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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-80 - Opposing the Language in Proposition 1 that Calls for a By-Right Approval Process for Adult Substance Use Disorder Residential Programs and Recovery Housing to Be Located in Multi-Family Residential ZonesRESOLUTION NO. 2023-80 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA, OPPOSING THE LANGUAGE IN PROPOSITION 1 THAT CALLS FOR A BY -RIGHT APPROVAL PROCESS FOR ADULT SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS AND RECOVERY HOUSING TO BE LOCATED IN MULTI -FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONES WHEREAS, on November 2, 2004, California voters passed Proposition 63, an initiative that enacted the Mental Health Services Act ("MHSA"), which recognized that mental health conditions affect persons of every demographic and, if left untreated, can result in homelessness, the placement of children in foster care and financial ruin due to the high cost of mental health care; WHEREAS, the MHSA expanded California's mental health services to provide effective treatment and support to children, adults and seniors by providing a full range of integrated services to treat the whole person with the goal of self-sufficiency for those who may otherwise have faced homelessness or dependance on the state for years to come; WHEREAS, Proposition 1, the Behavioral Health Services Program and Bond Measure (2024), is comprised of two bills, Senate Bill 326, the Behavioral Health Services Act ("SB 326"), and Assembly Bill 531, the Behavioral Health Infrastructure Bond Act ("AB 531"), which would fundamentally alter and change the MHSA; WHEREAS, Senate Bill 326 revises and recasts the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA), subject to voter approval, as the Behavioral Health Services Act (BHSA), and adds amendments to the MHSA; WHEREAS, AB 531 calls for a by -right approval process for adult substance use disorder residential programs and recovery housing to be in multi -family residential zones; WHEREAS, people receiving treatment in residential recovery facilities for substance use disorders are members of our most vulnerable population; WHEREAS, it is critical that people receiving care in these facilities are set up for success with close management and regulations to ensure that these facilities are operating in the intended manner; Resolution No. 2023-80 Page 2 of 3 WHEREAS, state law already prohibits local government from regulating certain state licensed facilities that provide services to people for substance abuse disorders, and WHEREAS, AB 531 would further reduce local control without providing for appropriate oversight by local government that is necessary to integrate these facilities into the community and ensure that vulnerable people in need substance abuse services get the level of care they need. NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach resolves as follows: Section 1: The City Council does hereby formally oppose the language, contained Proposition 1, the Behavioral Health Services and Program Bond Measure (2024) that calls for a by -right approval process for adult substance use disorder residential programs and recovery housing to be located in multi -family residential zones because it further limits local control without providing for appropriate oversight by local government that is necessary to integrate these facilities into the community and ensure that vulnerable people in need substance abuse services get the level of care they need. Section 2: The recitals provided in this resolution are true and correct and are incorporated into the operative part of this resolution. Section 3: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this resolution is, for any reason, held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions of this resolution. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this resolution, and each section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase hereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid or unconstitutional. Section 4: The City Council finds the adoption of this resolution is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment) and 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Division 6, Chapter 3, because it has no potential for resulting in physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly. Resolution No. 2023-80 Page 3 of 3 Section 5: This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the City Council, and the City Clerk shall certify the vote adopting the resolution. ADOPTED this 28th day of ATTEST: Leilani I. Brown City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE Aaron C. Harp City Attorney STATE OF CALIFORNIA } COUNTY OF ORANGE } ss. CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH } I, Leilani I. Brown, City Clerk of the City of Newport Beach, California, do hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council is seven; the foregoing resolution, being Resolution No. 2023-80 was duly introduced before and adopted by the City Council of said City at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 28th day of November, 2023; and the same was so passed and adopted by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Mayor Noah Blom, Mayor Pro Tern Will O'Neill, Councilmember Brad Avery Councilmember Robyn Grant, Councilmember Lauren Kleiman, Councilmember Joe Stapleton, Councilmember Erik Weigand NAYS: None IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the official seal of said City this 29th day of November, 2023. j- Leilani I. Brown City Clerk Newport Beach, California