HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-10-23 - AGENDA REPORTS - LACO REGIONAL PLANNING COMM - PHASE II TESORO DEL (2)Agenda Item: 7
DATE: October 23, 2018
SUBJECT: LOS ANGELES COUNTY REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION:
PHASE 11 TESORO DEL VALLE PROJECT
DEPARTMENT: City Manager's Office
PRESENTER: Jerrid McKenna
RECOMMENDED ACTION
City Council discuss and provide direction to staff regarding the Los Angeles County Regional
Planning Commission's consideration of including a homeless shelter in the Phase 11 Tesoro Del
Valle project.
BACKGROUND
On August 1, 2018, the Los Angeles County Regional Planning Commission (LACRPC)
reviewed plans of the Phase 11 Tesoro Del Valle project. The LACRPC did not approve the
project as presented and instead requested that the developer incorporate an onsite homeless
shelter within the scope of the project and present the revised plan at the regular LACRPC
meeting on November 7, 2018. Although the project has not been presented to the Los Angeles
County Board of Supervisors, Supervisor Kathryn Barger has expressed concerns regarding the
requested incorporation of an onsite homeless shelter.
The Phase II Tesoro Del Valle project is located in the unincorporated area of Los Angeles
County, north of Valencia and between West Creek and San Francisquito Canyon. The project
size, as it was presented on August 1, 2018, to the LACRPC, is approximately 1,200 acres and
includes 820 homes, associated public facilities and dedicated open space.
At the October 9, 2018, regular City Council meeting, Bridge to Home President, Peggy
Edwards, requested that the City Council support Bridge to Home in opposing the incorporation
of an onsite homeless shelter at the Phase II Tesoro Del Valle project. Ms. Edwards expressed
Bridge to Home's concerns that a homeless shelter within the proposed project would be
detrimental to the future expansion of homeless services at Bridge to Home.
The following points were identified by Bridge to Home regarding the LACRPC request for an
onsite homeless shelter at the Phase 11 Tesoro Del Valle project:
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The Santa Clarita Valley community has conducted two studies by task forces,
representing various stakeholders, to identify the best location for a homeless shelter in
the Santa Clarita Valley. The studies identified the existing Bridge to Home homeless
shelter as being centralized, easily accessible, and near City services and public
transportation. Both studies recommended the current location of Bridge to Home's
homeless shelter on Drayton Street as the most beneficial location to provide homeless
services in the Santa Clarita Valley.
• Bridge to Home has 22 years of experience in homeless services and the current
Emergency Winter shelter and family building, along with the planned year-round
expansion of the homeless shelter, allocated by Measure H and Los Angeles County,
provide exceptional services and account for the potential future growth of the Santa
Clarita Valley.
On September 26, 2017, the City of Santa Clarita transferred property, worth more than
$1 million, adjacent to the current location of the Bridge to Home homeless shelter on
Drayton Street, in an effort to maximize Bridge to Home's eligibility for Measure H
funding. Bridge to Home has also been allocated more than $1 million in Measure H
funding for elements of the expansion of their homeless shelter. These efforts and
allocated funding to provide year-round service would be significantly diluted with the
incorporation of a homeless shelter in the Phase 11 Tesoro Del Valle project.
The City of Santa Clarita (City) has worked cooperatively with Bridge to Home and has met
regularly with Bridge to Home staff to provide support for the expansion and growth of their
facilities and services. In addition to the transfer of property, the City has collaborated with
Bridge to Home in providing comprehensive assistance for the transfer of property, issuance of
appropriate permits, and overall expansion of year-round services.
Following comments made by Ms. Edwards, the City Council, at the October 9, 2018, regular
City Council meeting, requested to discuss the motion made by the LACRPC related to the
addition of a homeless shelter in the Phase 11 Tesoro Del Valle project at the October 23, 2018,
regular City Council meeting. The recommended action is that the City Council discuss and
provide direction to staff regarding the Los Angeles County Regional Planning Commission's
consideration of including a homeless shelter in the Phase 11 Tesoro Del Valle project.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION
Other direction as determined by the City Council.
FISCAL IMPACT
The resources required to implement the recommended action are contained within the City of
Santa Clarita's adopted FY 2018-19 budget.
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