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REPORT - HOMELESSNESS SOLUTIONS STRATEGIC PLAN
BACKGROUND: Following a competitive Request for Proposals (RFP) process, on March 1, 2022, Council approved Focus Strategies to develop a Homelessness Solutions Strategic Plan (Strategic Plan). Since then, staff has worked with Focus Strategies to draft the Strategic Plan, which involved a quantitative and qualitative assessment of the current response to homelessness in Santa Rosa and extensive stakeholder engagement. Staff is seeking Council approval of the Strategic Plan for the five-year period, 2023 through 2027, which provides key strategies and actions for the City to improve its response to homelessness in alignment with the Sonoma County Continuum of Care (CoC) to achieve “Functional Zero” homelessness. Additionally, staff is seeking the ability to make minor or non-substantive modifications to amend the Strategic Plan to ensure alignment with the CoC regional plan.
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Housing and Commu...
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