FTLYON PP.pdf

8/9/2019 FTLYON PP.pdf

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THEGOAL:

RepurposeFortLyon

andCreateSolutionsfor

Veteranand

Chronic

Homelessness

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2/18

CHALLENGE:

UnusedcapacityatFortLyon

TheFort

Lyon

VA

Hospital

provided

acaring

community

to

veteransforover100yearsuntil2002whentheproperty

wastransferredtotheState.

In2002,

the

VA

issued

aQuitclaim

deed

to

the

State

of

Coloradosothatthefacilitycouldserveasaprisonforthe

growinginmatepopulation.

InFY2011

12,

with

prison

populations

declining

by

131

inmatespermonth,theStatedecommissionedtheFortLyon

correctionalfacility.

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3/18

MaintenanceMode:

Annualmaintenance

cost

=$1.7

mil

Preservesinfrastructure Protectsstateinterests

MothballMode: Infrastructurewilldeteriorate; Onetimeclosurecosts= $326,500 Annualliability/propertyinsurancepremium=$55k

Infrastructurewill

deteriorate

(includes

historic

buildings)

TheCostofNOTRepurposingFortLyon

It is expensive to leave Fort Lyon unoccupied.

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4/18

CHALLENGE:

Inabilityto

adequately

deliver

services

tothehomelesscommunity

Inordertorecoverhomelessindividuals,thereisatrifoldneed

for

housing,

supportive

services

for

substance

abuse

and

mentalillness,andvocationaltraining. Thereiscurrentlyno

suchdeliveryofcomprehensiveservicesinruralareas.

Withoutimmediateaccesstosuchservices,chronicallyhomelessindividualswillremainhomeless.

Manyhomeless

individuals

struggle

to

recover

within

the

familiarsurroundingsoftheurbancommunitywhich

currentlyenablesthem. Theyneedafreshoutlookinorderto

beginafreshstart. TheDenverHousingAuthorityevicts56%

offormerly

homeless

veterans. 4


5/18

TheCost

of

Leaving

aPerson

Homeless

It is expensive to leave people on the streets. 5

Costs Street Living Ft. Lyon (1) Annual NROI

Medical $17,381 $4,550 $12,831Jail $1,798 0 $1,798

Shelter (2) $13,688 $8,500 $5,188

Detox $10,373 $4,550 $5,823

Total $43,240 $17,600 $25,640

200

93%

$4,769,040

Median Number of Patients Served

Annual Net Return on Investment- Ft

Sustained success rate after 3-years

(1) Per Person cost @ 200 clients over 3 yrs

(2) Homeless Shelter cost $25/nite @ 278 nites annually and Ft Lyon Shelter costincludes maintenance & operations of entire campus


6/18

THEOPPORTUNITY:Repurpose

the

Historic

Fort

Lyon

Campus

to

provide

a

GatewaytoPermanentHousingforHomelessIndividuals

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7/18

FortLyon

is

AhistoricVAhospitalAbeautifulcampuson500acres

Embeddedin

acommunity

with

atraditionofcaring

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8/18

TheFortLyoncampusoffersanunprecedentedopportunitytoprovidehousing,supportiveservicesandvocationaltrainingin

onebeautifulandfunctionalsetting.

ThecommunityofLasAnimashasamultigenerationalhistoryofservingFortLyonspreviousveteranclientsandiseagertonow

usethis

facility

to

similarly

help

recover

homeless

individuals.

GovernorJohnHickenlooperhasmadehousingthehomelessapriorityforhisadministration,bothastheformerMayorof

Denverand

now

as

Governor.

TherurallocationofFortLyonoffersafresh&safeenvironment

forhomeless

individuals

to

begin

asustainable

path

to

recovery.8


9/18

CaseStudy: HarvestFarm AworkingfarminWellington,

Coloradoowned&operatedfor20yearsbytheDenverRescueMission.

Arecoverypathforurbanhomelessindividualswhichprovidesafreshstartinaruralsetting.

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10/18

TheProposalSummary

WeproposethatColoradoinvestina3year

HousingFirst

demonstration

project

to

providetransitionalhousingcoupledwith

supportiveservicesandjobtrainingtoprovide

agateway

for

homeless

individuals

to

stabilize

theirlivesandattainpermanenthousing.

Weproposethat,withsupportfromFederal

partners,thisdemonstrationoccuratFortLyon.10


11/18

TheProposalSpecifics

InpartnershipwiththeColoradoCoalitionfortheHomeless(CCH),wewillidentifyandengageColoradosmost

chronic

homeless

individuals.

