CC 10-15-2024 Item No. 6. Unhoused Study Session_Staff PresentationOctober 15, 2024
Study Session on Unhoused
Services and Programs
Tom Chin
Emergency Manager
CC 10-15-2024 Item No. 6
Purpose of the Study Session
●Recommended Actions
●Current Status of Unhoused Individuals in Cupertino
●City's Unhoused Task Force
●Countywide Service Model: Office of Supportive Housing
●Overview of Local Jurisdictional Programs
●Potential Options Forward
Recommended Action
Staff recommend the City Council to consider the following options:
1.Continue the current model based on the City's Unhoused Task
Force, Process for Assisting Unhoused Residents, and partnerships
with the County of Santa Clara to measurably serve the City based
on the relative needs of existing unhoused residents, including
continuing to seek partnerships and possible grant opportunities.
OR
2.Direct the City Manager to propose an item for the Fiscal Year
2025-2027 City Work Program to develop an encampment
management policy by evaluating examples from other
jurisdictions in the Bay Area and incorporating best practices for
review by the City Council.
Current Status of Unhoused Individuals
2023 Santa Clara County Point in Time Count
Jurisdiction Total Sheltered and Unsheltered 2019 –2023
% Change
2022 –2023
% Change201920222023
City of Cupertino 159 102 48 -70%-53%
City of Campbell 74 216 92 24%-57%
City of Gilroy 704 814 1,048 49%29%
City of Los Gatos 16 58 81 406%40%
City of Morgan Hill 114 60 230 102%283%
City of Mountain View 606 346 562 -7%62%
City of Palo Alto 313 274 206 -34%-25%
City of San Jose 6,097 6,650 6,250 3%-6%
City of Santa Clara 326 440 461 41%5%
City of Sunnyvale 624 385 471 -25%22%
County Wide 9,706 10,028 9,903 2%-1%
City’s Unhoused Task Force
Resource
Coordination
Responding
to the
Community
Partnership
Development
Emergency
Response
Encampment
Resolution
City’s Unhoused Task Force
•Secured a $50,000 grant in 2023
•Secured a second grant in 2024, totaling $100,000
Partnership with
Supervisor Simitian's
Office
•Enhance services for the unhoused population
•Enable comprehensive outreach and robust support
•Implement innovative solutions to homelessness
Purpose of the Funds
•First $50,000 grant awarded in Fiscal Year 2023 -2024
•Facilitates transitions from homelessness to stable housing
•Significantly increased direct services to unhoused individuals
Haven to Home Program
•Staff will secure an agreement with a service provider to conduct ongoing outreach and engagement
Future Outreach and
Engagement Services
Countywide Service Model: OSH
•Rental assistance, legal services, and financial
aid for at-risk individuals and families
Homelessness Prevention
Programs
•Temporary housing services managed by OSH,
often at capacity
Emergency Shelters and
Transitional Housing
•Long-term housing assistance with supportive
services for housing stability
Permanent Supportive
Housing
•Short-term rental assistance and supportive
services for quick housing stabilizationRapid Rehousing
•Collaboration with local healthcare providers for
referrals to available services
Mental Health and
Substance Abuse Services
Overview of Local Jurisdictions
Town of Los Gatos
Agreement with County of Santa Clara for unhoused engagement services
Cities of Campbell and Morgan Hill
Three-year capacity building grant enabling the hiring of an unhoused specialist
West Valley Feasibility Study
City of Campbell City Council allocated $100,000 for assessing the feasibility of temporary/emergency housing in West Valley
City of Berkeley
The City Council of Berkeley approved a policy and made changes to a local ordinance aimed at regulating homeless encampments.
Recommended Action
Staff recommend the City Council to consider the following options:
1.Continue the current model based on the City's Unhoused Task
Force, Process for Assisting Unhoused Residents, and partnerships
with the County of Santa Clara to measurably serve the City based
on the relative needs of existing unhoused residents, including
continuing to seek partnerships and possible grant opportunities.
OR
2.Direct the City Manager to propose an item for the Fiscal Year
2025-2027 City Work Program to develop an encampment
management policy by evaluating examples from other
jurisdictions in the Bay Area and incorporating best practices for
review by the City Council.
Questions