HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESO 5875, • ORIGINAL
RESOLUTION NO.. 5875
RESOLUTION OP THE COUNCIL OF THE C!!Y OF PALO ALTO
RBQUBSTING THAT THE NORTH COUNTY COMMUNITY LEGAL
SBRVICES OPPICB MOT BE TERMINATED AND BE CONTINUED
AT CURRENT LEVEL
WHEREAS, the Community Legal Services Boar.d for Santa Clara County
is considering the future of the Community Legal Services off ice whi.ch
is now serving the northern portion of Santa Clara County and that
office ia located at 405 Sherman Avenue, Palo Alto, CaliforniaJ and
WHEREAS, there is a definite need for an office located in the
northern portion of Santa Clara County because of the large number of
people served by that office. There are 3,338 households with income
below $4,000 in Palo Alto, Mountain View, and Los Altos alone which are
serviced by this office and which constitute approximately 13.9\ of the
total households in Santa Cl~ra County with that income. The statis-
tics are set forth in more detail in the graph attached as Exhibit •A•
to this resolution. In addition to these households, the off ice serves
the patients at the Veteran's Administration, of which there are 3,000
to 4,000 patients, many of whom need legal services and most of whom
are totally unable to travel to San Jose in the event of the closure of
this off ice. (See Exhibit •a• attached hereto) There has been an
off ice in the north county since the inception of Community Legal Ser-
vices in the county and the office has been located in Palo Alto since
1972. The office is conveniently located within one block ot the
northern county courthouse where the Superior Court and the four local
Municipal Courts are located as well as other county off ices. The
off ice is provided free space and some staff assistants by the local
bar association ..
HBEREAS, if the Community Legal Services off ice serving northern
Santa Clara County is closed, the Council finds that the low income
population in this area will be left without legal representation be-
cause the difficulties and costs, which by definition these people can-
not affort to incur, of traveling to San Jose would be prohibitive and
result in the loss of legal representation to the low income people in
this portion of the county.. ·
NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Palo Alto does RESOLVE
as follows=
SECTION 1, That the Conunanity Legal Services Board not terminate
the northern county off ice or in any way curtail the service now being
provided by that off ice; and
SECTION 2. That the City Clerk is directed to seno a copy of this
resolution to the Director and Chairman of the Board of CoD11Runity Legal
Services.
INTRODUCED AND PASSED= February 9. 1981
AYES: Bechtel. Eyerly, Fazzino, Fletcher, Henderson, Levy, Renzel, Witherspoon
NOBS: None
ABSTENTIONS: None
ABSEtf'ls None
APPROVED:
a/ .. ..,< &6, ,.4. "'""=«
Mayo~r ~
cltttorney
,,...
Palo Alto
Mountain View
Los Altos
Los Altos Bills
Total a
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EXHIBIT A
HOUSEHOLDS IN PALO ALTO, MOUNTAIN VIEW, LOS ALTOS,
LOS ALTOS HILLS -ELIGIBLE FOR COMlroNITY LEGAL SERVICES
(Based on 1975 County Census Data)
Household income
