes that would be impacted by a change in use. Also, the Oceanview Highschool is of close proximity. We do not understand how erecting a homeless shelter, temporary or otherwise, could even be feasible without a change in zoning. Even if you enact protocols to control access to the shelter and attempt to provide some semblance of security and supervision, we are not naive and are fully aware there will be people suffering from mental illness, drug addiction, and those with criminal intent, loitering around this area at all hours. The health, safety, and well-being of our community is of great concern. We are in the midst of a horrible pandemic and our residents are already under great stress trying to stay safe while dealing with having so much of our"normal" lives taken away, leaving us feeling frustrated and isolated. To now add the possibility of 40 vagrants moving in next door is causing even more stress, which none of us need. We implore you not to pursue this idea any further. Esther George, Mgr. Beachview Community MHP 17261 Gothard St., HB, CA 92647 SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION Date: �1-I,20/z 0 Agenda I,�No.._ 0�3 cZ0— � !D/ I Switzer, Donna From: Donna Dillon <donnadillon214@aol.com> Sent: Monday, July 20, 2020 12:58 PM To: supplementalcomm@surfcity-hb.org Subject: REVISED Email Homeless Crisis in Huntington Beach Honorable Mayor Semeta and City Council Members, I urge you to support Agenda Item 23 20-1761 . It is time to stop pushing the homeless crisis in our city down the road and take action NOW! My original email sent 7/17/20 referenced Agenda Item 21. On the revised agenda, Council Member Peterson's proposal for a temporary shelter is Item 23. The following is my revised email: I'm writing to you to urge you to support Councilman Erik Peterson's proposal for a temporary emergency homeless shelter, item 23 on the Monday, 7/20/20 agenda. It is time to take action! First, I'd like to thank you for your thoughtful and responsible decisions for our city during the current Covid19 pandemic. I applaud your forward thinking regarding partial Main Street closure, closing the beaches over the July 4ch weekend, keeping our beaches open during the initial shutdown. I know there are many more decisions that were made during this difficult time. I appreciate your dedication to our beautiful city and the residents. However. . . We have a cancer that is spreading throughout our city and we (you on our behalf) must take steps to stop it. Homeless vagrants are taking over our parks, trails, our park and bus benches, and are camping on every major artery into our city. I am aware that this is a very difficult subject and has no easy solution. Bad legislature makes enforcing city ordinances regarding camping and loitering difficult to enforce. It must be very frustrating to our dedicated Homeless Task Force personnel and HBPD to do the same thing over and over to no avail. How much is it costing the city to response to residents' complaints about vagrancy, crime, and unsanitary behavior and conditions in our city caused by the homeless? I believe it was in 2018 that the 9th Circuit Court issued the cruel and unusual punishment towards homeless ruling that makes it almost impossible to enforce Huntington Beach regulations regarding camping in our parks and on our streets unless there is a shelter for them. It seems Huntington Beach is 1 -2 years behind our Orange county neighbors in providing a shelter. I realize the shelter/navigation center has had some false starts but it is time to make providing a shelter priority one. Until the navigation center on Cameron Lane is ready, I urge you to support a temporary shelter at the city yard. Leaving the homeless in our parks and on our streets is endangering the residents of this community. Our parks, trails, streets are petri dishes for disease and crime. Visitors and tourists WILL chose other beachside communities to vacation where they won't be confronted by filth and disregard for the rule of law that is displayed by the homeless. Have you heard our new moniker? Bummington Beach. As a 45 year resident of Huntington Beach, this breaks my heart. Please support item 23 on the 7/20/20 agenda. SUPPLEMENTAL Sincerely, CQMMUlNICAMN Donna DitCon Heeling Date: /-2e donnadillon214@aol.com i Agenda Item No.; 2,3(20— 22102 Jonesport Ln Huntington Beach, CA 92646 2 Switzer, Donna From: Kyle haney <khhbca@hotmail.com> Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2020 5:49 PM To: supplementalcomm@surfcity-hb.org Subject: Homeless shelter We live directly behind the city yard on gothard. We have to hear the trucks in the morning and night and all types of hours in the day and they have no respect for the neighbors who own houses next door. Directly over the wall behind us there are stacks of blocks and wood that coyotes jump over and have eating a few cats. We have been asking for a bigger wall for years and nothing. Now you want to put the homeless next to our families in a "temporary" shelter. We all know nothing is temporary. We have a tight community within our neighborhood. We allow our kids to enjoy the other neigbor kids company out front with no through traffic. Being outside are these kids lives. Everything has been taken away from our kids already with the whole world going to shit. Don't take away their safety. I have been around "shelters" near my work.All day the homeless leave and shoot up dope and ect then come back to sleep at night.They will flood into our streets and the outcome for our children and neighborhood will diminish.This is not ok. We need to make our city safe. Putting them homeless right where we rest our heads at night is not ok. This needs to stop now Kyle Sent from my iPhone SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION Mee" Data: �.?o%y� Agenda tkxn No.: Switzer, Donna From: Kyle haney <khhbca@hotmail.com> Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2020 5:51 PM To: supplementalcomm@surfcity-hb.org Subject: Building the temp homeless shelter We live directly behind the city yard off gothard. We have the hear the trucks every morning and night and all types of hours in the day already. We have been asking for a higher wall for years and nothing.There are stacks of blocks and wood making it easy for big coyotes jumping the fence and eating the neighbors cats. Nothing has been done with that. We have a tight community with local neighbors and hangout outfront all the time. Our kids having nothing to do. The whole world is shut down. Being outside for these kids is everything to them. letting them ride their bikes and play safe without any through traffic. Building the "temporary" homeless shelter behind our houses will destroy our mindset to be safe. Our children will no longer be safe playing outside when they already cannot go anywhere. Even know we are in the back i have been around this by my work. All the homeless people that will be there will sleep there at night and leave in the day to go out and shoot up and dope up in our streets in our neighbor hood and that is not ok.We need to stop this now. Our kids are already in a very bad position living a crappy life and cant go anywhere. We dont need to take away their front yard now. Kyle Sent from my iPhone SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION A ,No.,,.d3 Xo- / / Switzer, Donna From: Sherral Heaton <Sherral@creativedesignplumbing.com> Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2020 3:58 PM To: supplementalcomm@surfcity-hb.org Subject: Proposed homeless shelter - Against A Homeless shelter near our neighborhood is a horrible idea. This utility yard is surrounded by neighborhoods and a high school!! How can anyone think this location is ok?? Our neighborhoods are filled with children who play outside daily. Having a homeless shelter near children of all ages is VERY DANGEROUS and a HUGE LIABILITY for the city of Huntington Beach If anything happens to my family or my home i will sue you! Immediately!! and so will everyone in the surrounding neighborhoods. You are supposed to be making decisions to protect our community!! That utility yard backs up to backyards of homes worth $800,000+. How on earth do you think it's ok to place homeless people near us?? FIND A LOCATION AWAY FROM HOMES AND SCHOOLS and our biggest park in the city!!!!! WE ARE WATCHING YOU ALL VERY CLOSELY TO SEE WHO WANTS TO PLACE HOMELESS PEOPLE NEAR CHILDREN AND SCHOOLS in this community. WE WILL VOTE YOU OUT!!!! Make a good choice by not putting up a homeless shelter near families and schools!!H H H! Thank you, Sherral Heaton 17271 Argo circle 714-642-5193 SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION Meetlr►g Date:,,,,.,,, 9-1..20 .2U Agenda Rem Ida.; .2.)3�ao- /�/� 1 Switzer, Donna From: William Hennerty Jr. <billhennerty@yahoo.com> Sent: Monday,July 20, 2020 11:38 AM To: CITY COUNCIL;supplementalcomm@surfcity-hb.org Subject: Item H Council, I would like to let you know I am in suport of Item H on tonight's agenda. I believe it is time to stop making mistake after mistake wasting tax payers money on properties we can not use. I would suggest the city also stop giving misinformation about our homeless problem. I also believe it is time to start looking for better city management. Thank you, William Hennerty Huntington Beach Resident Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION MeWft Date: Agenda g8rn No.., 1 Switzer, Donna From: Patti Kerr <pjkerr1 @aol.com> Sent: Monday, July 20, 2020 7:31 AM To: SupplementalComm@Surfcity-hb.org <SupplementalComm@Surfcity-hb.org Subject: AGENDA ITEM 23- 23 20-1761 Ladies& Gentlemen: My name is Patti Kerr and I have resided at Beachview Community MHP, a 55+ park, since April 1989. Our Park is adjacent the Huntington Beach City Yard to the north (17261 Gothard Street). I,together with many other resident homeowners, Sunday morning learned about your proposal to house 40+ homeless people in your City Yard. I was shocked to learn that you would even consider putting homeless people directly next to a senior community in Huntington Beach! Please seriously review and consider the repercussions associated with this decision with the utmost care. The homeless obviously need homes, but in a location where their presence and past lack of proper health care can be supported and monitored without undue health risks to neighboring seniors, such as we. I do not desire to become a statistic due to the COVID-19 Pandemic because of ill planning or a cavalier attitude on the part of your Committee. My life and the lives and welfare of my neighbors here in our Park are important to me, as they should be just as important to you. Therefore, please vote"NO" on placing the homeless in the City Yard. Thank you for considering this request important and acting accordingly. Warmest regards, Patricia Kerr 17261 Gothard St Space 19 Huntington Beach, CA 92647 SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION MeeMg Date: Agenda Item No.' Switzer, Donna From: Donna Gene <dgkoci@gmail.com> Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2020 9:07 AM To: supplementalcomm@surfcity-hb.org Subject: RE: Camreron Ln proposed homeless shelter- Ford Dr. Dear Huntington Beach Council, All 42 neighbors here in our lovely cul-de-sac consisting of the following streets; Ford Drive Mill Cir Cameron Ln Lee handed out a copy of the O.C.Times article about temporary homeless shelter because naturally this is a huge concern for every family member/homeowner that has lived here since 1960. Why our neighborhood? Why not Seal Beach or Long Beach cities? Why not LIttle Saigon? Why did Council pick a prime location in prime Huntington Beach and not save tax dollars. Why not the lowest cost land in Orange County to save money? If you are going to go Big go Huntington Harbor ? A Homeless Shelter even Temporary is not welcomed by; "We The People" and will not be tolerated. We will protect our equity and quality of life by not allowing the City of Huntington Beach to move -in a Homeless Shelter. If this happens then we can expect for our property taxes to be discounted down to nothing, because that is what our property will be worth - Zero! see you on the Webinar, Monday, July 20th at 6:00pm Sincerely, bonna "Gene" Kod 951-852-9152-Direct d koci gmail.com Sun Realty CA-BRE Lic. # 01928759 httRs://www.facebook.com/donna. eg ne.7 SUPPLEAENTAL COMMUNICATION "HELPING PEOPLE IN REAL AND PRACTICAL WAYS!" Meeft Date: Switzer, Donna From: Donna Gene <dgkoci@gmail.com> Sent: Sunday,July 19, 2020 11:33 AM To: supplementalcomm@surfcity-hb.org Subject: City of HB Temporary homeless shelter: Ford Dr 92647 Dear Council of Huntington Beach, Have you considered simply putting to use already existing vacant building Vs spending? It seems most logical would be to use what is not being used to serve a need? RE: Churches of all Non-profit should have Zero locks on their doors and open to people 24/7 for shelter and food! This is GOD's house not mans, and GOD doesn't put locks on his doors- only man. Already existing vacant buildings; (i.e. commercial, residential, multi-family ) should be put to use vs left abundant along with Churches is the right thing to do. Sincerely, Donna "Gene" Koc i 951-852-9152-Direct dgkociOgmailxom Sun Realty CA-BRE Lic. # 01928759 https://www.facebook.com/donna. eg ne.7 "HELPING PEOPLE IN REAL AND PRACTICAL WAYSI" SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION MwMg lO• 71 ZeL20 Anna.nen+rro.