WehaverequestedofHUDtobeallowedtoprojectbaseSection8vouchersandHUD/VASHvoucherstoenableusto

provide

homeless

individuals

immediate

access

to

housing.FortLyonbecomestheirgatewaytopermanenthousingelsewhere.

Workingwith

the

local

Federally

Qualified

Health

Clinics,

CCHwillensurethattheseindividualsareprovidedwithneededsupportiveservices includingsubstanceabuseandmentalhealthtreatment andprimarycareto

stabilizethem

and

begin

their

permanent

recovery. 11


12/18

TheProposal (continued2)

WorkingwiththelocalOteroJuniorCollege,wewillprovideremedialclassroominstructionandvocationaltrainingtobothourhomelessclientsandthegeneralpopulation. WewillutilizeFortLyonsexistingkitchenandclassroomsforculinarytrainingandvastagriculture

campus

for

both

vocational

and

therapeutic

purposes.

AfteratleastoneyearofresidencyatFortLyon,clientswillbeeligibletoreceiveaSection8housingvoucherto

relocateback

to

permanent

housing

in

another

community. Wewillutilizeexistinghousingassistanceandworkforceplacementresourcestoseamlesslytransitiontheseindividualsintoastableandproductive

rolewithin

their

community

of

choice. 12


13/18

WhowillowntheFtLyonfacility?

AftertheVAclosedthefacilityin2002,theStateassumedownershiptoassistthelocalcommunityandmeetthestatesgrowingprison

population.

The

Quitclaim

deed

includes

a

Reversion

Clause

that

states:

Ifthepropertyisused,atanytime,foranypurposeotherthanfora

correctionalfacility,allright,titleandinterestinthepropertyshall

automaticallyreverttotheGrantor.

Thereis

alegal

question

as

to

whether

the

VA,

as

Grantor

of

the

Reversion

Clause,canoptNOTtoenforcethatclauseandthusdenytransferofthe

titlebacktothefederalgovernment.

TheVAhasexpressednointerestinresumingownershipofthefacility,

andhas

verbally

approved

Colorados

request

to

use

the

facility

for

non

prisonpurposes.

IftheStateretainsownershipofthefacility,thenweproposetoleasethefacilitytoBentCountyinordertoprovidedirectoversightbythe

community. 13


14/18

ShorttermTimeframe(throughJune2014)

Coloradowilldedicate$5milfromtheMortgageSettlementfundsforcontrolledmaintenance&supportiveservicesthroughJune2014.

GovernorHickenlooper isproposingadditionalfundingof$3.6miltooperatetheFortLyonfacilitythroughJune2014.

Projectbase

40

HUD

Section

8vouchers

and

40

HUD/VASH

vouchers

at

FortLyontoprovideimmediateaccesstohousing.

ScopeofClientBase:

o April1,

2013:

30

clients

(staff

occupancy

to

begin

January

1)

o July1,2013: 80clients

o July1,2014: 200clients

o Longtermcapacity: 300clients (requiresHUDsupport)

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15/18

LongtermTimeframe

Secureadditionalhousingassistancefortheexpandedclientbase.

WeareworkingwiththeUSDepartmentofHealthandHumanServices

to

assure

integrated

physical

and

behavioral

health

services

areavailablethroughcollaborativeeffortswithexistingsafetynetproviders.

Wehave

requested

that

HHS

provide

SAMSHA

funding

for

ademonstrationprojecttobridgethehomelesscommunitytothe

HealthReformActstartingin2014.

ExploreotherpotentialusesoftheFortLyoncampusthatare

compatiblewith

this

transitional

housing

model.

Federalsupportwillbenecessarytosupportfulloccupancy.

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16/18

Howwillthe

MortgageSettlement

funds

be

used?

Housing&

Vocational

staff

ClinicalStaff&Therapist

Security Food

Furnishings

Operationalexpenses

Controlledmaintenance

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17/18

ThreeYear

Budget

YEAR ITEM SETTLEMENT

FUNDS

GENERAL

FUND

FY1213Supp

Housing &Svcs $650,000

Operations&Maint $839,012

FY1314

Housing &Svcs $1,251,422 $ 615,000

Operations& Maint $2,125,852

FY1415

Housing&Svcs $1,868,211 $1,050,000

Operations&

Maint $2,125,85217


18/18

ThisAdministrationremains

committedto

the

dual

goals

of

repurposingFortLyonand

helpingour

homeless

population.

Yoursupportisnecessaryto

achievethese

goals. 18

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