Below $4,000/year
Household income
Between $4,000-6,000 Total Households
1,53~ 963 20,927
1,598 1,083 24,863
180 130 8,706
26 17 2,035
3,338 2,193 56,533
Santa Clara County 24,029 15,331 392,401
Percentage 3338/24029 = 13.9\
Eligible income level:
2193/15331 = 14% 56533/392401 = 14%
$285/month or $3,420/year for l person
$331/month or $3,972/year for 2 persons
$426/month or $5,112/year for 3 persons
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{Backup Information for Exhi.bi t A)
• 4 -
TA&U 6 HOUSEHOLDS BY 110tnHlY COST OF SHELTfRt BY ~ITYo APRIL lt !~75, SANTA tlARA COUNTY
H0tlS£140lOS
-"~~ISDICTION I __ M<:HTHlY $~E!.!EP COST
TOTAL I ZERO U TO ISlOO TO ISlSO TO ISZOO TO 1St50 TO lt3CO TO I t4oo ro 1 tsoo 10 1 S6oo cR I UtlKttowu
IOQ I 1149 I S}09 I $~4~ I 'sQa I ·~99 I 1499 159<> ! r.o::i:~ l t:i~tf?Y TOTAL I 392,4011 Z4,330I u.snJ lt7o9S71 83,7961 60,(>091 :so. 78&1 n.ttul 9.0l71 ),2891 3,45&1 n,141
f I I I I I I I I I I I
~.l."".i=SE:ll I 9,nsl 20SI 5491 eo4l 3,4791 1.6351 5411 3901 851 i?ll 411 1,983
c~:::E?.H.HO I 7,395f 1901 641 1461 9131 1,7031 1,2531 1.3761 'tJo I 1141 681 11138
~:!..?.Of I 4,8001 ne1 4571 611 I 9971 4111 ,221 1371 ZJI 31 lt> I l.O~l
i.::~ ALTOS I s,;o~I 1.2s21 1921 5361 1n1 ~041 7511 1.1871 5451 2671 246.I 2,104
l~~ ALTOS HillSI ;:,0351 "ct I 171 641 1051 1301 nsl 2UI 1591 l4i::I 1&21 656
!.:S C:ATOS I a.4691 6591 3631 5s1 I 1,4141 11298{ &%1 9201 'tl91 1441 1141 l1b41
l":L?ITAS I 816561 1071 3041 ltOZll 1,8651 2,0331 1.2031 5901 941 'tZ I 641 1,5J3
t".;:•;TE SERENO I 9191 1221 291 481 661 731 ~31 1061 661 <t71 481 Z49
!'1:1-~<T AIN VIEW I 2418631 1.1141 7701 3.0061 710551 415831 2.0561 111551 Z6ZI 781 711 '4.713
!".;::::;.).H Hill I 2.6661 3121 2511 3861 46SI 2321 1911 1591 641 401 531 490
::.I:..O ALTO I 2:U,9'?9I 2.4UI 9'fZI 2,nbl 3. 7401 2.9791 211481 2.4551 6521 2641 2131 2,676
;;~1 JOSE I 174,s<:ot 8r63ol 1,Bit 22.1431 Jc7,33SI 27,;511 l7,93SI 1s,002 I 30451! l.os:::i 111'->41 32,314
!~~~T:, CtA"A I 2:9,5 N l 1.9~61 1,<:191 4,45S.I 7.SS.61 513071 l?.441 I 11~621 2681 nl 961 li,513
!!~ . .\TOGA I &1HDI 5251 2071 4071 5631 i06 I 6801 l.27<tl Bl! 4"31 469[ 2,135
!'-";tlYVALE I 3719111 110171 112781 5,3881 9,6351 6,40<tl 3,7511 Z,9'1'21 6601 1401 1131 6,553
Ll>i.:NCOQPORA TED I '+2.i'Sll 4.631 I 4,3401 s,9:?51 7,4181 4,5601 2.5u1 2,2111 &24! 4071 4981 9,360
I
NOTE: ~tE: 1975 COUHTYWICE CENSUS, SANTA Cl.A.JU, COUHT1', PLANNING DEPARTMENT. l-7&
TABLE 7 : HOUSEHOLDS BT HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1'174, BY' CITY, APRIL lt 1975. SANTA CURA COUNTY, 1/
.r.~:~JICTIOH TOTAL LESS 1$2000 lt4COO 1$6000 l~SOOO ltlOOOOltl~OOOISl~OoOl$l6000l~lSOOOISZ4000l$30000lf40000l$SOOOCI
THAN I TO I TO I TO I TO I TO I TO t TO I TO I TO I TO I TO I TO I C~ IUNKHOWN
lt?OOO Jt3999 IS59CQ lt7999 l$Q9~<> ltll99Qltl3999ltlS999lt~t?3999lt29999ltl90~olt4a99~j MORE .._L~~-
CO,..'-W TOTAL e.~48115t5Slll5t33lll6.856l18,96Sl?Ztl09IZ4tl9GIZ4:54Zll9,65ll46.~2llZ3,44lll317Jll 3,8601 3oZ40ll35,551 ...,__..._.....-...=~r-;:;..;...;;;..~;;;;-"-'-'--'-'-i"l.......,..__.Tl" ............ --.;I I 1 I I I I I I I I I
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CU~!=':"!flO
G::.~:?