• .2 3�.2D - o/� Switzer, Donna From: Shirlee Krause <shirleekrause@yahoo.com> Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2020 3:04 PM To: supplementalcomm@surfcity-hb.org Subject: Planned 40+ Homeless People in City Yard Ladies& Gentlemen: My name is Shirlee Krause and I have resided at Beachview Community MHP, a 55+park, since 10/27/2000. Our Park is adjacent the Huntington Beach City Yard to the north(17261 Gothard Street). I,together with many other resident homeowners (81 homes),just this morning learned about your proposal to house 40+homeless people in your City Yard. I was shocked to learn that you would even consider putting homeless people directly next to the most vulnerable Huntington Beach citizens! Please seriously review and consider the repercussions associated with this decision with the utmost care. The homeless obviously need homes, but in a location where their presence and past lack of proper health care can be supported and monitored without undue health risks to neighboring seniors, such as we. I, for one, do not desire to become a statistic due to the COVID-19 Pandemic because of ill planning or a cavalier attitude on the part of your Committee. My life and the lives and welfare of my neighbors here in our Park are important to me, as they should be just as important to you. Therefore,please vote "NO" on placing the homeless in the City Yard. Remember, our lives are basically in your hands. Please act responsibly because your actions will be judged not only by us, but by all our families, friends and business associates. Thank you for considering this request important and acting accordingly. Warmest regards, Shirlee A. Krause shirleekrause@yahoo.com 17261 Gothard Street, Space 23 Huntington Beach, CA 92647 SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION Meeting Date: 7�ZtLOZ20 ---- Agenda Item No.: v2,3 1 Switzer, Donna From: Shirlee Krause <shirleekrause@yahoo.com> Sent: Monday, July 20, 2020 10:01 AM To: Peterson, Erik Cc: supplementalcomm@surfcity-hb.org Subject: Item 23 on your Agenda Today Dear Mr. Peterson: What you contend to be a "temporary" housing situation of several years for the homeless in the City's Yard on Gothard Street is certainly not temporary! Temporary is perhaps several weeks to a few months. We here at Beachview Community MHP are well aware of how governments work and how they table items and they sit for eons. By the time this temporary housing is completed, our home values shall have tanked, let alone the possibility of anyone's selling their home will be totally out of the question. This isn't just about home values, but instead the real threat to us of homeless people who have learned street smarts and survival tactics that we only view on television or our smart phones. Even though you assert the homeless will follow the rules you suggest, no amount of fences, gates, locks, etc. is going to keep them contained in the City's Yard next door. To accept that premise is unrealistic and naive on anyone's part. These people are a direct threat to seniors even if just one of them enters our Park which has no gates or locks on the Gothard Street entrance. From the news regarding what transpired in San Francisco where the homeless were housed in a fine hotel, the reports of one death, feces in the room besides trashing them, certainly is frightening enough. You have vaguely mentioned policing will be done, but with no real plans of action. Furthermore, there is no description of rooms, bathing and kitchen accommodations plus in- house medical assistance, etc. I believe this is a "quick and dirty" proposal with no real thought given to all the consequences and variables that can and most likely will occur. This means the City is solely responsible and that includes you, too. Again, Mr. Peterson, I value my life and, should something happen to me or anyone here in our Park, you and the Committee will be directly liable. The onus of this rests squarely on you, the Mayor and your Committee and nobody else. Please exercise discretion and forethought in your discussions. The best and only reasonable answer to this is housing the homeless in motels/ resident hotels during the construction of the new building, not dumping them in your City's Yard for all surrounding neighborhoods to contend with. I look forward to learning of your timely quashing the proposed action of using the City's Yard for the homeless. SUPPLEMENTAL Regards, COMMUNICATION Shirlee A. Krause shirleekrause@yahoo.com 17261 Gothard Street, Space 23,aoerda ttem No.: •2 ,20 — /1 �� Huntington Beach, CA 92647 i Switzer, Donna From: Rick and Kathy Kurjan <rkc.kurjan@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, July 20, 2020 9:23 AM To: supplementalcomm@surfcity-hb.org Cc: CITY COUNCIL Subject: Tonight's Council Agenda Item 20-1761 - Proposed establishment of a Temporary Emergency Shelter at the City Yard Attachments: map - Kurjan house and City Yard.pdf Dear Council Members and City Staff, My wife and I are homeowners at 7151 Nimrod Drive, directly adjacent to the City Yard. We share a 40-foot property line with the small "surplus" section at the far SW corner of the Yard. See my map below. Our first question is, Will the temporary shelter be placed in the"surplus" section of the City Yard? If yes, we have the following questions. 1. What will be the ingress and egress for the residents who will be at the shelter? 2. Mr. Peterson says the shelter should be considered temporary and constructed with basic necessities. Can these please be described further? For example, • How long is"temporary" planned to be? • What are the features/description of the shelter dwelling(s) or building(s)? • What sort of toilet and shower facilities will be provided? • Will electricity be provided to the shelter dwellings? • How will residents' noise be regulated or mitigated? • What sort of security will be provided to adjacent residents given the limited protection provided by the existing 6-foot block wall? 3. When will adjacent property owners and/or residents be formally notified of any public hearings on this matter? I want to add that my wife and I are not opposed to the proposal for a temporary shelter. We understand that our homeless population needs to be taken care of and that housing is a top priority. We support the City's efforts. The questions above are simply to gain additional information Given the restrictions on attending tonight's Council meeting in person, we will be watching the meeting at home and would like our questions to be addressed during tonight's meeting. Regards, SUPPLEMENTAL Rick Kurjan COMMUNICATION Meeting Date: �'/•Za/off Agenda Nam No.: d / qv 6; IleR n m i OIL. �►^= Main City Yard Ford DI _ A e -surplus- parcel i! _ aloha& ' .4 '• ��� �d����,�.,,��� ? - • SLnbreeieDr Sunbree Switzer, Donna From: Trudy J. Le Clair, Ed.D. <tjleclair@aol.com> Sent: Saturday, July 18, 2020 3:22 PM To: supplementaIcomm@surfcity-hb.org Subject: Homeless Shelter Dear City Council, I am not in favor of the city building a homeless shelter in the Public Works Yard which is located immediately behind my house. A quiet residential area is not appropriate place. Trudy I Le Clair, Ed.D. 17332 Canna Circle Huntington Beach, CA 92647 Be mindful of what you toss away. Be careful what you push away, and think hard before you walk away. SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION Medq Date: Ag nde Vern No.;�,31 o20 - /:-(o/) 1 Switzer, Donna From: Trudy J. Le Clair, Ed.D. <tjleclair@aol.com> Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2020 7:41 AM To: supplementalcomm@surfcity-hb.org Subject: Homeless shelter I have lived in my home for 44 years. My backyard is adjacent to the Public Works yard. As an educator, I worked very hard to be able to afford to live in Huntington Beach. Now you are proposing to give 40+ people a free place to live in my neighborhood when their qualifications are that at some point in their lives, they have probably made poor life choices. My family and I walk in Central Park daily. We have seen the debris of the homeless, the confusion of those who talk to themselves and occasionally those who yell at the walkers who greet them with something as simple as "Good Morning." The implications of having a homeless shelter in our neighborhood, for me and my neighbors, many of whom are retired, are an increase in the crime rate, decrease in personal safety, and devaluation of our property. Yes, the homeless should be offered shelter with access to social support, if they can be convinced to accept it. Any neighborhood with young children and many senior citizens is not an appropriate place. The life span of a city is far greater than the life span of its individual citizens. "Temporary" could be 5, 10, or even 20+ years for a city, or entire lifetime for a senior citizen. No homeless shelter in the Public Works Yard, temporary or not. Trudy ]. LeClair, Ed.D. 17332 Canna Cicle Huntington Beach, CA 92647 Be mindful of what you toss away. Be careful what you push away, and think hard before you walk away. SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION Medq Datn:, 77-Z-moo 20 Agenda Rem Ito.• ,Z3l -W- 1 Switzer, Donna From: Fikes, Cathy Sent: Monday, July 20, 2020 9:44 AM To: Agenda Alerts Subject: FW: Please! No temporary homeless shelter at the city yard! From: Cheri Lewis<cheri.lewis@verizon.net> Sent:Saturday,July 18, 2020 3:36 PM To: Posey, Mike<Mike.Posey@surfcity-hb.org> Cc: Fikes, Cathy<CFikes@surfcity-hb.org> Subject: Please! No temporary homeless shelter at the city yard! Dear Councilman Posey: I am a retired Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney and I am incensed to learn that Councilman Erik Peterson has brought an agenda item to build a temporary homeless shelter at the city yard on Gothard. I live at 17292 Canna Cir. and 1y property backs up to the city yard. I bought my house in 2013 to be near my horses at the Equestrian Center on Goldenwest,not to be backed up against a homeless shelter with all of the concomitant problems they bring! Please do not agree to build a shelter at the city yard! Thank you very much. Cheri Lewis, Retired Deputy District Attorney 17292 Canna Cir. Huntington Beach,CA 92647 cheri.lewis chi verizon.net SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION Meaft Date. 120 LZ v Agenda Item No.; 3 " Switzer, Donna From: Cheri Lewis <cheri.lewis@verizon.net> Sent: Saturday, July 18, 2020 2:48 PM To: supplementalcomm@surfcity-hb.org Subject: NO TEMPORARY HOMELESS SHELTER AT THE CITY YARD! Dear Councilpeople: am a retired Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney and I am incensed to learn that Councilman Erik Peterson has brought an agenda item to build a temporary homeless shelter at the city yard on Gothard. I live at 17292 Canna Cir. and my property backs up to the city yard. I bought my house in 2013 to be near my horses at the Equestrian Center on Goldenwest,not to be backed up against a homeless shelter with all of the concomitant problems they bring! Please do not build a shelter at the city yard! Cheri Lewis, Retired Deputy District Attorney 17292 Canna Cir. Huntington Beach,CA 92647 cheri.lewisna.verizon.net SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION Meeting Dace: -7/ZZ JUQ Agenda rem No.: 023(a2D- /5"(off) 1 Switzer, Donna From: Jayvin Marrs <jayvinmarrs@gmail.com> Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2020 1:48 PM To: supplementalcomm@surfcity-hb.org Subject: Temporary emergency homeless shelter Dear City council members, I live at 7142 ford dr. directly next to the city yard on Gothard that is being considered for use as a temporary homeless shelter. This is very concerning to the safety of my family and the rest of the neighborhood. The main concern I have is the wall that divides us from the city yard is too short and needs to be extended higher. Up until now my biggest concern has been the coyotes walking up the stacks of bricks and attacking my dog. But if my city wants to put a homeless shelter next to me something should be done to help keep my family safe from intruders by making the wall tall enough that I don't have to worry about people jumping over it. I would hate to move my family away from this great neighborhood but i feel like it's not safe and we could get robbed anytime we will leave and many of my neighbors feel the same way about this proposal. Please consider another place while the shelter goes through escrow. Thankyou Jayvin Marrs SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION I wing Date: L-�o p s Wds item No.