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Study Session Summary of March 3, 2015 - Update on Cold Weather Shelter Programs and the Community Plan to End Homelessness, presented by the County Office of Supportive Housing and Destination: Home
Summary
Call to Order:
Mayor Griffith called the meeting to order at 7:45 p.m.
City Councilmembers Present:
Mayor Jim Griffith
Vice Mayor Tara Martin-Milius
Councilmember David Whittum
Councilmember Pat Meyering
Councilmember Jim Davis
Councilmember Glenn Hendricks
Councilmember Gustav Larsson
City Councilmembers Absent:
None.
Public Comment:
Several members of the public asked questions and commented:
-Shelter closing triggered an experiment in which 38 people are currently being sheltered in motels.
-With the regional focus on chronic homelessness, the community has lost its focus on homelessness prevention, and more non-chronic households have recently become homeless.
-Rent control should be considered.
-Working in Sunnyvale has been very refreshing compared to working in Palo Alto or San Jose.
-Most people who were camping in Fair Oaks Park have been sheltered through new cold weather shelter programs.
-MidPen will start leasing of the new permanent supportive housing units at the old Armory site in about six months, with occupancy to begin in 2016.
-Housing developers are eager to build, if money is available for dedicated homeless units (permanent supportive housing units). If the money is there, they will build it.
Study Session Summary:
Ky Le presented a brief slide show with information from the 2013 Homeless Census and Survey and on County efforts to address homelessness using five distinct program types: permanent supportive housing, rapid re-housing, prevention, emergency shelter, and transitional housing. He also provided an overview of the new Inclement Weather Program implemented during the current (FY 14-15) cold weather season, and the new North County Shelter programs developed using $1 ...
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