I WANTED TO WAIT FOR VICE CHAIR.
WE CAN START NOW AS A
SUBCOMMITTEE, UM AND I WANT TO
NOTE THAT MR GRAYSON IS GOING TO
BE JOINING US TODAY BECAUSE MR
CHOLERA IS CHAIRING ANOTHER
COMMITTEE AT THE MOMENT. SO HE
WILL BE A SUB WELCOME TO THE
ASSEMBLY, HOUSING AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE HEARING.
WE HAVE ONE ITEM ON OUR AGENDA
TODAY. THE BILL CAN HAVE TWO
MAIN WITNESSES IN SUPPORT AND
OPPOSITION. EACH MAIN WITNESS
GETS TWO MINUTES EACH. THERE'S
NO PHONE TESTIMONY OPTION FOR
THIS HEARING. ALL WITNESS
TESTIMONY WILL BE IN PERSON.
POLICE WILL PRODUCE CEMENT
WRITTEN TESTIMONY FOR THE
POSITION PORTAL ON THE
COMMITTEE'S WEBSITE. THIS WILL
BECOME PART OF THE OFFICIAL
RECORD OF THE BILL. THE HEARING
ROOM WILL BE OPEN FOR ATTENDANCE
OF THIS HEARING. ALL ARE
ENCOURAGED TO WATCH THE HEARING
FROM ITS LIVESTREAM MONEY.
SOMEBODY'S WEBSITE. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND
UNDERSTANDING. AND WITH THAT WE
HAVE A NUMBER IRWIN HERE TO
PRESENT SB 5 31. WELL THANK YOU
VERY MUCH, MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS FOR ALL OF US
LEGISLATORS. WE KNOW THE NUMBER
ONE ISSUE TWO ARE CONSIDERED
THAT THE NUMBER ONE ISSUES TO
OUR CONSTITUENTS ARE HOMELESS
CRISIS THAT WE'RE FACING IN THE
MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS THAT WE'RE
FACING. AND UM ALL OF US HAVE
STORIES ABOUT FAMILY MEMBERS
THAT ARE DEALING WITH THESE
ISSUES. ALL OF US HAVE SEEN
HOMELESS FOLKS IN THIS STREETS
AND IN OUR OWN COMMUNITIES, AND
I AM REALLY, PLEASE. THAT'S UH
THE GOVERNOR AND THE LEGISLATURE
HAVE DECIDED IN A VERY BIG WAY
TO TACKLE AN ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN
UM REALLY NEGLECTED FOR MANY,
MANY YEARS, THERE'S BEEN A LOT
OF DECISIONS MADE THAT HAVE LED
TO THE CRISIS THAT WE FACE
TODAY. SO I'M PLEASED TO PRESENT
A B 531. SENATE AMENDMENTS HAVE
INCREASED THE AMOUNT OF FUNDING
IN THE BOND TO $6.38 BILLION.
THIS FUNDING WILL BE USED TO
FINANCE THE CONSTRUCTION OR
CONVERSION OF PERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, USING HOME
KEY AND TREATMENT SETTINGS,
USING THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH THAT
CONTINUUM INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM
KNOWN AS BISHOP WITHIN THIS, 6.3
8,000,000,922 MILLION WILL BE
USED FOR PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING FOR THOSE EXPERIENCE
BEHAVIOR EXPERIENCING A
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CHALLENGE.
JUST OVER A BILLION DOLLARS IS
SET ASIDE EXCLUSIVELY FOR
VETERANS WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
CHALLENGES FACING HOMELESSNESS.
AH JUST UNDER 2.9 BILLION WILL
BE USED TO INVEST IN
INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDED TO EXPAND
THE B CHIP PROGRAM FOR ALL
GUARANTEES. YES GUARANTEES,
INCLUDING NONPROFITS. THIS ACUTE
INCLUDES, UM ACUTE CARE
FACILITIES. LASTLY 1.5 BILLION
HAS BEEN ADDED EXCLUSIVELY FOR
CITIES AND COUNTIES WITH 30
MILLION OF THAT SET ASIDE FOR
TRIBAL ENTITIES TO BUILD BUILD
TREATMENT SETTINGS. THESE
INVESTMENTS WILL GO EVEN FURTHER
WITH THE PRO PROPOSED REFORMS TO
THE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ACT.
AND SUSAN SENATOR EDMONDS SP 3
TO 6, WHICH WILL HELP FUND THE
OPERATIONS OF THESE NEW
FACILITIES. THE PROVISION OF
BOTH A B 531 AND SP 3 TO 6,
WHICH REQUIRE VOTER APPROVAL.
APPROVAL WILL BE PLACED ON THE
MARCH 5TH. 2024 PRIMARY BALLOT
AS A SINGLE MEASURE DESIGNATED
PROPOSITION ONE WITH ME TO
TESTIFY IN SUPPORT OF THE BILL
AND ANSWER ANY TECHNICAL
QUESTIONS IS MILES WHITE FROM
THE BUSINESS, CONSUMER SERVICES
AND HOUSING AGENCY. AND WILL YOU
BE JUST ANSWERING QUESTIONS OR
OKAY? MOVE THE BELT. WE HAVE
EMOTION. OH, QUARTER SCARRAN
FIRST. HOW ABOUT THAT? OH, YEAH.