- <:,,233 020 - /7-& i Switzer, Donna From: Mike Matthews <mikematthews134@yahoo.com> Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2020 2:35 PM To: supplementalcomm@surfcity-hb.org Subject: HOMELESS SHELTER ON GOTHARD My name is Mike Matthews I live on Ford dr. In the neighborhood behind the proposed homeless shelter. I have owned this home since 2012 with my wife and oldest daughter who is 13. in the last 5 years we had two more daughters. 5 year old and a 4 year old. Our neighborhood is safe and filled with families. Children play outside everyday. Young ones. We have families with babies and toddlers that back up to where you want to put a homeless shelter. How do you think this is safe? We paid 100s of 1000s of dollars to live here and pay close to 1 Ok in property taxes EVERY year!!!! We DO NOT WANT A HOMELESS SHELTER NEAR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD!!!!!! Also there&€TMs a high school right there as well?? What the heck are you people thinking???PUT THE SHELTER IN AN INDUSTRIAL AREA WITH NO NEIGHBORHOODS OR SCHOOLS!!!!! We will hold the city AND the reps that voted for this accountable if this passes and anything happens to our families or our homes! We are watching each of you very closely.,& Mike Matthews,& 7062 Ford Dr. HB 92647 Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION Bleating Oates: AgerOA ften No.• 0?•31 o1O" T`��� i Switzer, Donna From: Michele Matthews <michelerosematthews@icloud.com> Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2020 9:32 AM To: supplementalcomm@surfcity-hb.org Subject: Homeless shelter off gothard My name is Michele Matthews I live on Ford Dr. Exactly Behind the proposed homeless shelter Location. I own a home with my husband and 3 young daughters. Phoenix 4, Paisley 5 and Penny 13. A Homeless shelter near my neighborhood is a horrible idea. This utility yard is surrounded by neighborhoods and a high school!! How can anyone think this location is ok?? Our neighborhoods are filled with children who play outside daily. Having a homeless shelter near children of all ages is VERY DANGEROUS and a HUGE LIABILITY for the city of Huntington Beach If anything happens to my family or my home i will sue you! Immediately!! and so will everyone in the surrounding neighborhoods. You are supposed to be making decisions to protect our community!! That utility yard backs up to backyards of homes worth $800,000+. How on earth do you think it's ok to place homeless people near us?? FIND A LOCATION AWAY FROM HOMES AND SCHOOLS and our biggest park in the city!!!!! WE ARE WATCHING YOU ALL VERY CLOSELY TO SEE WHO WANTS TO PLACE HOMELESS PEOPLE NEAR CHILDREN AND SCHOOLS in this community. WE WILL VOTE YOU OUT!!!! Make a good choice by not putting up a homeless shelter near families and schools!!!!!!!!! Michele Rose Catherine Matthews Ford Dr. Huntington Beach 92647 SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION Meetng Date: �/•���'�� Agenda stem No., -2,5 °20 - /9-(o 1 Switzer, Donna From: wayne_mccann <wayne_mccann@yahoo.com> Sent: Monday, July 20, 2020 10:12 AM To: supplementalcomm@surfcity-hb.org Subject: Re: Homeless problem in Huntington Beach Dear City Council Members, I am protesting the use of the City Yard as a"temporary" shelter for the homeless. As a resident of Huntington Beach, the city yard's wall is adjacent to my backyard. I feel that my home and my family will be in direct contact if someone using that facility decides not to follow the rules of that facility. If someone jumps the fence at the city yard,they are basically in my backyard. My home already had a homeless person decide to use my sidewalk as a place to take a nap one Saturday afternoon, we had a homeless person come to our door at 6:00 am to ask to use our phone to call someone,and our street has been used for people to park overnight to sleep in their cars. How will you protect the residents? We have numerous small children living on our street and we wouldn't feel safe if the homeless decided to go through the mobile home park access gate to use our street as a thoroughfare to get to their destinations. There is an elementary school, a middle school in our area and the City Yard is very close to our own Ocean View High School. Would you want this for the children in your neighborhood? Would you want this for your own family? There has to be another facility that is not directly close to schools and homes. What happens when the crime rate in our neighborhood skyrockets, will you then decide that this was a bad idea? Regards, Wayne McCann 7162 Betty Drive Sent from my Verizon,Samsung Galaxy smartphone SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION Mae"gat : -7'120 Agenda item Ido. a3( 12 Switzer, Donna From: wayne_mccann <wayne_mccann@yahoo.com> Sent: Monday,July 20, 2020 9:50 AM To: supplementalcomm@surfcity-hb.org Sent from my Verizon,Samsung Galaxy smartphone 1 Switzer, Donna From: Fikes, Cathy Sent: Monday, July 20, 2020 10:02 AM To: Agenda Alerts Subject: Homelessness in Huntington Beach From: larry mcneely<Imwater@yahoo.com> Sent: Friday, July 17, 2020 6:58 PM To: CITY COUNCIL<city.council@surfcity-hb.org> Subject: Homelessness in Huntington Beach I would like each city council member to think back t9 the beginning of our efforts to address the homeless population. The communities letters and emails that called for action because of the petty thefts of our bicycles the car break ins for the change in our center councils and whatever they could find. The Tents on our beaches and parks the homeless that were pan handling on Main St the beggars at the intersections throughout our community. The many calls for service to our police department that they were getting and the drain on our resources and the demand for responses. Somewhere in between all this we saw another faction come in to play the need for services for the Woman,Children and Seniors who are mostly silent and unseen. There is no doubt that there is a small number in our community and they also need and require any help we can offer. BUT the original goals and issues we faced are the same the Drug and Alcohol Addicted people the people who were forced on our streets from Sober Living Homes when their benefits expired.The people who are living in old beat up RVs in our streets which we addressed by making it illegal to park well that backfired they just moved to our parks and the enforcement was then placed on the homeowners who owned RVs and were effected. You can talk with our Police Chief Handy or the Homeless Task Force and ask them what are the most pressing issues you will find its the Street People and the Drugs addictions and Mentally unstable. We now have Two Camps on the front Homeless United HB who's focus is on Woman,Children and Seniors bas they have paraded before you in groups stating their False Inaccurate Claims of the numbers and who have the biggest needs. The question is what group will have the largest impact on our quality of life in our community ? This answer should be obvious the people causing the most concerns and calls to our police and the biggest drain on our limited resources the Street People. I believe these are two distinct groups each with their our unique problems and should be treated differently with services directed towards them, The elderly have their own problems the State and County should be helping with all these issues. Woman and Children have been served by Colette's home and have other services such as help for Battered Woman. So on Monday you have a chance to direct a effort towards our First Problem that lead to the communities outcry's for action by supporting Erik Petersons agenda Item, Or you can further support the divide and disappoint the community and the voters and deny this effort. We voted you in to make the Right Choices not the Political Choices. We are watching. Thank You Larry Mc Neely SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION 4 Date: �-/zv LIZO Agenda Item No.: Switzer, Donna From: Fikes, Cathy Sent: Monday, July 20, 2020 10:50 AM To: Agenda Alerts Subject: FW: homeless shelter From: Barry Miller<barry@fcflend.com> Sent: Monday,July 20, 2020 10:49 AM To: Brenden, Patrick<Patrick.Brenden@surfcity-hb.org>; Carr, Kim <Kim.Carr@surfcity-hb.org>; Delgleize, Barbara <Barbara.Delgleize@surfcity-hb.org>; Fikes, Cathy<CFikes@surfcity-hb.org>; Hardy,Jill <Jill.Hardy@surfcity-hb.org>; Peterson, Erik<Erik.Peterson @surfcity-hb.org>; Posey, Mike <Mike.Posey@surfcity-hb.org>; Semeta, Lyn <Lyn.Semeta@surfcity-hb.org> Cc: Shirlee Krause (shirleekrause@yahoo.com)<shirleekrause@yahoo.com> Subject: homeless shelter Council persons, A letter sent to Councilman Peterson that I felt the rest of you should receive. SUPPLEMENTAL Sincerely COMMUNICATION Barry L. Miller Space 41 Meeting Date: Agenda Item NO.' 023 /:7(0 LJ.. Dear Mr. Peterson: What you contend to be a "temporary" housing situation of several years for the homeless in the City's Yard on Gothard Street is certainly not temporary! Temporary is perhaps several weeks to a few months. We here at Beachview Community MHP are well aware of how governments work and how they table items and they sit for eons. By the time this temporary housing is completed, our home values shall have tanked, let alone the possibility of anyone's selling their home will be totally out of the question. This isn't just about home values, but instead the real threat to us of homeless people who have learned street smarts and survival tactics that we only view on television or our smart phones. Even though you assert the homeless will follow the rules you suggest, no amount of fences, gates, locks, etc. is going to keep them contained in the City's Yard next door. To accept that premise is unrealistic and naive on anyone's part. These people are a direct threat to seniors even if just one of them enters our Park which has no gates or locks on the Gothard Street entrance. From the news regarding what transpired in San Francisco where the homeless were housed in a fine hotel, the reports of one death, feces in the room besides trashing them, certainly is frightening enough. You have vaguely mentioned policing will be done, but with no real plans of action. Furthermore, there is no description of rooms, bathing and kitchen accommodations plus in-house medical assistance, etc. I believe this is a "quick 1 and dirty" proposal with no real thought given to all the consequences and variables that can and most likely will occur. This means the City is solely responsible and that includes you, too. Again, Mr. Peterson, I value my life and, should something happen to me or anyone here in our Park, you and the Committee will be directly liable. The onus of this rests squarely on you, the Mayor and your Committee and nobody else. Please exercise discretion and forethought in your discussions. The best and only reasonable answer to this is housing the homeless in motels/ resident hotels during the construction of the new building, not dumping them in your City's Yard for all surrounding neighborhoods to contend with. I look forward to learning of your timely quashing the proposed action of using the City's Yard for the homeless. Regards, Shirlee A. Krause shirleekrause(a)yahoo.com 17261 Gothard Street, Space 23 Huntington Beach, CA 92647 Best Regards, -n 4 , O 0 1 "i,�Im 0 RANDAV N E REALTY& LENDING BARRY MILLER CA DRE License #00528147 NMLS #282201 Cell: 714-269-3510 Fax: 877-712-4838 Email: barry(cD-fcflend.com www.grandavenueca.com IneAMERICA, S 50 6ROWING PRIVTE(- , OOMPAAANIES 2 Switzer, Donna From: Dana Minney <dana.minney@yahoo.com> Sent: Monday, July 20, 2020 11:07 AM To: supplementalcomm@surfcity-hb.org Subject: Temporary Homeless Shelter at City Yard City of Huntington Beach: This is in regards to the "temporary emergency homeless shelter" agenda item to be constructed in the city's Public Work's Yard on Gothard. I want to express my concerns about the safety of my neighborhood by constructing this shelter. My wife and 2 children live on 17351 Lee Circle about 70 yards from the back wall of the city Public Work's Yard. My son walks to Ocean View High School on Gothard in the front of the City Public Work's Yard. There are many young families in this neighborhood that are also concerned for their children's safety. We have lived in this house for over 20 years and the crime has been low which we intend to keep that way. Unfortunately, most of the homeless population