Legislation Details

File #: 2026-00436    Version: 1
Type: Discussion Item Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 1/13/2026 In control: City Council - 5PM
On agenda: 4/28/2026 Final action:
Title: Sacramento Homeless and Housing System Partnership Structure - Joint Powers Authority (JPA) Framework Options
Attachments: 1. 2026-00436 AMENDMENT MATERIAL [Updated 04/28/2026 12:28PM], 2. 2026-00436 STAFF REPORT
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Title
Sacramento Homeless and Housing System Partnership Structure - Joint Powers Authority (JPA) Framework Options
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FileID
File ID: 2026-00436
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Location
Location: Citywide
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Recommendation
Recommendation: Pass a Motion: 1) selecting a preferred Joint Powers Authority (JPA) framework option for the Sacramento Homeless and Housing System Partnership Structure; 2) authorizing City staff to make formal requests and presentations to partner entities to solicit their interest in participating and developing a preferred JPA framework; and 3) if partner entities are interested in moving forward with a preferred JPA framework, authorizing City staff to develop additional details for a preferred JPA framework with partner entities and bring back to Council a process, budget and timeline for implementation of a preferred JPA framework.
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Contact
Contact: Ya-yin Isle, City Housing Manager, (916) 808-1869, yisle@cityofsacramento.org, City Manager's Office of Innovation and Economic Development; Brian Pedro, Director, (916) 808-7816, bpedro1@cityofsacramento.org, Department of Community Response
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Presenter
Presenter: Ya-yin Isle, City Housing Manager, (916) 808-1869, yisle@cityofsacramento.org, City Manager's Office of Innovation and Economic Development
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Attachments
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Presentation
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Description/Analysis
IssueDetail
Issue Detail: Regional coordination for homelessness and housing is a top priority for the City of Sacramento and its partner agencies, and discussions on developing a joint powers authority (JPA) for homelessness go back to 2010. While governing body approvals in 2010-2011 resulted in the formation of Sacramento Steps Forward (SSF) as the nonprofit organization to administer homelessness programs and transferred the oversight and responsibility for the Continuum of Care (CoC) system from the Sacramento County Department of Human Assistance to SSF. SSF was formally incorporate...

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