OKAY LET'S ESTABLISH. OKAY
GABRIEL PRESENT. WEEKS HERE.
WICKS HERE. HARRISON HARRISON
HERE, CARILLO CARILLO HERE.
SILVER. QUIRK-SILVA HERE.
GRAYSON GRAYSON HERE. SANCHEZ
SANCHEZ. HERE WARD. OKAY WE
HAVE, UH, A QUORUM AND WE HAVE A
MOTION. CAN YOU MAKE THAT MOTION
AGAIN? THE BILL AND A SECOND,
OKAY? AND NOW WE'LL GO TO OUR
FIRST WITNESS AND SUPPORT. GOOD
EVENING MILES WHITE WITH THE
BUSINESS, CONSUMER SERVICE AND
HOUSING AGENCY ON THE HOUSING
COMPONENT OF THE BOND IS A SEVEN
MEMBER MENTIONED. ULTIMATELY $2
BILLION OF INVESTMENTS. LONG
TERM, UH, AFFORDABLE HOUSING 55
YEAR COVENANTS. IT'S REALLY
DOUBLING DOWN ON OUR SUCCESSFUL
HOME KEY STRATEGY HERE FOR THESE
PERMANENT PLACEMENTS WITH SPEED
AND MAKING SURE THAT THESE ARE
LONG TERM VIABLE UNITS FOR VERY
VULNERABLE POPULATION HERE IN
TANDEM WITH OUR COUNTERPARTS,
THE DEPARTMENT HEALTHCARE
SERVICES TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF
WORK WHERE WE CAN DO TOGETHER ON
THE INTERIM HOUSING
INTERVENTIONS AND THEN IN TANDEM
WITH THE PREMIER HOUSING OPTIONS
HERE FOR A REALLY COMPREHENSIVE
PROPOSAL AND LONG TERM RESULTS,
SO THAT. THANK YOU. MICHELLE
BOSS, DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT
OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES OF THE
$6.38 BILLION 4.4 BILLION WILL
BE USED. IT'S A HISTORIC
INVESTMENT IN THE BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH CONTINUUM OF RESIDENTIAL
TREATMENT AND TREATMENT
FACILITIES. REALLY, OUR POLICY
OBJECTIVE REMAINS AND IS TO
ENSURE THAT INDIVIDUALS ARE
SERVED IN THE LEAST RESTRICTIVE
INTEGRATED INTO THE COMMUNITY
FOCUSED ON CHOICE RECOVERY AND
REHABILITATION AND COST
EFFECTIVE MECHANISMS TO SERVE
OUR TO SERVE CALIFORNIA'S WITH
BEHAVIORAL OF NEEDS. THANK YOU,
AND WE HAVE ADDITIONAL FOLKS IN
THE ROOM WAS TO EXPRESS SUPPORT,
PLEASE NAME ORGANIZATION IN
POSITION. THEATER. LEAH BARROWS
ON BEHALF OF CALIFORNIA HOSPITAL
ASSOCIATION AND SUPPORT SHARON
GONZALEZ, ON BEHALF OF MAYOR
KAREN GO IN THE CITY OF
BAKERSFIELD, AS WELL AS THE
CITIES OF SANTA ROSA AND
CARLSBAD AND SUPPORT THANK YOU,
MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS, DOUG SUPERS
ON BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS AND
SUPPORT GOOD EVENING, ROSS
BUCKLEY ON BEHALF OF SEGMENT OF
MAYOR DARRELL STEINBERG AND
SUPPORT GREAT AND NOW WE'LL GO
TO WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION
PRIMARY WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION. YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES
EACH. YOU CAN COME UP HERE. FEEL
FREE TO SIT THERE. YEAH JUST PUT
A LITTLE BIT CLOSER TO YOU,
OKAY? GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS
CLAIRE CORTRIGHT, POLICY
DIRECTOR OF CAL VOICES ARE
ORGANIZATION TOOK AND OPPOSED
POSITION TO THE BOND. UM AFTER
THE MONDAY AMENDMENTS, UM AND
WE'RE HERE BECAUSE FOR MONTHS
SINCE MARCH, THE ADMINISTRATION
PROMISED, THE BILL DIGEST
PROMISED THE OPERATIVE LANGUAGE
PROMISED. THAT THIS MONEY WOULD
BE EXCLUSIVELY FOR VOLUNTARY
UNLOCKED TREATMENT FACILITIES.