is either mentally ill or an addict. This is a fact not an opinion https://sunrisehouse.com/addiction-demographics/homeless- population/ https://national homeless.orq/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Substance-Abuse-and-Homelessness.pdf. With addiction comes desperation which leads to theft, etc. from the nearest surrounding source. With mental illness, because they are not willing to be medicated or the state will not help them, they are unpredictable in their actions. I am asking that this shelter not be built at the city yard with a 6' back wall into this quiet neighborhood and a main walking path to vulnerable high school students. Please consider another location. Best Regards, Dana Minney 17351 Lee Circle Huntington Beach, CA 92647 (714) 235-4351 SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION Agenda Switzer, Donna From: Joanne Minney <jminney9@gmail.com> Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2020 3:29 PM To: supplementalcomm@surfcity-hb.org Subject: City Yard temporary homeless shelter Hello City Council, My name is Joanne Minney. I live at 17351 Lee Circle. We are on the corner of Lee and Ford. The end of Ford backs up to the City Yard, which is about 70 yards from my home. We have lived on Lee Circle for the past 20 years, and our neighborhood (Ford, Mill, Lee, and Canna) has seen very little crime since we have been living there. One of my concerns is the burglary and thefts will increase in our neighborhood. We have many little children and young teens in the neighborhood, and more specifically on Ford. I am concerned that the homeless population will attempt to use Ford as a shortcut to get to the temporary shelter from Goldenwest. In addition, I am concerned about the risk and liability with the unpredictability of the mental health issues and the drug induced psychosis many of them have, should any of them approach the residents or much worse the children while trying to cut through. As a resident, I am against using the City Yard as a location for the temporary shelter. Should the Council go ahead and use the City Yard, I ask that you increase the wall height by three feet to deter the homeless population from trying to use Ford as a shortcut. Thank you, SUPPLEMENTAL Joanne Minney COMMUNICATION -- Medng Date: 7-/- 01021D Joanne Minney Huntington Beach, CA 714.791.3260 Agenda Item No.,• d3 - 1-7-&/) Jminney9@gmail.com i Switzer, Donna From: Martha Morrow <marthamorrow67@yahoo.com> Sent: Saturday, July 18, 2020 11:23 AM To: supplementalcomm@surfcity-hb.org Cc: Martha Morrow Subject: Temporary homeless shelter on Cameron Lane Mayor and City Council members: My name is Martha Morrow and my husband Glenn and I have been residents and business owners in Huntington Beach for 30 years. We are the former owners of Mor Escrow Services and are the owners of La Placita Center at 17672-82 Beach Blvd., Huntington Beach since 1997. Our property is the second parcel south of the proposed temporary homeless shelter on Cameron Lane. We are aware of the difficulty the city has had in addressing the homeless population including the search for an appropriate location for a homeless shelter. We objected to the consideration of the former AL's Woodcraft site and we were told at that time by a city representative that the city had decided that the commercial nature of that site was inappropriate. So now, unfortunately, the city has picked another site that is wholly inappropriate and potentially dangerous for the citizens of our city: In the midst of a moderate income residential apartment neighborhood and commercial area that caters to customers who frequent businesses in person. For many years we have had to address the presence of homeless people on our property, as countless others in the city have had to do. We have found them camped in the upstairs corridor of our building, lighting fires for warmth on an upstairs balcony, cutting our sprinkler system so they could sleep without getting wet on our lawn, kicking one of our tenants doors in to rob the business, sleeping in our breezeway and blocking entrance to our tenants businesses. The majority of our tenants are women owned small businesses with majority women employees. Many of these women arrive early in the day to work and leave later in the evening. The city's choice of this site will just increase dangerous encounters with the homeless resulting in more police calls to the city, which there are already many. (I might add that thank goodness for a wonderful police chief and police officers that are always gracious and empathetic). Cameron Lane is a modest income residential apartment street with many working families with children. Why is the city inviting the homeless, many of which are mentally unstable, substance addicted and now due to prison releases, criminal parolees, into this family neighborhood? Its is unfathomable to us that the city could possibly think this is an appropriate site for a homeless shelter,temporary or otherwise. The city yard on Gothard Street is a more appropriate site as it is not near any residential area and is somewhat isolated backing to Central Park. Please use common sense and do not proceed with the temporary shelter on Cameron Lane. Thank you SUPPLEMENTAL Glenn and Martha Morrow COMMUNICATION Agenda ttem*.�.23(ZO— / /) Switzer, Donna From: Martha Morrow <marthamorrow67@yahoo.com> Sent: Monday, July 20, 2020 10:06 AM To: supplementalcomm@surfcity-hb.org Cc: Martha Morrow Subject: Supporting Agenda Item 20-1761, Gothard Street City Yard Emergency Shelter Mayor and City Council: My name is Martha Morrow, my husband Glenn and I have been property owner /residents and business owners in Huntington Beach for 30 years. We are in support of Agenda Item 20-1761, the homeless emergency shelter at the Huntington Beach City Yard on Gothard. We are aware of the difficulty the city has encountered addressing the homeless population in our city. For many years we have had to address the presence of homeless people on our business property, including setting up camp in our building, breaking in doors, sleeping in front of doors preventing entry, cutting our sprinklers to sleep in our bushes among many other transgressions. Locating the shelter at the city yard isolates it from residential and customer frequented commercial areas in the city. It provides a secure area that can be monitored and provides one location where the homeless can be transitioned to other needed services. On the other hand, I am strenuously objecting to the potential location of a temporary shelter on Cameron Lane. It is unfathomable to me why the city would even entertain dropping a homeless shelter in a family neighborhood causing potential contact of the mentally ill, substance addicted and criminal parolees with families and children and encounters with customers of businesses that are already suffering under extremely dire economic conditions. Cameron Lane is a wholly inappropriate location for a homeless shelter, temporary or otherwise and I urge you to use common sense and reject that proposal. Thank you Martha Morrow SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION Date: Agenda Item Switzer, Donna From: Penelope Nitti <penelopenitti@icloud.com> Sent: Monday, July 20, 2020 10:33 AM To: supplementalcomm@surfcity-hb.org Subject: homeless shelter on for hard My name is penny Nitti, I am 13 years old and live in the ford tract with my mom, dad and 2 sisters. I'm writing in strong opposition to the proposed temporary homeless shelter on gothard st. I do not feel safe with a homeless shelter yards away from my doorstep. My sisters and i play outside everyday throughout our neighborhood. It is very unfair you are considering a homeless shelter near our home and my possible future high school. Please reconsider a location away from children, families, homes and schools Penny Nitti 13 yrs old Ford Dr. Huntington Beach 92647 SUPPLEMENTAL COMMkJNICATION Dom:, — >tamrso.,� Switzer, Donna From: Olmstead <rsmolm@gmail.com> Sent: Saturday,July 18, 2020 2:48 PM To: supplementalcomm@surfcity-hb.org Subject: Proposed temporary homeless shelter- Public Works Yard HB city council members: My home is located at 17312 Canna Circle and backs up to the Public Work Yard. Since I have had several confrontational encounters with homeless individuals in the past year while walking in my neighborhood and in Central Park, I am opposed to a proposal of a group of individuals living near me with potential access to my back yard and home. Please reconsider and vote against this location as an emergency homeless shelter. Thank you, Sheila Olmstead 714-475-4174 SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION Medng Dade: 7V 201,W Agenda Rem No:Z3 I i Switzer, Donna From: Fikes, Cathy Sent: Monday, July 20, 2020 11:31 AM To: Agenda Alerts Subject: FW: Homeless Shelter From:Callie Payetta <callie@industrialformulatorsinc.com> Sent: Monday,July 20, 2020 11:27 AM To: CITY COUNCIL<dty.coundI@surfdty-hb.org> Subject: Homeless Shelter Good morning all, I am emailing in regards to the Homeless Shelter that is being discussed this evening to be built on Beach and Gothard here in Huntington Beach. My name is Callie Payetta and I am a local resident of Huntington Beach, I grew up here and attended all of the local schools including Huntington Beach High School. Unfortunately, I have had countless interactions with the homeless in Huntington Beach. As an active young female I am constantly outside walking, running or riding my bike around Huntington. However, as the homeless issue has increased I do not feel as safe riding or walking around Huntington by myself and I can only imagine parents with young kids who will be playing in the homes behind the lot of the proposed homeless shelter. Although,the homeless shelter is supposed to make our city cleaner and keep the homeless off of the streets,the previous shelters in various cities have proven this theory wrong. The area around the new constructed homeless centers in different cities have been destroyed, fecal left on the sidewalks/streets,trash, horrible smell, due to these issues they have now become undesirable places. Please consider the option of paying for beds in different cities where homeless shelters already exist. Please keep Huntington Beach safe and clean. Thank you for your time. Regards, Callie Payetta Industrial Formulators Incorporated Direct: 714-390-6344 callie@industrialformulatorsinc.com PLEASE NOTE OUR NEW REMIT/BILL TO ADDRESS: 15631 Graham Street, Unit E SUPPLEMENTAL Huntington Beach, CA 92649 COMMUNICATION Mew"Date: .ZU Agenda Item No.' Switzer, Donna From: Fikes, Cathy Sent: Monday, July 20, 2020 10:06 AM To: Agenda Alerts Subject: FW: City Council Agenda items 18 and 21 From: Galen Pickett<Galen.Pickett@csulb.edu> Sent: Friday,July 17, 2020 2:06 PM To: Posey, Mike<Mike.Posey@surfcity-hb.org> Cc: Fikes, Cathy<CFikes@surfcity-hb.org> Subject: City Council Agenda items 18 and 21 Dear Councilmember Posey: I was pleased to see agenda item 18 and 21 on the upcoming agenda for the July 20, 2020 meeting of the city council. As you know, I was strongly in favor of the city plan to purchase the Cameron Lane site for the purpose of addressing the homelessness, housing, and quality of life crises facing the city, way back on Feb. 18 before covid-19 caught up with all of us. I am pleased to see council action is being contemplated to expand the potential for the Cameron site, and it is always welcome news to see that another site is being considered to supply emergency and essential services(which should include meals, laundry, shower, counseling, evaluation intake/treatment for mental illness and drug addiction, as well as training/support for residents seeking employment and permanent housing)to the unhoused population in the city. It was just over a year ago, and very early on in my involvement with Homeless United Huntington Beach when I sat in a council conference chamber with you, Shirley Dettloff and Ralph Bauer. On that July 10 afternoon, I witnessed a pragmatic, problem solving yet solidly conservative member of the community lay out a grand design involving the housing element and its connection to the creation of a navigation center. It was not quite a "you had me at hello" moment, but I am proud to have your leadership on the council, and I look forward to your further activity at the county level. With best wishes, Galen Pickett Prof. Galen T. Pickett Dept. of Physics and Astronomy California State University Long Beach 1250 Bellflower Blvd. SUPPLEMENTAL Long Beach, CA 90840 COMMUNICATION 562 985 4934 Ml"Ong Date: 4�-Zo http://www.csulb/edu/-gr)ickett Agenda Item No.: d3(dO 1?