DATE:
April 9, 2024
26
TO:
Board of Supervisors
SUBJECT
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SUPPORTING SAFETY AND SECURITY AT WINDSOR POINTE & FUTURE PROJECTS SUPPORTED BY NO PLACE LIKE HOME FUNDING (DISTRICTS: ALL)
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OVERVIEW
As a County of San Diego Supervisor, I want to ensure the County is doing everything in our power to support the safety of all residents living in permanent supportive housing developments especially those that are financially supported with No Place Like Home Funding, or similar funding sources that require the County to provide on-site support services. We also want to make sure these developments provide a healthy and safe place for residents and that they act as good neighbors, by not reduce the quality of life for anyone living on the property, or the surrounding neighborhood.
In one of the cities I represent, Carlsbad, is Windsor Pointe, a 50-unit affordable housing apartment development located on two non-contiguous sites, at 965 Oak Avenue, and 3606 Harding Street, in the Barrio neighborhood in the City of Carlsbad. This is a vital affordable housing development for our region providing veterans and formerly homeless individuals with a home. The City of Carlsbad provided the land through a ground lease agreement as well as $8.3 million in City funding, while the County awarded $13 million in No Place Like Home funds to the project and contracts with Alpha Project to provide on-site case management to the 24 No Place Like Home residents. Since opening in the Spring of 2022, community members and residents have consistently raised concerns about the project and its impact on safety and security in the neighborhood. Working with the City of Carlsbad, the affordable housing developer, our County staff and the community, progress toward resolving the concerns of Carlsbad residents is being made.
We need cities across our region to continue stepping-up to build more affordable housing in their neighborhoods, and we will continue to support their...
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