City Council

12E. VOLUNTARY HOUSING OPTIONS FOR RESIDENTS OF CITY-OWNED PROPERTIES\nIN THE TINA PACIFIC NEIGHBORHOOD IN RESPONSE TO HOMELESSNESS\nSTATE OF EMERGENCY\nIf the City Council adopts Resolution No. 2024-40 declaring a Homelessness State of\nEmergency, staff recommends the City Council approve the authorization of three\nvoluntary housing options for residents of City-owned properties in the Tina Pacific\nNeighborhood pursuant to the Homelessness State of Emergency.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\n1. City Council find that this item is not subject to California Environmental Quality Act\n(“CEQA”) pursuant to Sections 15378(b)(5) (Organizational or administrative activities\nof governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the\nenvironment); and\n2. Authorize the City Manager, in her capacity as the City’s Director of Emergency\nServices, to provide and implement the following voluntary housing options to\nresidents of City-owned properties in the Tina Pacific neighborhood related to the\ndeclaration of a Homelessness State of Emergency.\na. For tenants in good standing per their lease provisions (i.e., current in payment\nof rent and not in violation of any lease provisions), a voluntary option, by the\ntenant, to do any of the following:\ni. Emergency permanent relocation following the requirements of the federal\nUniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Act\n(URA)/California relocation program to permanent dwellings located\noutside of the Tina Pacific neighborhood;\nii. Relocation to an available Tina Pacific unit in a preferred building with a\nmoving expense allowance in an effort to combine occupied units to form\na fully-occupied 4-plex that is easier to secure; or\niii. Remain in their current unit with the understanding that the City will\ncontinue to serve as the landlord.\nb. For tenants not in good standing per their lease provisions, a voluntary option,\nby the tenant, to do either of the following:\ni. Relocation to an available Tina Pacific unit in a preferred building with a\nmoving expense allowance in an effort to combine occupied units to form\na fully-occupied 4-plex that is easier to secure; or\nii. Remain in their current unit with the understanding that the City will\ncontinue to serve as the landlord.\n3. Make a finding that the City Council’s authorization is based upon Resolution No.\n2024-40 declaring a Homelessness State of Emergency, this staff report, and oral and\nwritten testimony at the hearing on this item.\nNovember 26, 2024