-(04 1 Switzer, Donna From: Fikes, Cathy Sent: Monday, July 20, 2020 8:S3 AM To: Agenda Alerts Subject: FW: Council meeting 7/20/2020 -----Original Message----- From: Linda Rose<Irlindarose3@gmail.com> Sent: Sunday,July 19, 2020 12:43 PM To: CITY COUNCIL<city.council@surfcity-hb.org> Subject: Council meeting 7/20/2020 Dear Mayor and council members, RE council member Peterson's request for additional housing for homeless: This is a much needed addition to the the Cameron site. Please pass both in HB to keep us all safe and well in HB and to keep us out of the courts so as not to spend money on law suits. I have been a homeowner in HB for 38 years. I reside at 19691 Seacliff Lane 92648 Thanks you, Linda Rose. SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION Mes"Date: /�oJ� Switzer, Donna From: Eric Schuman <ericschuman2000@gmail.com> Sent: Saturday, July 18, 2020 10:42 AM To: supplementalcomm@surfcity-hb.org Subject: Homeless Shelter- yes I support the proposal to add homeless shelters for Huntington Beach.Thank you for addressing this challenging problem. 7/20/20-Agenda Item 20-1761 Eric Schuman 5871 Padua Dr SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION McWq Dale: -7-�Z0/2o Agenda Item No.; Switzer, Donna From: Fikes, Cathy Sent: Monday, July 20, 2020 10:42 AM To: Agenda Alerts SUPPLEMENTAL Subject: FW: Homeless shelter COMMUNICATION Importance: High Meeting Date: Agenda Item No.: .73 ( /?Vl) From: Gary Tarkington <garytarkington@msn.com> Sent: Monday, July 20, 2020 10:37 AM To: CITY COUNCIL<city.council@surfcity-hb.org>; Chi, Oliver<oliver.chi@surfcity-hb.org> Subject: Homeless shelter Importance: High My name is Ann Tarkington and I'm here to support Agenda item 20-1761, which will establish an Emergency 40 plus bed shelter at the city public works yard on Gothard St. The shelter would be considered temporary and be built with basic necessities to help HB assist the Homeless who want help, and to help our PD enforce laws that would help with our public areas which are currently being overrun with many homeless people who living in public places. I'm a member of the Huntington Beach Homeless Awareness Community Group. We have 2000 followers and members who are equally concerned with the homeless problem we see every single day in all areas of the city. We understand the laws surrounding the situation, what the Sith circuit court demands and we have decided to come together to let you know, our elected officials, and representatives of our great city, that we demand emergency action because we are in a state of emergency.We can no longer only wait and only focus on a plan to build a permanent shelter on Cameron lane, we need something NOW. We need to help our PD be able to enforce laws, and we need to treat this medical crisis with the urgency it deserves. As a resident and a taxpayer, I find it deplorable that the public parks, and beaches, sidewalks, alleys, and parking lots have turned into toilets, and become areas that are unsafe and unsanitary. For example, Edison Community Center is inundated with homeless living under the public picnic areas. Edison High School is only 50 yards across the street from the community center. Students from Edison and children who attend the preschool at ECC are exposed to the conditions left by the homeless who take up residence there. There is rampant drug use and lawlessness happening in our neighborhoods near the park now. I The community now is threatened by an uptick in petty crime and a greater risk of COVID 19. We all understand that COVID 19 is extremely contagious and deadly virus and can be easily transmitted from community gatherings and unsanitary conditions. We are under a statewide mandate to not gather and to physically distance when out in public. We have strict rules and guidelines.... Allowing the homeless to gather at Edison Community Center and then giving them temporary port potties and hand washing stations is not helping the homeless or addressing the health crisis. If we were to follow all the CDC guidelines we would be following up with medical assistance as well. We would be providing weekly COVID testing, daily temperature taking at these locations. WE DONT DO THIS, HOWEVER A The temporary shelter COULD provide all these services IN ONE LOCATION. Allowing these gatherings of the homeless to live in our public areas is causing the public to be exposed to unsafe and unsanitary conditions. In essence we have created almost A 'make shift 'emergency shelter area at ECC. This is not what we need to do to help the homeless. We need to provide them a real temporary shelter, AND WE NEED TO DO IT NOW. THE Cameron lane project will not help us with our current EMERGENCY situation today. It's a long way away..... AND we need to act now. We need the temporary shelter until the Cameron lane location is usable. We must take the initiative to create shelters in our city where we can. The location of City Yard along makes the most sense. And its an easy solution. Easy to implement. We are witnessing unprecedented health and humanitarian crisis. We need to act now. Its either we are part of the problem or we are part of the solution. Will you be part of the solution and do the right thing? Please support the agenda item to establish a temporary emergency shelter in the city yard. It is the right thing to do. Thank you, Ann Tarkington z Switzer, Donna From: Ron Ulrich <rongulrich@gmail.com> Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2020 5:40 AM To: supplementalcomm@surfcity-hb.org Subject: Homeless Housing I encourage you to pursue establishing a homeless shelter on the Gothard property. This seems to be a good/available location to get a shelter going quickly. I understand this is a difficult problem and process and that many in our community fear the homeless. I feel we need to help people in need no matter their history. I believe we can help the homeless get off the street and keep our communities safe, this is not an either or situation. I hope the city can provide the variety of services needed to hep transition people off our streets into a more stable community setting to help them and to help our town. Thanks Ron Ulrich Huntington Beach 714 349 8102 Sent from Mail for Windows 10 SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION M&*V Date: �3Agenda hem NO.' �(�0 Switzer, Donna From: Fikes, Cathy Sent: Monday, July 20, 2020 8:51 AM To: Agenda Alerts Subject: FW: Support Agenda Item 20-1761 SUPPLEMENTAL -----Original Message----- COMMUNICATION From: Bob Vale <surfbob33@gmail.com> Sent: Sunday,July 19, 2020 7:42 PM pAm" Date: To: CITY COUNCIL<city.council@surfcity-hb.org> Subject: Support Agenda Item 20-1761 Agenda Item Flo.'., Mayor Semeta and City Council, Please support Agenda item 20-1761, which will establish an Emergency 40 plus bed shelter at at the city public works yard on Gothard St. The shelter would be considered temporary and be built with basic necessities to help HB assist the Homeless who want help, and to help our PD enforce laws that would help with our public areas which are currently being overrun with many homeless people who living in public places. Im a member of the Huntington Beach Homeless Awareness Community Group. We have 2000 followers and members who are equally concerned with the homeless problem we see every single day in all areas of the city. We understand the laws surrounding the situation, what the 9th circuit court demands and we have decided to come together to let you know, our elected officials, and representatives of our great city, that we demand emergency action because we are in a state of emergency. We can no longer only wait and only focus on a plan to build a permanent shelter on Cameron lane, we need something NOW. We need to help our PD be able to enforce laws, and we need to treat this medical crisis with the urgency it deserves. As a resident and a taxpayer, I find it deplorable that the public parks, and beaches, sidewalks, alleys, and parking lots have turned into toilets, and become areas that are unsafe and unsanitary . For example Edison Community Center is inundated with homeless living under the public picnic areas. Edison High School is only 50 yards across the street from the community center. Students from Edison and children who attend the preschool at ECC are exposed to the conditions left by the homeless who take up residence there. There is rampant drug use and lawlessness happening in our neighborhoods near the park now. The community now is threatened by an uptick in petty crime, and a greater risk of Covid 19. We all understand that Covid 19 is extremely contagious and deadly virus and can be easily transmitted from community gatherings and unsanitary conditions. We are under a statewide mandate to not gather, and to physically distance when out in public. We have strict rules and guidelines.... Allowing the homeless to gather at Edison Community Center and then giving them temporary port potties and hand washing stations is not helping the homeless or addressing the health crisis. If we were to follow all the cdc guidelines we would be following up with medical assistance as well. We would be providing weekly Covid testing, daily temperature taking at these locations. WE DONT DO THIS, HOWEVER A The temporary shelter COULD provide all these services IN ONE. THE Cameron lane project will not help us with our current EMERGENCY situation today. Its a long way away..... AND we need to act now. 1 We need the temporary shelter until the Cameron lane location is usable. We must take the initiative to create shelters in our city where we can. The location of City Yard along makes the most sense. And its an easy solution. Easy to implement. We are witnessing an unprecedented health and humanitarian crisis. We need to act now. Its either we are part of the problem or we are part of the solution. Will you be part of the solution and do the right thing? Please support the agenda item to establish a temporary emergency shelter at the city yard . It is the right thing to do. Thank you, Bob Vale Sent from my iPhone 2 Switzer, Donna From: Carter Wurts <carterw@reagan.com> Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2020 11:40 AM To: supplementalcomm@surfcity-hb.org Subject: Re: Temporary homeless shelter To the Council, We are homeowners near the Public Works yard on Gothard St. We would respectfully urge that the Council reject the motion to put a temporary homeless shelter in the yard. The homeless situation is very difficult, however providing 'shelter' without a pathway to helping these people to get off the streets is simply enablement. Easy to witness that programs like this just make the overall problem worse.The homeless in our community need to be cared for by public & private organizations that will get them off drugs and alcohol, have them assessed for mental illness and put on a pathway to being a productive part of the community. Anything less is will exacerbate this issue beyond the epidemic levels we have now. Sincerely, Susan and Carter Wurts SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION Mee" Dom: t/2 f.ZO Agenda Kam No.; e23 (020 -- ®/) 1 Switzer, Donna From: Fikes, Cathy Sent: Monday,July 20, 2020 9:53 AM To: Agenda Alerts Subject: FW: Public comments for Monday,July 20, 2020 at 5:00 PM. on Agenda Items 23 and 20. Attachments: America Park& Museum.png; Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve 1.png; Downtown Parks 1.png; Downtown Parks 2.png;Garfield Park.png; Highway 39 Park.png; Huntington Central Park - Lake Ranc.png; Huntington Harbour Flower Gardens.png; Magnolia Memorial Park.png; Old World Park.png; Possible eminent domain map for farms & solar power fields.png SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION Meeting Dabs: D l07 O From:Zap<channelfrequency@gmail.com> Sent:Saturday,July 18, 2020 1:25 PM a3��- To:CITY COUNCIL<city.council@surfcity-hb.org> Agenda Item No" Subject: Public comments for Monday,July 20, 2020 at 5:00 PM. on Agenda Items 23 and 20. I support agenda item 23 submitted by Council Member Peterson. Our own limited temporary homeless facility or Governor Newsom's homeless trailers can be established here at the southwest corner of the facility and will give us time to make future decisions. The city vehicles can be moved to the above central lot parked in parallels. This can be 10 to 40 beds. Building private homeless rooms or the homeless trailers would be the best solution to preventing the spread of disease. This is a better location because homeless people can potentially use their food stamps at Stater Brothers. This area is a better vibe to accommodate a limited number of homeless people and is less likely to be targeted by government agencies versus Beach Blvd. The National Guard & FEMA can also be deployed here, the Huntington Beach Gothard Fire Station facility and at the City Hall parking lot. The homeless can also plant flowers in wooden planters here. Some of the plants can then be relocated to nature projects around the city. I'm against item 20 Cameron Lane and ask that it be removed and that targeting this potential open space city museum lot be stopped permanently. 