HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/18/2002 - STAFF REPORTS (20) October 13, 2002
To Whom it May Concern
We have know Billy Ray King since 1995 and have observed him in both
personal and business relationships. We operate a horse drawn carnage
company for more than 30 years in Lake Tahoe, Nevada. Personally, we feel
honored to-know both Billy Ray and his wife, Anne. Professionally, we have
always thought of Billy Ray as a trusted and valuable employee.
Billy.always demonstrates consideration for our.horses, his fellow coworkers
and our guests_ His knowledge of working with animals and also the public
at large is remarkable. He has a way of bringinga smile to the faces of
everyone he meets, which is truly a gift. He has always-put safety first. He is
dependable and honest. His is an asset to any company.
We wish him the best and know that Billy Ray will succeed in his future
endeavors.
Thank you
D�ight Bo es
Owner/operator
Borges Family Carriage Rides
Post Office Box 5905
Stateline NV 89449
775-588-2953
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Palm Springs,CA 92264
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Robert R. Van Etten Phone: (760) 323-4735
1379 Barrymore Place e-mail:
Palm Springs, CA 92262-4974 robert.r.vanetten@verizon.net
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Wednesday, December 18, 2002
To: Palm Springs City Council, et.al.
I would like to comment on the Crossroads Homeless Day Care Center part of the
proposed expansion of the Desert AIDS Project. I am concerned about both
rights and responsibilities as they pertain to three groups of people:
1. The Homeless
2. The Program Organizers/Administrators
3. The Palm Springs Community
But before I address those issues, I would like to state that my partner Thomas
and I fully support programs which address homelessness, as long as they have
been well thought out, are effective, address documented actual needs rather
than emotionally perceived needs, have been closely looked at from a
cost/benefit viewpoint, and take into consideration the impact on the community
as a whole. I my opinion, none of these conditions have been met.
Let me tell you a little story which illustrates what can happen when you
tenaciously pursue a goal without considering all the possible ramifications of
achieving that goal.
While I was growing up, my parents were the primary support of a missionary in
Columbia. I remember on one of her visits, telling us how she finally convinced
one of the natives to abandon his chosen profession as a woodcarver. She was
passionate about pursuing her goal because his output was primarily religious
statuary, which she considered as `graven images' and therefore wicked.
The only other option he had was farming. Unfortunately, he did not choose to
grow coffee, because the cartel which bought coffee beans did not pay enough
for him to support his family. Instead, he decided to grow poppies. At the time I
thought that that was really neat, because I loved flowers. I had no idea that this
had nothing to do with flowers, but would end up as cocaine on the illegal drug
market in the US. This illustrates what can happen when you do not do your
homework and educate yourself on all of the factors involved in an issue.
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In an attempt to further educate myself, I spent a few hours on the Internet. Here
are some of the things I learned:
• According to The National Institute of Mental Health and the Federal Task
Force on the Homeless, roughly one-third of the homeless suffer from serious
mental illness.
• Homeless individuals with mental illness suffer primarily from schizophrenia,
major depression, or bi-polar disorder.
• A significant number of the homeless abuse alcohol and/or other drugs,
which further exacerbates their situation.
According to the Palm Springs Homeless Task Force, at any one time we have
between 200 and 250 homeless in our city. That means, if this project is
approved in its current form, we will be inviting 65+ seriously mentally ill into a
neighborhood a few hundred feet from a middle school and across the street
from elderly retirement communities. With no provisions to effectively address
the mental health issues!
The results of this invasion will be, in my opinion, both traumatic and devastating
for many of the people in the neighborhood, on an ongoing basis.
I find it incredulous that Dr. McKinney and Andrew Green told the Council
several months ago that the site they were proposing on Sunny Dunes was the
ideal location because it was in a primarily commercial neighborhood and was in
the area where many of the homeless congregate, and now they are saying that
the ideal location is in a primarily residential neighborhood, next to schools and
the elderly, two bus trips away from the area where many of the homeless
congregate!
I may be a Senior Citizen, but I assure you that I (along with most of the citizens
of Palm Springs in my age group) am not senile, and I am extremely offended by
being treated as if I were. Or maybe they just consider us as stupid.
According to the Regional Task Force on the Homeless (San Diego), the top
unmet needs of the homeless are:
• Alcohol & Drug Abuse Treatment
• Emergency Shelter
• Mental Health
• Permanent Supportive Housing
• Transitional Housing
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The last two items are addressed in the Vista Sunrise proposal, but none of them
are addressed by the Crossroads Homeless Day Care Center.
I have attended three presentations by the DAP and the Palm Springs Homeless
Task Force and am extremely disappointed that the issues I have raised above
were not adequately addressed, or were not addressed at all.
We were told at one of the presentations that homeless would be bussed to and
from the center. When asked what the potential impact on traffic would be, we
were told that no study had been done and that none was planned. I cannot
believe that bussing up to 250 people twice a day would not have an impact on
traffic.
When asked about provisions for additional security, we were told that none
would be provided, other than what was included in the Primary & After Hours
Care Center component of the project.
It appears to me that the Crossroads Homeless Day Care Center component of
the project was ill-conceived with totally inadequate staff work supporting it. The
impact on the neighborhood has been totally ignored and the initial and ongoing
financial costs have not been addressed. I am therefore totally against this
component of the project until the above issues are addressed and satisfactorily
resolved.
Sincerely,
Robert R. Van Etten
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