1801 3671 42:61 5tll 5701 6471 6561 6431 41321 9&$1 346f lHI JSI 401 3,?Zo
s11 ssl 1n1 1;.:.1 tzzt ll6i 3.e61 4051 3691 1.2so1 9101 6191 1551 eo! 2.212
!!-SI ?761 Z%1 2:$?1 t7ll :Z96I llitl ros1 1971 :;s::1 • 1341 (.31 141 le.I 11&35
lll:!I 1181 Til 1671 ::O!tl ti21 ?'?<:I 3.:+~I JOSI ltlSSI 1,0681 9091 3561 3311 2.%3 ~;.;...;..;;~.....,..,........~-----=-.;...;,.:o=-r-----"~8...-_..~1~&Tl---"""71:11 141 t31 l21 ?41 3ZI 391 1751 to~I ~eol 1471 2111 809
11tn-)16r 30Ct 34tl 3111 3641 J91iil 'iOl I 35SI ltOlll 6b4I SM~I 1651 16&1 21~97
1161 t201 265 321? ctlZI s1:..1 e~sl enl 6061 l.2921 c.so1 llll 241 tol z.;n
9191 101 1,1 23 151 231 151 241 311 2:51 1001 9ll 991 561 631 329 tobl~......,ftT"'r.r.....--r--::z":"'4"""',g~t.n--6iafl~s6f'LoU 1.1\161 1.5~41 l.1n1 l164tl 2,tt4al 1,1s.+1 t.46SI 2.1s61 s901 1591 ~~• e,;n
.,,.---... -~ -ll'tl 1301 1411 Ue.I 1671 1Z81 tS9l 1201 761 161 HI 915
1.0301 2,1z11 111SZI 1,1601 101431 9041 2,5691 1,7371 l,316f 4611 39&1 s.4.+1
SO:Ki"l. ClARA
Sl~::t!3a\
Sl,"'."\"!·;.uf
~z,..:::=!POl\ATED
• 1& '· , 7,1,11 a.ossl ,,640J11,1s~111.699I •.~o<l,73<:1 9.3~.+I 4,lt9ZI 9.+7i 61'1
1,3061 l,tt+9I 1,s11I 116511 1.9561 2.1011 2,0211 lo6t&I lo46~1 1,4571 6Ztl 13~1 711
691 iZI 1141 1371 1961 1661 £451 U41 '141 1,0671 ltl121 4621 4441 l1lt6I 1,3321 1,67lt Z,0541 2,3031 t.4391 2o40St l.&871 S.0321 215$41 1,3011 4791 1791
2,1211 z,coel l,9111 2o16ll z.4721 2.4~11 z,4201 1,79tl 4,0451 210361 l.3691 4501 49~1
--~~~~-L--~~-"'"~~...&...~~~'~~~l~-1 I I I I I I I I l TOTAL WCCl'IE OF All ttrn£.£P.S OF HOUSEHOLD.
~t[: SOUiicE: 1975 COUtfTYWIDE CENSUS. SAHTA CLARA COUNTY. PLANNING DEP.lRTHfNT.
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t.973
12.770
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Veterans
Administration
October 22. 1980
Cnairman, Board of Di rectors
Medical Center 4f
Exhibit "8"
Community Legal Services of Santa Clara County
210 South First Street
San Jose, Ca. 95113
Dear Mr. Chairman:
39)1 Miranda Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94304
I have been informed that there is a pcssibiiity that the North
County Office of Community Legal Services may be closing. On
behalf of the l,000 to 1,100 inpatients and 2,000 to 3,000 active
outpatients of this medical center, I wish to voice a strong
objection to the proposed action.
I am certain that if the North County Office were closed few of
our patients would receive legal assistance with their problems.
due primarily to the difficulty of arranging transportation to
San Jose. Presently, with an office in Palo Alto, only a bus
trip is involved to obtain quality legal assistance. and, when a
patient is unable to leave t~ie medical center, an attorney from
the North County Office comes to the medical center. It is
unlikely that our patients could go to San Jose, due to the longer
bus ride and the necessity for transfers as well as their health
r•rObl ems.
The Veterans Administration has no 1ega1 staff at this medical
center for au r patients 1 persona 1 1 eg al prob! ems and, therefore,
must depend on coumunity resources. Our patier;ts do have nwny
frequent legal needs. The closing of the North County Legal Aid
Office would be, indeed, a great hardship to our pati~nts, anc
would largely preclude them from getting lega1 representation.
Sincerely yours,
Q,r,£~-e~;
_,JOHN WAX,J,:eSW
_,......-Chief, sOcial Work Service
Jn Reply Rttler To: 122