100 beds is too much and we don't want the county involved. Disease can easily be spread in this facility and they will likely be jamming them with detrimental medication. This area should be open space (America Park) and I'd like the State Assembly people to amend USB funds to include parks. Beach Boulevard is not a third downtown, it's a relaxed crucial Highway dependent on smooth traffic compared to the 405 and is used for the timeliness of the food supply and all sorts of travel. The Housing Authority is a joke, I'm very familiar with it. 96% of the nature robbing current development plan is currently a joke. I encourage you all to check out Long Beach Boulevard littered with ill timed development and government agencies before you make this disastrous decision, this is how it will turn out. We don't want a subway project on Beach Boulevard. I don't like the direction the city has gone in targeting potential open space since around the year 2000. The more potential open space you target the less likely future Generations will be inclined to place value on their families properties, hence %50 senior population. Running on sidewalks gives people nerve damage in their knees and the sidewalk is also a dangerous place to run because people can throw things at you from the highway. The more runnable open space you have the more likely heart& knee healthy future Generations will place value on their families properties and want to start business in the city like cafes, restaurants & even shoe factories. The hiking shoe and running shoe selection at REI and Dick's Sporting Goods is horrible because so much open space has been ruined. So people simply aren't buying here.1 / /3 �� The shoe quality is horrible because well, we should be making our own shoes in local shoe factories. And I want to remind everyone that the Chinese government forces many of it's people to eat recycled garbage out of the street, you can watch it on YouTube. I have no doubt that the covid-19 virus is linked to this situation. I'm sorry to say but what we're experiencing here is the same type of over-development scheme they have in China. The world has a chance to address this. My Garfield Park design can also include a small city owned dirt lot storage facility offshoot best likely suited off of the Gothard side. 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I know Don Ayers(Ayers Hotel)tried to help with housing in south Orange County and is willing to help on the issue. NAMI and Project Hope Alliance has also provided resources for mental health and food for homeless families-city staff time can be better used than trying to support on-site services. And we've talked with several of my neighbors who are vulnerable seniors and have enough to deal with. Our manager Esther George will also provide a rebuttal. Thank you for acknowledging this communication from concerned residents. Paula Zeller (PS- I am also employed at the Orange County Sanitation District, Plant 2 in Huntington Beach.) Sent from my iPhone SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION P rin4�Date: ; 1,70�z Switzer, Donna From: 9513335598@vzwpix.com Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2020 8:52 PM To: supplementalcomm@surfcity-hb.org Placing an encampmentment of this kind directly in the route of our school children's normal path to school seems to me like placing mines on a football field to save Rabbits from Coyotes.The unintended consequences will show in the lives of your children. Beyond this, when you place any non indigenous creature in a target rich environment guess who thrives? Do you think the senior park adjacent to the proposed site will enjoy the safety and security they have become accustomed too? I love Huntington Beach, I live next door to the proposed site I do not agree with any deal where the partner has less to lose than I do. SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION MeWft Datq: Agenda Item No.., A i Switzer, Donna From: Stephanie Spears <stephaspears@aol.com> Sent: Monday, July 20, 2020 2:00 PM To: supplementalcomm@surfcity-hb.org Subject: temporary homeless shelter in public works yard HB City Council, I would like to voice my concern over the temporary shelter that HB plans to place at the city yard. I have a few questions to ask: 1. Where is the city getting the funding for the shelter? 2. Why was the city yard considered a good location for this temporary shelter? 3-5 years seems a bit long for "temporary." This location is too close to schools, a retirement community and family homes with young children. 3. How does the city plan on organizing who goes into the shelter? There are many concerns with the homeless population, such as mental health, substance abuse etc. It was stated that Covid + people or people showing signs or symptoms would not be allowed into the shelter. Where do you plan on putting the Covid + homeless? These are a few of my questions and concerns. Thank You, Stephanie Spears(Concerned Mother and Tax Payer) SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION meetng Dace �-/.zU�zU Agenda 11em No..• �3 .20 — Switzer, Donna From: Alexa Smittle <asmittle@yahoo.com> Sent: Monday, July 20, 2020 1:56 PM To: supplementalcomm@surfcity-hb.org Subject: temporary shelter Good Afternoon Mayor and Council Members, I am a 20 year HB resident,with 13 years in the Ford tract,which backs up to the proposed temporary emergency homeless shelter.I would like the Council to consider and direct the City Manager take the following actions as he prepares a proposal for your review as well as ours. 1. Give detailed explanation for a proposed location on the yard site.It generally appears the part of the site that is most easily convertible to(presumably)portable trailers is the southwest corner,which is closest to the adjacent neighborhoods.I think it's reasonable to ask that the City Council consider keeping the units closer to Gothard and working around the solar and landscaping,or converting one of the existing buildings. 2.Provide a proposed operational plan for the shelter.More modern examples around the county include escorted entry and exit only(no walk ups/outs),24-hour operations(not armory model),etc.How will the shelter be staffed?Noise hours enforced?What is the barrier level,none?Low?These criteria are important to the neighbors. 3.Explain how the immediately adjacent neighborhoods will be engaged in the process to provide input.You can move forward without us,but hope you agree that you may be able to get a more successful project if we are consulted with. Thank you for your consideration. Alexa Smittle SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION D,tq: -/zo�-Zy Agenda Item NO.' Homeless Shelter in our neighborhood 7/20/20 To the City of Huntington Beach, We are 100% opposed to a shelter next to our home. We live on Ford Drive near the proposed new homeless site. Homeless people are already a major problem in our area and especially around Central Park. We have crazy people walking - down Ford Drive and scoping out our property making residents uncomfortable. Many neighbors have small kids who enjoy playing outside and riding bikes on our street The proposed site is just opposite the city's block wall on the end of Ford Drive where many kids play. There's some large bushes right there and homeless people have already been hiding in there. We walk our dogs in Central Park everyday and we appreciate the efforts to clear and clean up the park. But homeless people are still a problem there. Many residents are afraid to walk there especially as it gets dark. The bathrooms by the library and the bathrooms by the play equipment next to Armstrong Nursery are the worst areas on the east side of the park.- A better solution is having a shelter away from private property and public parks. `V Homeowner and tax payer COMMUNICATION KAmmtng Data:_. ,ZU AgwxW bm No. Switzer, Donna From: Charlie Knoth <charlie@innovativedoor.net> Sent: Monday, July 20, 2020 1:52 PM To: supplementalcomm@surfcity-hb.org Subject: Regarding Item 23, 20-1761 on Agenda To All City Council Members: Regarding placing a temporary homeless shelter inside the City Yard on Gothard St, my family and myself want to go on record as being against this decision as we feel it is unsafe for the citizens who live in the immediate area. The City Yard butts up to several streets with families and children and those streets could be used as access for homeless people coming or going to the City Yard. We are familiar with the problems caused by the homeless people in the downtown area and feel shifting the problems to our quiet neighborhoods is not safe. Thank You, Charles Knoth 7112 Betty Dr Huntington Beach 92647 SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION Meedng Date: Z zv/.Zy Agenda Item No: 3 ,dO r I qO/ i Homeless Shelter in our neighborhood 7/20/20 To the City of Huntington Beach, We are 100% opposed to a shelter next to our home. We live on Ford Drive near the proposed new homeless site. Homeless people are already a major problem in our area and especially around Central Park. We have crazy people walking down Ford Drive and scoping out our property making ents uncomfortable. Many neighbors have small kids who enjoy playing outside and riding bikes on our street The proposed site is just opposite the city's block wall on the end of Ford Drive where many kids play. There's some large bushes right there and homeless people have already been hiding in there. We walk our dogs in Central Park everyday and we appreciate the efforts to clear and clean up the park. But homeless people are still a problem there. Many residents are afraid to walk there especially as it gets dark. The bathrooms by the library and the bathrooms by the play equipment next to Armstrong Nursery are the worst areas on the east side of the park. A better solution is having a shelter away from private property and public parks. aUhPL. IVIEN�". COMMUNICAT'I bmeowner and tax payer Agenda ttem No. Homeless Shelter in our neighborhood 7/20/20 To the City of Huntington Beach, We are 100% opposed to a shelter next to our home. We live on Ford Drive near the proposed new homeless site. Homeless people are already a major problem in our area and especially around Central Park. We have crazy people walking down Ford Drive and scoping out our property making residents uncomfortable. Many neighbors have small kids who enjoy playing outside and riding bikes on our street. The proposed site is just opposite the city's block wall on the end of Ford Drive where many kids play. There's some large bushes right there and homeless people have already been hiding in there. We walk our dogs in Central Park everyday and we appreciate the efforts to clear and clean up the park. But homeless people are still a problem there. Many residents are afraid to walk there especially as it gets dark. The bathrooms by the library and the bathrooms by the play equipment next to Armstrong Nursery are the worst areas on the east side of the ark. A better solution is having a shelter away from private property and public parks. SUPPLEMENTAL ike McKay COMMUNICATION Ming Date, / v� E Switzer, Donna From: Dr. Heine <drheine5@socal.rr.com> Sent: Monday, July 20, 2020 1:48 PM To: supplementalcomm@surfcity-hb.org Subject: Proposed homeless shelter on Gothard I am writing on behalf of my family, friends and community to voice unequivocal opposition to the proposed homeless shelter on Gothard Street. While I understand the need for a shelter and want the homeless off the streets as much as anyone, that particular location could not be much worse unless you put it directly on a school campus or in a residential neighborhood. With the extraordinary amount of stress we are already under given the COVID situation, I find it unbelievable that putting a homeless shelter in a main recreational, residential and academic area would even be considered. First of all, that area is very close to numerous schools as well as the existing youth shelter. Assisting and encouraging substance using/selling and potentially violent individuals to congregate in that area among our young and vulnerable is unconscionable. Second, we have already lost so much access to the park, our main outdoor recreational space and once a jewel in the city, due to the activities of the homeless. What was once a place for regular get-togethers and children playing has been overrun. We recently lost the wonderful picnic shelter by the lake and the restrooms are basically unusable due to safety and health concerns. I walk in the park often (never alone!) and