Title:
Title
City Participation in Proposed Sacramento Homeless Policy Council
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FileID
File ID: 2019-01708
Location
Location: Citywide
Recommendation:
Recommendation
Pass a Motion endorsing the proposed Homeless Policy Council and direct the Mayor to appoint two Councilmembers to participate and represent the City Council once it is formed.
Contact: Jaycob Bytel, Deputy Chief of Staff, (916) 808-8828, Office of Mayor Steinberg
Body
Presenter: None.
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Draft Sacramento Homeless Policy Council Charter
Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: Based on discussions between City representatives and the County of Sacramento, Sacramento Steps Forward (SSF) has prepared an outline for a proposed new Sacramento Homeless Policy Council ("Policy Council"). The Policy Council would be comprised primarily of elected officials including City of Sacramento (2); Sacramento County (2); Cities of Citrus Heights (1), Elk Grove (1), Folsom (1), Galt (1), Isleton (1), and Rancho Cordova(1). Membership would also include the chairs of the Sacramento Homeless Continuum of Care Advisory Board and Sacramento Steps Forward Board of Directors. Proposed to meet three times a year, SSF staff would provide administrative support to the Policy Council.
The purpose of the Policy Council is to create a forum where members could meet regularly to provide strategic leadership on Sacramento's homelessness response. The Policy Council could accelerate information sharing and promote a greater alignment of policies, programs and investments across Sacramento. The Policy Council would complement several forums working at the staff level to improve coordination and Sacramento's homelessness response system, including the Continuum of Care Advisory Board, a Funder's Collaborative, and collaborative implementation of new State homelessness funding.
With Council's endorsement, the Mayor will appoint two members of the Council to serve on the...
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