Presentation for the East Pleasanton pitch from SunflowerHill.

1. Our
Vision
East
Pleasanton
Specific
Plan
Task
Force
Mee5ng
November
7,
2013
Sunflower
Hill
Tax
ID#
80-­‐0897595

2. About
us…
Parents
of
children
with
auHsm
and
other
developmental
delays
Community
leaders
interested
in
the
vision
Varied
experHse/background
We
are
local
families
concerned
about
the
long-­‐term
housing
op6ons,
lifestyle
and
ac6vi6es
available
to
individuals
with
special
needs

3. Vision/Mission
Mission
To
develop
a
community
for
individuals
with
special
needs
that
provides
for
life-­‐long
residency
opHons
and
quality
acHviHes/programming
–
akin
to
‘senior
living.’
Vision
Sunflower
Hill
will
become
a
model
for
special
needs
living
in
the
Bay
Area
–
ensuring
quality
of
life,
individual
choice,
and
an
‘intenHonal
community’
that’s
embraced
by
the
larger
neighborhood/city/region.

4. The
wave
is
coming…
• One
in
50
children
–new
auHsm
staHsHc
• 500,000
will
become
adults
in
next
decade
• NaHonwide
–
80,000
are
on
waiHng
lists
for
group
home/assisted
living
opportuniHes
• 80
percent
of
adults
18+
sHll
live
with
parents
• Local
opHons
exist
–
but
more
needed
• 759
Regional
Center
clients
(ages
14+)
in
Dublin,
Livermore,
Pleasanton,
and
San
Ramon

5. Housing
is
not
keeping
pace…
• Living
with
parents
doesn’t
address
care
a^er
death
• InsHtuHons
are
closing
(Agnew/Sonoma)
–
and
were
really
only
for
severely
disabled
• Group
Homes
are
hard
to
obtain
and
cash
strapped
• Few
opHons
exist
for
those
with
mild/moderate
developmental
delays
who
want
acHve
lives
• Parents
want
assurance,
opHons
nearby
and
a
life
with
purpose…an
intenHonal
community

6. Our
vision
of
an
inten=onal
community…
• Community
space
plus
individual
living
• Onsite
acHviHes
available
(gardening,
arts,
exercise,
micro
businesses,
social
acHviHes)
• Work
opHons
• Freedom
of
choice
-­‐
residents
can
choose
onsite
or
offsite
acHviHes.
• InteracHon
with
greater
community,
families
• A
sense
of
‘belonging’

7. An
idea
for
Pleasanton…
• 6
acres,
housing
approx
50
individuals
in
small-­‐scale
buildings
spread
across
site
• A
‘community’
that
offers
a
full,
rewarding
life

8. Employment:
Olive
&
sunflower
Harves=ng
Housing:
1-­‐,
2-­‐,
&
4-­‐bedroom
apartments
Physical
Development:
Outdoor
recrea=on
&
skill-­‐building
Community
Gardening
Community
Center:
Computer
lab,
cooking/
communal
kitchen,
art
&
music,
community
living
room

9. Example
• Sweetwater
Spectrum
in
Sonoma

10. Example
• Beverly
Farm
in
Illinois

11. Example
• Bieersweet
Farms
in
Ohio

12. A
growing
trend…
• 79
NaHonwide
• 12
in
California

13. Benefits
• InnovaHve
approach
to
crisis
and
need
for
affordable
housing.
Residents
qualify
for
RHNA
requirement
• Liele
traffic
and
no
impact
on
schools
• Akin
to
Senior
Living
–
parents
spend
most
of
their
free
Hme
‘scheduling’
acHviHes
for
their
child.
• PosiHve
impact
on
typical
community/region
–
interacHons
with
volunteers,
school
groups
• Sustainable
business
model
–
economic/employment
opportuniHes
–
providing
independence

14. We
believe
this
can
be
a
new
model
for
special
needs
living
www.sunflowerhill.org
Our
name,
Sunflower
Hill,
was
specifically
chosen
for
its
meaning.
Sunflowers
originated
in
the
Americas
in
1000
B.C.
They
are
considered
gi^s
of
radiant
warmth
and
the
happiest
of
flowers.
Their
meanings
include
loyalty
and
longevity,
nourishment
and
vibrancy.
This
is
the
vision
we
have
for
the
Sunflower
Hill
community
–
a
place
where
all
individuals
can
thrive.