Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, November 16, 2021
Discussion
SUBJECT:
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CONSIDER AN UPDATE TO THE CITY HOMELESS PLAN (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
In July 2018, the City of Carson Council approved the Carson Homeless Plan designed to leverage funding the City already had at its disposal. The Plan was created to maximize the use of various funding sources outside of its general fund to fully work with the limited resources and address the needs of both its homeless residents and those experiencing housing instability. While the city contracts with service providers to connect homeless individuals and families to needed resources, several support services and certain projects have been created to resolve the barrier of homelessness and bridge people into permanent housing. Staff has prepared a summary and update of actions completed along with desired actions that the City Council may have.
II. RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
DISCUSS and PROVIDE direction.
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III. ALTERNATIVES
TAKE another action that Council deems appropriate.
IV. BACKGROUND
An efficient homeless services program needs collaborative partnerships that can offer a menu of core services to a diverse population in need. Some are people suffering from mental illness and other chronic disabilities who have become an ongoing presence in our city centers, parks and open spaces. Others are not so visible, but still in need of assistance - disadvantaged youth discharged from the foster care system with nowhere to go; single mothers with children, recently divorced or fleeing a situation of domestic violence; and low-income single adults and families without savings to help them weather an unexpected job loss, illness, Covid-19 or eviction.
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