AND SPECIFICALLY ELA ADDRESS
THAT THIS WOULD NOT BE FOR B
CHIP AND THAT IT WOULD NOT BUILD
ACUTE CARE LOCKED FACILITIES. UM
OBVIOUSLY MONDAY AT 305 THAT
CHANGED AND THE EXACT OPPOSITE
IS NOW. UM WHAT THIS BOND IS
DEDICATED FOR WITHOUT ANY OF THE
PROTECTIVE LANGUAGE AROUND
VOLUNTARY, UNLOCKED AND WITHOUT
ANY PARTICULAR AMOUNT OF MONEY
DEDICATED TO VOLUNTARY UNLOCKED
PROGRAMS AND THE EXPLICIT
LANGUAGE THAT ALLOWS FOR LOCKED
INFRASTRUCTURE. UM SO OBVIOUSLY
THIS IS HUGELY CONCERNING UM IN
RELATION TO THE ENTIRE RAFT OF
LEGISLATION THAT'S COMING DOWN
THIS YEAR RELATED TO MENTAL
HEALTH. THAT INCLUDES THE
EXPANSION OF THE ABILITY TO
INVOLUNTARILY HOLD SOMEONE FOR
SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS CONSERVE
SOMEONE ON NEW BASES. UM AND THE
OBVIOUS LACK OF INFRASTRUCTURE
TO SUPPORT SB 43. UM WE ALSO, UH
, UNDERSTAND THAT THE BOND IS
INTENDED TO WORK WITH MHS A
FUNDS AND 3 26. HOWEVER WE HAVE
NEVER UNDERSTOOD EXACTLY HOW.
BECAUSE THOSE BILLS DON'T REALLY
SPEAK TO EACH OTHER. LEGALLY
THEY DON'T TALK ABOUT EACH
OTHER. AND SO WHAT? THIS IS IN
TOTAL. WHAT THE VISION IS HERE
HAS NOT BEEN CLEAR. AND OUR
COMMUNITY HAS BEEN DEEPLY
CONCERNED, UM, THAT THE GREATEST
INVESTMENT THAT IS GOING TO
HAPPEN IN THE STATE IS IN THIS
ACUTE AND INVOLUNTARY SIDE OF
THE SYSTEM. WHILE WE HAVE
UNDERFUNDED, INADEQUATELY FUNDED
, INACCESSIBLE VOLUNTARY
SERVICES. IF YOU COULD WRAP UP?
YES, MA'AM. I THINK THAT'S THANK
YOU VERY MUCH APPRECIATE IT.
SUSAN GALLAGHER, EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF COW VOICES, UM DITTO
EVERYTHING THAT CLAIRE SAID. BUT
I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT, UM YOU
KNOW, PEOPLE DON'T GET BETTER IN
BEDS AND TREATMENT FACILITIES.
THEY GET BETTER IN THEIR
COMMUNITIES AND THE BEST THAT WE
CAN DO FOR ANYBODY IN THE MENTAL
HEALTH COMMUNITY IS BUILT
COMMUNITY FOR THEM, NOT
INSTITUTIONS. UH THIS SEEMS LIKE
WE'RE GOING BACK TO A FAILED
FIRST MODEL LIKE CLAIRE SAID,
UM, NEITHER BILL REFERENCED EACH
OTHER, SO IT SORT OF FEELS LIKE
THE COMMUNITY. THE STAKEHOLDERS
. WE REPRESENT THE 632,000
PEOPLE THAT ARE RECEIVING
SERVICES AND THE PUBLIC MENTAL
HEALTH SYSTEM HAVE BEEN LEFT OUT
OF THE DISCUSSION. NO SUBJECT
MATTER EXPERTS ANY OF US THAT
HAVE BEEN WORKING. I'VE WORKED
IN THIS FIELD FOR 26 YEARS.
NOBODY CONSULTED WITH ME OR OUR
AGENCY WHERE THE OLDEST PIER RUN
ORGANIZATION IN CALIFORNIA AND
WE'VE HAD NOTHING TO SAY ABOUT
THIS. WE'VE HAD TO PUSH OUR WAY
INDOORS TO BE HEARD. AND IT
SEEMS TO US THAT WE HAVE A WIDE
SCALE MASS RE
INSTITUTIONALIZATION EFFORT
GOING ON AIR, AND THERE'S A
RECENT PBS DOCUMENTARY ABOUT
THIS. OUR STATES ARE USING
INVOLUNTARY SERVICES TO LOCK UP
THOSE WHO ARE MENTALLY ILL.
THOSE WHO HAVE SUBSTANCE ABUSE
PROBLEMS. CALIFORNIA IS GOING IN
THE WRONG DIRECTION. HERE YOU
ARE ON THE WRONG SIDE OF HISTORY
WITH THIS BILL, ROLLING IT INTO
A PROPOSITION. THAT INCLUDES SP
3 TO 6, ALTHOUGH IT NEVER
REFERENCED EITHER ONE OF THEM.
WE JUST FEEL LIKE WE'VE BEEN
DEALT A POLITICAL MANEUVER. UM
THAT THIS HAS BEEN ASSAULTED TO
THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE WE HAVE
BEEN LARGELY LEFT OUT OF THESE
DISCUSSIONS, DESPITE OUR SUBJECT
MATTER EXPERTISE OVER DECADES,
MY AGENCY HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE
IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR
77 YEARS. SO WHAT'S HAPPENING
HERE IS A BIG HOODWINK TO GET
THE HOMELESS OFF THE STREET. AND
IT'S NOT GONNA WORK. IT'S NOT
GONNA WORK BECAUSE YOU DID IT
OUTSIDE OF COMMUNITIES. PUBLIC
POLICY DOESN'T WORK. WHEN YOU
DON'T ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY. IT
JUST DOESN'T HAVE WATCHED THIS
DOZENS OF TIMES. GOOD LUCK
BUILDING THINGS THAT PEOPLE
DON'T COME TO BECAUSE IT'S
BUILDING A LACK OF TRUST. YOU'RE
CREATING A HUGE LACK OF TRUST
WITH THE COMMUNITY BY MAKING
THESE DECISIONS THAT ARE
COERCIVE THAT ARE FORCEFUL THAT
ARE AGAINST OUR WILL. DO YOU
REALLY THINK THAT PEOPLE THAT
ARE GOING TO GET REHAB FOR THEIR
SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES SHOULD
BE LOCKED IN AND INSTITUTION.
BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE
VOTING FOR TODAY. AND SO I JUST
WANT YOU ALL TO KNOW WHAT YOU'RE
VOTING FOR. BECAUSE IT'S BEEN
HIDDEN. IT HAS NOT BEEN
EXPLICIT. NO ONE'S EVER TOLD THE
PUBLIC. THIS IS WHAT'S
HAPPENING. WE HAVE TO FIND OUT
THROUGH THESE LATE LAST MINUTE
AMENDMENTS. EVERYTHING HAS BEEN
DONE IN BAD FAITH. AND SO I'M
JUST WANT TO BE ON RECORD THAT
THIS IS BAD FAITH. WE KNOW
EVERYBODY HERE IS GOING TO VOTE
FOR IT BECAUSE EVERYBODY SEEMS
TO BLINDLY FOLLOW THIS
ADMINISTRATION. AND SO MANY
PEOPLE HAVE VOICED CONCERNS TO
US, BUT NOT ONE PERSON HAS
REALLY STOOD UP AND SAID NO,
DON'T LET THIS HAPPEN. WE DON'T
WANT TO HEARKEN BACK TO THOSE
DAYS. I MEAN, CLIFFORD BEERS WAS
THE CREATOR OF OUR AGENCY.
MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA. HE WAS
CAST HE WAS INSTITUTIONALIZED.
HE CREATED THE BELL OF FREEDOM
OUT OF THE SHACKLES IN THE
CHAINS OF THESE INSTITUTIONS,
THEY ARE NOT GOOD PLACES TO BE.
THESE ARE VULNERABLE PEOPLE, AND
YOU'RE DOING THEM HARM. AND
THAT'S ALL I CAN SAY. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR LETTING
US THANK YOU FOR YOUR TESTIMONY.
WE APPRECIATE IT AND YOU CAN
STAY THERE IF YOU WANT. IF FOLKS
HAVE QUESTIONS, YOU CAN FEEL
FREE TO STAY THERE. AND WE'LL GO
TO OTHER FOLKS IN THE ROOM. IF
YOU WISH TO EXPRESS OPPOSITION,
PLEASE NAME ORGANIZATION
POSITION. HI THERE. RACHEL DOG
WITH A SALE. YOU CALIFORNIA
ACTION. WE DID NOT TAKE A
POSITION ON THIS BILL THROUGHOUT
SESSION, BUT DID REGISTER
CONCERNS AFTER THE MOST RECENT
AMENDMENTS JUST AROUND SOME OF
THE IMPLICATIONS SHARED AND ALSO
CLAIRE WAS GOING TO DO THIS, BUT
SHE'S NOW AT THE MIC I ON BEHALF
OF MENTAL HEALTH, AMERICA,
CALIFORNIA DEPRESSION AND
BIPOLAR SUPPORT ALLIANCE AND,
UM, DISABILITY RIGHTS.
CALIFORNIA WANTED TO REGISTER
THEIR OPPOSITION. THEY HAD TO GO
HOME TODAY. CAYENNE ALSO, THEY
ALL HAD TO GO HOME. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. WE WILL BRING IT NOW
BACK TO COMMITTEE. QUESTIONS,
MISS QUIRK-SILVA. I CAN SEE ALL
OF THE PASSION AND THE SUPPORT
FOR THE BILL, BUT ALSO IN THE
OPPOSITION, AND IT DOES PUT US
IN, UH A DIFFICULT SITUATION OF
US WANTING TO MOVE FORWARD ON
SOME OF THE MOST CRITICAL ISSUES
THAT WE HAVE SEEN IN OUR STATE.
