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Recommendation to Adopt the Social Service Human Relations Board (SSHRB) Recommended Report on Homelessness in Alameda; and
Adoption of Resolution Amending the General Fund Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2017-18 to Appropriate $88,400 to Implement Key Program Recommendations. (Housing 267-667100)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Jill Keimach, City Manager
Re: Recommendation to Adopt the Social Service Human Relations Board (SSHRB) Recommended Report on Homelessness in Alameda; and Adoption of Resolution Amending the General Fund Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2017-18 to Appropriate $88,400 to Implement Key Program Recommendations
BACKGROUND
On November 1, 2016, the City Council approved a referral directing the Social Service Human Relations Board (SSHRB) to "review City policies and procedures for aiding Alameda's homeless in order to make recommendations to the City Council for policy revisions and additions." SSHRB tasked its Homelessness Action Plan Work Group to work with Housing Authority and City staff on the referral and to prepare a report for the full SSHRB's review and action.
SSHRB's original Homelessness Action Plan Work Group included Doug Biggs and Jennifer Williams. Both of these Board members transitioned off the Board and Sherice Youngblood joined the Board and agreed to serve on the Homelessness Action Plan Work Group. Given the importance of the Council referral and its comprehensive scope, former Board members Biggs and Williams agreed to participate in an expanded Work Group to assist in preparing the report. The expanded Work Group was comprised of two SSHRB members (Youngblood and Hyman), two former SSHRB members (Biggs and Williams), and City and Housing Authority staff.
Over the past 15 months, the Work Group met twice and staff gathered information, researched best practices, and vetted policies with local experts. The attached Homelessness Report (also referred to as Report) (Ex...
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