Item 10-A

Council Meeting: 9/23/97                Santa Monica, CA

TO:       Mayor and City Council

FROM:     City Staff     

          SUBJECT:  Transmittal of the FY1996-97 Annual Review of the
          City's Coordinated Plan for Homeless Services and
          Recommendation to Hold a Public Hearing

INTRODUCTION
This report transmits the FY1996-97Annual Review of the City's
Coordinated Plan for Homeless Services and recommends the City
Council hold a public hearing on the Coordinated Plan for
Homeless Services pursuant to Municipal Code Section 2.69.030.

BACKGROUND
The Public Safety Initiative (now Municipal Code Section 2.69.010
through 2.69.030), adopted by City Council in September of 1994,
required the City to adopt a plan to coordinate services to
homeless individuals and to report on the effectiveness of this
plan annually.  The City's coordinated plan for homeless services
was adopted by City Council in May of 1995 as part of the City's
Consolidated Plan, a multi-year planning document required by the
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).  This
report transmits the FY1996-97 Annual Review of the City's
Coordinated Plan for Homeless Services and Related Issues.

In connection with the annual review and pursuant to Municipal
Code Section 2.69.030, a public hearing is required to gain input
on:
         the impact of the City's homeless population on other
     residents of the City; 
         the effectiveness of the delivery of services to homeless
     persons by the City and various social service agencies; 
         the cost of those services; and
         the changes which should be made in the plan in order to
     carry out its primary goals and objectives.

Notice of this public hearing has been sent to City Boards and
Commissions, Neighborhood Association Board Members, the Chamber
of Commerce, the Santa Monica-Malibu School District, Santa
Monica College, the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority
(LAHSA), City-funded organizations, and other relevant community
groups.  A display ad was placed in The Outlook on September 19,
1997.

DISCUSSION 
As detailed in the attached FY1996-97 Annual Review of the City's
Coordinated Plan for Homeless Services, the City continued to
implement its coordinated plan for homeless services in
compliance with goals detailed in Municipal Code Section
2.69.010.  Program outcomes for FY1996-97 indicate a high level
of achievement: Of the 1,533 persons enrolled in City-funded
programs, 49% obtained emergency shelter; 21% obtained
transitional housing; 18% obtained permanent housing; 17%
obtained temporary employment; and 20% obtained permanent
employment.  City staff continued to work with service providers
to assess program outcomes through the Automated Case Management
System, and to refine the system through ongoing evaluation,
revised programming and training.  In FY1997-98, City staff will
work closely with service providers to evaluate the impact of
Federal welfare reform and address emerging needs when feasible.

FISCAL/BUDGETARY IMPACT
This report has no budgetary impact.  On June 24, 1997, the City
Council approved City funding of homeless programs in FY1997-98. 

RECOMMENDATION
City staff recommends that the City Council hold a public hearing
to gain input on the FY1996-97 Annual Review of the City's
Coordinated Plan for Homeless Services. 

ATTACHMENT (Available at the Santa Monica City Clerk's Office or
at any of the Santa Monica Public Libraries):     

FY1996-97 Annual Review of the City's Coordinated Plan for  
Homeless Services (September 1997)