AND YET HAVING SOME OF THESE
LATE UM UM INFORMATION. CAN YOU
SORRY, IT'S MICHELLE. COULD YOU
SPEAK TO THE PART THAT IS NEW,
AT LEAST TO ME AS FAR AS THE UH
, CHANGE RELATED TO THE
INSTITUTIONALIZING, UM, THAT WE
DID NOT BECAUSE WE HEARD WE HAD
A WHOLE DAY. UH HEARING A FEW
WEEKS BACK, AND THAT WAS NOT
BROUGHT UP. SO HOW THAT SO THE
RECENT AMENDMENTS ADDED $1.5
BILLION TO THE TOTAL BOND FROM
TWO WENT FROM ABOUT 4 BILLION TO
ABOUT $6 BILLION. SO WITH THE
ADDITION OF THAT, ALSO HEARING
FROM STAKEHOLDERS AND
LEGISLATORS ABOUT THE NEED FOR
ACUTE CARE SETTINGS AND THEIR
COMMUNITIES, AND SO WITH THAT
CHANGED ESSENTIALLY THE PROPOSAL
TO MODEL IT OFF THE BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH CONTINUUM INFRASTRUCTURE
PROGRAM, WHICH TODAY FUNDS THE
ENTIRE CONTINUUM FROM ACUTE CARE
SETTINGS, WHERE, IN SHORT TERM
INTENSIVE STAYS, MAYBE NEEDED
ALL THE WAY TO RESIDENTIAL BASED
PEER RESPITE TYPE SETTINGS WHERE
INDIVIDUALS GET SERVICES AND
CARE AND THEIR COMMUNITIES AND
SO THE ENTIRE CONTINUUM OF CARE
IS PART OF THE BEHAVIOR HEALTH
CONTINUUM INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM
. AND WITH THE ADDITION OF THESE
DOLLARS AND THE HEARING THE NEED
FOR SOME OF THE ACUTE CARE
SETTINGS THAT AREN'T AVAILABLE
IN SOME OF OUR COUNTIES. THAT IS
THAT WAS THE VERSION REVISION
THAT WAS PROPOSED ON MONDAY. AND
THEN JUST ONE MORE FOLLOW UP.
ANYBODY CAN ANSWER IT. UH I
MENTIONED IN THE LAST, UM,
HEARING WAS HEARING US. AH MY
CONCERN THAT THERE IS QUITE A
BIT OF DOLLARS PUT ASIDE FOR
DIFFERENT CATEGORIES HERE, BUT
NONE OF IT MAKES A COUNTY OR A
CITY APPLY FOR IT, SO WE VERY
WELL COULD HAVE WHAT WE SEE NOW
WHERE THERE'S SOME COUNTIES THAT
ARE HAVE A VERY ROBUST TAKE ON
APPLYING TRYING TO GET EVERY
DOLLAR THEY CAN AND OTHERS STILL
NOT CHOOSING TO USE ANY OF THESE
FUNDS. DO WE HAVE ANY ANSWER
RELATED TO THAT? I THINK ALSO,
AS WE AWARD B CHIP GRANTS, WE
LOOK AT NOT JUST A COUNTY BUT
REGIONALLY. WHAT ARE THE
RESOURCES AVAILABLE? WHAT DO WE
THINK MIGHT NEED TO BE DEVELOPED
IN A PARTICULAR COUNTY OR REGION
TO REALLY MAXIMIZE EFFICIENCY IN
TERMS OF WHAT WE BUILD WITH
THESE DOLLARS. AND SO MAYBE NOT
. EVERY COUNTY MAY NEED THE
ENTIRE KIND OF CONTINUUM BECAUSE
OTHER RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE IN
THE REGION. SO BUT I GUESS WHAT
I'M SAYING IS, WHAT IF A COUNTY
DOES NEED HIM? OR AT LEAST
THERE'S SOME INDICATION THEY DO
, AND THEY STILL DON'T WANT TO
CHOOSE. IN ESSENCE, THEY WANT TO
PUSH IT OFF TO OTHER COUNTIES OR
CITIES. UH TWO. WE SEE THAT
ALREADY WITH HOMELESS WHERE AH,
WE SEE THE NEED IN CITY BY CITY
NEIGHBORHOOD BY NEIGHBORHOOD,
BUT SOME ARE ACTUALLY CHOOSING
TO PUT ORDINANCES IN PLACE. UH
NOT GO AFTER STATE DOLLARS AND
THEREFORE NOT DEAL WITH THE
PROBLEM. AND SO IF WE HAVE THESE
FUNDS AND JUST SAY IT'S LOS
ANGELES THAT AGGRESSIVELY USES
THEM AND ANOTHER COUNTY DOESN'T
WANT TO PARTAKE AT ALL. AH
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE THIS
SCENARIO WHERE YOU HAVE SOME
FACILITIES IN SOME PLACE AND
OTHER COUNTIES NOT DOING
ANYTHING. SO I GUESS IF YOU
COULD ADDRESS THAT, I THINK IT
WOULD BE AS AS THIS GRANT
PROGRAM GETS BUILT OUT. IT WOULD
BE PART OF THE DISCUSSIONS AS WE
LOOK AT THE REGION AND LOOK
WHERE APPLICATIONS ARE COMING IN
WHERE GRANTS ARE BEING MADE, AND
HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH
COUNTIES ON KIND OF HOW IT MAPS
OUT OUT OVER THE YEARS, AND I
WOULD JUST ADD ON THE PERMANENT
HOUSING FRONT. A LOT OF THE
FOCUS THAT WE'VE HAD WITH
DIFFERENT BLOCK GRANTS WHERE
THAT IS DIRECTLY PROVIDED TO
COUNTIES. SO REMEMBER TO YOUR
YOUR POINT HERE. ULTIMATELY WHEN
WE LOOK AT THE TOTALITY OF
RESOURCES THAT PROVIDED BLOCK
GROUND LEVEL, WHAT DOES USES ARE
AND WHAT THEY CORRESPOND TO ON A
COMPETITIVE FUNDS. WE LOOK AT
REALLY HOW THEY ARE
STRATEGICALLY UTILIZING THOSE
RESOURCES AND IF THERE ARE
GLARING GAPS WHEN WE SEE FROM
ONE COUNTY TO THE OTHER, TRYING
TO SHIFT THAT OBLIGATION,
ULTIMATELY WE'RE LOOKING AT
THERE ARE OTHER DOLLARS THAT ARE
AVAILABLE. IN ADDITION TO THIS
AUGMENTATION OF, YOU KNOW,
CAPITAL FOR PERMIT HOUSING.
