Matt West

This document outlines the Homelessness Strategy Action Plan for the City of Garden Grove, covering Fiscal Year 2025-2026, as the initial implementation phase of a broader 2025-2030 homelessness strategy. The plan is structured around four primary goals: enhancing communication and community engagement; improving the service delivery system to homelessness; leveraging partnerships, funding, and resources to maximize client utilization; and elevating the quality of life for Garden Grove residents, businesses, and stakeholders.

The 2025-2030 Garden Grove Homelessness Strategy represents the City's commitment to creating a compassionate, coordinated, and effective response to homelessness in the community. Structured around four central goals—enhancing communication and community engagement, improving the service delivery system, leveraging partnerships and resources, and enhancing the quality of life—the plan aims to reduce homelessness, improve public health and safety, and ensure that every resident seeking housing stability is met with dignity, opportunity, and support. The overarching vision is that housing security is attainable for all.

The City of Garden Grove's strategic direction, developed during its February 2026 retreat, is guided by its Mission, Vision, and Values. The plan establishes a baseline principle of financial health and sustainability and focuses on six key Council Priorities: Homelessness, Infrastructure, Public Safety, Code Enforcement and Community Improvement, Economic Development & Support of Local Business, and Celebrating Garden Grove's Cultural Diversity. These priorities are aimed at providing responsible leadership, quality services, and fostering a safe, attractive, and economically vibrant community.

The meeting included the selection of a Vice Chair, which resulted in Commissioner Ramirez being nominated and approved. A public hearing was held for Conditional Use Permit No. CUP-164-2019, related to approving the operation of a contractor storage yard by Erickson-Hall Construction at 12600 Westminster Avenue, Units D and E, which was approved under Resolution No. 5961-19, determined to be categorically exempt from CEQA. Another public hearing addressed Site Plan No. SP-073-2019 for the demolition of existing structures and construction of four new two-story apartment units at 12931 Louise Street. Resolution No. 5963-19 was approved for this site plan, with an amendment to vary the architecture with a complementary color scheme, while one commissioner abstained from the vote. A third public hearing involved Amendment No. A-025-2019, a citywide request to amend the Municipal Code regarding definitions for the Flood Hazard Overlay Zone, which was approved under Resolution No. 5964-19. The Commission was informed that the September 19th meeting would be cancelled, with the next meeting scheduled for October 3rd.

The meeting included public hearings for two Conditional Use Permits (CUPs). The first hearing concerned CUP-157-2019 for Quan Gio Bar & Grill at 14241 Euclid Street, seeking approval for alcoholic beverage sales and live entertainment (karaoke and a solo instrumentalist); this resolution was approved. The second hearing involved CUP-162-2019 for a new 60-foot tall wireless telecommunication facility disguised as a palm tree at 13141 Harbor Boulevard for Verizon Wireless; this resolution was approved with amendments requiring relocation of a trash enclosure, removal of dead landscaping, and adjustment of the proposed palm tree height. Commissioners also discussed utilizing the Code Enforcement mobile application for service requests.