regularly witness unsavory behavior including drug use in the park. Where will the dozens of people that are being housed in the shelter go during the day? Answer: Into the park itself or into the nearby residential neighborhoods. It is not fair to the tax-paying citizens of HB to continue to lose access to this resource. Third, what kind of security and rule enforcement would happen at the shelter? Would drug and alcohol use be tolerated? If yes, that just creates a major health and safety issue. If not, they will just leave and move into the nearby park or residential areas. Unless the city council members are willing to put a shelter into your own neighborhood, you absolutely need to vote "no" on this proposal to do this to someone else. I generally do not get too involved with local politics, but should this proposal move forward, I will use every bit of time, connections and resources that I have to fight it and encourage others to do so. Know that this will definitely be a ballot-box issue for whichever council members choose to support it. It is too harmful and hurtful to too many for it not to be. Sincerely, Barb Heine, Ph.D. SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION Mee" Date: %2D Agenda Item No.: Switzer, Donna From: Kathy Harrington <kharrington@socal.rr.com> Sent: Monday, July 20, 2020 1:38 PM To: supplementalcomm@surfcity-hb.org Subject: Homeless shelter at the public works Gothard city Yard Dear city council members,the following is my opinion and some questions I would like to have answered tonight at the meeting. I don't believe a temporary homeless shelter of any kind is a good idea at the public works city yard on Gothard. It is next to the high school which would be a very un-safe situation for students. It is also close to residential areas that also could be at unnecessary risk by this population. I would also like to address where the homeless that would be sheltered are from. Are they from Huntington Beach? Were they living in Huntington Beach before they became homeless? If not, what city did they come from and will that city provide the funding for their sheltering. Is Huntington Beach expected to provide and fund with taxpayer money homeless shelters for any transient person who comes into the city of Huntington Beach or do they need to provide some type of proof that they were Huntington Beach residents before entering the shelter? When the shelter is full, what is to stop additional transient population from living in our parks once again? If the temporary homeless shelter is for non-Covid. Where will the homeless who test positive for Covid be housed? I am against the homeless shelter being placed in the public works city yard on Gothard and would rather see it located in a less populated area that is not next to a school. Kathy Harrington Huntington Beach resident kharrington@socal.rr.com SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION Meeting cote: LAgenda ltwn NO. Switzer, Donna From: Ernie Hernandez <ehpct@aol.com> Sent: Monday, July 20, 2020 1:26 PM To: supplementalcomm@surfcity-hb.org Subject: Temporary Homeless Shelter Agenda Item #23-20-1761 Attachments: Hornless letter.docx To Huntington Beach City Council: Here is my attachment with concerns and disapproval to your agenda regarding Homeless Shelter. We are shocked that we were never notified with your intentions to disrupt our community. Please read my attachment. Ernie Hernandez 17261 Gothard St. #81 Huntington Beach (714)580-6908 SUPPLEMENTAL L COMMUNICATION Meeting Date: Agenda Item RE:Agenda Item#23-20-1761 Dear city Council and Staff My Wife and I are literally next door to proposed Temp Shelter for Homeless. WE live in a Senior Citizens park Beach View M.H.Park with many of us that have health issues including us. This would impact our lives severely as you already have seen what happens in other places that this is allowed to happen. You should also know that this is less than 300' from Ocean View High School. This is unacceptable to put our children and seniors at risk! We and many in this park are against this proposed site and are in full agreement with the Manager Esther George! We implore you not to make this happen and jeopardize our lives and the kids that this would impact! Sincerely, Ernest and Kirsten Hernandez Switzer, Donna From: Ernie <ehpct@aol.com> Sent: Monday, July 20, 2020 1:28 PM To: supplementalcomm@surfcity-hb.org Subject: Homeless shelter Very disappointed please read our letter!! Sent from my Phone 1 Switzer, Donna From: Fikes, Cathy Sent: Monday, July 20, 2020 1:53 PM To: Agenda Alerts Subject: FW:0 MyHB-#349007 City Council [] From: MyHB<reply@mycivicapps.com> Sent: Monday,July 20, 2020 11:22 AM To: Fikes, Cathy<CFikes@surfcity-hb.org> Subject:R MyHB-#349007 City Council [j MyHB New Report Submitted -#349007 Status new Work Order #349007 Issue Type City Council Subtype Erik Peterson-Council Member Notes Homeless shelter in Mtce.Yard next to Senior Mobile Home park-as an Employee of OCSD, be assured I will report any and all problems with this to the contacts I have. FYIDon Ayers(Ayers Hotels)and Rick Afable(St.Joseph Hospital)go to my church and have been working with the county on this issue-you should tap into these resources instead of trying to do this by yourself. View the Report Reporter Name Paula Zeller Email Pzeller(@ocsd.com SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION Phone 714-847-2659 Meebq Date. q l'zo' , Report Submitted } JUL 20, 2020-11:21 AM Agenda Item NO'_-23L'0_ 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Please do not change subject line when responding. 2 Switzer, Donna From: Fikes, Cathy Sent: Monday, July 20, 2020 1:52 PM To: Agenda Alerts Subject: FW:© MyHB-#349163 City Council [] From: MyHB <reply@mycivicapps.com> Sent: Monday,July 20, 2020 1:37 PM To: Fikes, Cathy<CFikes@surfcity-hb.org> Subject:R MyHB-#349163 City Council [] MyHB New Report Submitted -#349163 Status new Work Order #349163 SUPPLEMENTAL Issue Type COMMUNICATION City Council Mae" Date: Subtype All Council Members ,Aged llb m No-- .23 7�/) Notes I am writing on behalf of my family,friends and community to voice unequivocal opposition to the proposed homeless shelter on Gothard Street.While I understand the need for a shelter and want the homeless off the streets as much as anyone,that particular location could not be much worse unless you put it directly on a school campus or in a residential neighborhood. With the extraordinary amount of stress we are already under given the COVID situation, I find it unbelievable that putting a homeless shelter in a main recreational, residential and academic area would even be considered. First of all,that area is very close to numerous schools as well as the existing youth shelter.Assisting and encouraging substance using/selling and potentially violent individuals to congregate in that area among our young and vulnerable is unconscionable. Second,we have already lost so much access to the park,our main outdoor recreational space and once a jewel in the city, due to the activities of the homeless.What was once a place for regular get-togethers and children playing has been overrun.We recently lost the wonderful picnic shelter by the lake and the restrooms are basically unusable due to safety and health concerns. I walk in the park often (never alone!)and regularly witness unsavory behavior including drug use in the park. Where will the dozens of people that are being housed in the shelter go during the day?Answer: Into the park itself or into the nearby residential neighborhoods. It is not fair to the tax-paying citizens of HB to continue to lose access to this resource. Third,what kind of security and rule enforcement would happen at the shelter?Would drug and alcohol use be tolerated?If yes,that just creates a major health and safety issue. If not, they will just leave and move into the nearby park or residential areas. Unless the city council members are willing to put a shelter into your own neighborhood, you absolutely need to vote "no"on this proposal to do this to someone else. I generally do not get too involved with local politics, but should this proposal move forward, I will use every bit of time,connections and resources that I have to fight it and encourage others to do so. Know that this will definitely be a ballot-box issue for whichever council members choose to support it. It is too harmful and hurtful to too many for it not to be. View the Report Reporter Name 1 Barb Heine Email bheine(a�uci.edu Phone 714-842-5620 Report Submitted JUL 20, 2020-1:37 PM - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Please do not change subject line when responding. 2 Estanislau, Robin From: Fikes, Cathy Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2020 11:23 AM To: Agenda Alerts Subject: FW:On the Agenda published. From: larry mcneely<Imwater@yahoo.com> Sent:Thursday,July 16, 2020 11:18 AM To: CITY COUNCIL<city.council@surfcity-hb.org> Subject:On the Agenda published. First I want to comment on Agenda Item 418 brought forward by Patrick Brenden. This item is asking our council to effective close escrow and Pay for the Toxic site and Lease the Toxic property next door for eight months for$120,000 long before we can place a shovel in the ground and a waste$120,000. We entered a agreement once again without the required Due Diligence on who's advice? the new staff that recently joined our city our City Manager Oliver Chi and Community Development Director Ursula Luna,why was our City Attorney Micheal Gates left out?As you should know when entering escrow this is the time to place requirements as soils testing,termite testing, land use requirements capabilities and to make sure there are no no property encumbrances as contractor liens and a clear clean title to the property.These are to be included in the escrow instructions to be completed Before escrow can close, NOT AFTER THE FACT.Due Diligence is to be performed before escrow is entered and Again we have another Pipeline Shelter Fiasco. And this location was purchased under the False guise of Woman, Children and Seniors living on our streets,while there may be a few these are not the people camping in our parks doing drugs and leaving their needles all over. The Street People who are the major source of complaints to our police department are stealing from our cars for the loose change and anything of value and stealing our bicycles and setting up chop shops and selling parts and bikes swapped with parts to make them unrecognizable.The question are you going to vote to approve such a Crary Effort when we will be forced to delay any efforts to open a shelter because of the conditions,OK your choice but you have been warned.This as the homeless issues explode in our our community. What will be the True costs of the purchase of this property the clean up costs the delays Michael Poseys S132 funds that took away our building and development standards?Lets get off this Crazy Train and wake up. Now Agenda Item#21.brought forward by Erik Peterson. This is a Get It Done and Address the Real Issuers and Problems. Place a temporary mobile shelter facility on city owned property. Take action Now that will have a effect on the homeless population by un- tying our police hands. Where ever we place these people we will have opposition this is temporary until we can get help for all ages of homeless and get past the False Misrepresentation of the numbers of Woman,Children and Seniors living on out streets. I hope you heed the advise of those looking into these issuers without input from those who gain financially by their Homeless efforts. We have been Duped long enough look for your selves identify the problems and issues talk to our Chief of Police Ignore the carpetbaggers and special interests who gain profits off these people and rely on volunteer efforts and money to support their gains. We have seen how volunteers are asked to support causes and spend their time and efforts for a cause from their Hearts,Just take the example of the Bolsa Chica Wetlands Preservation Efforts this as Patrick Brenden collects over$100,000 as a CEO???what happened to working for a cause from your Hearts and not financial Gain and Political support. Shame on You Patrick Brenden I get it i see the Advisory Board and the Directors all the names of Developers and Special Interests who gain off your votes and have found a new way to direct money into a election through employment as a CEO for a nonprofit who rely on volunteers and their heartfelt donations. Wake Up SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION 023 Agenda rbwn No.; PWO20 1 Switzer, Donna From: Fikes, Cathy Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2020 12:41 PM SUPPLEMENTAL To: Agenda Alerts COMMUNICATION Subject: Homeless housing! �/-ZO/Z<2 