THANK YOU. OTHER QUESTIONS FROM
COMMITTEE. MR PATTERSON. THANK
YOU, UM, QUESTION ABOUT. I SEE
THERE'S A BUY RIGHT? UH APPROVAL
PROCESS FOR, UM IT SEEMS ALL OF
THE FACILITIES, BUT I WAS
WONDERING IF WHAT THE INSIDE OR
WHAT THE REASON WAS FOR THAT. SO
REMEMBER THE BY RIGHT APPROVAL
FOR THE INTERIM FACILITIES. WHEN
YOU THINK OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE
, THOSE ARE AUTHORITIES.
MIRINGOFF OF EXISTING LAW WITH B
CHIP, BUT ULTIMATELY A LOT OF
THE REVISIONS ON DIFFERENT
SIGHTING AND THE PRINCIPAL
PERMITTED USES. THOSE ARE
PROVISIONS AND DISCUSSIONS WITH
, YOU KNOW, A LEGISLATURE ABOUT
WHAT ARE REALLY THE FOCUS AND
THE COMMUNITY INTEGRATION
ASPECTS THAT WE'RE HOPEFUL TO
SEE. AND THEN, OF COURSE, FROM
THE PREMISE, SUPPORTIVE HOUSING
CONTEXT. ALSO SIMILARLY BUILDING
OFF OF PRESIDENT WHAT WE HAVE
WITH SIMILAR AUTHORITIES
PROVIDED UNDER, FOR EXAMPLE, IN
BETWEEN 62 OR SEVERAL YEARS AGO
SO REALLY LOOKING FOR WAYS TO
ACCELERATE THE APPROVAL AND
ULTIMATELY MINIMIZE THE COSTS
THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WHEN THESE
PROJECTS GET DELAYED FOR
SUBSEQUENT YEARS, AND MAKING
SURE THESE DOLLARS GOES FURTHER
AS POSSIBLE INTO SEE IMMEDIATE
RESULTS. IS THERE? UM WELL, THE
BY RIGHT PROCESS OR OR HOW THE
SITES ARE SELECTED, OR HOWEVER,
THAT WORKS IS THERE GOING TO BE
SOME, ARE THERE GOING TO BE SOME
KIND OF REGULATIONS THAT COME
FROM THAT ON WHAT THAT LOOKS
LIKE, BECAUSE I'LL JUST GIVE YOU
AN EXAMPLE. UM, IN MY DISTRICT
THERE WAS RECENTLY A, UM UH, A
PROPOSAL TO BUILD A BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH FACILITY. UM THAT ALSO
HAD INVOLUNTARY HOLDS THERE
RIGHT ACROSS STREET FROM SCHOOL,
FOR EXAMPLE, AND I'VE SEEN THAT
IN SOME COMMUNITIES, BUT YOU
KNOW? NATURALLY THAT RAISES
CONCERNS IN PROBABLY EVERY
COMMUNITY, WHICH IS WHY A I
ASSUME THERE'S BY RIGHT PROCESS
HERE, BUT UM, BUT I WILL THERE
BE SOME KIND OF REGULATIONS THAT
SET SORT OF STANDARDS ON THAT
SORT OF THING. KIND OF TWO
POINTS FIRST TO START WITH THE
PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING
COMPONENTS. SO LOT OF THE
SUCCESS THAT WE'VE SEEN WITH
HOME KEY IS MAKING SURE THAT THE
JURISDICTION ARE CONSIDERED A
LEAD APPLICANTS. SO HAVING THAT
BUYING THEY ARE ON THE GRANT
AGREEMENT, ESSENTIALLY, SO THAT
REALLY HELPS FACILITATE. THEY'RE
A ACCOUNTABILITY OF MAKING SURE
THESE LAND USE APPROVALS AND
AUTHORITIES ARE FACILITATED AND
THEN SIMILARLY FOR THE PAPER
HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE. A LOT OF
SUPPORT IS A CONDITION THAT HAS
BEEN MIRRORED OFF OF EXISTING
PRACTICE WITH THE CHIPS. SO A
LOT OF THIS, UH YOU KNOW, LOCAL
GOVERNMENT BUY IN AND ULTIMATELY
THIS BY RIGHT APPROVALS. ARE
STILL CONSISTENT WITH OBJECTIVE
STANDARDS. SO WHETHER YOU HAVE
SETBACK REQUIREMENTS, DIFFERENT
HEIGHT LIMITATIONS THAT THAT THE
BASIS OF WHAT THE WAR MUNICIPAL
GOVERNMENT HAS IN PLACE THAT ALL
OVERLAYS WITH THESE STATE LAWS
THAT WE WOULD PROVIDE FOR BOTH
SETTINGS. RIGHT JUST COMMENT, IF
YOU MAY IF I MAY, UM YOU KNOW,
ON ON ONE HAND, I DO APPRECIATE,
UH, THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE,
TAKING A PROACTIVE ROLE HERE AND
PROBABLY THE BIGGEST ONE OF THE
BIGGEST CRISES ARE STATES
FACING, UM YOU KNOW, I DO HAVE
SOME CONCERNS ABOUT THESE SORTS
OF THINGS THAT LAY AT NINE PM OR
9 30 OR SOMETHING. ON THE LAST
DAY OF SESSION. SOMEBODY JOKED
ON THE FLOOR. NOTHING HAPPENS
GOOD AFTER 8 P.M. ON THE LAST
DAY SESSION, BUT, UM, BUT I ONLY
SAY THAT FOR THE SENSE OF,
OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A BIG
DECISION. OBVIOUSLY, UM TO, UH
THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE GOING ON
IN OUR STATE AND I WAS TALKING
WITH SOME MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE ON THE FLOOR. AND UM,
YOU KNOW, I HADN'T HAD A CHANCE
TO REVIEW IT, OBVIOUSLY, UNTIL
YOU KNOW, LIKE AN HOUR AGO, BUT
I DO HAVE SOME CONCERNS WITH THE
PUTTING $6 BILLION WORTH OF
INVESTMENTS IN BYRON ABI, RIGHT.
