REPORT TO HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
Recommend to City Council: Adopt the Sunnyvale Homelessness Response Plan as the City’s Five-Year Framework for Addressing Homelessness and Its Impacts on the Community, and Receive an Update on Community Outreach Efforts
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
This report provides an overview of the draft Sunnyvale Homelessness Response Plan (“Plan”), the City’s five-year framework (from 2026 to 2031) to reduce homelessness, increase pathways to permanent housing, and reduce the impacts of unsheltered homelessness on the community. The Plan is informed by community engagement, local data, existing City plans, and best practices research.
The plan recognizes that reducing homelessness and addressing the impacts of unsheltered homelessness are related but distinct objectives. Reducing homelessness requires preventing households from becoming homeless and increasing the number of people who exit homelessness to permanent housing. Addressing the impacts of unsheltered homelessness requires the City to respond to health, safety, sanitation, and public-space concerns while continuing to connect homeless residents to appropriate services.
The Plan established two overarching goals: (1) reduce homelessness by at least 25% by 2031 and (2) reduce the impacts and City resources associated with unsheltered homelessness.
The Plan advances these goals through three focus areas:
Homelessness Prevention
Housing, Shelter, Vehicle-Based Shelter Solutions, and Supportive Services
Coordinated Homelessness Response and Community Engagement
The Plan includes strategies and activities, implementation targets and timelines, and funding considerations to guide implementation over the five-year period. Implementation will be phased based on available funding, operational capacity, community need, and site availability.
Council adoption of the Plan would establish the City’s policy framework and priorities for addressing homelessnes...
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