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CITY OF SAN LEANDRO APPROVED AND FORWARDED TO CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT DATE: November 20, 2006 TO: John J ermanis, City Manager FROM: Carolyn Knudtson, Recreation and Human Services Director Hanson Horn, Community Development Director BY: Joann Oliver, Recreation and Human Services Manager Tom Liao, Housing/CDBG Manager SUBJECT PROJECTIPROJECT DESCRIPTION: RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE EVERYONE HOME, ALAMEDA COUNTYWIDE HOMELESS AND SPECIAL NEEDS HOUSING PLAN SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the EveryOne Home Plan, Alameda Countywide Homeless and Special Needs Housing Plan. BACKGROUND Analvsis At the October 23,2006, City Council Work Session, staff presented a report on homelessness in San Leandro. The report was the result of months of work by the Human Services Commission and included input from community-based organizations, stakeholders and the police. The report summarized available information about the number and types of homeless in the City and available services, and provided an overview and recommendation to adopt the EveryOne Home Plan, the countywide plan to end homelessness. The purpose of this report is to provide more detailed information about the EveryOne Home Plan and to follow up on questions that were raised at the Work Session. The EveryOne Home Plan's primary purpose is to end chronic homelessness and reduce housing crises for extremely low-income people with HIV / AIDS and chronic mental health problems. It includes a lO-year plan to end chronic homelessness within a broader IS-year housing plan that includes families. The plan aims to create 15,000 affordable units with supportive services in Alameda County. Finally, it recognizes that homelessness is a regional problem that requires regional solutions and coordination.