PROCESS ONLY BECAUSE I HONESTLY
THINK THAT ONE OF THE TOP ORDERS
OF CALLS THAT I GET OUR VARIOUS
SITES ELECTIONS FOR VARIOUS
THINGS THAT COULD BE THEY COULD
BE VERY NOBLE CAUSES, BUT
WHETHER IT'S AH, UM YOU KNOW,
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH FACILITY OR A
, UM, HOMELESS SHELTER OR
SOMETHING LIKE THAT THAT ARE
GOING INTO NEIGHBORHOODS. I MEAN
, THEY GENERATE A LOT OF PHONE
CALLS, AND SO I CAN'T REALLY
ENVISION AWAY. IN WHICH YOU KNOW
THE COMMUNITY WOULD BE INVOLVED,
AND I DON'T FULLY UNDERSTAND HOW
THAT WOULD WORK. UM AND LIKE I
SAID, $6 BILLION WORTH OF
INVESTMENT BEING MADE. SO THAT
DOES CONCERN ME THIS EARLY HOUR,
BUT BUT LIKE I SAID, I DO
APPRECIATE UM YOU KNOW THE
RECOGNITION AND THE IMPORTANCE
BUT BEHIND SOLVING A MAJOR
ISSUE. MAYBE THE MAJOR ISSUE OUR
STATE IS FACING RIGHT NOW. SO UM
, THANKS FOR HEARING OUT MY
CONCERNS AND APPRECIATE IT.
THANK YOU ANY OTHER QUESTIONS
FROM COMMITTEE MEMBERS? I HAVE A
QUESTION, AND THEN I'LL LET YOU
CLOSE. UM SOME MEMBER IRWIN, BUT
I THINK PART OF THE CHALLENGES
AND I WANT TO JUST APPRECIATE
THE TESTIMONY OF THE OPPOSITION
WITNESSES HERE AND WE HEAR YOUR
PASSION. UM ONE OF THE
CHALLENGES WERE NOT THE HEALTH
COMMITTEE, RIGHT? AND SO WE'RE
LOOKING AT THE HOUSING COMPONENT
OF THIS AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE
. UM UH, I'M WONDERING IF THE
SUPPORTERS COULD TALK A LITTLE
BIT ABOUT PARTICULARLY FOR THE
ACUTE AND SUB ACUTE SETTINGS
THAT HAVE BEEN RAISED. WHAT
CURRENTLY IS THIS IN TERMS OF
GUARDRAILS, OR YOU KNOW THE
CURRENT LAW OR LEGAL PROTECTIONS
TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE CONCERNS
THAT ARE ALREADY IN EXISTENCE.
THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. I
WILL ALSO HIGHLIGHT WE ARE IN
THE PROCESS OF APPLYING FOR AN
11 15 WAIVER WITH THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT B B, UH PH CONNECT,
AND WITH THAT WE WILL HAVE TO
DEMONSTRATE EVEN MORE KIND OF
QUALITY AND OVERSIGHT OF OUR
OVER OUR ACUTE CARE FACILITIES
REALLY WORKING ON THE DISCHARGE,
WORKING ON THE QUALITY WORKING
ON THE FACILITY KIND OF JUST
EVEN THE LIGHTS? RINSING OF THE
FACILITIES. SO AS PART OF THIS,
THERE'S JUST THIS ENTIRE EFFORT
WITH REGARD TO THE ENTIRE
CONTINUUM. AND HOW DO WE ENSURE
THAT THE FLOW LIKE THAT? THEY'RE
UH, PLACEMENTS AVAILABLE OR
RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO KIND OF
FLOW THROUGH THE CONTINUUM?
