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<br />Actions Taken To Address the Needs of Homeless Persons and (he Special <br />Needs of Persons Who Are Not Homeless but Require Supportive Housing <br /> <br />Activities: <br />-",- <br /> <br />+ Addressing the Needs of Homeless Persons <br />. City starr worked with Alameda COLlnty llousing and Community Development <br />Department staff, I:3FWC staff, local hOllleless providers, and the City's Recreation and <br />I-Iuman Services staff to educate the City's I-Iousing Services Commission (HSC) about <br />homelessness in our jurisdiction and the County. Several presentations have been made <br />to HSC, who have now endorsed the "A lameda Countywide Homeless and Special Needs <br />Housing Plan ("Multi Plan"). There will be a presentation in September 2006 to the <br />City's Human Relations Committee for its support of the MultiPlan, which can then be <br />forwarded to the City Council for review and approval. As a result, City staft-plan to <br />work more closely with local homeless providers to implement appropriate strategies in <br />the MultiPlan. <br /> <br />. The City funded homeless prevention services provided by BFWCs San Leandro Shelter <br />and Davis Street Family Resource Center. Services included emergency shelter, case <br />rnanagernent, hot meals and groceries, motel vouchers, medical care, and other services <br />appropriate for each individual. <br /> <br />. The City continues to be actively engaged with the Alamcda County-wide Ilome\ess <br />Continuum orc~are Council (COC), a 45-member organization composed of homeless <br />service providers, cities, County agencies, and consumers of homeless services. City <br />starr attended meetings of the Council to help strategize and implement the Alameda <br />County-wide Homeless Continuum orCare Plan, the I-IMIS system, and the Multi-Plan. <br />City staff also participated in special meetings and provided input regarding rcstmcturing <br />the COc. Thc HOME T AC jurisdictions, including San Leandro, contribute to the cost <br />of the County's administration of the COCo <br /> <br />. The City of San I,eandro is committed to filling the gaps in service along the continuum <br />and assuring that services now being provided are not lost. The following table <br />summarizes the City's programs in each component of the "continuum" to irnplement the <br />Continuum of Carc strategy: <br /> <br />Davis Sl. Fcllllily <br />Resource. Center <br /> <br />Emergcncy <br />Shelters <br /> <br />Building Futures <br />with Women and <br />Children San <br />Leandro Shelter <br /> <br />Tra nsitionlll <br />Housing <br /> <br />Guilding Futures <br />with Women and <br />Children <br /> <br />.- -- -~ .-... ---. ..- <br />Permanent Pcrmllncnt <br />Supportive Housing Affordable Housing <br /> <br />.-.. -. .. - --- - -- - <br />Mission Bell Apts_ Mission Gell Apts. <br /> <br />Oulrcach/ Asscssmcnt <br /> <br />Building Futures with <br />Women and Children; <br /> <br />Continuum of Care <br />Council <br /> <br />Lorenzo Creek Apts_ <br /> <br />Islander Motel: INote: <br />Property acquired <br />FY05-06 but <br />renovation not likely <br />to begin until early <br />2007 at the earl iest. J <br /> <br />LorenLo Creek Apts. <br /> <br />Over 700 below- <br />market rate un its <br /> <br />ECHO Ilousing Rental <br />Assistance Program <br /> <br />- - -.. -- .- -.. <br /> <br />Draft COl1.\olidilkd Annuall-'erfonnanct' Hnd I'.valuation Rcpon: FY200)-2006 <br />Cily of San l,e,lIldro <br />Page 19 <br />