REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
June 20, 2019
FROM: CITY COUNCIL SUBCOMMITTEE ON HOMELESSNESS
(Councilmembers Luis Chavez, Miguel Arias and Garry Bredefeld)
LEE BRAND, Mayor
Office of the Mayor & City Manager
BY: H. SPEES, Director, Strategic Initiatives
Office of the Mayor & City Manager
SUBJECT
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***RESOLUTION - Adopting a Resolution to Establish Priorities in Addressing Homelessness (Subject to Mayor's Veto)
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RECOMMENDATION
Adopt a Resolution establishing priorities in addressing homelessness (see Attachment A) which will serve as the basis for council action and future multi-sector collaboration in the greater Fresno community.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City-through the Mayor and the Council Subcommittee on Homelessness-and the County of Fresno-through the County Administrative Officer and Nathan Magsig, Chair of the Fresno County Board of Supervisors and Supervisor Buddy Mendes-agreed to jointly recommend to their respective governing bodies a set of 14 priorities for homeless services included in the attached resolution. The County passed its resolution on June 4, 2019.
Adopting this resolution provides the foundation for the City and County to jointly establish a collective impact structure that will link and align public and private leaders, organizations and resources committed to addressing homelessness.
BACKGROUND
In November 2017, the Mayor requested that the Fresno-Madera Continuum of Care, the Fresno Housing Authority, the County of Fresno and the City of Fresno join together to develop strategies to reduce homelessness. Periodic updates have been made to your Council as a community-wide process has resulted in a comprehensive framework to homelessness. That framework recommended a more thorough collaboration between the City and County of Fresno and all other stakeholders.
On December 6, 2018, the Council adopted a resolution declaring a shelter crisis in the City of Fresno and further resolved to apply fo...
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