Community Forum on

Proposed Kraemer Homeless Shelter

at 1000 North Kraemer Place

August 5, 2015Embassy Suites – Anaheim North

RIGHT IDEA. RIGHT TIME. WRONG LOCATION.

Welcome!• Michael Chew, Orange-Riverdale Homeowners

Alliance• County-sponsored “community forums” cancelled• Still not –re-scheduled

• Orange-Riverdale Homeowners Alliance & BetterSolutions4Anaheim organized a forum for community.

Where Is It?

Where Is It?

HOW WE GOT HERE

• March 2015: 1000 Kraemer Place ID’d as shelter site

• Spitzer embraces

• April 2015: Anaheim & Fullerton City Councils vote to support

• May 2015: Anaheim & Fullerton City Councils appropriate $1 million to help County buy 1000 Kraemer Place building

HOW WE GOT HERE• June 2015: OC Board of Supervisors approves purchase

agreement; 90-day diligence period begins.

• Sup. Spitzer announces three community forums

• Orange City Council votes to support shelter

• July 2015: Spitzer cancels July and August forums• August 2015: Board of Supervisors agendizes, then cancels

vote on sole-source contract to operate Kraemer Shelter

HOW WE GOT HERE

• September 2015: OC Board of Supervisors will meet

to hold final vote on whether or not to buy 1000

Kraemer Place building for a homeless shelter.

WHAT DO WE KNOW?

• Seasonal shelters at Fullerton and Santa Ana armories to be closed

• Kraemer Homeless Shelter only county shelter for foreseeable future

• Mercy House will operate

• County’s community outreach: minimal

• County unable to address homeless encampment at its doorstep in Civic Center.

WHAT DON’T WE KNOW?• Annual operation cost?• How OC Sheriff, Anaheim and Orange PD will address public safety? • Overflow management?• Impact on residential & business property values? Mitigation?• Transportation to/from shelter?• What homeless population served?• Size of shelter staff?• 5 MONTHS SINCE SITE WAS CHOSEN AND NO ANSWERS FROM

THE COUNTY!

ORANGE CITY COUNCILMAN

MIKE ALVAREZ

KRAEMER PLACE HOMELESS SHELTERAgenda

Homeless Shelter: Right Idea, Right Time, Wrong Place

1) If the County were to obey the law, what should we be seeing?

2) What the County’s own report prescribes3) What the County has done/not done4) Available alternatives5) Is this a Good Expenditure of Public Funds?6) Other Regulatory Considerations

KRAEMER HOMELESS SHELTER

If the County were to obey the law, what should we be seeing?• Consideration of alternatives• Analysis of environmental and community impacts• Assurance of homeless and community safety• Public comments and responses• Project mitigation factors

KRAEMER HOMELESS SHELTER

What the County’s own report prescribes: “In particular, there are significant efforts to connect

homeless serving programs and services to larger mainstream resources and coordinate in an integrated response in order to link with the maximum number of resources in a community.”

“Commission to End Homelessness Policy Recommendations . . .

Co-locate and/or have access to multi-service or ‘day’ center to provide critical services needed by clients”

Source: Year-Round Emergency Shelter and Multi-Service Center (Dec. 10, 2013)

Right Idea, Right Time, Wrong Place

Proposed Shelter Site

High Concentrationof Homeless

Distance ApartApprox 8 miles

KRAEMER HOMELESS SHELTERWhat the County has done/not done No Public Discussion No consideration of alternatives No CEQA review No development of mitigation measures No assurance of homeless or community safety No use of existing County properties; no co-location with

other community services Homeless would be “warehoused” many miles from their

current location and many miles from existing community resources

AVAILABLE ALTERNATIVESCity of Anaheim/Harbor Blvd

AVAILABLE ALTERNATIVES1710 S. Anaheim Way, Anaheim

AVAILABLE ALTERNATIVES400 W. Santa Ana BlvdVacant OCTA Bus Depo

AVAILABLE ALTERNATIVES1119 E. Chestnut, Santa Ana

Is this a good use of public funds? Estimated 10,000+ homeless in Orange County 200 bed planned facility represents assistance to 2% of homeless 1000 North Kraemer purchase: $4.25 Million Estimated retrofit for use as shelter: $2.25 Million Total estimated cost of 1000 N. Kraemer as shelter: $6.5 Million $6.5 Million to serve 2% of homeless population If County were to proceed on this course, it would cost $300 Million

to establish shelters for the homeless population in Orange County This does not include ongoing operation and maintenance costs Is the County prepared to do this? Is there another way to approach

the need?

Other Regulatory Considerations

South Coast Air Quality Management District• Recommends no new residential development within 500 feet of a

freeway carrying 100,000 or more vehicles per day*• 91 Freeway at Kraemer carries more than 225,000 vehicles per day• 1000 N. Kraemer Place within 200 feet of 91 Freeway and

immediately adjacent to Kraemer freeway on ramp Rather than prioritizing treatment of the homeless, the County is

proposing to disregard stated human health risks and “warehouse” the homeless at 1000 N. Kraemer

*Source: California Air Resources Board (CARB) Land Use and Air Quality Handbook: A Community Health Perspective

PIANO EMPIRE OWNER

CHRIS VANCE

Your Actions Matter - What You Can Do

Sign on-line petition : tinyurl.com/bettersolutions4anaheim

E-mail/call Board of Supervisors (especially Sup. Todd Spitzer), Anaheim and Orange city councils.

Ask 5 neighbors to do the sameWrite letters to the editor

Your Actions Matter - What You Can Do

Stay informed:• Sign up for updates• Visit BetterSolutions4Anaheim.com

Like our Facebook pagesShare updates on your Facebook, Twitter, etc.Speak at Board of Supervisors meeting in

September when they make final vote on shelter.