THAT'S PART OF WHAT WE WILL BE
WORKING WITH THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT ON AS WELL AS PART OF
BEACH CONNECT? UM AND SO ALL OF
THESE PIECES TOGETHER, REALLY?
WE WANT TO ENSURE INDIVIDUALS
ARE REALLY SERVED AT THE LEAST
RESTRICTIVE, MOST INTEGRATED
MOST RECOVERY BASED SETTING AS
POSSIBLE. YEAH AND WITH THAT, IF
THERE WERE NO YES. MS CARILLO.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. SO ON
THIS FEDERAL WAIVER, HOW
CONFIDENT ARE YOU THAT YOU WILL
RECEIVE IT AND WHAT HAPPENS?
WHAT'S YOUR PLAN? B IF YOU DON'T
SO I THINK IT'S A PRETTY
STANDARD WAIVER THAT WE'RE
APPLYING FOR. WE ARE JUST
FINISHED UP THE PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD AND I THINK IT'S PART OF
THIS IS THIS IS KIND OF INTEGRAL
TO EVERYTHING WE'RE DOING IN
CALLUM, EVERYTHING WE'RE DOING
KIND OF IN THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
SPACE TO REALLY ENSURE THIS KIND
OF THIS THIS CONTINUUM THIS THE
ABILITY FOR INDIVIDUALS TO STEP
DOWN TO LOWER LEVELS OF CARE
WHERE THEY CAN INTEGRATE INTO
THE COMMUNITY AND REALLY HAVE A
KIND OF A RECOVERY. PHILOSOPHY
IS PART OF THEIR TREATMENT.
THANK YOU AND, UH, SAID MEMBER
IRWIN. WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE?
CERTAINLY HAD THIS LATE HOUR. I
WON'T MAKE IT TOO LONG. BUT JUST
TO SAY YOU KNOW AS OUR STREETS
AND PARKS AND FREEWAYS
DEMONSTRATE OUR ENTIRE CONTINUUM
OF CARE, NEEDS DRAMATIC
EXPANSION AND A B 531 AS YOU'VE
HEARD, INVESTS IN PROGRAMS THAT
ARE ALREADY SET UP AND
SUCCESSFUL. B CHIP HOME KEY.
WE'VE BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL WITH
VHP, WHICH HAS BEEN THE VETERAN
HOUSING AND HOMELESS PREVENTION
PROGRAM HAS BEEN HOUSING
VETERANS SINCE 2008 AND THE
VOTERS CONTINUE TO, UM TO
APPROVE THAT SPENDING. I THINK
THAT WE ARE AT A CRISIS WE HAVE
HAD INTENSE NEGOTIATIONS, UM, ON
THE LANGUAGE WITH LEGEND,
MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE, THE
ADMINISTRATION AND STAKEHOLDERS
, AND I THINK NOW IS THE TIME TO
ACT TO GET THIS ON THE BALLOT
AND TO START TO DEAL WITH WHAT I
SAID AT THE VERY BEGINNING IS
THE NUMBER ONE ISSUE FOR OUR
CONSTITUENTS IN THE NUMBER ONE
ISSUES FOR OUR CONSTITUENTS IN
CALIFORNIA, THE MENTAL HEALTH
CRISIS AND HOMELESSNESS AND WITH
THAT, I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR I
VOTE. THANK YOU, MR IRWIN. AND
YOU'VE DONE A LOT IN THE SPACE
FOR VETERANS. SO APPRECIATE YOUR
LEADERSHIP THAT LEADERSHIP IN
THAT SPACE SINCE I'VE BEEN IN
THE LEGISLATURE. SO THANK YOU
FOR THAT, UM, I UNDERSTAND THE
CONCERNS THAT ARE RAISED. I
SHARE SOME OF THOSE CONCERNS.
BUT I ALSO THINK THERE'S A LOT
IN THIS BILL THAT WE LIKE AND
THERE'S A LOT THAT WE NEED, AND
THERE'S A LOT OF RESOURCES
DEVOTED TO THIS COMMUNITY THAT'S
REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT. UM I
HOPE THAT WE CONTINUE TO WORK
THROUGH SOME OF THOSE CHALLENGES
. UM, I'LL BE SUPPORTING THE
MEASURE TODAY AND ISSUE HOPE
THAT MY COLLEAGUES DO AS WELL.
THE MOTION IS, UM UH, TO CONCUR
IN THE SENATE AMENDMENTS, AND
THEN I BELIEVE THE BILL. WE'RE
GOING TO THE FLOOR. AND WITH
THAT, IF YOU COULD TAKE THE ROLL
CALL, PLEASE. WICKS WEEKS. I
PATERSON PERSON. NO KOREA
CARILLO I GABRIEL. GABRIELLE, I
GRAYSON GRACE AND I QUIRK-SILVA
QUIRK-SILVA AYE SANCHEZ SANCHEZ
, NO WARD WORD, AYE. AND THAT IS
OUT. SIX TO THANK YOU. THANK YOU
AND THEIR LAST HOUSING HEARING
OF THIS OF THE SESSION, RIGHT AT
THE WIRE, SO GOOD JOB HOUSING
COMMITTEE STAFF AND OUR MEETING
IS ADJOURNED.
YEAH.