RAesting Date Y Importance: High 1:123 ,agenda Item No., From: Gary Tarkington <garytarkington@msn.com> Sent:Thursday,July 16, 2020 12:35 PM To: CITY COUNCIL<city.council@surfcity-hb.org>; Chi, Oliver<oliver.chi@surfcity-hb.org> Subject: Homeless housing! Importance: High Here you go, what so many of us think!! First I want to comment on Agenda Item#18 brought forward by Patrick Brenden.This item is asking our council to effectively close escrow and Pay for the Toxic site and Lease the Toxic property next door for eight months for$120,000 long before we can place a shovel in the ground and a waste$120,000. We entered an agreement once again without the required Due Diligence on who's advice?the new staff that recently joined our City Manager Oliver Chi and Community Development Director Ursula Luna, why was our City Attorney Micheal Gates left out?As you should know when entering escrow this is the time to place requirements as soils testing,termite testing, land use requirements capabilities, and to make sure there are no property encumbrances as contractor liens and a clear clean title to the property.These are to be included in the escrow instructions to be completed Before escrow can close, NOT AFTER THE FACT. Due Diligence is to be performed before escrow is entered and Again we have another Pipeline Shelter Fiasco. And this location was purchased under the False guise of Woman, Children, and Seniors living on our streets,while there may be a few these are not the people camping in our parks doing drugs and leaving their needles all over.The Street People who are the major source of complaints to our police department are stealing from our cars for the loose change and anything of value and stealing our bicycles and setting up chop shops and selling parts and bikes swapped with parts to make them unrecognizable. The question are you going to vote to approve such a Crazy Effort when we will be forced to delay any efforts to open a shelter because of the conditions, OK your choice but you have been warned.This as the homeless issues explode in our community. What will be the True costs of the purchase of this property the cleanup costs the delays Michael Poseys S62 funds that took away our building and development standards? Let's get off this Crazy Train and wake up. Now Agenda Item#21. brought forward by Erik Peterson.This is a Get It Done and Address the Real Issuers and Problems. Place a temporary mobile shelter facility on city-owned property.Take action Now that will have an effect on the homeless population by un-tying our police hands. Where ever we place these people we will have opposition this is temporary until we can get help for all ages of homeless and get past the False Misrepresentation of the numbers of Women, Children, and Seniors living on out streets. I hope you heed the advice of those looking into these issuers without input from those who gain financially by their Homeless efforts. We have been Duped long enough look for your selves identify the problems and issues talk to our Chief of Police Ignore the carpetbaggers and special interests who gain profits off these people and rely on volunteer efforts and money to support their gains. We have seen how volunteers are asked to support causes and spend their time and efforts for a cause from their Hearts,Just take the example of the Bolsa Chica Wetlands Preservation Efforts this as Patrick Brenden collects over$100,000 as a CEO ???what happened to working for a cause from your Hearts and not financial Gain and Political support. Shame on You Patrick Brenden I get it I see the Advisory Board and the Directors all the names of Developers and Special Interests who gain off your votes and have found a new way to direct money into an election through employment as a CEO for a nonprofit who rely on volunteers and their heartfelt donations. Wake Up Ann Tarkington, Huntington Beach, CA. 1 Switzer, Donna From: Karla B <karliesb@hotmail.com> Sent: Friday, July 17, 2020 12:12 AM To: citycouncil@surfcity-hb.org; supplementalcomm@surfcity-hb.org Subject: Emergency Shelter Hello, I recently sent a generic letter to you about our emergency need for a homeless shelter. Now, I'll share my experience with you as a female homeowner in HB for 10 years. I'm scared to take a sunset stroll on our streets by myself. I'm scared to take a late afternoon stroll in the parks by myself. I'm scared to walk down PCH by the bus stops anytime of the day/night by myself or with others. I'm scared to walk down 6 th ave in the middle of the day by myself. I'm scared to drive our city streets. Not because I'm afraid of homeless people, but for the actions of those who are on drugs, alcohol, even medications or illness. I have been harassed by panhandlers for not giving money, been jarred at countless times. I had a homeless man on a girls bike come to a complete skid stop when I was walking and talking on the phone on 6th street by main at 2pm on a Saturday. I heard him skid put my phone away,and he was ready to jump off his bike. He stopped and stared at me in a menacing way and I stared him back,said hello to acknowledge him.Then watched him as he watched me back into a group of people near by.Subsequently, I bought a personal safety alarm. I live off Beach Blvd and try to drive in the center lane. I can't count how many times I have seen homeless people dart out from the sidewalks or medians. It's unimaginable how our homeless crisis has escalated so much in HB. It's where I don't even want to live here anymore. I think it's apparent to all we need immediate action for a homeless shelter for the safety of HB residents. It's also in a dire need for our homeless community to get assistance. I know it may not all come at once with an emergency shelter. At least for those willing, they could have a safe place to go. Have facilities where they have bathrooms, showers. It may not be perfect but it's a start. We can't afford to wait a few more months or years. HB needs this now! Sincerely, Karla Beeson Sent from my iPad SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION Mae" Date: -�l�o Agenda fflem No.:_ i Switzer, Donna From: Estanislau, Robin Sent: Friday, July 17, 2020 10:49 AM To: Switzer, Donna Subject: Fwd: In support of Erik Peterson's "H" item for a temporary shelter: Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: From: "Estanislau, Robin" <Robin.Estanislau@surfcity-hb.org> Date: July 17, 2020 at 9:08:33 AM PDT To: vanessa martinez<rockonbaileybailey@yahoo.com> Cc: Donna Switzer >, "Esparza, Patty" <PEsparza@surfcity-hb.org> Subject: Re: In support of Erik Peterson's "H" item for a temporary shelter: Received. Sent from my iPad On Jul 17, 2020, at 9:07 AM, vanessa martinez SUPPLEMENTAL <rockonbaileybailey@yahoo.com> wrote: COMMUNICATION Maefp Date: -7/•zo%to .23 Agenda Item No.; Council and city staff, As the community has tried to get answers for the homeless ; we are currently at a stand still with our homeless shelter. We have now bought 2 sites for shelters, that are unable to be built on. Tent city, on one site is the current option, however we've found out from a community member that the land is contaminated. This is the 2nd purchase Huntington Beach has made with no oversight. The city council takes direction from the Planning Department ( Ursula Luna Reynosa ), who then advises council and our city manager(Oliver Chi) . Huntington Beach needs a shelter and services for these individuals, so we can begin to rehabilitate and offer them alternatives. Why is it, that this council can't work together for people who are suffering. 1 how can we trust anything they say? You look at the recent pay raises , where 4 council members and city staff allowed union employees, from other cities ,to call in and read emails after our own community had been cut off. Look at who SHOPOFF donated to , to build on toxic land, and what the residents have been exposed to. You look at the CCA/ CCE Fiasco partnering with Irvine; a waste of$66,000. You look at 7 HDD buildings being voted on to be built within a 2-mile radius in the beach corridor ( developer money) with no infrastructure to support. look at how you planned on using the money for the mural project from community donations. Look at the removal of the memorial bench , because of the homeless. It's difficult to stay positive , when this council continually makes poor decisions based on special interest and staff recommendations. I urge you to make the right choice. Vanessa Hennerty 2 Switzer, Donna From: Ernie Hernandez <ehpct@aol.com> Sent: Monday, July 20, 2020 2:12 PM To: supplementalcomm@surfcity-hb.org Subject: Temp Hornless shelter RE:Agenda Item#23-20-1761 Dear city Council and Staff My Wife and I are literally next door to proposed Temp Shelter for Homeless. WE live in a Senior Citizens park Beach View M.H.Park with many of us that have health issues including us. This would impact our lives severely as you already have seen what happens in other places that this is allowed to happen. You should also know that this is less than 300' from Ocean View High School.This is unacceptable to put our children and seniors at risk! We and many in this park are against this proposed site and are in full agreement with the Manager Esther George! We implore you not to make this happen and jeopardize our lives and the kids that this would impact! Sincerely, Ernest and Kirsten Hernandez 1 Switzer, Donna From: Lisa Bertolini <lisa422@gmail.com> Sent: Monday,July 20, 2020 4:20 PM To: supplementalcomm@surfcity-hb.org Subject: Agenda items 22 &23 I support item 22 from Mayor Semeta that we NOT use funds for tax propaganda.nI also DO support agenda item�y Erik Peterson to create a temporary 40+ bed shelter. Lisa Lisa Bertolini 714-864-7015 i Switzer, Donna From: William Hennerty Jr. <billhennerty@yahoo.com> Sent: Monday, July 20, 2020 6:25 PM To: supplementaIcomm@surfcity-hb.org Subject: temporary homeless shelter Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Mon, Jul 20, 2020 at 11:37 AM, William Hennerty Jr. <billhennerty@yahoo.com> wrote: Council, I would like to let you know I am in suport of Item H on tonight's agenda. I believe it is time to stop making mistake after mistake wasting tax payers money on properties we can not use. I would suggest the city also stop giving misinformation about our homeless problem. I also believe it is time to start looking for better city management. Thank you, William Hennerty Huntington Beach Resident Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android i Switzer, Donna From: Neala Mirand <nrmirand@icloud.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2020 8:36 AM To: supplementalcomm@surfcity-hb.org Subject: Vote NO! 20-1761 Please Vote A BIG FAT NO on item #23 Enough is enough! Sent from my iPhone 1 Work Order: #348528 0719/202017:59 07/21202 0 This issue is resolved Est. Resolution Date: Not Yet Set Contact An Executive By Linda Higbee Email lhigbee@verizon.net SUB TYPE Phone 714-842-9996 City Clerk Device STREET ADDRESS Media Submitted None ❑x COMMENTS &ADDITIONAL NOTES I am against the homeless being housed on the City Lot on Gothard Street.This will cause problems in the Mobile Park adjacent,the High School and the streets which sit directly behind the city lot. Status Changed:07/21/2020 9:05 AM Donna Switzer Work Order#348528 status has changed from referred to resolved. Good morning,Linda:\n\nThank you for your comment.Your concerns will be shared with City Council and will also be included in the record relating to Agenda Item#23/File#20-1761.\n\nSincerely,\nDnnna Switzer\nDeputy City Clerk Share with Citizen:YES Status Changed:07/20/2020 2:31 PM Jimmy Hoang Work Order#348528 status has changed from received to referred. Hi Robin-we received this MyHB comment regarding item#23 on tonightVs agenda.\n\nThank you.\n\nJimmy Share with Citizen:NO Status Changed:07/20/2020 2:31 PM Jimmy Hoang Work Order#348528 status has changed from received to referred. Share with Citizen:YES Assigned Worker:07/20/2020 2:29 PM Jimmy Hoang Workorder#348528 has been assigned to Robin Estanislau Share with Citizen:NO Issue Type/Subtype Changed:07/20/2020 2:28 PM Jimmy Hoang Workorder#348528 Issue type changed from Code Enforcement to Contact an Executive and subtype City Clerk. Share with Citizen:NO Status Changed:07/20/2020 2:14 PM Isela Siordia Work Order#348528 status has changed from new to received. Share with Citizen:YES Assigned Worker:07/20/2020 2:14 PM Isela Siordia Workorder#348528 has been assigned to Bobby Avina Share with Citizen:NO Assigned Worker:07/20/2020 2:10 PM Isela Siordia Workorder#348528 has been assigned to Jimmy Hoang Share with Citizen:NO Issue Type/Subtype Changed:07/20/2020 2:10 PM Isela Siordia Workorder#348528 Issue type changed from Planning to Code Enforcement and subtype Other. Share with Citizen:NO