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allowing the Immediate Past President to finish out the term of a vacated presidency the Board would <br />ensure there is minimal disruption to the workflow and goals of the association. <br />RESOLUTION REFERRED TO HOUSING. COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT <br />POLICY COMMITTEE <br />2. A RESOLUTION OF THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES CALLING FOR <br />LEGISLATION TO PRESERVE THERAPEUTIC ENVIRONMENTS FOR GROUP HOMES <br />AND AVOID IMPACTS OF OVERCONCENTRATION OF ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE <br />RECOVERY AND TREATMENT FACILITIES IN RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS <br />Source: City of Malibu <br />Concurrence of five or more cities/city officials: Cities: Artesia; Duarte; La Canada Flintridge; <br />Lakewood; Lomita; and Pico Rivera. City Officials: Los Angeles Council Member Mitchell Englander <br />Referred to: Housing, Community and Economic Development Policy Committee <br />Recommendation to General Resolutions Committee: <br />WHEREAS, residential group home facilities provide valuable rehabilitation and support services <br />for those who live in them, which benefits the greater society; and <br />WHEREAS, state departments license these facilities through several state agencies, and operators <br />are required to meet various state statutory requirements; and <br />WHEREAS, in addition to residents, these facilities often include live-in managers and other staff, <br />who provide a variety of services to residents which may include meals, workshops, training, counseling <br />and other services. These uses and services may also require frequent deliveries to be made to the <br />facility, shuttle van service provided to residents, and additional automobile traffic due to shift changes, <br />visiting hours, and other activities. Collectively, these uses often generate more noise and activity than <br />expected from a traditional single-family home; and <br />WHEREAS, the overconcentration of residential group homes changes the character of <br />neighborhoods as they become centers for the delivery of various services. This environment not only <br />creates a disruption to long-time residents, it can also diminish the quality of the residential treatment <br />experience for group home residents as the neighborhood assumes a more institutional setting; and <br />WHEREAS, the State and local governments operate in partnership regarding the location of these <br />residential care facilities in residential neighborhoods in order to carry out the policy of the State to <br />prevent overconcentration of such facilities in these neighborhoods; and <br />WHEREAS, the state has adopted a 300 foot separation requirement between facilities licensed by <br />the Department of Social Services, 1 but these siting standards have not been extended to apply to <br />facilities licensed by other state agencies such as the Department of Health Care Services or other <br />licensed or unlicensed facilities; and <br />WHEREAS, it is the policy of the State that each county and city permit and encourage <br />development of sufficient numbers and types of alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment facilities <br />as are commensurate with local need;2 and <br />1 Health & Safety Code Section 1520.5 <br />z Health & Safety Code Section 11834.20 <br />0 <br />